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Companies spend millions of dollars every year trying to court consumers. They invest in flashy advertising, celebrity endorsements, loyalty programs, websites ... you name it. And they spend millions more trying to build their businesses through elaborate "relationship management" software. The result? Most marketers still aren't emotionally connecting with consumers. Married to the Brand tells the story of what makes profitable brand relationships work - through the eyes of the consumer, not the marketer.

Rethink your business model to incorporate the power of "user" experiences. What’s the Future of Business? will galvanize a new movement that aligns the tenets of user experience with the vision of innovative leadership to improve business performance, engagement, and relationships for a new generation of consumerism. It provides an overview of real-world experiences versus "user" experiences in relation to products, services, mobile, social media, and commerce, among others.

Money Anxiety is a behavioral economics book exploring how financial anxiety impacts consumer behavior. The book explains why we make instinctive financial decisions, why we are more risk averse when stressed, and why we hate to lose more than we love to win.

Wilber Winkle was called a "national treasure" by no less than TV's Larry King, and his book was dubbed the funniest in decades by American Bookseller. What does Mr. Winkle do? Without fear, he writes letters to the massive corporations responsible for popular consumer products, demanding satisfaction and complaining about even the most minor of flaws. And miraculously, the corporations answer.

There are countless writers out there, all writing for different reasons. No matter what the reason is for the writing, there is a common thread that pulls them all together. All writers seek to be good at what they do. Are you one of these writers? Do you have a dream of publishing a great nonfiction book? Or are you a student that has been challenged to write a research paper or thesis to make or break your grade? Are you digging deep for the help you need to enter the writing scene with grace and ease? Now you can. This book is going to be your manual to perfect writing.

Customers demystified! The truth and nothing but the truth! Simply the best thinking on how you can move customers to buy... buy more... and keep on buying! This book reveals 50 bite-size, easy-to-use techniques for finding and keeping highly profitable customers.

Do you know how to market your book? Honorée has sold hundreds of thousands of books in ways most authors have never considered. She's coached authors to successful writing careers, and has co-authored and managed many books.

Through Market Like a Human, you will learn ways to incorporate a more human-centric approach in your marketing campaigns to better develop trust, create rapport, and establish authority. We have to do more and be better in our marketing to truly connect with our audience.

If your product or service just doesn’t seem to sell, then it might not be the product that’s the problem, it could be you. It’s no secret that the best salespeople have secrets that the rest don’t know, and Persuasion: Psychology of Selling - Secret Techniques Only the World’s Top Sales People Know to Close the Deal Every Time is the audiobook you need to start putting these secrets to work for you. The human brain is the most advanced computer ever created, able to process complex mental equations that would leave any man-made computer crying in a corner.

What inspires incredible connection? Is it possible to create more of them more often? And if so...how do we do it? The truth is creating meaningful connection (whether it be in business, love or friendship) can be learnt and used to help you connect with new people that truly matter to you. Parallel explores a range of distinct rules to help the reader understand how they can create better relationships going forward, but also make better sense of the ones that haven't worked in the past.

Fair trade, eco villaggi, transition towns, banche del tempo, slow fashion: è il vocabolario del consumo critico, in cui contano non solo il prezzo e la qualità dei prodotti ma anche il comportamento dei produttori e la sostenibilità ambientale e sociale della filiera produttiva. Una rivoluzione degli stili di vita, che può trasformare i processi decisionali promuovendo la capacità di creare nuovi legami di solidarietà dentro e fuori il mondo del lavoro.

The postmodern revolution requires marketers to revisit the walls they have erected over many years. That's not an easy thing to do. Conventional marketing strategies are built upon predictability, stability, and the comfort in knowing that we can understand our customer yesterday, today, and tomorrow. We love to put people into categories, and often into super-neat dichotomies, and call it a day. Those walls used to be solid, and marketers relied upon them to build a structure that formed the basis of their traditional strategic worldview.

Do you want to know exactly how to get the upper hand in conversations, debates, and negotiations? Do you desire the ability to persuade individuals as well as audiences? Persuasion is one of the most important skills to acquire and it is all around us. You are affected by it every day. Simple choices like the colors of a company logo influence the way you think. You may already practice persuasion without even realizing it.

The most novel collection of unknown insights about Africa's consumer markets.

Capture the Mindshare and the Market Share will Follow reveals how strong branding creates awareness, provides authentic value, motivates others to act, and builds long-term customer loyalty based on trust and respect. Author Libby Gill helps businesses define and articulate their unique brand promise by exploring case studies and client success stories to help listeners master the "Six Core Mindshare Methods," including concepts to Clarify, Commit, Collaborate, Connect, Communicate, and Contribute.

Now you’ve got every tool you need to publish like a boss. The Internet’s full of publishing advice. Sadly, it’s also a tangled web of info that can hurt sales and sometimes get you blacklisted. How do you find solid publishing advice that actually works? In Publish Like a Boss, Honorée Corder and Ben Hale combine their decades of publishing experience to present a streamlined (and super simple) blueprint to help propel your book from the bottom of the charts to a profit center.

If we could read minds, we would know what to do or say at the right time. We would never have to worry about how others perceive you, and we would not have to waste so much time on people who did not deserve it. If we could read minds, the world would be "sucker" free. Such ability would save so much time and trouble!

Chi era Elmer Wheeler e perché è così importante conoscere e seguire i suoi principi sulla vendita a così tanti anni di distanza? Perché Elmer Wheeler, classe 1904, oltre a essere considerato il più grande venditore al dettaglio di tutti i tempi, può vantare l'investitura di primo venditore "scientifico" della storia. Con il suo lavoro sul campo, infatti, Wheeler ha letteralmente traghettato il marketing e la vendita nell'epoca moderna, fondandolo su princìpi sicuri - verificati nel corso di decenni di esperienza diretta - e su modelli replicabili in ogni settore della comunicazione e della vendita di un prodotto o servizio.

Nancy Cooklin, coach in PNL, specializzata in tecniche di vendita, ritorna con una pubblicazione completamente dedicata alle donne...

Writing a manuscript is hard enough. The idea of creating, publishing, and marketing it can be daunting. Having a road map can make all the difference. Twenty-time best-selling author and the CEO of Brodie Consulting Group knows what to teach you, because he’s done it all before.