The Tipping Point: Online Marketing Expenditures Now Exceed Print
Posted on 26. Jan, 2012 by sbkarren.
We saw an interesting piece of news early this morning, announcing that online marketing expenditure have (or are about to) surpass print marketing expenditures. I think the only surprise is that it hadn’t already happened. Print has been in a long decline, and online has been enjoying rapid upward growth – and this is predicted [...]
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We always like to announce the new Agency Owners as they come into the program, but it’s also nice to check back in with existing Agency Owners to see how they’re doing. Dean Hawker partnered with us in April of 2011 to open his internet marketing agency, Encompass Online Sales & Marketing. He joined me [...]
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He Started His (Successful) Agency for Less than $5,000 Upfront
Posted on 19. Jan, 2012 by willrak.
Starting a new online marketing agency is more feasible for you than you might think! Earlier this week we published a video interview featuring one of our newer Agency Owners, Michael Cornett (July, 2011). As the founder and president of Shine Online Marketing, Michael is a young but astute businessman who was the first to [...]
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In a recent video press release, SearchMarketMe is referred to as “the world’s only internet business opportunity with a build-it-to-sell-it mindset.” We’ve had people ask us exactly what this means. What it means is that a SearchMarketMe internet marketing agency is specifically designed to grow into something more than the single-person agency it might be [...]
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The technical skill level within the SearchMarketMe Agency Owner Network just got deeper as we welcomed our newest Agency Owner this week, “Ruth Sutherland” (who asked us to use a pseudonym while she prepares to leave her current employment), a 30-year IT and web development pro from the Chicago, Illinois area. You can read yesterday’s press [...]
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Now is the time of the year to reflect on the past and plan for the future. What better way to do that than to assess how the internet marketing industry has changed and where it’s going. This is a crucial practice for agencies, both in planning new business offerings and in ensuring the success [...]
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Built to Scale, Built to Sell: Your Own Internet Marketing System
Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 by willrak.
“The first step in building a company that can thrive without you is to find a service or product that has the potential to scale,” explains John Warrillow in his book, Built to Sell. What kind of product is that? Well it turns out that internet marketing services are easily scalable, for 3 key reasons: [...]

