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E-commerce pitfalls - security weaknesses
Understand how security weaknesses can threaten the successful operation of your e-commerce business including issues like hacking, data leaks and DOS attacks.
E-commerce pitfalls - lack of planning
How a lack of effective planning, targets and focus can lead to problems with your e-commerce system and create issues as you try to sell your products online.
Selling effectively on eBay
How to successfully sell your products on eBay including getting your items found by potential customers and how to increase your schemes.
Getting started on eBay
The basics of get started selling products on eBay including creating an account and listing and the different fees and rules.
Product strategy - positioning and differentiation
How to focus on your existing products or services and position them to meet your customers’ needs and distinguish them from your competitors.
Key elements of a successful marketing strategy
The questions you should ask yourself before drawing up or reviewing your marketing strategy including customer segmentation, targeting and promotion.
How to make your marketing strategy a success
Useful tips and pitfalls to avoid when drawing up your marketing strategy including focusing on the market, following up and noticing the competition.
Product portfolio - product life cycle
How to manage product life cycles and portfolios in order to increase the success of your product from introduction through to maturation and decline.
Developing your promotional strategy
How to develop your promotional strategy to reach the largest number of customers in your target market using the right mix of tactics such as advertising.
Define your target market
Identify your target market and work out how your product benefits that market as part of your marketing strategy in order to sell effectively and profitably.
SWOT and PEST analysis
How to identify your business' strengths and weaknesses using SWOT and PEST analyses to examine your business and the external environment.
Marketing new products - Genesis Advertising (video)
Video case study explaining how Genesis Advertising market new products.
External and internal analysis for your marketing plan
Assessing the external business environment, and your own internal strengths and weaknesses, to identify the best opportunities.
Marketing plan summary and introduction
Summary and introduction of your marketing plan and what you should include, such as your overall business strategy and key marketing segments to target.
Keeping your customers
Discover who your most valuable customers are. Know your customers' needs. Manage your customer care. Manage your customer database. Reach your customers effectively. Retain and grow your customer base. ...
Measuring paid and organic search marketing
How monitoring search results can provide data to help improve the number and quality of website visitors.
Web analytics tools
How to decide which web-analytics tools are right for your business including choosing between open source, propriety and hosted or cloud solutions.
Direct marketing
How to use direct marketing to communicate your sales message to your customers.
Advantages and disadvantages of direct marketing
The pros and cons of using direct marketing tactics such as telemarketing, email marketing and direct mail to reach your audience and generate sales.
Direct marketing: legal issues and best practice
Key regulations that may affect your direct-marketing activities including the data protection act, and how to ensure your activities are within the law.