If you are interested in taking your business to the next level, follow me over to my other Duct Tape Marketing Coach site and learn about how you can join a Referral Engine Pro Virtual Power Group starting 9/15!

Today is the deadline to get it at a substantially reduced price – but I might even extend it until Friday if you need a day or two to consider it.  But please shoot me an email if you’re even thinking about it so I can hold out the $345 pricetag just for you (the regular price is $495).

Enjoy John’s tips and join our Referral Engine Pro Virtual Power Group to learn even more!  Duct Tape Marketing is all about delivering PRACTICAL tips for your business and organization.

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We have some exciting projects in place with clients and some speaking events coming up soon.  Just an update on some of the stuff we’re available to help you with:

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We all want more referrals.  We know we live and breathe by them.  Sure there are some businesses who can survive without referrals, but they are a rare exception.

• Dentist, optometrists, chiropractors – you know you live by word-of-mouth referrals from your clients
• CPAs could typically enjoy a few more clients each and every year, but doesn’t online software replace the need for you?
• Automotive repair shops – you have a widespread reputation is being untrustworthy – I think referrals are essential for you, right?
• Churches – yes, even this group wants to impact the community and live out their spiritual mission – but hypocrites make alot of noise in the name of religion, so referral marketing is simply stimulating the rest of us to share more
• Marketing coaches and consultants – yes, that’s us.  We have alot to share, but the investment people make in marketing is usually significant and they want results.  The question we get asked alot:  “what is your track record?”  I need past clients to share those with future clients.

So we all need them and I can guarantee you that I will benefit as much or more from this Referral Engine Pro Virtual Power Group than any of you!

Click the photo below to learn more …

John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing and author of the latest best-selling book, The Referral Engine, will present a FREE webinar on Tuesday, July 6th, Noon CT. You can read more about John’s referral marketing discoveries here.

This will also be a primer for 2 different Referral Engine Pro Power Groups that we will be launching in August.

• ONE-DAY WORKSHOP - Northeast Fort Worth Area – August 17th - email for information
  
• VIRTUAL POWER GROUP – via conference call/webinar, join us starting August 25th (5 consecutive weeks) – click here for more information
  

In a one-hour session on Tuesday 7/6, John will go over what he has learned about referrals through years of working with small business owners – John’s webinars are always practical and full of practical information.  To date, there are over 1000 people already registered!

Register here

Here’s what will be covered:

• The Realities of Referral
• The 4 Cs of New Marketing
• The Marketing Hourglass
• Creating a Referral System

Register here

Join today!

-Randy Vaughn, DFW Duct Tape Marketing Coach

Join us Thursday night for an evening presentation by John Jantsch, founder and creator of Duct Tape Marketing.  John’s new book, “The Referral Engine” launches next week – be the first in DFW to hear John’s simple and always practical counsel on referral marketing.

Sponsored by us, this event is hosted by the Social Media Club of Dallas.

*NOTE – with your $25 admission, you will receive a FREE copy of John’s new book!

REGISTER NOW

* See my previous post outline the 5 Golden Truths about Referrals

- Wed 4/7, Colleyville-Hurst, 8:15am – Randy presents “5 Ways a Facebook Fan Page Helps Your Business Succeed!” (see news release for details)

- Thur 4/8, NRH, Noon – Donny and Randy present “What to Do About Online Reviews?” (see news release for details)

You can view all recent news releases at our pressroom.

2010 is going fast – are you finding yourself behind on your marketing already?  If you are in the DFW area, here’s a great reminder about how NOT to be caught off guard when it comes to the Super Bowl traffic headed our way next year.

We have created 4 nighttime webinars just for the small business owner who is too busy during the day to stop and “do marketing stuff.”  (we hear this all the time, so you are not alone!)

All webinars begin at 8:30p CST.  Individual webinars run only $35!

2/16 – Creating a customized Facebook Fan Page that acts as a communication tool with your best ambassadors, and how to use the Fan Page to drive traffic back to your site.  You’ll learn some ways to make your Facebook Fan Page look NOTHING LIKE the default Fan Page – are you ready to STAND OUT?   Sign up now.

2/18 - Still confused by Twitter?  Learn how Twitter can be used to showcase your expertise and credibility – and how to use it in a way that actually generates interest and traffic (without self-promoting the whole time!)  Register today!

2/23 – Linkedin is a powerful networking tool – but most professionals do not maximize their profile – do you know how to import your blog?  We’ll show you.  Do you have some great PPT presentations that would demonstrate expertise in your industry?  We’ll show you how to include those as well.  These are things we have shared with rooms filled with expert networkers and recruiters and even they are amazed about all you can do with Linkedin.  Enroll for this webinar.

2/26 – If a potential customer googles your business, what will they find?  For many of you, there are reviews sitting out there on review sites like Google/Yahoo Local, Yelp, CitySearch, InsiderPages, MerchantCircle, Angie’s List and a host of industry-specific online review sites.  Would you like to get more reviews?  We’ll teach you how to do it.  Would you like to know how to respond to a negative review (you’ll get one someday if you don’t already have them)?  We’ll show you how to professional react without doing further PR damage.  And we’ll show you a simple technique on how you can not only remain aware of what’s been said about you, but you can showcase only positive reviews!  Don’t miss this opportunity!

Are you marketing ready?  If not, you can sign up for all 4 nighttime webinars for less than $100.

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We have created 4 nighttime webinars to help you navigate the road of social media!

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All webinars begin at 8:30pm CST

Tue, Feb 16 – We’ll deal primarily with using your Facebook Fan page to attract customers and how to turn them in to revenue for your business. You will learn some pretty cool techniques on personalizing your Fan Page so it doesn’t look just like everyone else’s.

Thu, Feb 18 – Twitter is all about exponentially broadcasting your message – we’ll show you ways to do that, with simple tips on making your tweets “re-tweetable”; this is not a simple Twitter 101 class, but how to use it in a way that connects you to more people and using that network to make your business better.

Tue, Feb 23 – Linkedin is a powerful professional networking tool, yet most people ignore the 5 simple things you do to customize your Linkedin profile to showcase your expertise and credibility!  Your potential customers most likely have a Linkedin account – and you need one, too!  Learn to connect where your customers are.

Thu, Feb 25 – Online reviews are increasingly important to a business interested in local search. Review sites like Yelp!, CitySearch, InsiderPages and other more commonly known such as Google and Yahoo Local, allow your past customers to rate their experience and tell everyone else about it. Does this make you excited or very anxious? Learn strategies on how to obtain positive reviews from customers and what to do if you get a negative review (hint: don’t track them down and go to their house and chew them out . . . read about this in an article recently; it did not end well.)

You can have FULL ACCESS to all 4 webinars only $95. Individual sessions are only $35, but it’s like “buy 3, get a 4th free!”

Our webinar caps the number of participants for each webinar at 25 – so register now!

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-Randy & Donny

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We are partnering with Atlanta-based Ministry Ventures for their upcoming “Fundraising FastTrack” event in Fort Worth on Wednesday, October 28th – we will be presenting on the topic of SOCIAL MEDIA.  If you are a non-profit ministry in Texas (or surrounding state), you will want to attend this half-day semianr. Your ministry can increase its reach in your community through coaching and the application of the 5 Best Practices of ministry.  Our 60-minute presentation:  “Social Media: The New Fundraising Frontier” will be only part of the incredible seminar.

The cost of “Fundraising FastTrack” is only $25.00 and includes a personal consultation with Dale Brooks, MV’s Dallas/Ft. Worth Field Director and veteran nonprofit leader. For information contact Ruth Montgomery at: rmontgomery@ministryventures.org.

REGISTRATION & FEE PAID TO MINISTRY VENTURES (you will directed to the MINISTRY VENTURES website for registration and payment)

Randy and Donny Vaughn, The Marketing Twins at 1429 Creative, announce their upcoming social media strategy seminar at the NRH Public Library on Tuesday, September 22, 2009.

In July, a similar seminar was presented at the NRH Library, with over 25 business owners participating.  “I am just in the new start-up phase of developing both my network and product/service,”

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ABOUT THE MARKETING TWINS: A faith-based creative team, the Marketing Twins offer marketing coaching and other creative services for small business owners, non-profits and churches. The Marketing Twins, based in Fort Worth, Texas, can be contacted at 817-657-4472 or by email at randy [at] marketingtwins.com. http://www.MarketingTwins.com

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