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		<title>Forget about hiring a marketing consultant</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Lawless</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I mean it, don&#8217;t even think about hiring a marketing consultant unless you actually are prepared to do the following.

Clearly define what you hope to achieve from marketing
Understand how your clients will benefit
Set some revenue goals for marketing and sales
Set a realistic budget &#8211; about 5-10% of revenue is reasonable
Look at how good you are [...]<p class="tags">&nbsp;</p>


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		<title>Plan your Sales Cash-Crop now &#8211; Marketing Consultant advice</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Lawless</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img align="left" style="margin: 0 10px 10px 0" alt="Sales Management &#124; Sales Process &#124; Sales Techniques" title="Sales Management &#124; Sales Process &#124; Sales Techniques" src="http://www.3r.ie/images/articles/sower.jpg" />We reap what we sow and now is the time to sow leads that you can harvest into sales later this year! Read about six sure-fire tips to boost your leads now! In an economic downturn a farmer who may have had a poor harvest last year, knows that, even if it means borrowing, he must sow this year's crop at the right time – if he doesn't without anything to harvest in the autumn, then he will truly be in trouble.<p class="tags">&nbsp;</p>


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		<title>7+1 Criteria for Hiring a Marketing Consultant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Lawless</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an economic downturn, when you decide you must get a marketing consultant expert in to help you grow sales and profits, you probably agree you must work with a marketing consultant you can trust. 

So how can you be sure that your marketing consultant will have your best interests for business growth? the following [...]<p class="tags">&nbsp;</p>


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		<title>Recession proof yourself &#8211; Boost Marketing Spend</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 08:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Lawless</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While all the media pundits are talking about a recession, I was with one of my clients who is reporting a massive increase in sales.
How is this possible?
I don&#8217;t know if you are aware that in 1929, during the wall street crash, there were more millionaires created than during any other boom time. These were [...]<p class="tags">&nbsp;</p>


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