What is the first step in marketing a product for sale in mail order and Internet sales.?
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The first step is to find a group of persons that buy a category of products\n\nI like to look for magazines that focus on a particular niche.  For example, you can find magazines focusing on golf, RV's, horror movies, bodybuilding, model trains, etc.\n\nMagazines are expensive to publish.  If you can find a magazine that caters to a particular group, you know there are advertisers willing to place ads in those magazines because the readers of the magazine are buyers of products related to that niche (i.e. model train lovers buy model trains, and related products)\n\nNow you can pick products in the category you choose and start marketing those products to the niche you have chosen.  For example, you can sell golf balls to a customer and then later sell them golf clubs, golf vacations, golf shirts, etc.\n\nIt is more important to find a group of persons that buy goods and services in a particular category first.  Then find products that appeal to that market and sell to them over and over.
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open a website and get companies to advertise on it for a fee at the same time u'll be selling your dvds
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1. Have a product that people will actually want to buy. You can get ideas from eBay's Hot List http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/whatshot.html \n\n2. Have a unique strategy that will set your business about the rest. Example is the classic 1-cent CD sales of JayandMarie (the highest number of feedback among all ebay sellers) http://stores.ebay.com/JayAndMarie\n\n3. Make sure your listing shows all the information buyers need and want to learn about the product
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first of all u must look at the product it self if it suitable for the market and the socity if yes i think u should concentrate at the benifets of the product by askin how we were living without that product . and there is many things that nust be done like promotional campigns advertising .the answer can be better if u told us what is the kind of the product.
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you need to define your product, find out who is your target market is(who you are going to sell the product to), find out the place you are going to sell the service at and how you are going to promote it.  You have a lot of work to do.
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MARKETING includes identifying unmet needs; producing products and services to meet those needs: and pricing, distributing, and promoting those products and services to produce a profit.  \n\nMarketing consists of all activities designed to generate and facilitate any exchange intended to satisfy human needs or wants. More simply put in business terms, activities designed to plan, price, promote and distribute products or services to target markets.\n\nMarketing is a fact of life. There are so many businesses in so many categories, how will you persuade potential customers to come to you, to make people aware of your business, products or services and convince them to buy?\n\n4 P's of Marketing\n\nProduct - the products or services you offer and are they unique, superior, easier to use.\n\nPrice - how much to sell your products for, based on your cost and value to potential customers.\n\nPromotion - communicating to potential customers to create an awareness of your business.\n\nPlace - your business location and methods of distributing your products. \n\nThere are many methods of marketing from simple to elaborate and from inexpensive to extremely costly. The following list outlines some common marketing and communication methods used by millions of businesses to reach their potential customers:\n    * Print advertising in newspapers, magazines, business journals, community newsletters, etc.\n    * Developing sales flyers, brochures or newsletters for distribution to potential customers.\n    * Attend trade shows or exhibitions related to your industry, product or business.\n    * Press releases and public service announcements in newspapers. Usually free and good exposure.\n    * Cooperative marketing efforts (in advertising, etc) with a business that compliments yours.\n    * Join community networking groups like your local chamber of commerce or business committee.\n    * Join professional associations through your industry, business or personal credentials.\n    * Internet marketing is an exciting and inexpensive method of regional, national or global marketing.\n    * Telemarketing to potential customers off a list or out of the telephone book.\n    * Direct marketing with written correspondence using a list to mail or fax marketing literature.
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Sales is hard enough without the comments and backseat driving of someone not being supportive.  You need to let your friends and family off the hook, though-- you need to expand your market beyond them so they don't dodge you out of fear of a sales pitch.\n\nTry doing some simple posters about the product line, or feature one product like a good sunscreen or wrinkle cream and make a cheapo flyer, hang it up at apartment complexes (bulletin boards often by the mailboxes or in the laundry rooms), daycare centers, coffee shops, laundry mats, etc.  you get the idea.    Good luck, building a clientele takes time and effort, it doesn't happen overnight.
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first off you need a prototype, a tangible EXAMPLE of the product you plan to sell, this is no easy task, you'll have to get some funding to pay a place that has the ability to make whatever it is you are selling, depeninding on how complex the "idea" is this can costs a lot of money\n\nthen once the example is made, you pitch it or sell it to someone at sears, macy's whoever\n\nyou could try to sell the idea to one of the major retailers first and see if they'd fund the prototype, but you'd need a connection to someone at one of those companies and a really really good idea
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First I need to know what the product is, run ads in the newspapers, and radio.  If local TV station would try that. Al lot of times word of mouth is the best selling tool you can get.
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Yeah, without knowing the product, there's not much one can offer for specific wording that will be helpful...  but there are several basic techniques that work for most situations.  I can tell you from experience what has worked best on AND FOR me!  :) .....\n\nFrom the start, be upbeat and enthusiastic about your company/product/service.  You can sell the hell outta anything you believe in.  If you don't believe in it, you won't have the same energy about it and neither will your customer.\n\nTalk about the wonders, versatility, features, convenience, usefulness, and neat little details of your product: works without fail!  saves time/work/money!  fits anywhere!  has it's own storage compartment!  comes in 6 popular colors!  comes with this or that little freebie!  performs 12 different household tasks and simultaneously makes the morning coffee too! LOL\n\nMake upbeat, polite conversation with them, and listen for any clues to ways that your product/service would fit into their life - kids, work, hobbies, busy life, student, new home owner, space concerns, etc.  If while you're chatting, they say anything that sounds like they are interested, like "Really?  Hmm, that sounds handy/cool/nice/useful/perfect..." or something else that sounds like you've got their attention, follow that line of conversation.\n\nIf they sound positive, agree with whatever they're saying!  If they have negative feedback, perhaps even with your company/product/service, say something to empathize, like "Wow, I'm sorry that happened..." then lead into suggestions of how you/your company/your product will serve to overcome that situation.\n\nWhen it sounds like you're convincing them that you're product/service is something they *might* want, close the sale by mentioning any "buy now" kinda benefits: sale going on, payment plan, deferred payments/interest, money-back guarantee, etc...\n\nSMILE while you're talking to them!  Studies show that your entire demeanor and tone change if you're not smiling, and WILL affect the customer's response to you.\n\nGood luck, and happy selling!  :)
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Best way to approach this is to make yourself known locally. For example attend local flea markets...farm markets and even yard sales displaying and selling your products. You will get repeated customers and through word of mouth sales will pick-up. Don't be disappointed if you recieve negative results from some people...dogs have different tastes. Insure you have a contact name and phone number labeled on each product you sell. Good luck with your venture.
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An overview of internet marketing and what every business should know about web promotion. \n\nSteps \n\n\nProofread your website: There's no point in marketing it like crazy if it has silly errors in it. Make sure it's ready for the professional world. \nRegister a great domain name: Find a domain name that has the type of business in the name. Ie, a dog walker might register \n\nwww.sanfranciscodogwalking.com. \nSearch Engine Optimize your site: Make sure your site has the necessary meta tags (description, title, and keywords), alt tags, title tags, and \n\ncopywriting. If these are new terms for you, visit http://www.sadiedesigns.com/blog.shtml for a basic web marketing glossary. \nAdd your site to local searches: Most of the search engines have local search functions, and you should definitely appear there. Visit \n\nwww.local.yahoo.com, www.local.google.com, and www.superpages.com to list your site. \nRegister your site with search engines: Submit your site to the major search engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN) and directories (DMOZ). \nBuild links: Ask other related sites to link to your site. You'll have better luck if your site offers solid resources, tools, or tips for readers. Also \n\nsubmit to related directories. \nWrite articles: Write articles about topics relating to your site, and publish them on your site. Also submit them to as many article directories as \n\nyou can find. Just do a search for "Article Submit". \n\n\n\nTips \n\n\nMake it easy for people to contact you from your site by adding a Contact Us form, not just listing your email address. \n-------------------
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Sell products that people actually want. \n\nSelling on eBay is not as easy as some portray. In fact, go to eBay and check out the number of auctions that end without a single bid. Competition is getting tough, as more sellers go to eBay; even the big boys are joining in the eBay marketplace. Add to that the increasing listing and final value fees.\n\neBay has several ways for you to determine exactly what the hot items to sell on their marketplace: \n\nItems In Demand = the most popular items currently within that particular category. To see the In Demand page, go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/sellbycategory.html  \n\nHot Items by Category Report = a monthly report that lists the fastest growing categories on eBay for the previous month. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/whatshot.html and select "Hot Items by Category" from the menu on the left. \n\neBay Pulse = "a daily snapshot of current trends, hot picks, and cool stuff on eBay". Go to http://pulse.ebay.com/ to see eBay Pulse in action. \n\nMerchandising Calendar = eBay promotes specific categories on its home page each month. Savvy eBayers know that this home page exposure results in more interest in such categories. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/calendar.html  to view the current Merchandising Calendar.\n\nAs for items to sell, you can:\n\n1. Buy bulk liquidation items such as those at Liquidation.com. The capitalization may be big, but the idea is to sell the items individually and profit from it.\n\n2. Find manufacturers of items you want to sell and buy discounted items from them\n\n3. Make deals with retailers in your area, and offer to buy their unwanted items for deep discounts. jayandmarie - the most successful ebay sellers - made deals with music stores where they will buy the entire inventory in the discounted bins, and then sold the items on ebay for 1-cent starting bid.\n\n4. Look for possible partners on the Web, preferably outside of the US. Import items from them and sell them on ebay. There's huge profits to gain from this approach.\n\nI suggest you read the articles on Success with Auctions http://www.powerhomebiz.com/internet/auctions.htm
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Try doing a presentation and a demo. Also talk in-depth about the product or service your selling be prepared to answer any question. Do tons of research first
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Steps to starting an Online Business\nSo you have a product or service and you wish to sell these products or services online. Consider the steps you will need to start an online business. So assuming the you have done your due diligence as far as knowing whether or not your product or service will sell and have priced your product accordingly you will need to do several things.\n\n1. Incorporate your company\n\n2. Build a web site\nRegister your domain name\nPurchase a web hosting account\n\n3. Get a merchant account to accept credit cards online\n\n4. Build an online marketing plan\nOpen a Google Adwords account\nOpen a Yahoo! Search Marketing Account\nConsider search engine optimization (depending on your industry)\n\nIncorporate your company\nYou will need to incorporate your company and there are some extremely affordable ways to do so. You may not think you will need to incorporate but it makes things such as accounting, getting a merchant account and limiting liability much easier. You can incorporate and have all your letters within a couple weeks time and for less than $500 so be sure to shop around online for the right company to do your incorporation. One of the main reasons you should incorporate is to get a merchant account so that you can accept credit card payments online. Most merchant companies deposit and withdraw money from your bank account and they like to see a proper business bank account so in order to expedite your approval process get incorporated.\n\nBuild a web site\nOf course, what's an online business without a website. There are essentially three steps to building a website. You will need a domain name, a web hosting account and a web design with developed functionality. Register a domain name and set the name servers to those of the web hosting company you choose. You will need to ask the web hosting company what name servers to set your domain name to. There are hundreds of domain name registrars, I would strongly recommend going with an ICANN Accredited Registrar rather than an authorized reseller. Some domain name registrars are more affordable than others. There is no difference in the actual product you are buying as domain registrations are all the same therefore we recommend the more affordable options such as GoDaddy or Enom. Both of these companies have telephone support which is very important. When choosing a web hosting company you should find a web hosting company that offers a package that will accommodate your web development. If you need a SSL certificate to go along with your merchant account to accept credit cards you will need to find a hosting account that will allow for this. If your developers build your site in Php and MySQL you will need a web hosting account with MySQL. Talk with your developers and ask them what type of technologies you will need built into the web hosting account. Once again, do your research and ask other webmasters who they recommend. If you have a development team you work with then you will need to portray what you are trying to accomplish so that the team can build the right applications and implement the right design. If you don't have a development or design team you work with try eLance which is a free lance marketplace.\n\nGet a merchant account to accept credit cards online\nDefinitely do your research when choosing a company to set up your merchant account. Ask the merchant account company for some testimonials and if you can find a webmaster forum and ask what company the majority of the webmasters use. Different companies offer different monthly rates and discount rates. Some companies do a great job of locking you into a lengthy term agreement with a hefty cancellation fee. I have heard of merchant account companies seizing funds for different reasons. I don't know about you but if I sold $10,000 in goods one month and my merchant account company decided they would only release $2000 I would reconsider the partner. Be sure to
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Well, the target market could be any group of customers who could use your product. It is better to prepare a priority list regarding to the level of usage of your product for different customers, then start your marketing procedure as per to that list
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You could approach trade associations and fedrations for information and contact numbers of importers.Then call them up and sell them your product over the phone.