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July 17, 2010 3 Comments

Using Social Media to Engage Customers

Social Media can help you to grow your business. In order to use social media successfully, it is helpful that you follow a proven process. The AIDA process has successfully guided direct mail marketers for years. It is a perfect match for helping you to get customers to click deeper into your website: to turn their curiosity into an action; to make a sale; to make an appointment.

To see how to apply AIDA (Attention, Interest, Desire, Action) to your internet marketing plan, click to watch – or download –  this short 5 minute video.

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July 10, 2010 3 Comments

How to Animate SmartArt Diagrams in PowerPoint

SmartArt Diagrams were introduced in Office 2007. Using SmartArt on a PowerPoint slide is a great way to present a business concept. They are much more interesting for both the audience and the presenter  – compared to “boring bullet points.”

However, when you want to engage your audience, it helps to apply Custom Animation to the Smart Art so that each part of the diagram appears in the order – and with the timing – that you want.

You can quickly download this five minute video by clicking just below this image. Or, you can get this – and my other Podcast tips – from the iTunes Store by clicking this link.

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