Joint Venture Marketing Strategies For Home Business

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of AOL and Time Warner on Monday (apparently 10 years to the day
since Time and Warner merged), in a stock deal worth $350
billion.  It represents the largest corporate merger in history,
creating the world's 7th largest company, and like it or not, I'm
certain it's effects will be far reaching.

We now have the biggest ISP in the world married to the world's
biggest media and 2nd largest cable company. As a result, AOL
will have access to the high-speed network of Time Warner's Road
Runner cable modem service.

The companies plan to create the first fully integrated media and
communications company to offer branded information,
entertainment and communications services worldwide.

Looking at the long term implications, you may remember my
prediction last November, that in 10 years from now "TV's,
HiFi's, telephones and home computers will be almost obsolete.
They'll have merged into a single web-savvy entertainment and
communications center."

Monday's deal is a major step toward making this a reality, and
likely to start the ball rolling in the forging of many similar
couplings. Customers of AOL Time Warner will soon benefit from
integrated billing for all entertainment and communications
related services. Whilst the hardware I was alluding to is
already in development.

Of course the major downside of the deal is the shear size and
power of the new company, which has current combined revenues in
excess of $30 billion! Just take a look at some of the AOL Time
Warner brands:

AOL, Time, CNN, CompuServe, Warner Bros., Netscape, Sports
Illustrated, People, HBO, ICQ, AOL Instant Messenger, AOL
MovieFone, TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network, Digital City, Warner Music
Group, Spinner, Winamp, Fortune, AOL.COM, Entertainment Weekly
and Looney Tunes.

I'm sure you recognize more than a few of those names!

Understandably, many consumer groups are not happy. Neither are
some investors, who fear AOL may loose it's aggressive,
pioneering edge. However, I reckon the unhappiest of all will be
AOL's competitors. On the other hand, online marketers may find
the potential reach of advertising campaigns very attractive
(assuming that the two companies can effectively integrate their
combined advertising opportunities).

There is great import in all this for *your* business too. It's a
another indicator that the time left to position yourself is
getting less (though the merger itself is not expected to be
complete before the end of the year).

As I said in November, "Right now we have a window of opportunity
in which to establish online businesses able to generate the kind
of revenues that will be required to keep pace with the rapid
advances of technology.... We can expect the day to dawn when all
but the most basic 'My Homepage' sites will require the services
of web designers/programmers (the distinction between these roles
will probably blur) and expensive software components."

[A series of articles published on Monday by Web Developer show
that this is already happening. According to them "it seems clear
that important changes in the way we use and design Web sites are
underway." http://www.wdvl.com/Internet/History/LookAhead/]

Although just over 50% of Internet users are still using modems
below 56K, Monday's deal will soon lead to many more having
high-speed, high-bandwidth cable access. I'm not just talking
about AOL customers, I foresee the knock-on effect resulting in a
much faster move towards cable across the board.

Once this becomes a reality, the web site as we know it will
start to change radically. The greater speed and bandwidth will
give rise to interactive content on a scale hard to imagine
today. Though you may not have to compete directly with the 'big
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I'm not sure... depends...?


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Using Their Number One Overlooked Business Asset!
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by Mike Enlow

During my many travels and business dealings, I have found one
most commonly overlooked asset which few understand how to make
proper use of. The asset I'm speaking of is the relationships
that business owners have worked long and hard to build by
treating their customers right.  The remainder of this article
will not only focus on  teaching you how to make good use of this
asset, but we'll also share some real life examples of what can
happen when a business deal is properly structured where
everybody wins.

How To Create Massive Profits By Helping Others Recognize This
Overlooked Asset And Be The "Knight in Shining Armor" For Doing
It!

Sometimes I feel like I have the only pair of "macroscopic
glasses" (to see the big picture) when examining businesses and
the many opportunities for creating additional cash flow.

What I will be sharing with you is one of the most simple of
these concepts I call "Joint Venture Alliances" or Co-Ventures. I
will assume you have no prior knowledge of marketing for the
benefit of those of you who are less familiar with my marketing
techniques.

Let's begin.

I've discovered many working marketing concepts and systems. All
of them are centered around one thing. LEVERAGE! They are
centered around HOW to leverage to get greater profits and
greater satisfaction out of every dollar spent and every effort
expended.

Over the years, I've learned, every business has one need in
common – the need to create more cash flow than they spend on
overhead. Tens of thousands of businesses do this very
successfully. Unfortunately, they overlook many opportunities to
gain greater leverage and reap greater rewards from what they do.
However, this article is going to address one of the fastest and
easiest ways you can teach almost any business owner to INCREASE
HIS OR HER PROFITS BY AS MUCH AS 300% and do so with nobility.

One of the most ridiculous mistakes and oversights in marketing
is the failure to recognize the true value of the relationship a
business owner has with his or her customers, vendors and others
they deal with on a daily basis. Properly utilizing this
overlooked asset can mean thousands and often tens of thousands
of dollars in increased revenue and the status of nobility as
well.

I'll explain.

When someone makes a purchase they prefer buying from someone
they trust and who has treated them fairly in the past. If I were
to rent a "cold list" (a list of names of people who know nothing
about me, my company, product, service or offer) I may, with a
well crafted sales letter or presentation, get a 1 to 3 percent
response on the offer. However, if you go to the owner of that
same list and structure a deal where the owner writes or presents
the VERY SAME OFFER, you will see a response that is so much
greater it boggles the mind. I've seen responses to this type of
offer (we'll call this an "endorsed offer") that skyrocket to as
high as 33%! This is an INCREASE in response of between 1100 -
3300 percent!

Accordingly, you can literally earn a fortune by showing others
how to use this principle by creating win/win deals. A good
example of using this concept happened this past Christmas with a
client of mine who is in the pharmacy business. My client had
approximately 10,000 customers on file, all of which loved and
trusted my client for the excellent service they had received
over the years. However, I discovered my client had never ever
used this asset of trust to do a noble win/win deal to properly
utilize this incredible asset.

Unfortunately too many business people are myopic (nearsighted –
cannot see the big picture) in their observation of their
business. They fail to realize that although they sell
pharmaceutical products and supplies, all their customers still
purchase other products and services like dry cleaning,
groceries, cars, insurance, accounting services, etc. The
relationship with their customers provides a business owner with
the incredible opportunity to use the "endorsed offer". By doing
a Joint Venture, wherein they recommend or refer their customers
to another professional and noble company, they could take a
percentage of the profits from the newfound business they create
for the company they endorse.

In this particular situation I learned they were friends with a
jeweler in town and Christmas was rapidly approaching. I saw an
instant jackpot. By the way, these deals can be created without a
prior relationship with the vendor you will endorse.

Here's a brief overview of what can happen with Joint Ventures or
"Endorsed Offers".

I immediately contacted the jeweler and interviewed him to get
the "golden nuggets" to create a letter for my pharmacy clients
to share with their customers. I learned he regularly flew to New
York to purchase diamonds, emeralds, rubies and other precious
stones but, more importantly, he purchased in quantity by teaming
up with a fellow jeweler in New Orleans where he literally saved
a fortune by buying in bulk.  We drafted a letter something like
what follows:

Dear Customers and Friends,

Last week my wife and I were browsing through the many Christmas
card binders to select a suitable Christmas card to mail to you,
our customer, to express our appreciation for your patronage.

Of the many hundreds of Christmas cards we had to select from we
couldn't find a single card that expressed our heart felt
feelings and appreciation to you as a customer. After all, it is
customers like you that helped us to send our two children
through college and build our business to be one of the most
successful pharmacies in the city. Frankly, I decided to say
thank you in a very special way - with actions, not words.

Let me explain.

One of my dearest friends is a local jeweler, who has the largest
selection of diamonds, rubies, emeralds, watches, and other
inventory in the area, but more importantly, he has developed an
incredible method of wholesale purchasing that allows him to save
a fortune.

As we were talking, I explained how I wanted to do something very
special for my friends and customers this Christmas that would
express my gratitude for your business. I further explained how I
wanted to do something that would benefit you and thus express my
thanks with ACTIONS rather than just WORDS in a Christmas card.

After a bit of "arm twisting" he agreed to allow my customers who
bring in this letter to his store, during their Christmas
shopping, to have a 20% discount! This is good for any purchase
you may wish to make this year. In doing this I am saying Thank
you to you in my own special way. Since he is providing you with
the finest quality jewelry he believes that you will continue to
be his customer for years to come. He agreed.

So, feel free to take this letter to XYZ Jewelers anytime between
now and Christmas and you will receive a "privileged discount" of
20 percent off any purchases as well as VIP treatment from my
friend.

Since almost everyone buys jewelry during Christmas my wife and I
felt this to be a much better way of saying thank you than any
card we may ever send.

Enjoy, and Merry Christmas.

Don and Susan Smith, XYZ Pharmacy

PS. Oh yea, he did request that I ask you to "slide this letter"
to him in an inconspicuous way so his other customers won't feel
slighted. They aren't getting this VIP discount. Please do me
this kind favor when you go in.


This letter of endorsement became the pharmacy's "Christmas Card"
for this past year. We had pre-arranged a special deal where XYZ
Pharmacy would receive half of the new found profits from
everyone who came in. Because of that we earned an incredible
$87,550 mailing Christmas cards instead of the $2500 loss one
would normally have when mailing 10,000 people.

The jeweler was delighted after a brief "marketing education" of
how a certain percentage of these new-found customers would
become lifelong customers.

This education is the key to getting the most from deals like
this.

Let me share the approach...

First, you have to understand that most people fail to realize
the lifetime value of a customer. This is where the Joint Venture
associate you wish to approach has to be educated.

Few realize the "residual value" of newfound customers. Not all
customers will come back again. This will be true even if you
give them the best quality, pricing and service. However, a
certain percentage of them will come back. In this case over 2780
people took the pharmacist up on his offer. The jeweler gave away
the lion's share of the front end profit but he will earn *much
more* than most realize. Here's a hypothetical example:

Assume only 10 percent of those who took advantage of the offer
were to return, the following year and the average purchase the
following year was only $500. The jeweler not only profited from
the initial deal but he will earn an additional $70,000 he may
have never had if it wasn't for the pharmacist's referral.
Jewelry is generally "keystone" pricing (meaning the jeweler
sells for approximately a 100% mark-up). If only ten percent of
the people return and spend an average of $500 that will bring in
an additional $139,000.

At keystone pricing that's an additional $69,500 profit the
jeweler will enjoy from this deal!

This doesn't even take into account the fact that satisfied
customers may return year after year creating profits the jeweler
would have never enjoyed without the referral and Joint Venture
of the pharmacist. Are you beginning to see the possibilities?
They are astronomical!

Deals like these can be made with car dealers, contractors,
dentists, restaurants and almost any kind of business you can
imagine. The beauty of it is that THIS IS A WIN/WIN DEAL FOR
EVERYONE and you get paid for arranging the deals.

Other Approaches

In the example above we used Christmas as a "reason why" but a
host of reasons to do deals like these can be created... You may
approach the market with reasons like:

*"We've just discovered the most incredible..."

*"We've learned of a secret method..."

*"Since my friend is just getting off the ground..."

*"This is the most incredible way for you to..."

*"It's only fair we tell you before the rest of the world
learns."

*"We felt we would be remiss if we didn't get you the first
opportunity to try..."

The number of approaches are unlimited!

I can't think of a single business that couldn't make more money
by properly utilizing their customer base through endorsing a
quality product or service.

How To Insure You Get Paid?

I use a contract of non-disclosure, stipulating the terms of the
arrangement, before I ever share the secret to using this
incredible concept.

Again, the rules are not set in granite. You should be as
flexible as you need to be to get the deal. It all depends on the
size, volume and type of deal and your involvement in the deal.



How Do I Get Started?

Getting started is easy. All you have to do is identify the deal
and write a letter similar to the one above in the example
between the pharmacist and jeweler. Also, be sure you follow up
the letter with a phone call. DO NOT share the intellectual
property you have to offer until you have your agreement signed
and "in hand" by both or all parties who will be participating.

How To Get the Sweetest Deals.

If I were starting from scratch I would seek out product sales
companies. These deals are the easiest to get. When you work with
attorneys, accountants and others the money trickles in slowly.
With product sales the money comes in over a two to three week
period.

Look for those companies who already have an established customer
database and, more importantly, have a good, strong relationship
with their customers. A stronger relationship provides a stronger
endorsement. A stronger endorsement provides greater profits.
Here are some examples of companies who have a strong
relationship with their customers: newsletter publishers,
software vendors, chiropractors, radio stations, internet service
providers, insurance agents, pharmacists, landscaping experts,
etc. They're too numerous to list. Just look for deals where the
endorser has a lot of contact with the customer. Preferably, they
should at least be in contact with their customers on a monthly
basis.

The world is a big ocean of products and services. You only have
to find the one or two products which will yield the greatest
possible success to your clients. Not only does this make you
more immediate income but it also sets you up to do similar deals
with the same clients in the future.

How to Maximize Your Cash Flow from Every Deal.

You should look carefully at the easiest client in the world to
get - a satisfied and convinced client. This helps you to
maximize leverage on every deal you do in order to gain greater
and greater income without having to re-sell your concept every
time.

For example, if you do a deal with a chiropractor to sell shark
cartilage or other pain reliever, the person selling this product
also has customers... You can almost immediately find a deal for
the endorsee, which will make them a surge in cash flow - exactly
as you've done for the endorser. There are no limits to how far
you can take this concept, in fact, it is the single greatest way
to leverage I know.

Here are a few examples of the kind of deals I would put together
right away:

I would marry car dealers with detail shops who maintain the
appearance of cars - and structure the deals where the detail
company offers long term (1 year) contracts at a savings of X
percentage.

I would introduce dental patients to companies who sell teeth
whitener. Get them on a monthly purchase deal where their credit
card is automatically billed and the whitener is automatically
shipped as long as the customer wants the product.

I would marry Internet service providers with schools who teach
how to get more out of the Internet. Also, I would do deals where
I bring in software vendors (for an extra profit center) to be
introduced to the students each week, month, or whatever period
with a contract for a percentage of the profits when students
upgrade the software in the long term. This is a trilateral Joint
Venture. As you see, the profit potentials are endless!

Another example would be a Joint Venture between a radio station
and a restaurant. I would arrange deals where radio advertising
sales representatives receive restaurant meal credits for a
percentage of the trade value. This gives them an extra edge in
their sales efforts by allowing them to take their clients to
dinner. Then, in return, have the radio station give the
restaurant the benefit of "cost" advertising. (Radio spots
selling for $300 may have a true cost to the radio station of
only $100. Which gives the restaurant a three to one savings on
the radio advertising they are already buying at full price.) You
arrange the deal under intellectual property law to receive
20-30% of the "true value" you are rendering to the restaurant.

I would arrange deals where software vendors would share lists
and make offers to one another's customer base. Of course I would
set it up to take my piece of the pie... This is a very lucrative
area, especially if you arrange the deal where you continue to
get a percentage of upgrades, etc.

Summary

I hope you are beginning to see that this is an untapped area of
marketing where you as a consultant and/or business owner can
cash in on other's lack of observation or understanding while
doing a noble win/win service to the business community.

I've tried to provide you with a general overview of this
incredible concept. Please do take advantage of the incredibly
successful and lucrative concept of joint venturing which IS the
greatest leverage for your time, efforts and energy.


"This Joint Venture Report is (C) Copyright 1996 - 1999 by Mike
Enlow, All Rights Reserved. You may not reprint this report in
any way, shape, or form without written consent."

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"A" is for Amazon

When Ernst & Young surveyed shoppers to see where they shopped
online for the holidays, they said Amazon. When Media Metrix
looked at its data for the Web's most visited retailers, it said
Amazon. In fact, most of the holiday traffic seems to have gone
to the big names.
http://cyberatlas.internet.com/big_picture/traffic_patterns/article
/0, 1323,5931_273041,00.html

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Beijing Allegedly Dumps Windows 2K for Linux

Controversy surrounds a report published in the Yangcheng Evening
News claiming that Microsoft's Windows 2000 operating system will
be barred from mainland ministries because of security flaws.
http://asia.internet.com/2000/1/0701-msoft.html

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Searchpower.com, a directory of Internet search engines,
announced that it has completed beta testing of its 'searchbox'
which will allow ISP's and Websites the ability to offer their
users the option of 'searching the web' or 'searching for a
search engine' whenever search criteria is entered into the
searchbox text entry area.
http://www.internetwire.com/technews/tn/01986289.dsl

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IRS: You Might as Well Swap

In a boon for online advertising, the Internal Revenue Service
will allow Web sites to swap banner ads without reporting them to
the federal tax-collection agency.
http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,8636,00.html?nl=int

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1on1Mail.com Launches A New Version Of 1on1lite

1on1Mail.com announced the release of 1on1Lite version 3.03:
e-mail encryption software that combines ease of use with the
highest defense against e-mail invasion. 1on1Lite version 3.03 is
on ZDNet's LaunchPad Web site and available for free. This
innovative software handles the encryption process in the
background, so users are never bothered with the technical
specifics. http://www.internetwire.com/technews/tn/01986270.dsl

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Sears, Sun Microsystems Working On Internet-Connected Home

Sears, Roebuck and Co. announced it is working with Sun
Microsystems, Inc. and other key companies regarding the
development ofthe Internet-connected home. Sears vision is to
market, install and service innovative appliances and other
products that use Sun's Java and Jini technologies. Sears,
Roebuck and Co. is a U.S. retailer of apparel, home and
automotive products and services, with annual revenue of more
than $41 billion.
http://www.internetwire.com/technews/tn/01986257.dsl

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CES - Sony's digital network recorder

Continuing to open doors to the networked home, Sony Electronics
introduced its first digital network recorder integrating TiVo
technology and service. The Sony SVR-2000 will be available this
spring. It incorporates a 30-gigabyte hard drive that records up
to 30 hours of television programming or up to nine hours at the
highest quality (DVD-Video) setting.
http://www.internetwire.com/technews/tn/01986223.dsl

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Hispanic cybershoppers

Espanol.com, large-scale online retailer for Spanish-speakers
worldwide, released results of a proprietary survey identifying
the demographic profile and behavioral patterns of Hispanic
cybershoppers. The survey provides the most detailed, up-to-date
and controversial snapshot ever made of the estimated 5 million
U.S. Hispanics online.
http://www.internetwire.com/technews/tn/01986206.dsl

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