Marketing Makeover
26th Oct 2011Posted in: Lead Story, Marketing Makeover 0

Here’s my presentation from earlier today, including about me, ad agencies where I worked full-time during the first half of my career in San Francisco and Dallas, some of my recent clients, a list of my freelance copywriting services (slide 11 or shown on my site’s Writing Menu), what I charge for my time, [...]

9th Apr 2011Posted in: Front Page, Marketing Makeover 0

AFTER

Book Bank USA is a non-profit organization in San Rafael, CA that has donated over 5.9 million books and more than 2,500 computers to nearly 1,000 schools and libraries in 37 countries over the past 45 years. Its tagline is “A World-Class Bank Where Books Draw Interest For Life” and I’m is proud to [...]

15th Feb 2011Posted in: Articles, Marketing Makeover, Power Teams 0

If you can’t figure out what to write on your site, try looking at your inbox. What did your clients ask you over the past week?

3rd Jan 2011Posted in: Articles, Marketing Makeover, Power Teams 0

Here’s an article I wrote that went live today on blog.intuit.com:
What’s your list of New Year’s Resolutions? As a freelance blogger and small business owner for over 15 years, my top New Year’s Resolutions for small businesses include these — feel free to comment below:
#10 — Go green…
#9 – Stop smoking…
#8 – Lose weight: [...]

22nd Dec 2010Posted in: Marketing Makeover, Presentations 0

Below is a link to the PPT I prepared that you couldn’t see because of technical difficulties. Please take a few minutes to click through it now:
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View more presentations from gzeimer.

Plus, here are some Intuit Small Business Blog articles containing interviews of BNI Embarcadero members:
1) Amy Harcourt – “How To Avoid Discounting Your Services — [...]

17th Dec 2010Posted in: Articles, Marketing Makeover 0

Illustrated by Fritz Wall. Written by Gil Zeimer.
Narrated by Steven Favreau. Apologies to Clement Clarke Moore.
‘Twas the night before networking when all through the bay,
BNI Embarcadero members were preparing for Schroeder’s Café.
The referral slips would be placed on the tables with care,
In the hopes that Giver’s Gain would soon be giving gain there.
Our members [...]

5th Nov 2010Posted in: Articles, Marketing Makeover 0

Here’s a great BNI referral success story…
Lauren Deane Evans of Good Looking Ideas is a valued member of BNI Embarcadero.com. A few weeks ago, she forwarded me a Craig’s List email about someone looking for writers for a new Intuit Small Business Blog.
Most important of all, their writers had to be experts at WordPress, the [...]

22nd Oct 2010Posted in: Articles, Marketing Makeover 0

How many of your proposals get accepted? If it’s less than 75%, you’re losing business you could probably save.? Learn how to make your proposals more effective.

Discounting Strategies
20th Oct 2010Posted in: Articles, Marketing Makeover 0

Offering discounts is a popular business strategy. But is it a good idea? It’s an easy trap to fall into. And one that’s very hard to climb out of. Find out how to discount wisely to grow your business.

28th Jul 2010Posted in: Marketing Makeover, Power Teams 0

Below is a link to the PowerPoint Presentation I made today to show you some case studies and prices of my freelance copywriting consultancy at Zeimer’s Advertising Shoppe.
I’ve now added slides for the two blogs that I’ve recently written on www.mjsearch.com and www.avantpage.com. Pricing for blogs is variable, depending on if it’s a one-time article [...]

Marketing Makeover Power Team Services
1st Jun 2010Posted in: Featured, Marketing Makeover, Power Teams, Slider 0

Need a new logo? A video? Printing? Publicity? Signs? Swag? A better website, newsletter, or ad campaign written or designed? Venture no further.

Besides creating rhymers for 30-second informercials for myself and fellow BNIers, I am a serious, prolific writer with 25 years of experience.
On a daily basis, I write a travel blog (vagablond.com), emails and landing pages for corporate clients, traditional direct response projects, Web sites and content, editorial articles, ads, company brochures, radio and TV scripts, [...]

In a nutshell, I build websites that allow you to update your own content. In real estate terms, I’ll build the house, I’ll do the wiring and the plumbing, then I’ll paint it and hang a few pictures, but I’ll leave the furniture to you.
I use software (mainly WordPress) that allows you to add, edit, [...]