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- Retail Software Marketing
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- Getting your software product into the retail market can be
- frustrating. Especially if you don't have any contacts or formal
- knowledge of the business. The best route for an independent
- programmer or small company to go would of course be a professional
- software marketing consultant. A professional has the contacts and
- has the knowledge and experience to get your software onto the
- store shelves. The only drawback is that the experienced
- consultants want to charge an arm and leg to get started.
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- Now there's ~The Software Marketer~. This software package is a
- combination training package and marketing package. It will
- instruct you on how to get your software onto the store shelves,
- while at the same time giving you direction and guidance.
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- Because the average person does not have contacts in the software
- industry, ~The Software Marketer~ contains 3 databases of contacts
- for marketing your software. Plus it allows you to generate form
- letters to market your software to these 3 echelons of the software
- industry.
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- The Distributor database contains over 700 distributor's (Software
- Plus, Software Resources, etc.) addresses and telephone numbers.
- With ~The Software Marketer~ you can merge a form letter with the
- database and create a custom mail out to attract a distributor to
- your software product. A distributor is a middle man or a
- wholesaler that will distribute your software to the Dealers.
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- The Dealer database contains over 1400 retail software stores and
- software reseller's (Egghead Discount Software, ComputerLand,
- Software City, etc.) addresses and telephone numbers. You can also
- merge this database with your custom form letter to market your
- software to these retail outlets. Most dealers will not carry
- software unless it is from a distributor, but you should still let
- them know that your distributor has your software available.
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- The Magazine Database contains over 1,100 contacts in the computer
- magazine industry (PC Magazine, PC Computing, Byte, Info World,
- etc.). ~The Software Marketer~ will allow you to generate press
- releases and gain free exposure and marketing for your software. A
- favorable article in a national magazine pulls in many times more
- sales than a well placed advertisement in the same magazine, and at
- no cost.
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- UPC ID Codes
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- For almost two years now, most of the large retail outlets require
- a UPC Manufacture Identification Number (Bar Code) to be placed on
- all software packages. ~The Software Marketer~ will help you apply
- for a UPC code and will also allow you to print UPC labels on an HP
- or Epson compatible printer. This will allow you to start
- packaging your product immediately and then just place stickers
- onto the packages that require a code number from the Uniform Code
- Council.
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- Order ~The Software Marketer~
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- Because this is a demo package, it does not include the full
- databases carried by the registered version of this software. We
- have included some actual samples of the databases that are
- supplied with this demo software.
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- If you would like to purchase a registered copy of ~The Software
- Marketer~, just send $49 to the address below. Or go to the "Order"
- section on the main menu and print an order form. Send to:
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- North Atlantic Publishing
- P.O. Box 768111
- Roswell, GA 30076
- (404) 442-3032
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- With your order, you will also receive a free book. "Creative
- Software Marketing". This book is filled with tips and tricks to
- help you sell your software. Besides giving information on retail
- marketing of software, it also tells you how to market and sell
- your software in other marketing areas, such as direct mail,
- shareware, multi-level marketing, and surplus software purchasers.
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