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Post from: PinPoint Vision Chris Lagarde, the owner of PinPoint Vision, has been helping brick-and-mortar businesses reduce ad costs and increase their profits since 1998. Chris helps local business owners successfully market to their local clientele with inexpensive online marketing techniques. Free tools and reports for local business owners [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a> Chris Lagarde, the owner of PinPoint Vision, has been helping brick-and-mortar businesses reduce ad costs and increase their profits since 1998.Chris helps local business owners successfully market to their local clientele with inexpensive online marketing techniques. Free tools and reports for local business owners in Austin, TX can be found here <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.pinpointvision.com/hiring-information/">Hiring Information</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[Please complete the requested information below.<div class='gform_wrapper' id='gform_wrapper_6' ><form method='post' enctype='multipart/form-data'  id='gform_6' class='' action='http://www.pinpointvision.com/feed/'><div class='gform_body'><ul id='gform_fields_6' class='gform_fields top_label'><li id='field_6_1' class='gfield' ><label class='gfield_label' for='input_6_1.3'>Name<span class='gfield_required'>*</span></label><div class='ginput_complex ginput_container' id='input_6_1'><span id='input_6_1_3_container' class='ginput_left'><input type='text' name='input_1.3' id='input_6_1.3' value='' tabindex='1' /><label for='input_6_1.3'>First</label></span><span id='input_6_1_6_container' class='ginput_right'><input type='text' name='input_1.6' id='input_6_1.6' value='' tabindex='2' /><label for='input_6_1.6'>Last</label></span></div></li><li id='field_6_2' class='gfield' ><label class='gfield_label' for='input_6_2'>Skype User Name<span class='gfield_required'>*</span></label><div class='ginput_container'><input name='input_2' id='input_6_2' type='text' value='' class='medium'  tabindex='3'  /></div></li><li id='field_6_3' class='gfield' ><label class='gfield_label' for='input_6_3'>Primary Email<span class='gfield_required'>*</span></label><div class='ginput_container'><input name='input_3' id='input_6_3' type='text' value='' class='medium'  tabindex='4'  /></div></li><li id='field_6_4' class='gfield' ><label class='gfield_label' for='input_6_4'>Google Email<span class='gfield_required'>*</span></label><div class='ginput_container'><input name='input_4' id='input_6_4' type='text' value='' class='medium'  tabindex='5'  /></div></li><li id='field_6_12' class='gfield' ><label class='gfield_label' for='input_6_12'>Odesk Profile Link</label><div class='ginput_container'><input name='input_12' id='input_6_12' type='text' value='' class='medium'  tabindex='6'  /></div></li><li id='field_6_6' class='gfield' ><label class='gfield_label' for='input_6_6'>Phone Number</label><div class='ginput_container'><input name='input_6' id='input_6_6' type='text' value='' class='medium' tabindex='7' /></div></li><li id='field_6_7' class='gfield' ><label class='gfield_label' for='input_6_7'>Country</label><div class='ginput_container'><input name='input_7' id='input_6_7' type='text' value='' class='medium'  tabindex='8'  /></div></li><li id='field_6_8' class='gfield' ><label class='gfield_label' for='input_6_8'>Describe Your Favorite Previous Work or School Assignment<span class='gfield_required'>*</span></label><div class='ginput_container'><textarea name='input_8' id='input_6_8' class='textarea medium' tabindex='9'  rows='10' cols='50'></textarea></div><div class='gfield_description'>I would like to find out what type of work excites you. 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Free tools and reports for local business owners in Austin, TX can be found here <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.pinpointvision.com/hiring-information/">Hiring Information</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.pinpointvision.com/hiring-information/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.pinpointvision.com/hiring-information/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Writing Test</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pinpointvision/~3/fJyxKhqpEjE/</link> <comments>http://www.pinpointvision.com/writing-test-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:20:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Christopher</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pinpointvision.com/?page_id=1245</guid> <description><![CDATA[Please complete this writing test. Post from: PinPoint Vision Chris Lagarde, the owner of PinPoint Vision, has been helping brick-and-mortar businesses reduce ad costs and increase their profits since 1998. Chris helps local business owners successfully market to their local clientele with inexpensive online marketing techniques. Free tools and reports for local business owners in [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a> Chris Lagarde, the owner of PinPoint Vision, has been helping brick-and-mortar businesses reduce ad costs and increase their profits since 1998.Chris helps local business owners successfully market to their local clientele with inexpensive online marketing techniques. 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Free tools and reports for local business owners in Austin, TX can be found here <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.pinpointvision.com/writing-test-2/">Writing Test</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.pinpointvision.com/writing-test-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.pinpointvision.com/writing-test-2/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Google Secrets Workshop for Local Business Owners – Austin-Round Rock</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pinpointvision/~3/Vl1PfcOu1Ew/</link> <comments>http://www.pinpointvision.com/google-secrets-workshop-for-local-business-owners-austin-round-rock/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:25:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris Lagarde</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pinpointvision.com/?page_id=1188</guid> <description><![CDATA[Google Secrets Workshop for Austin Small Business Owners Get Your Phone Ringing and Your Doors Swinging When Local Customers Find You on Google Let&#8217;s face it, figuring out what Google wants is tough! Once you do know, it&#8217;s a lot easier to get your local business website to the top of the search results mountain! [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a> Chris Lagarde, the owner of PinPoint Vision, has been helping brick-and-mortar businesses reduce ad costs and increase their profits since 1998.Chris helps local business owners successfully market to their local clientele with inexpensive online marketing techniques. 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Once you do know, it&#8217;s a lot easier to get your local business website to the <em>top </em>of the search results mountain!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia,palatino;"><strong><span style="background-color: #ffff33; padding: 1px;">If you’ve been struggling with getting your website to be more than a distant blip on Google&#8217;s radar&#8230;</span></strong></span> LINESPACE</p><p style="text-align: center;">&#8230;and you want to know how to really send your online profits soaring&#8230;<strong>&#8230;then the &#8220;Google Secrets&#8221; workshop is definitely the most important 2 hour workshop you can attend.</strong></p> <em>We even provide lunch while you learn!</em><table style="width: 589px; height: 190px;" border="0" cellpadding="4" align="center"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.pinpointvision.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/google-secrets-workshop-nb-cham-01.png" alt="google secrets workshop nb cham 01 Google Secrets Workshop for Local Business Owners – Austin Round Rock" width="406" height="293" title="Google Secrets Workshop for Local Business Owners – Austin Round Rock" /></p></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;" colspan="2"><strong>Google Secrets for Local Business Owners presented for members of the New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce in 2010</strong></td></tr></tbody></table> Google offers every local business owner a no-cost benefit that can easily add thousands of dollars to the bottom line of any business At this workshop local business owners in Austin will learn the secrets of showing at the top of Google&#8217;s local business search results with a shoe string budget!<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Attendees will get an almost unfair advantage over their competition by attending this workshop</span></strong></h3> This workshop is intended for established businesses who have an ongoing marketing effort and are looking to take advantage of the big push Google continues making to match up local buyers with local businesses.<h4 style="text-align: center;">How would you like to know the secrets of getting Google to rank <em>your</em> website over your local competitors?</h4><table style="width: 551px; height: 324px;" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td><a href="../wp-content/uploads/2010/12/arrow_r1_c1.png"><img title="arrow_r1_c1" src="../wp-content/uploads/2010/12/arrow_r1_c1_thumb.png" border="0" alt="arrow r1 c1 thumb Google Secrets Workshop for Local Business Owners – Austin Round Rock" width="183" height="211" /></a></td><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Thursday, February 17th</strong></span><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>11:30 AM &#8211; 1:30 P.M.</strong></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>Maggiano&#8217;s Little Italy</strong></span><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">10910 Domain Drive Austin, TX 78758</span></strong><strong><a title="Google Secrets Workshop Austin Local Business January 27 2011" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=10910+Domain+Drive,+Austin,+TX&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=10910+Domain+Dr,+Austin,+Travis,+Texas+78759&amp;gl=us&amp;z=16" target="_blank">Directions &#8211; Google Maps</a></strong><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p> <span style="font-size: medium;"><a title="Google Secrets Workshop for Local Business Owners" href="https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?c=cart&amp;i=592432&amp;cl=77069&amp;ejc=2" target="_blank"><img title="Sign_Up" src="../wp-content/uploads/2010/12/button_r34_c26_thumb.png" border="0" alt="button r34 c26 thumb Google Secrets Workshop for Local Business Owners – Austin Round Rock" width="244" height="77" /></a></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">$49.00 per person</span></strong></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(price includes lunch) </span></span></strong></span><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>LIMITED SEATING</strong></span></td><td><a href="../wp-content/uploads/2010/12/arrow_r4_c4.png"><img title="arrow_r4_c4" src="../wp-content/uploads/2010/12/arrow_r4_c4_thumb.png" border="0" alt="arrow r4 c4 thumb Google Secrets Workshop for Local Business Owners – Austin Round Rock" width="174" height="211" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="padding-left: 60px; 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text-align: center;"><strong>LINESPACE Here are just a few of the many things you&#8217;ll discover by attending the &#8220;Google Secrets for Local Business Owners&#8221; Workshop:</strong> <strong> </strong></h3><table style="padding-left: 60px; width: 564px; height: 245px; text-align: center;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"><tbody><tr><td width="108" valign="top"><a href="../wp-content/uploads/2010/12/icon_r13_c22.png"><img title="icon_r13_c22" src="../wp-content/uploads/2010/12/icon_r13_c22_thumb.png" border="0" alt="icon r13 c22 thumb Google Secrets Workshop for Local Business Owners – Austin Round Rock" width="75" height="75" /></a></td><td width="767"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>The #1 thing you absolutely must do if you want to rank higher with Google. 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padding-left: 60px;"><a href="../wp-content/uploads/2010/12/when.gif"><img title="when" src="../wp-content/uploads/2010/12/when_thumb.gif" border="0" alt="when thumb Google Secrets Workshop for Local Business Owners – Austin Round Rock" width="240" height="101" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thursday, February 17th </span></strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">11:30 AM – 1:30 P.M.</span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center; padding-left: 60px;">LINESPACE</p><p style="padding-left: 60px; text-align: center;"><a href="../wp-content/uploads/2010/12/where.gif"><img title="where" src="../wp-content/uploads/2010/12/where_thumb.gif" border="0" alt="where thumb Google Secrets Workshop for Local Business Owners – Austin Round Rock" width="240" height="72" /></a></p><table style="width: 500px;" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td><a href="../wp-content/uploads/2010/12/arrow_r1_c1.png"><img title="arrow_r1_c1" src="../wp-content/uploads/2010/12/arrow_r1_c1_thumb.png" border="0" alt="arrow r1 c1 thumb Google Secrets Workshop for Local Business Owners – Austin Round Rock" width="183" height="211" /></a></td><td style="text-align: center;"><strong> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Maggiano&#8217;s Little Italy</span></strong><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>10910 Domain Drive Austin, TX 78758</strong></span><strong><a title="Google Secrets Workshop Austin Local Business January 27 2011" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=10910+Domain+Drive,+Austin,+TX&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=10910+Domain+Dr,+Austin,+Travis,+Texas+78759&amp;gl=us&amp;z=16" target="_blank">Directions &#8211; Google Maps</a></strong><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p> <span style="font-size: medium;"><a title="Google Secrets Workshop for Local Business Owners" href="https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?c=cart&amp;i=592432&amp;cl=77069&amp;ejc=2" target="_blank"><img title="button_r34_c26" src="../wp-content/uploads/2010/12/button_r34_c26_thumb.png" border="0" alt="button r34 c26 thumb Google Secrets Workshop for Local Business Owners – Austin Round Rock" width="244" height="77" /></a></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">$49.00 per person</span></strong></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(price includes lunch)</span></span></strong></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #800000;">LIMITED SEATING</span> </span></span></strong></span></td><td><a href="../wp-content/uploads/2010/12/arrow_r4_c4.png"><img title="arrow_r4_c4" src="../wp-content/uploads/2010/12/arrow_r4_c4_thumb.png" border="0" alt="arrow r4 c4 thumb Google Secrets Workshop for Local Business Owners – Austin Round Rock" width="174" height="211" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Workshop Presenter:</strong></h3><p style="text-align: center;">Chris Lagarde, the owner of PinPoint Vision, has been helping brick-and-mortar businesses reduce ad costs and increase their profits since 1998. Additionally, Chris has trained sales teams and customized company databases as an ACT! Certified Consultant.</p><p style="text-align: center;">He has identified key reasons why many local businesses owners lose money with their online marketing efforts, and how owners can avoid these money-losing traps.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Contact:</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pinpointvision.com/contact-me/" target="_blank">http://www.pinpointvision.com/contact-me/</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="PinPoint Vision - Online Findability for Local Business" src="http://www.pinpointvision.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/logo3.png" alt="logo3 Google Secrets Workshop for Local Business Owners – Austin Round Rock" width="257" height="150" /> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Online Findability for Local Business</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="padding-left: 60px; text-align: center;"></p><p style="padding-left: 60px; text-align: center;"></p> <code></code><p>Post from: <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a> Chris Lagarde, the owner of PinPoint Vision, has been helping brick-and-mortar businesses reduce ad costs and increase their profits since 1998.Chris helps local business owners successfully market to their local clientele with inexpensive online marketing techniques. Free tools and reports for local business owners in Austin, TX can be found here <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.pinpointvision.com/google-secrets-workshop-for-local-business-owners-austin-round-rock/">Google Secrets Workshop for Local Business Owners – Austin-Round Rock</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.pinpointvision.com/google-secrets-workshop-for-local-business-owners-austin-round-rock/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.pinpointvision.com/google-secrets-workshop-for-local-business-owners-austin-round-rock/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Google Tags for Local Online Marketing</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pinpointvision/~3/4uwpZwlCm5g/</link> <comments>http://www.pinpointvision.com/google-tags-for-local-online-marketing/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:52:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris Lagarde</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Local Business Marketing - Austin]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pinpointvision.com/?p=899</guid> <description><![CDATA[Your local online marketing efforts  start with claiming your Google Places listing.  Once you have done this, later you will be contacted by a  Google representative and offered their “Google Tags” service for a flat fee of $25.00 per month. Is this worthwhile investment for you? The answer can be, “Yes” or “No”. In this [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a> Chris Lagarde, the owner of PinPoint Vision, has been helping brick-and-mortar businesses reduce ad costs and increase their profits since 1998.Chris helps local business owners successfully market to their local clientele with inexpensive online marketing techniques. Free tools and reports for local business owners in Austin, TX can be found here <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.pinpointvision.com/google-tags-for-local-online-marketing/">Google Tags for Local Online Marketing</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[Your <b>local online marketing</b> efforts  start with claiming your Google Places listing.  Once you have done this, later you will be contacted by a  Google representative and offered their “Google Tags” service for a flat fee of $25.00 per month.Is this worthwhile investment for you? The answer can be, “Yes” or “No”.In this brief post I'll outline a scenario where it is worthwhile to spend $25.00 for your <i>local online marketing</i> campaign.  I'll also point out where it would be better for you to keep save your money for other <u>local online marketing</u> efforts.Below are the search results of my search for:  <strong>austin plumbers</strong>.  In this case, Google presented the local business results at the top of page 1.<a href="http://www.pinpointvision.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/image1.png"><img style="display: inline; border: 0pt none;" title="Local Online Marketing with Google Tags" src="http://www.pinpointvision.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/image_thumb1.png" alt="image thumb1 Google Tags for Local Online Marketing" width="990" height="485" /></a><strong>Notice the 3rd listing down has the little yellow tag with “10% off initial service”. That’s a Google Tag.</strong>As you can see, the tag does help this listing to stand out. The $25.00 monthly investment is worthwhile in this case.<h3><span style="font-size: medium;">Here’s a few scenarios where I recommend you not spend your local online marketing dollars for Google Tags:</span></h3><ol><li><strong>Your business is not already showing up in the local business results </strong><strong> </strong><p></p> To get the most bang-for-your-buck you need to already be showing up in the local search results for your chosen keyword(s). Otherwise, you are wasting your money. Google doesn’t show any favoritism just because you are spending $25.00 / per month for Google Tags. Remember, the only place your Google Tag will show up is in the local business results. If your business doesn’t show up, your tag doesn’t show up.</li><p></p><p></p><li><strong>The local business listings are saturated with Google Tags </strong><p></p><p></p> As more local businesses adopt Google Tags, you will see most listings with the little yellow Google tags. At that point, the highlight effect of the tag is negated. I did a few quick locale + plumber keyword checks in other locations to see if this was the case and I couldn’t find where this has occurred yet. The keywords I searched were:<ul><p></p><li>Los Angeles Plumber</li><li>Manhattan Plumber</li><li>San Francisco Plumber</li></ul></li></ol> <strong> </strong>If you are interested in maximizing your local online marketing efforts,  give me a call. <strong> </strong><strong> </strong><p>Post from: <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a> Chris Lagarde, the owner of PinPoint Vision, has been helping brick-and-mortar businesses reduce ad costs and increase their profits since 1998.Chris helps local business owners successfully market to their local clientele with inexpensive online marketing techniques. Free tools and reports for local business owners in Austin, TX can be found here <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.pinpointvision.com/google-tags-for-local-online-marketing/">Google Tags for Local Online Marketing</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.pinpointvision.com/google-tags-for-local-online-marketing/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.pinpointvision.com/google-tags-for-local-online-marketing/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Google Secrets Workshop Attendees Sign Up</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pinpointvision/~3/mO_eSHMEQrQ/</link> <comments>http://www.pinpointvision.com/google-secrets-workshop-attendees-sign-up/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:46:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris Lagarde</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pinpointvision.com/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Your Name: Your E-Mail: Post from: PinPoint Vision Chris Lagarde, the owner of PinPoint Vision, has been helping brick-and-mortar businesses reduce ad costs and increase their profits since 1998. Chris helps local business owners successfully market to their local clientele with inexpensive online marketing techniques. Free tools and reports for local business owners in Austin, [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a> Chris Lagarde, the owner of PinPoint Vision, has been helping brick-and-mortar businesses reduce ad costs and increase their profits since 1998.Chris helps local business owners successfully market to their local clientele with inexpensive online marketing techniques. 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Free tools and reports for local business owners in Austin, TX can be found here <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.pinpointvision.com/google-secrets-workshop-attendees-sign-up/">Google Secrets Workshop Attendees Sign Up</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.pinpointvision.com/google-secrets-workshop-attendees-sign-up/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.pinpointvision.com/google-secrets-workshop-attendees-sign-up/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Boost Your Findability</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pinpointvision/~3/zJPqOgi3aDI/</link> <comments>http://www.pinpointvision.com/boost-your-findability/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:03:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris Lagarde</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pinpointvision.com/</guid> <description><![CDATA[A first step that anyone can do to dramatically increase the exposure of their business website is to take the time to list it in various directories. 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Local</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><a href="https://ssl.bing.com/listings/ListingCenter.aspx" target="_blank"><small> Bing Local</small></a></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr><td><small> <a href="http://local.botw.org/helpcenter/jumpstartproduct.aspx" target="_blank">Best of the Web</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td align="undefined" valign="undefined"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Business Directories</span></strong></td><td align="undefined" valign="undefined"></td></tr><tr><td><small> <a href="http://www.infousa.com/" target="_blank">Info USA</a></small></td><td><small>Paid</small></td></tr><tr><td><small> <a href="http://www.ibegin.com/account/register/" target="_blank">iBegin.com</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><small> <a href="http://www.magicyellow.com/Add_Your_Business.cfm" target="_blank">Magic Yellow 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height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://advertising.superpages.com/spportal/index.jsp" target="_blank">SuperPages</a></small></td><td><small>Paid</small></td></tr><tr><td><small> <a href="http://www.uscity.net/listmysite.html" target="_blank">USCity.net</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://help.mapquest.com/jive/mqbusiness.jspa" target="_blank" class="broken_link">MapQuest</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td align="undefined" valign="undefined"></td><td align="undefined" valign="undefined"></td></tr><tr><td align="undefined" valign="undefined"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Review Websites</span></strong></td><td align="undefined" valign="undefined"></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://www.yelp.com/writeareview/newbiz?search_loc=xxx" target="_blank">Yelp </a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://www.citysearch.com/" target="_blank">Citysearch </a> </small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://local.com/" target="_blank">Local.com</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="https://www.zoominfo.com/register" target="_blank">ZoomInfo</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://www.merchantcircle.com/" target="_blank">Merchant Circle</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://www.hotfrog.com/" target="_blank">Hot Frog</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="https://register.kudzu.com/packageSelect.do" target="_blank">Kudzu </a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://www.citysquares.com/register/business/index.html" target="_blank">Citysquares.com</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://www.judysbook.com/" target="_blank">Judy’s Book</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://www.mojopages.com/index.php?mysession=YnVzaW5lc3NfYWRkbmV3QnVzaW5lc3M=" target="_blank">MojoPages</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://www.genieknows.com/business/add" target="_blank">GenieKnows</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://www.tyloon.com/index.php?app=member&amp;act=register&amp;ret_url=" target="_blank">Tyloon</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://www.tupalo.com/" target="_blank">tupalo.com</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://www.discoverourtown.com/NewListing.php" target="_blank">Discover Our Town</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://www.openlist.com/" target="_blank">Open List</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://www.yellowpagecity.com/" target="_blank">Yellow Page City</a></small></td><td><small>Paid</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://www.truelocal.com/BusinessSuggest.aspx" target="_blank" class="broken_link">TrueLocal</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr><td align="undefined" valign="undefined"></td><td align="undefined" valign="undefined"></td></tr><tr><td align="undefined" valign="undefined"><strong><big>Hyperlocal</big></strong></td><td align="undefined" valign="undefined"></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://www.austincityguide.com/index.html" target="_blank">Austin City Guide</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://www.thecityofaustin.com/" target="_blank">City of Austin</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://austin.citystar.com/" target="_blank">CityStar (Austin)</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://outside.in/Austin_TX" target="_blank">Outside In (Austin)</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://www.helloaustin.com/" target="_blank">Hello Austin</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://www.austinpages.com/" target="_blank">Texas Yellow Pages (Austin)</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> <a href="http://www.networkinaustin.com/austin_business_directory.htm" target="_blank">Network In Austin</a></small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><a href="http://www.nbcham.org/"><small>New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce</small></a></td><td><small>Membership</small></td></tr><tr><td align="undefined" valign="undefined"></td><td align="undefined" valign="undefined"></td></tr><tr><td align="undefined" valign="undefined"></td><td align="undefined" valign="undefined"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Industry Specific</span></strong></td></tr><tr><td><small> <a href="http://www.macraesbluebook.com/PDFs/MacRAES_Listing_Form.pdf" target="_blank" class="broken_link">MacRAE’S BLUE BOOK </a></small><small> (PDF download)</small></td><td><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td><small> </small></td><td><small> </small></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Thanks to: </span> <a href="http://www.emarketingmatador.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Emarketing Matador</span></a><p>Post from: <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a> Chris Lagarde, the owner of PinPoint Vision, has been helping brick-and-mortar businesses reduce ad costs and increase their profits since 1998.Chris helps local business owners successfully market to their local clientele with inexpensive online marketing techniques. Free tools and reports for local business owners in Austin, TX can be found here <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.pinpointvision.com/boost-your-findability/">Boost Your Findability</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.pinpointvision.com/boost-your-findability/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.pinpointvision.com/boost-your-findability/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Dominate Locally</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pinpointvision/~3/2HEQzIIR8U4/</link> <comments>http://www.pinpointvision.com/dominate/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:36:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Christopher</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pinpointvision.com/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Post from: PinPoint Vision Chris Lagarde, the owner of PinPoint Vision, has been helping brick-and-mortar businesses reduce ad costs and increase their profits since 1998. 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Chris helps local business owners successfully market to their local clientele with inexpensive online marketing techniques. Free tools and reports for local business owners in Austin, TX can be found [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a> Chris Lagarde, the owner of PinPoint Vision, has been helping brick-and-mortar businesses reduce ad costs and increase their profits since 1998.Chris helps local business owners successfully market to their local clientele with inexpensive online marketing techniques. Free tools and reports for local business owners in Austin, TX can be found here <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.pinpointvision.com/dominate/">Dominate Locally</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.pinpointvision.com/dominate/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.pinpointvision.com/dominate/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title /><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pinpointvision/~3/zK_koIOwIT8/</link> <comments>http://www.pinpointvision.com/789-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:30:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris Lagarde</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pinpointvision.com/</guid> <description><![CDATA[[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezA9raFskAs 435 355[/youtube]Post from: PinPoint Vision Chris Lagarde, the owner of PinPoint Vision, has been helping brick-and-mortar businesses reduce ad costs and increase their profits since 1998. Chris helps local business owners successfully market to their local clientele with inexpensive online marketing techniques. Free tools and reports for local business owners in Austin, TX can [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a> Chris Lagarde, the owner of PinPoint Vision, has been helping brick-and-mortar businesses reduce ad costs and increase their profits since 1998.Chris helps local business owners successfully market to their local clientele with inexpensive online marketing techniques. Free tools and reports for local business owners in Austin, TX can be found here <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.pinpointvision.com/789-2/"></a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezA9raFskAs 435 355[/youtube]<p>Post from: <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a> Chris Lagarde, the owner of PinPoint Vision, has been helping brick-and-mortar businesses reduce ad costs and increase their profits since 1998.Chris helps local business owners successfully market to their local clientele with inexpensive online marketing techniques. Free tools and reports for local business owners in Austin, TX can be found here <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.pinpointvision.com/789-2/"></a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.pinpointvision.com/789-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.pinpointvision.com/789-2/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Get Massive Exposure for Your Local Austin Business Without Spending a Dime</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pinpointvision/~3/-Eydwt0YXvQ/</link> <comments>http://www.pinpointvision.com/massive-exposure-for-your-local-austin-business-without-spending-a-dime/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:56:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Christopher</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Local Business Marketing - Austin]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://pinpointvision.com/?p=684</guid> <description><![CDATA[Get Massive Exposure for Your Bu A first step that anyone can do to dramatically increase the exposure of their business website is to take the time to list it in various directories. Below is a comprehensive list of directories. Showing up in web searches means your website must first be found! Make it easy [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a> Chris Lagarde, the owner of PinPoint Vision, has been helping brick-and-mortar businesses reduce ad costs and increase their profits since 1998.Chris helps local business owners successfully market to their local clientele with inexpensive online marketing techniques. Free tools and reports for local business owners in Austin, TX can be found here <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.pinpointvision.com/massive-exposure-for-your-local-austin-business-without-spending-a-dime/">Get Massive Exposure for Your Local Austin Business Without Spending a Dime</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"><html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"><title>Get Massive Exposure for Your Bu</title></head><body rightmargin="800"><p style="font-family: Verdana;"><big><big><font size="2"><big><big>A first step that anyone can do to dramatically increase the exposure of their business website is to take the time to list it in various directories. </big></big></font> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><font size="2"><big><big><br> <br> Below is a comprehensive list of directories. Showing up in web searches means your website must first be found! </big></big></font></span></big></big></p><p style="font-family: Verdana;"><big><big><span style="font-weight: 400;"><font size="2"><big><big>Make it easy for the search engines to find you by listing your business information.<br> <br> </big></big></font></span><b><i><font size="2"><big><big>***Psssttt - Nearly ALL are free to list your business!***</big></big></font></i></b></big></big></p><div style="font-family: Verdana;" align="left"><table style="width: 350px;" id="table1" class="newspaper-a" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0"><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr height="16"><td colspan="2"><font size="5">Search Engine Directories</font></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.google.com/local/add/splashPage?hl=en-US&amp;gl=US">Google Maps</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://listings.local.yahoo.com/csubmit/index.php">Yahoo! Local</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="https://ssl.search.live.com/listings/ListingCenter.aspx">Microsoft Live</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://local.botw.org/helpcenter/jumpstartproduct.aspx">Best of the Web</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241">&nbsp;</td><td width="321">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr height="16"><td colspan="2"><font size="5">Business Directories </font></td></tr><tr><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.infousa.com/">Info USA</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Paid</small></td></tr><tr><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ibegin.com/account/register/">iBegin.com</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr><td width="241"><small> <a tooltip="linkalert-tip" target="_blank" href="http://webapp.localeze.com/bizreg/Add.aspx">Localeze</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.magicyellow.com/Add_Your_Business.cfm">Magic Yellow Pages</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.infospace.com/info/kmaint/kdbadd.html">InfoSpace</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="https://providers.matchpoint.com/login.htm">MatchPoint.com</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.insiderpages.com/advertiser">Insiderpages.com</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://listings.yellowpages.com/">Yellow Pages</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Paid</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://localsearch.aol.com/">AOL Local Search</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://boulder.citysearch.com/members/start">AskCity</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://advertising.superpages.com/spportal/index.jsp">SuperPages</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Paid</small></td></tr><tr><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.uscity.net/listmysite.html">USCity.net</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://help.mapquest.com/jive/mqbusiness.jspa">MapQuest</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241">&nbsp;</td><td width="321">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr height="16"><td colspan="2"><font size="5">Review Websites</font></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.yelp.com/writeareview/newbiz?search_loc=xxx">Yelp </a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.citysearch.com/">Citysearch </a> </small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://local.com/">Local.com</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/AddNewCompany.aspx">ZoomInfo</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.getfave.com/fave/products">GetFave.com</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.merchantcircle.com/">Merchant Circle</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hotfrog.com/">Hot Frog</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="https://register.kudzu.com/packageSelect.do">Kudzu </a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.citysquares.com/register/business/index.html">Citysquares.com</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.judysbook.com/">Judy&rsquo;s Book</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mojopages.com/index.php?mysession=YnVzaW5lc3NfYWRkbmV3QnVzaW5lc3M=">MojoPages</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.genieknows.com/business/add">GenieKnows</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tyloon.com/manager/index.php?process=outside_plan">Tyloon</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tupalo.com/">tupalo.com</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.discoverourtown.com/NewListing.php">Discover Our Town</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.openlist.com/">Open List</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.yellowpagecity.com/">Yellow Page City</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Paid</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.truelocal.com/BusinessSuggest.aspx">TrueLocal</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr height="16"><td colspan="2"><font size="5">HyperLocal (Austin, TX &amp; New Braunfels, TX)</font></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.austincityguide.com/index.html">Austin City Guide</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thecityofaustin.com/">City of Austin</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://austin.citystar.com/">CityStar (Austin)</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr 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width="562"><font size="5">Industry Specific</font></td></tr><tr><td width="241"><small> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.macraesbluebook.com/PDFs/MacRAES_Listing_Form.pdf">MacRAE&rsquo;S BLUE BOOK</a></small></td><td width="321"><small>Free</small></td></tr><tr height="16"><td width="241"><small>(PDF download)</small></td><td width="321"><small>&nbsp;</small></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="font-family: Verdana;" align="left"><font size="2">Thanks to:<br> </font> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.emarketingmatador.com"><font size="2">Emarketing Matador</font></a></p></body></html><p>Post from: <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a> Chris Lagarde, the owner of PinPoint Vision, has been helping brick-and-mortar businesses reduce ad costs and increase their profits since 1998.Chris helps local business owners successfully market to their local clientele with inexpensive online marketing techniques. Free tools and reports for local business owners in Austin, TX can be found here <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.pinpointvision.com/massive-exposure-for-your-local-austin-business-without-spending-a-dime/">Get Massive Exposure for Your Local Austin Business Without Spending a Dime</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.pinpointvision.com/massive-exposure-for-your-local-austin-business-without-spending-a-dime/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.pinpointvision.com/massive-exposure-for-your-local-austin-business-without-spending-a-dime/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Borrell Predicts Demise of Direct Mail, Rise of Email</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pinpointvision/~3/BsCiWr4RdZ0/</link> <comments>http://www.pinpointvision.com/borrell-predicts-demise-of-direct-mail-rise-of-email/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:03:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris Lagarde</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Local Business Marketing - Austin]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://pinpointvision.com/borrell-predicts-demise-of-direct-mail-rise-of-email/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Businesses are abandoning paper-based direct mail in favor of email, according to new research from Borrell Associates. One key advantage of email over direct mail is more metrics can be measured. When an email marketing message is sent, the sender can determine (roughly) how many people opened the email, what links were clicked on and [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a> Chris Lagarde, the owner of PinPoint Vision, has been helping brick-and-mortar businesses reduce ad costs and increase their profits since 1998.Chris helps local business owners successfully market to their local clientele with inexpensive online marketing techniques. Free tools and reports for local business owners in Austin, TX can be found here <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.pinpointvision.com/borrell-predicts-demise-of-direct-mail-rise-of-email/">Borrell Predicts Demise of Direct Mail, Rise of Email</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: center;"><div id="attachment_562" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://pinpointvision.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/email_business_card_through_monitor1.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-562" title="Email Marketing" src="http://pinpointvision.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/email_business_card_through_monitor1-300x299.jpg" alt="email business card through monitor1 300x299 Borrell Predicts Demise of Direct Mail, Rise of Email" width="300" height="299" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Email Marketing</p></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Businesses are abandoning paper-based direct mail in favor of email, according to new research from Borrell Associates. </span> </span></span></h2> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">One key advantage of email over direct mail is more metrics can be measured. When an email marketing message is sent, the sender can determine (roughly) how many people opened the email, what links were clicked on and how often, and even if the message was forwarded. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">With direct mail you can track calls received, but then again, that&#8217;s as long as you and your staff make the effort to note the origin of each received call. For a small business that can be a tall order! On the other hand, tracking email metrics is vastly easier. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">For these reasons (and more) many businesses are switching to email marketing according to Borrell Associates. In the study published May 2009, Borrell Associates reports direct mail efforts will decline nearly 40% over the next five years from an annual spend of $49.7 billion in 2008 to $29.8 billion by the end of 2013. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Borrell Associates also found more coupons and catalogs are being distributed digitally which will continue to spur local email advertising. </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">How much of your marketing budget is spent on direct mail? It’s always better to start building your email list now rather than later. </span></span></strong><p>Post from: <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a> Chris Lagarde, the owner of PinPoint Vision, has been helping brick-and-mortar businesses reduce ad costs and increase their profits since 1998.Chris helps local business owners successfully market to their local clientele with inexpensive online marketing techniques. Free tools and reports for local business owners in Austin, TX can be found here <a href="http://pinpointvision.com">PinPoint Vision</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.pinpointvision.com/borrell-predicts-demise-of-direct-mail-rise-of-email/">Borrell Predicts Demise of Direct Mail, Rise of Email</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.pinpointvision.com/borrell-predicts-demise-of-direct-mail-rise-of-email/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.pinpointvision.com/borrell-predicts-demise-of-direct-mail-rise-of-email/</feedburner:origLink></item> </channel> </rss><!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

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