Archive for April, 2010
Local Veteran Injured Twice In Iraq Receives Free Bed To Help Him Sleep Through The Night
ALBUQUERQUE NM March 14 2008Albuquerque veteran Staff Sergeant Charles Wyatt USAF Ret. was injured in Iraq twice once in 2004 and once in 2006. His job was a heavy well mechanic and in his first deployment he was working on a Humvee and a mortar came in and sent him bouncing of a brick wall. In his second deployment the truck he was working on was under fire and collapsed on top of him leaving him with severe burns and nerve damage.
I first joined the U.S. Army in 2001 and was in basic training when 9/11 happened Wyatt remembered. I was deployed in 2003 with the 53rd Quarter Master and was sent to Baghdad for a year. When I came home my service time was up so I reenlisted with the 150th Fighter Lane in the Air Force. I went back to Iraq in 2006 for a six month deployment.
His first injury occurred two weeks before his unit was supposed to come home in 2004. His second injury also occurred two weeks before his unit was supposed to come home.
I guess there was something about that two week mark I seemed to keep getting injured there joked Wyatt. Both times I recovered in a hospital in Iraq and then came home with my unit. The second time in 2006 I was sent home to Albuquerque to recover at my local VA center because my injuries were too severe to remain on the job.
Wyatt was medically discharged in October of 2006 and was given an 80 disability rating from the VA. Since he was discharged from the military Wyatts life has changed dramatically.
I used to make pretty good money as a mechanic but now I work as a shop foreman at Albuquerque Freightliner because I cant turn wrenches anymore Wyatt said. I dont sleep at night I basically just nap. I constantly wake up from nightmares and pain.
This week Wyatt was delivered a free Craftmatic Adjustable Bed because of his courageous sacrifices and military service through the Craftmatic Cares Program.
A recent 2007 survey states that 92 of severely wounded troops report to have trouble sleeping so Craftmatic is donating one new adjustable bed a week in 2008 to a severely wounded War on Terror veteran to help them sleep more soundly.
Wyatt says that they havent set the bed up yet but he is really hoping that now he might be able to sleep throughout the night.
I am really looking forward to our new bed and I know that my wife Kristin is too. I hope that now I can actually sleep for hours on end rather than just napping for short periods of time said Wyatt.
Craftmatic is very honored to donate this weeks bed to Staff Sergeant Charles Wyatt said Eric Kraftsow Elevation Bed LLC owners of the Craftmatic trademark. The Craftmatic Cares program was designed as a way for the company to give back to those who have given so much of themselves for our freedom. Mr. Wyatt is a perfect candidate because his injuries have prevented him from getting a good nights sleep. We hope that now he will be able to wake up fully rested.
For more information about Craftmatic please visit www.CraftmaticCares.com.
About the writer:nbsp;nbsp;About Craftmatic Adjustable Beds:
Craftmatic Adjustable Beds first began marketing electrically adjustable beds specifically designed for use in the world’s bedrooms over 30 years ago. Today Craftmatic is one of the worlds best known and respected trademarks for quality products. Craftmatic Adjustable beds are available in the United States United Kingdom and Australia.
Over 1000000 Craftmatic Adjustable Beds are now in use in customer bedrooms around the world and attest to the fact that our unique beds are as durable as they are attractive and comfortable.
For more information please visit www.CraftmaticCares.com.
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Stellar B2b Web Site Performance. No Guessing Required
For reasons that are difficult to fathom businesstobusiness website developers are frequently guilty of overlooking ndash; or ignoring two of the easiest ndash; and most important ndash; ways of ensuring a website performs at peak levels. These are testing and measuring.
Many marketers and designers especially those schooled in the art of creativity find testing and measuring boring. But these are several very good reasons to get excited about it:
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- Testing and measuring provides fast solid feedback on what your customers and prospects like and dont like.
- You can use the numbers to keep achieving better results.
- You can avoid a heck of a lot of costly mistakes.
- You have tangible proof of what marketing is doing ndash; or not doing ndash; for your sales efforts.
Lets look at measuring first.
What should you measure?
With the arrival of easytouse and easytounderstand web analytics applicationsone of the biggest problems once you realize you need to measure is avoiding data overload.
There are a few fundamental all website owners should track. Beyond that its up to you to determine what data is really useful. Heres a good rule of thumb: dont track anything youre not going to act on.
Basic critical data includes:
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- Unique visitors ndash; the number of unique visitors who visit your website monthly.
- How many are new visitors and how many are returning visitors.
- Bounce rate ndash; the percentage of visitors who quickly leave your site from the entry page without going anywhere else. Be sure to consider where the traffic is coming from when looking at bounce rate. For example payperclick traffic will have a higher acceptable bounce rate than direct traffic.
- Actions taken ndash; how many people did something downloaded a whitepaper watched a video requested a sales call etc. and what did they do. This is especially important for lead generation sites.
- Number of purchases ndash; an obvious important metric for ecommerce sites.
What should you test?
The simple answer is: test everything you can.
No matter how carefully you follow best practices persuasion fundamentals and gut instinct from knowledge of your market one thing is certain: you will not always get it right. One of the most interesting challenges of marketing is the fact that people do not always react the way you think they will. And one of the coolest parts of website marketing is that you can constantly test and improve to get the best results.
Here are just a few elements that are worthy of testing:
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- Headlines
- Images
- Colors
- Buttons
- Calls to action
- Forms
- Page layout
Asnbsp; mentioned earlier in this article you could test literally anything; but keep in mind why you are testing. You want to improve the performance of your website so test to learn which versions or combinations cause more people to stick to your site and take the actions you want them to take.
copy; 2008 Tatum Marketing Inc.
About the writer: Susan Pascal Tatum cofounder and president of Tatum Marketing is a recognized expert in businesstobusiness internet marketing. She has been helping software information technology and other BtoB firms achieve greater online marketing results for more than two decades. She is a popular author and speaker and regularly publishes internet marketing strategies and actionable tips on her Tatum Marketing blog. Visit Tatum Marketing online for a complementary copy of their latest report Technology Marketing 2008.
Arbonne Business – How To Build A Strong Foundation In Your Arbonne Business
Arbonne is a company based on health and wellness with its global headquarters in Irvine California. The Arbonne business is into varied product types. The flag ship business products of Arbonne are skin care and have recently varied the product profile to include nutrition weight loss and aromatherapy. Their skin care line is specially formulated in Switzerland and manufactured in the U.S. Arbonne has always insisted that their products are safe pure and botanical for full of benefits and effectivness.
The Arbonne business opportunity is a unilevel compensation plan. The plan is simple and straight forward. The company states that all you need to do to succeed is to recruit an average of about 50200 people on your team in order to earn a 1000 residual check each month.
In becoming a consultant the company offers support training to get you on the right foot in starting Arbonne business. Some of the tools included are:
- Work book
- Manual
- Policies
- Procedures
- Brochures
- Order forms
- Retail price list
If you are planning to get into Arbonne business or are already in it here are some tips to help you achieve success in what you are doing:
- Be An Expert with Your Product and Services:
One of the best ways to ensure you make good money Arbonne business is know your products what they do and truly understand the benefits of the Arbonne product line. In getting started chose the product line that you have the most passion and use the others as upsells later. - Developyour Target Market:
Think about what you love about your Arbonne products. Lets say you are marketing skin care. What solution did it provide you? Was it healthy more radiant younger looking skin diminished fine line and wrinkles? So get in touch with what you have had overcome to start. Think about the benefits of consuming Arbonnes products and then target people accordingly based on those benefits. - Effective System:
Another key point is to set up an effectively system in your Arbonne business a system that can be easily replicated by your team. If you are successful in having such a system in place it will allow you and your downline to easily sell good amount products. . - Support Tools:
It is extremely important to use the support tools for your business. These tools are specifically meant to help you get your message out to the masses about the product that you sell and also about the Arbonne business. By learning and using these support tools will you and your team be able to achieve success faster. - Be A Product User:
I find it really interesting but most people dont use the product they are selling. It is hard to be passionate about something you know nothing about. When someone buys from you and you understand their concerns and relate to their issues your prospect then will sees you as a expert someone that can help them. We all like to buy and we like to buy from an expert. So by using the product yourself is the key to success of selling any product and Arbonne selling is no different.
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About the writer: Barbara Harrington is a well respected network marketer and has grown several different home based businesses using the same revolutionary techiques that she shares in her much sought after free report. To obtain your copy of her free report entitled The NoNonsense Facts To Making A Six Figure Income In Less Than 12 Months go now to http://www.KnowYourMLMTricks.com.