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Check this list to see which ones you can use in order to pull more profits from your business. 5 Ways to Upgrade Your Existing Marketing Materials for Practically Nothing! In addition to direct marketing strategies you want to be sure your existing passive, or indirect, marketing activities are as effective as possible. When is the last time you took a good look at your existing marketing activities? Effective Use of Promotional Products and Ad Specialties 1. Determine the goals of your promotional products program. Do you want to create awareness? To attract new customers? To reward or provide incentives to existing customers? Remember to determine a means for measuring the results. What Does Marketing Mean? You can have the best little business ever with wonderful potential, but if you can't market it, you don't have a business at all. Costly Web Copy Pitfalls One secret to a site that sells: Look at your site from your customer's perspective. 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