Is this the ultimate Internet marketing technique?
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In a word, NO. That is most definitely not the ultimate Internet marketing technique. It may be one of the worst.
Most people think marketings just advertising or selling goods and services. Advertising and selling are part of it, but not the whole picture. Marketing is everything involved in identifying the wants and needs of a targeted group of customers, and then doing what it takes to satisfy those customers. Of course, youll have competitors trying to do the same thing better than you. Youll do market research on customers and analyze their needs. Youll use what you learn to make decisions about designing your product, pricing, promoting (including advertising), distributing and trying to sell your product.
The Internet provides a way to identify and reach large...