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Coke vs. Pepsi Ads: The Story Behind the Biggest Marketing Rivalry

ContentWriters

In 1900, singer and actress Hilda Clark were featured in Coke’s ads (some of which were on tin trays – an early form of practical product promotion) as the 20th century began. The company used this combination in all its advertising to boost its brand awareness and recognition. Enter the Advertising Jingle.

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236: 5 Areas to Focus on to Grow Your Blogging Income

ProBlogger

Back in, I think it must have been 2004, I’ve been blogging for a couple of years by this point, and for the first year I didn’t even know you could make money from your blog. Like ringing up an advertiser for the first time and saying, “Hey, will you advertise on my blog?” She came to me asking, “How do I double my income?”

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Are Personas Just a Nicer Word for Stereotypes?

Content Marketing Institute

presidential election, and NASCAR dads, which became a target audience in the 2004 elections, are closer to personas, though too thinly described. When used properly, buyer personas are a huge contributor to marketing, sales, and overall business success. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: How to Build Buyer Personas That Build Sales.

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How to Make a Full-Time Income From Your Blog

ProBlogger

It took me two years of blogging to get to my income goal ($36,000 USD/year) where I could focus on blogging full time (in 2004). Direct advertising. You could also sell ads on your site to niche advertisers on a monthly basis. Selling a friend’s ebook for a commission of $10 per sale with ten referred sales = $100.

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PB150: How I Make Money Blogging – My Profit Streams Revealed

ProBlogger

On dPS we do two big promotions every year. We have our 12 days of Christmas sale and our mid year/summer sale. On dPS we offer sponsorships to advertisers who want to work directly with our audience. Number two category is product sales. I do some affiliate promotions on both. Sponsorships .

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10 Popular Affiliate Programs for Small and Medium-sized Blogs

ProBlogger

Because affiliate marketing doesn’t require affiliates to offer their own products or services for purchase, but only to place promotions on their sites for other merchants’ products, it frees affiliates from many of the responsibilities and complications of traditional sales models. LinkShare. ShareASale. ClixGalore.

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220: What You Should Include in Your Email Newsletters

ProBlogger

We actually sell advertising in some of the emails that we do, particularly on Digital Photography School. When I started doing email, I think it was back in 2004, 2005, there weren’t really that many tools. If you’re monetizing your blog with advertises, you do wanna get them over to your blog. That’s where we’re headed today.