Hi Friends,

In 2009 our focus is on doing things differently and achieving more with less. This is of course easier said than done. We look forward to ideas from everyone.

We have started a Blog at to collect your comments on Alternative and Innovative Marketing. 

We look forward to your participation in providing your views on what's on the hottest alternative trends in 2009.

Do visit  http://friends-one1.blogspot.com/   

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Forget About List Building? 
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"Will Social Networks Become the New Inbox?" from Search Engine Watch (SEW) raises the question of whether emails will go the way of snailmail,  used mainly for promotional and official purpose, whilst every day communications done through more social medium. 

You may find this at Alex Har's bookmarks at delicious.

This of course raises a further question of whether we need to build prospect lists. If we can go to clubs or pub, online or real life to sell a couple of customers every day...do we need spend so much time setting up campaigns to bait people with free gifts to get onto our prospect lists?

Social Marketing is a definite hot trend in 2009...but how much will it affect our current strategies remains to be seen?

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111,107 niche articles for only $1??
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This is right : 111,107 niche articles for only $1 !!!!! Plus, an amazing bonus of additional 300 PLR niche articles. I think I signed up for this...but did not bother to check the fulfillment.
What would I do with all those articles anyway? I acted purely on impulse.

Guess that's one good tactic for low ticket items sales....Get someone to respond instictively for a seemingly big benefit at a low cost. 

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Email Blasting to 7 million Face Books members
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I sent out a flash mail last week to express my horror when I found that vendors were advertising this service. I also emailed a number of vendors, once of whom replied to say 

"We are only affiliates of that program. Its says at the bottom of the website says not affiliated with facebook in any way here's a snap shot."

Read more about our protest at Alex's MySpace Blog 

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Copy-Delivery Errors to Avoid
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Great copies are often diminished or made to look pretty stupid when we ignore how it is to be delivered. Two copies come to mind from web advertisements featured in 2008.

One featured Keith.....speaking to us whilst basking in the Sun at Redondo Beach. It is a great credible copy... talks about how he suffered knocks and bruises like everyone else... before finding his his opportunity. 

Impressed me a lot the first time. But having listened to it each time I open my safelist emails or surf on a Traffic Exchange, I can't help feeling sorry for Keith. Poor guy , had knocks and bruises or his way up and possibly skin cancer as a millionaire from severe sun exposure!.

Another featured an executive type person talking about how he was a CEO of major stock listed companies with major successes in his life and now is involved in Internet MLM. Highly credible and impressive. To my surprise, on the next day I saw the same Ad duplicated with a new actor in the video. Even worse this guy was sort of pot bellied, blue collar type! Fortunately the 
second ad was pulled back quickly. Even so they lost my respect.

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So long Folks.... It Busy Time Here in Singapore 
Lot of Traffic with the Chinese New Year arriving.
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Plenty of street vending and busking activities. Plenty of Fun. I have got to cut this short to man our booths...my Golden Bulls are selling like HotCakes! At a time like this, we are reminded that there are more ways to traffic and profits than being glued to the internet!

Lookout our Hongbao Festive Cheer, where you can win exciting Chinese New Year Gifts and a chance to win up to SIN$5,000 in our New Year Giveaway Draw. 

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Yours Sincerely

Lazy Al
Webmaster
One1-Asian Direct Marketing Center

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