TEN of the most effective marketing strategies in the world that cost NOTHING to implement

[dubaientrepreneur]

I have decided to share with you one of the single most important pieces of information that you can use to grow your business.

It’s based on shattering one of the big business myths. This myth says that to grow your business you need to spend huge amounts on marketing and advertising. Not only is this a huge lie – the truth is that some of the world’s most effective marketing strategies cost absolutely nothing to implement.

When I tell people that they can grow their businesses by 50 – 100% without spending virtually anything on Marketing, most business professionals don’t think this is possible, but I’ve seen it happen again and again. Now I am going to share how to do it it with you personally...

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[CalebHQ]

My strategy is thinking big and word of mouth and its helped me for the last 8 years in buinsess. Now with Twitter and social networking you dont even have to spend money on any thing really...

[Voi Network]

Social networking, forums, twitter, facebook, press releases, even using free classified ads have proven to be great FREE advertising options that are working just fine for me.

[bizjam55]

thanks for the info...sounds good

[David Morson]

Twitter, digg, Stumbleupon, delicious, propeller are the best site I have found for business marketing purpose.

[KofiLGS]

I would say a combination of social network sites and seo.

[jmarko]

Free directories - dmoz have PR9 or PR8 but it's still very high

[my_misyel]

I consider both (offline and online) promotions are effective. Specially when you're attending a function or tradeshows. People would ask, where are you working? then tell them that you're running this kind of business and ask for referrals.

[Alexishost]

Running partnership model is also effective.

[affinity1]

To be honest, I did not find your site to be helpful

[ngodavinet]

My strategy is thinking big and word of mouth and its helped me for the last 8 years in buinsess. Now with Twitter and social networking you dont even have to spend money on any thing really...

I think, It is depend products that you sell.

best regards

[Ryan Heatherson]

Social Networking sites do help you in this regard for marketing your product without any hassle like Face-book,stumble Upon, Digg, del.icio.us and all the famous S.M.O sites and also using S.E.M techniques for your product marketing.....

[tjohn1123]

4 best strtagies for marketing:
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People power:
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Total commitment from top leadership, keeping in mind that rural marketing is a long-term relationship, is imperative - the successes of Hindustan Lever [ Get Quote ] and ITC are proof of this statement. But even more important is the need for a dedicated task force.

Goals are good:
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Early on in the campaign, define your objective: is it a tactical effort to achieve increased sales in specific areas during a specific time, or do you want to build a strong equity for your brand in rural India?Our experience with FMCG companies is that they are more interested in the first choice. Most of them have previously appointed vendors who implement the company's ideas blindly, be they van campaigns or below-the-line activities.

Know your customers:
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A good place to begin is studying the mindset of your customers, so you can create a customised plan of action. All too often, clients insist their knowledge of their customers (based on studies of urban India) is enough on which to base an action plan. Our experience shows that the attitudes, aspirations and fears of rural customers, with regard to products and brands, is very different from their urban counterparts.

Ensure availability:
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Most anecdotes about rural marketing centre on the distribution aspect - the humongous task of physically reaching your product to over 600,000 villages, most of them without motorable roads. But it's not really as nightmarish as it is made out to be, at least keeping in mind the present goals of marketing companies in rural India.
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[inle]

What if my target market does not use FB, Twitter etc????

[zmonique2007]

Social networking, forums, twitter, facebook, press releases, even using free classified ads have proven to be great FREE advertising options that are working just fine for me.

I'd mirror this! These are simple and effective ways of advertising.