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February Freebie – Sit in on the 1st Class from the Agency Owner Training Portal
Posted on 09. Feb, 2012 by sbkarren.
The SearchMarketMe Agency Owner Training Portal (AOTP) is the most unique training resource in the online marketing industry today, and for the following reasons: 1. It provides technical training on all six channels of internet marketing 2. It provides sales training for finding clients and selling internet marketing services 3. It provides training on how [...]
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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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(Another) Agency Owner Success Story: Dean Hawker
Posted on 26. Jan, 2012 by sbkarren.
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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What Does “Built to Sell” Mean?
Posted on 12. Jan, 2012 by sbkarren.
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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Experienced IT Professional Becomes our 105th Agency Owner
Posted on 04. Jan, 2012 by sbkarren.
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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Ivy League MBA Becomes our 104th Agency Owner
Posted on 08. Dec, 2011 by sbkarren.
We are pleased to welcome our newest Agency Owner, Farrah Holder, into the SearchMarketMe training and support network. Farrah knows business. She comes from a family of entrepreneurs, and she herself earned an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in marketing and entrepreneurial management. Like you, Farrah can see that the [...]
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Unscripted, Unrehearsed and Uncensored: Your Conversations with Our Agency Owners
Posted on 17. Nov, 2011 by sbkarren.
These days, consumer reviews can make you or break you. Everyone seems to have an opinion, and a place to share it (Facebook, Twitter, Yelp, Angie’s List, etc.). For SearchMarketMe, this type of transparency is a good thing. We want you to talk to the people in our program. As part of the investigation process, we have you speak to no [...]
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