100 Best Marketing Ideas.

Anyone looking for an edge over their competition? This is the place to find it. A lot of people can run a business, but takes a certain quality to turn a profit. So what is the key difference between you and your competition? The answer is: aggression.

If you were one of he few to be born with this gift, then you're already ahead. If not, here's a list of the top 100 steps you can take to be more aggressive as a leader and more aggressive as a company: 100 Best Marketing Ideas.

Economic Recovery.

The economic recovery is well underway. When it comes to the economy and financial markets, good news has far outweighed bad news in 2009. Just about every piece of economic and financial market data is tracing out a V-shaped recovery. One would think that this would lead to a little more optimism from the conventional wisdom crowd, but it doesn't. With unemployment at 9.8% last month and the economy still losing jobs at an elevated pace, people are worried. Many fear a W-shaped economy, otherwise known as a double-dip recession.

By: Brian Webury for The Wall Street Journal. Read more at: www.online.wsj.com

Food for Thought.

A cheap solution for knocking out your competion: food. Are you in the sales industry? If you have a sales center with clients shopping around so to speak, try the ice cream challenge. Offer your clients a gallon of ice cream in the summer to take home with them compliments of your business. This will not only send your clients directly home to freeze said ice cream, thus elliminating your competition, but it will also remind your clients of your excellent customer service, every time they eat it.

Don’t forget to make a sticker with your contact information to attach to the ice cream! A little can go a long way.