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		<title>What is an &#8220;Ideal Business&#8221; Model</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>An &#8220;IDEAL BUSINESS&#8221; model<br />
</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong>Inspired by the two books by Al Ries, Mr. Whipple wrote this e-book to inform the smallest &#8211; to corporate managers about an &#8220;<strong>ideal business</strong>&#8221; model-so maximizing business value.  Years ago he learned this model while brokering businesses-it is not written about anywhere else.   That&#8217;s right!  Not implementing this single organizational  idea contained in these 4 pages a Website Owner or Business Owner could be out of $100,000s.</p>
<p>Also start learning in this e-book differences of earnings moves and a typical sales/seo/sem strategy.   See how earnings move combined with any other sales strategy would result with a 18% gain of EBITADA.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Download this introduction for an overriding BUSINESS VALUE MODEL and earnings move perspective-TODAY!!!.</p>
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<p>Find in this Introduction and Chapter 1:</p>
<p>Why would you want to move your organization towards an &#8220;ideal business&#8221; model?</p>
<p>Why would you want to start a company with this organizational model in mind?</p>
<p>What is the difference between typical sales strategies and earnings moves?</p>
<p>In this short e-book discover how an earnings move could bring over 15% to the bottom line while sales strategies would not.  And how an &#8220;ideal business&#8221;model perspective begins to maximize business value.  Start with a new outlook of your business-after you read this e-book.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://growthconcepts.org/RN">Click to Download &#8220;14 Unalterable Laws of Business Value&#8221;</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://growthconcepts.org/wA">More about the Author</a></p>
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		<title>Online/Offline Advertising Return Comparison Chart</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ What ever your sales strategy is going to be we add an earnings move.]]></description>
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<div><strong>Medium</strong></div>
</td>
<td width="25%">
<div><strong>Cost</strong></div>
</td>
<td width="25%">
<div><strong>Campaign Return </strong></div>
</td>
<td width="25%">
<div><strong>Audience Reach </strong></div>
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<td width="25%" valign="top"><strong>Local<br />
Television </strong></td>
<td width="25%" valign="top">30 seconds in<br />
top 10 market: $4,000<br />
to $45,000+.</td>
<td width="25%" valign="top">Higher than direct mail</td>
<td width="25%" valign="top">Large number of<br />
consumers<br />
but a small target audience.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="25%" valign="top"><strong>Network<br />
Television </strong></td>
<td width="25%" valign="top">30 seconds in<br />
prime time: $80,000 to<br />
$600,000.</td>
<td width="25%" valign="top">Like direct mail</td>
<td width="25%" valign="top">Very high number<br />
of consumers with very low<br />
ROI.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="25%" valign="top"><strong>Cable<br />
Television/Ad Insertion </strong></td>
<td width="25%" valign="top">30 seconds in<br />
prime time: $5,000 and $8,000./Ad insertion $2-$280</td>
<td width="25%" valign="top">Higher than<br />
direct mail</td>
<td width="25%" valign="top">Lower number of<br />
consumers but offers better<br />
audience targeting.</td>
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<td width="25%" valign="top"><strong>Radio</strong></td>
<td width="25%" valign="top">15-60 seconds:<br />
$200<br />
to<br />
$1,000.</td>
<td width="25%" valign="top">Lower than<br />
direct mail.</td>
<td width="25%" valign="top">Depends on<br />
station. Good reaction<br />
numbers but at a high cost.</td>
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<td valign="top"><strong>Magazines</strong></td>
<td valign="top">National Magazine: $50 per 1,000<br />
issues.</p>
<p>Local magazine:<br />
$120 per 1,000 issues.</td>
<td valign="top">Like direct mail</td>
<td valign="top">Depends on circulation.</td>
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<td valign="top"><strong>Direct Mail </strong></td>
<td valign="top">Letter-sized envelopes: $15-$20 per<br />
1000.</p>
<p>Single sheet newspaper insert: $25-$40 per 1000 issues.</td>
<td valign="top">1-2% is a great return</td>
<td valign="top">Depends on copy and follow-up</td>
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<tr>
<td valign="top"><strong>Search Engine<br />
Optimization and SEM </strong></td>
<td valign="top">$15,000-$75,000 per year.</p>
<p>Landing pages with co-op</td>
<td valign="top">Like direct mail</td>
<td valign="top">Visitors are seeking your products<br />
and services and return to become<br />
regular<br />
customers. No personal contact.  Only email back.</td>
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<td valign="top"><strong>Phone Follow-up </strong></td>
<td valign="top">$500-$75,000 per month for two<br />
people calling from part-time to full-time.</td>
<td valign="top">Increases response 10-15%</td>
<td valign="top">Medium high ROI.<br />
When on phone customer buys if the right sales<br />
pitch.  Lead recycling..</td>
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<td valign="top"><strong>Mailer and Phone </strong></td>
<td valign="top">$3,000-$75,000 per month.</p>
<p>for two people calling from part-time to full-time</td>
<td valign="top">Direct mail then phone response</td>
<td valign="top">High ROI.  If right timing<br />
of sales scripting and mailer.  Must have great copy.<br />
Lead recycling.</td>
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<tr>
<td valign="top"><strong>Mailer, Phone and<br />
Landing Page Optimization with email, newsletter and SEM with specials.<br />
</strong></td>
<td valign="top">$3,000-$75,000 per year.</p>
<p>Landing pages with co-op</p>
<p>minimuim 3 months</p>
<p>SEO and calling is working for you</td>
<td valign="top">Direct mail then phone follow-up<br />
with collection site/co-op advertising/ and SEO</td>
<td valign="top">Exceptionally high ROI as<br />
visitors are seeking your products and services and return to become<br />
regular<br />
customers.  Lead recycling</td>
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Obviously these are sales strategies with average returns.  We implement earnings moves that go along with sales strategy but in addition go something like increase price 3%, increases margin 3% and decrease advertising3% which results in a 15% more increase to EBITADA. What ever your sales strategy is going to be we add an earnings move.  Make sure you do the right combination of media since they could work against you with the same 15% if wrong.  Find out with a quick analysis with <a href= "http://www.growthconcepts.org/index.php/software-suite/">CenterfigurE</a> and remove any obvious blunders.</p>
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		<title>Sales Strategy or Earnings Move?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know a typical sales/seo/sem strategy that brings in gross sales does not necessarily increase earnings. Yes, there could be sales but are they profitable? And do they increase EBITADA? For example lets say a Business Owner invested $10,000 to increase sales on a website. It worked. $25,000 was added to revenue but profits [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did you know a typical sales/seo/sem strategy that brings in gross sales does not necessarily increase earnings.  Yes, there could be sales but are they profitable?  And do they increase EBITADA?</p>
<p>For example lets say a Business Owner invested $10,000 to increase sales on a website.  It worked.  $25,000 was added to revenue but profits were 3%.  Now what if the Owner invested $10,000 in an earnings move resulting in $25,000 while increasing price 3%, margin 3% and decreasing advertising 3%?  This new earnings move with combined with the other sales strategy would result with a 18% gain of EBITADA.  So the same risk and investment but with different moves brings $13,500 to EBITADA and $40,500 in business value.  Which move would you take?  Warning!  The wrong earnings move could do the opposite.  Which move are you making?  <strong>Too complicated to do without a spreadsheet-ask us for a spreadsheet with the numbers.</strong></p>
<p>Learn the difference between a typical sales strategy vs. <a href="http://growthconcepts.org/JW">earnings move</a> in the introduction of &#8220;14 Unalterable Laws of  Business Value&#8221;.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t get confused about strategies not focused on earnings/value.  Below is a short list of typical strategies:</p>
<p>MARKET SEGMENTATION</p>
<p>COMPETITIVE POSITIONING</p>
<p>DATABASE STREAMLINING</p>
<p>REDUCING NETWORK DOWNTIME</p>
<p>MORE EFFICIENT PROCESSES</p>
<p>BRANDING</p>
<p>FACILITATION</p>
<p>TIME MANAGEMENT</p>
<p>SALES TRAINING</p>
<p>SOCIAL MEDIA INITIATIVES</p>
<p>DON&#8217;T TAKE US WRONG there might be a strong strategy currently working for you!   We ask are your initiatives focusing on areas that could bring you a EBITADA return?   Ask about an earnings move for your particular situation.</p>
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		<title>Why we use EBITADA?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We understand the term and what makes it tick for building Owners equity rather than a typical seo/sem tactic - so the new move effects business value. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Business Brokers use this financial number(Acronym meaning:  Earnings before interest, taxes, appreciation, depreciation and amortization) with a multiple of around 3 to determine a quick value for a business.  Brokers know Business Owners are often searching about pricing a business so use this to begin to narrow down the possibilities.  We understand the term(and how to say it) and what makes it tick for building Owners equity rather than a typical seo/sem tactic &#8211; so the new move effects business value.  Don&#8217;t take us wrong-sometimes these type of tactics are involved but not from conversion or a sales perspective.  The references below give you a deeper perspective on this number:</p>
<p>EBIT is Earnings before interest and taxes</p>
<p>EBITDA is earnings before interest taxes and DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION</p>
<p>EBITADA is earnings before interest taxes APPRECIATION (ANOTHER NON CASH FLOW AREA THAT SOME SMALL BUSINESSES USE)</p>
<p>and DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION-maybe from a business loan.</p>
<p>Below is an example of EBIT in a P &amp; L:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://growthconcepts.org/JW"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2141 aligncenter" title="ebitada_ebitimage" src="http://www.growthconcepts.org/wordpressct/wp-content/uploads/ebitada_ebitimage-239x300.jpg" alt="Click for Equity Move" width="239" height="300" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Ok, now that you understand EBITADA more lets formulate a new move for your particular situation with the the least expense, time and effort for maximizing this number.  Don&#8217;t try it without <a href="http://growthconcepts.org/0h/>specialized tools</a>,formulas and experience for identifying this move.  For now <a href="http://growthconcepts.org/JW">download a free introduction to &#8220;14 Unalterable Business Laws&#8221; for learning about how EBITADA could be increased using an equity move.</a></p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Whipple Author]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As a former State Champion Hockey player at Viewmont High School, David went on to graduate from University of Utah with a unique combination of business and communication education. He soon started brokering businesses at Business Resource Center of Utah. After one year he was elected to sit on a presidential committee for his quality [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a former State Champion Hockey player at Viewmont High School, David went on to graduate from University of Utah with a unique combination of business and communication education.  He soon started brokering businesses at Business Resource Center of Utah.  After one year he was elected to sit on a presidential committee for his quality transactions while also having more transactions than other agents. From there he learned how businesses work within a framework of business value.</p>
<p>He then went to Law school for a year to return back and start Target Software Inc. to develop best practice software tools that work along with business value.   Earlier in his career, as he was brokering businesses he was asked, many times, &#8220;How do you increase business value?&#8221;  This began his quest for assisting business owners to reach their business goals with business value in mind.</p>
<p>Later, inspired by the book &#8220;22 Immutable Laws of Marketing&#8221; he researched Business Owners&#8217; and Business Brokers&#8217; for ways to build business value. This study showed common initiatives known by some Owners and not others.  He began further developing tools, testing, executing and training value-based business principles and laws in small, medium and large corporations, educational institutions and non-profit organizations.  These principles and laws are in his upcoming book, &#8220;14 Unalterable Laws  of Business Value&#8221;.</p>
<p>He now runs Growth Concepts LLC while residing in Provo, Utah assisting local, national and international businesses maximize business value for building Owner&#8217;s equity.  <a href="http://growthconcepts.org/xx">Read More&#8230;</a></p>
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