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-====== eBook: The Confidential Internet Intelligence Manuscript ====== 
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-The Confidential Internet Intelligence Manuscript 
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-by Mark Joyner, CEO, Aesop.com, Copyright 2001 Aesop.com, 50 pages 
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-===== Introduction ===== 
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-  * Scientifically derived info on how your business can really prosper on the internet 
-  * revelations about internet marketing 
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-==== Why was this manuscript created ==== 
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-  * the dream we all want to believe: “Through the Internet, anyone with a computer, an Internet connection, and the willingness to sweat can set up an operation in their garage that competes with major corporations.” 
-  * Mark Joyner began a business as a shoestring company. 
-  * internet gives ability to advertise without hard capital 
-  * Mark "began to apply military metaphors (ala Sun Tzu et. al.) to my business." 
-    * "small groups of men, applying the proper tactics, can cause great damage and make armies of far greater size stand up and take notice." 
-  * Book reference:  
-    * "Guerilla Marketing" -  Conrad Levinson 
-    * Guerrilla's dont fight the same as a great army,  guerillas ignore those rules, and make their own 
-  * Do this right, and a business can be built to multi-millions without a dime of venture capital 
-  * roots: sales-driven, cash-flow-dependent 
-    * other companies waste millions on advertising that may or may not work 
-    * tactics must deliver results. 
-      * throwing daisies at an approaching army is not likely to work 
-  * dangers 
-    * cult of personality and accepting dangerous advice as truth 
-    * remember it is just accumulated observed data 
-      * be skeptical of what is not seen for oneself 
-      * science never renders gospel truth 
-      * look for observations that painstakingly isolate every possible effect on results, proper samplee sizes, confidence intervals, and scientific controls. 
-      * do your own testing 
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-  * Sections 
-    * Lessons learned - examples of data conducted from tests 
-    * Survey results - demographic data about viewership  
-      * 1) audience can affect results 
-      * 2) look for insight into mind of internet consumer 
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-==== One Word of Caution ==== 
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-  * Simplest concenpts can "have the most profound effect on your bottom line." 
-    * Noticing a particular day of the week works better can be make a huge profit difference 
-    * simple change in an order form can increase salees by 32% 
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-==== Why you need to use this information right now ==== 
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-  * Things in this document can increase earnings in 1 day 
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-====== About Scientific Marketing ====== 
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-  * "Do not fall for the myth that **all** testing is valid. 
-  * Testing is dangerous is the data is insufficient or derived in arbitrary ways 
-  * beware of sweeping conclusions 
-    * solid understanding of statistical concepts and methodology is critical 
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-===== Isolation of Test Variables ===== 
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-  * A/B test on two letters with innumerable differences leaves more questions than answers 
-  * better to isolate individual variables, example: test a singlee change to a headline in an ad 
-  * cumulative effect of many small changes can create dramatic improvements over time 
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-===== Marketing: A Fusion of Science and Intuition ===== 
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