Archive for September, 2009

Do you think that online selling to the Federal Government benefits marketers?

This is a Critical Thinking Exercise for my Marketing Class. I’m having a hard time deciding if it’s good or bad. I would think it would be good because it would be more convenient. But then it asks "What might be some of the drawbacks to this type of selling?"
Answer ASAP I need [...]

Is there any main difference between Advertising and Marketing?

I know advertising is in a subset of marketing; when you are advertising, you are marketing but you can be marketing when you are are not necessarily advertising. Is there any main difference between Advertising and Marketing?
Marketing is a broad term for satisfying consumers wants and needs (with a profit for your company). This [...]

How come Business adminstration is more popular than economics major?

I was having dilemma which major to choose about two years ago. My father told me without the knowledge of economics you wouldn’t be able to conduct business so I took economics. I don’t know how things are going down in states because I live in Canada but when I checked for admission requirement criteria [...]

What store should I buy my 8th grade promotion dress from?

My mom is taking me to shopping to buy my promotion dress today. Since it’s a school night, she’s only letting me go to 2-3 stores. I already know that I want to go to Nordstrom and Forever 21, but what would be a 3rd option?
My daughter got hers at Limited Too. Just keep [...]

how does one go about doing market research when they are starting a new company?

I’m starting a web design firm and we’re trying to research the market in the San Francisco Bay Area, and I don’t really know where to go to get the statistics and the data about the market here. What resources are available? I am looking for stats like how many start up companies [...]

How is Market Segmentation necessary to run the business in a globally competitive environment?

How is Market Segmentation necessary to run the business in a globally competitive environment? Describe levels of Market Segmentation as well.
Market segmentation is basically identifying how much the market in each country will bear. The American pharmaceutical industry is a great example of this. A drug that sells for $1000 per month in [...]

Does anyone know of a marketing service that will assist in the location of Doctor who need medical billing?

Very hard to guess what you mean here. "Marketing service" does not seem to apply to what sounds more like you need a job in a medical billing setting.
If you want to market a product which is related to medical billing to doctors, please remember that the doctor himself does not have [...]

What do you think is the best traffic generating method for internet marketers?

I’m curious to know what you think is the best way to generate traffic online for any online business. Please share what you are doing TODAY to generate traffic and what you tried in the past that did not work for you. Thank you!
On my end I pretty much stuck with content along [...]

How do you start out in an advertising career?

I have a student who is serious about getting into advertising - he has a degree but would go back to school to study if need be. What kind of trainings should he look for, or in what area of advertising is it easiest to break into?
If your student wants to break into the [...]

I’ve been filing a business write-off on my personal taxes. How do I close out the business on my tax return?

I am a writer who has filed business write-offs on my personal tax return for 5 years as per the law. I have not made profits in those years. I have been advised by my accountant that tax regulations do not favor my continuing to file business write-off because I have not made a profit [...]