Amazon.com Product Description

Marketing Plan Pro is a step-by-step guide to writing a successful marketing plan. This complete solution includes complete text, flexible tables, and colorful charts to add to your plan. Instructions and examples customized for your plan type and row-by-row help for every table make writing your plan easy. Wizards will also walk you through the entire process.

Marketing Plan Pro will help you build an outline for your plan. Answer a few questions and the Plan Wizard will build a custom outline for you, with tables, charts, and text included. Detailed or simple, you can choose which main topics to include: situational analysis, marketing strategies, financials, budgets, forecasts, and/or controls. Custom tables bring it all together, from target market and sales forecasts, to market, growth, share, and competitive analysis. Include historical data and sales and expense breakdowns. Automatically generate color 3D charts, and see your results graphically with the click of a mouse. Charts include target markets, target market growth, market forecast, monthly sales forecast, milestones, break-even analysis, and sales vs. monthly and yearly analysis.

Marketing Plan Pro includes 10 sample marketing plans, a 90-day subscription to LivePlan.com, and an online glossary that defines common marketing terms in plain language. ... Read more

Reviews (4)

Great Software for Marketers
This was an amazing experience in creating a marketing plan.Everything that I needed was there, along with great help and guidence throughout. The graphics the software created for my marketing plan was worth the investment.I recommend Marketing Plan Pro without question.

Marketin Plan Pro
I like this product very much for the expamples it gives.Unfortunely entering data is difficult and confusing.I gave three stars becuase it is a useful example program.

Marketing Plan Pro 4.0 Review
Marketing Plan Pro 4.0 is an excellent software that help you write a marketing plan. It gives you instructions and examples that you can follow.

Unfortunately, it seems that the program does have its problems with regards to: formating tables and graphs; exporting into Word; importing file; general text formating; adding new tables and linking it to a new graph; etc.

It has been an absolute WASTE OF TIME typing and entering data into Marketing Plan Pro 4.0. It is better to follow their ideas and type everything in Word. Because the program would be used ONLY as a guide, a book on how to write a plan could be better and cheaper!

3 stars only because of the examples. Otherwise, 1 star.

What a Great Product!
I have a small business, and I was looking for ways to drum up more business, but I'm not an expert in marketing.A friend suggested Marketing Plan Pro, and I'm glad he did!

Marketing Plan Pro guided me through writing a complete marketing plan with helpful instructions and examples, which has really helped me increase my sales and made my marketing efforts more successful.

If you have a business or work for one, then you need Marketing Plan Pro! ... Read more

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PowerPlugs: SuperShapes adds television-style still and animated shape effects to your PowerPoint presentations. SuperShapes goes way beyond the static 2D world of PowerPoint's AutoShapes with artistically designed, colored and animated 3D shapes such as arrows, buttons, text frames, banners, separators and more! These professional quality shape effects will visually direct your audience's attention to your key points by pointing, surrounding, and underlining them. SuperShapes is not a clipart package. It has as its foundation a powerful software engine that lets you easily browse and select from a wide variety of pre-created shape effects. It also lets you edit the effects to your heart's content. For example, you can change colors, timing, and size, even proportions! But, the greatest thing about SuperShapes is that you can usually get the exact effect you want with just a few clicks. Its interface is very intuitive. And it works right inside Microsoft PowerPoint, which helps make it even easier to use! ... Read more

Features

• Over 140 still and animated effects per volume!
• Buttons, text frames, animated arrows and more!
• All shapes are antialiased!
• All shapes are customizable!
• Quick and easy to use!

Features

• Works with Avery and other standard business papers
• Work with a number of industry-standard templates
• Match your cards to letterhead & envelopes
• Customize templates, insert logos and images
• Prints to any inkjet or laser printer

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Business Cards define the essence of your Company. With Quickstart Business Card Maker Pro you can make business cards with a professional âlook and feelâ in minutes! Unleash your imagination with professionally designed layouts, spectacular images, brilliant backdrops, and patterns; plus distinctive fonts and bold headlines. ... Read more

Features

• Layouts, clip art and fonts are all included -- start working as soon as you install
• Select from multiple layouts, images, backdrops and patterns for truly distinctive fonts and headlines
• Import artwork and designs from other programs and store them in a searchable database
• Create an eye-catching business card in 3 easy steps - Chose a Business Card Type, enter your info and print it up
• Includes thousands of fonts for Mac and PC

Amazon.com Product Description

Marketing Builder features tools to plan, create, and measure your marketing projects and programs. It dramatically simplifies the process of creating a marketing program and also includes tools for everyday marketing tasks: advertising and direct-mail analysis, press releases, and more. For small or medium-sized businesses, Marketing Builder is perfect for planning projects and programs, creating marketing materials, and measuring the results and effectiveness of those programs. Use Marketing Builder to turn individual projects into an organized program that builds brand awareness, positions products, and analyzes marketing options. ... Read more

Reviews (4)

Terrible customer service and technical support
Unnervingly bad customer service and technical support make this product more than just a waste of money.This product will cost you time and effort.I suggest Palo Alto software's Market Plan Pro and Ad Plan Pro as an alternative.

Please, don't suffer what I had to at the hands of these amateurs!

This is a VERY STRONG product!
I doubt that the first reviewer wasn't on the staff of a competitor.This is a very good program and is very user-friendly.The menus are well laid out and the interface is smooth.The marketing ideas recommended are time-proven and effective.There are no fadish or gimmicky marketing tools here.Just practical and well presented information.Good job JIAN!

Not very strong
I found Marketing Builder to be a product that was not very reliable or helpful in building my marketing plans.I usually wasted more time with the software then writing.I'd recommend using a different marketing plan software.

Marketing Builder Interactive Rview
I haven't used this product yet but my friend told me that it got his marketing off to a great start. he was just an entry-level marketer and now he has clients from around the state trying to get his product. Hopefully this software will do the same for mine. ... Read more

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NEW! A fifth volume of the ever-popular PowerPlugs: Transitions from CrystalGraphics! Adds innovative television-style 3D effects to your presentations with just a few mouse clicks! PowerPlugs: Transitions produces stunning visual effects and realistic, synchronized sounds in your PowerPoint presentations. This brand new collection of innovative 3D effects allows you a sure way to grab your audiences' attention and make your message more memorable. The software is incredibly easy-to-use-- it plugs directly into PowerPoint, enabling you to add 3D animated transitions right from PowerPoint's Slide Show menu. PowerPlugs: Transitions V is based on 20 innovative styles, including Emerald Screens, Magical Doors, Space Cubes, Virtual Billboard and more. Plus, you can now insert your own images on many of the transition effects! Get all five volumes of PowerPlugs: Transitions and much more in PowerPlugs: Ultimate Combo 14! ... Read more

Features

• Energizes your presentations with eye-catching 3D transition effects!
• Many of the effects allow you insert your own images!
• Adds synchronized sound effects automatically!
• Incredibly easy to use and handsomely affordable!

Features

• Quickstart Power Tools make it easy to add top-quality design elements to your projects
• Multiple drawing tools for hand-drawing, sizing graphics and importing your own graphics
• Includes over 10,000 clip art, and over 1,000 fonts for the PC or Mac
• QuickStart Layout Templates help you produce in 3 easy steps - Choose a Document Type, pick a Layout template, then Format and Print!

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Business PlanMaker Professional 4.0 ... Read more

Reviews (1)

Industrial Strength for ops analysts and R&D
Unlike SAS' STATVIEW, which is for general statistical analysis for a number of business and technical disciplines, this application is focused on operations analysis, statistical process control and design of experiments.

What makes this an 'industrial-strength' tool is the fact that it works with mainstream applications, such as Microsoft Excel (open tables can directly access Excel files), and with any database that can be accessed via ODBC (MS Access, Oracle, SQL Server, etc.). Further ease of use is provided by the column browser that combines a familiar spreadsheet view with powerful navigation capabilities. Additional flexibility is given by extensive reporting features (easy layout, save as HTML for web publishing, and editing data while in the report function).If you want to automate repetitive tasks JMP also includes a scripting language that is reasonably easy to learn and is integrated with the formula editor.

One of the more powerful functions is design of experiments, which sets this application apart from general statistics programs - if you use DOE or Taguchi methods then you have ample justification for investing in JMP because you're be significantly more productive.

In addition to DOE/Taguchi methods JMP does descriptive statistics (eliminating the need for a separate statistics program), linear models, correlations and multivariate computations, statistical process control charts, and time series analysis.These capabilities make it ideal for anyone involved with quality assurance, R&D, operations analysis and reliability modeling.This is a professional tool that will save more time than more general packages such as the company's other product, STATVIEW, or applications such as MathCAD. ... Read more

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Win customers and build sales with proven selling tools. If marketing is your job, this program will help analyze your current marketing efforts. Plus, you get everything you need for planning direct-response ads, telesales, pricing, and more! ... Read more

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Truthfully, you've been actively "planning" your business for months. You know your objectives and have a very clear picture of how you'll attain them. Still, the prospect of committing that plan to writing seems more daunting than any of the real business challenges that lie ahead.

Well, the entire process has just become a whole lot easier with Business Plan Writer® Deluxe for 2004. This brand new version combines powerful new features with proven techniques to cast your vision in terms that bankers and prospective investors understand and expect. By answering a series of questions in an "interview format," you'll be able to express your ideas cohesively and conciselyand win the praise and support of your readers.

Best of all, with example text for every section and so many real business plans to draw on, the toughest part of the writing job is behind you. The upshot: You'll complete your plan quickly and with absolutely no writer's block. ... Read more

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Power Plug Transition 2
This program is awsome. Especially for teachers. A class, or presentacion can be done with ease. It will keep your audience atencion and asking for more. But be adviced that you need a computer with a fast 3D chip. A laptop can do the trick.

Wake up those audiences with PowerPlugs: Transitions!
This is a really fun product from CrystalGraphics. It adds TV-style 3D transition effects into your PowerPoint presentations.

I used it recently when I gave a presentation toa room full of venture capitalistswho were doing a lot of talking during earlier presentations. But when itwas my turn, they quieted way down during the first transition effect (thesound effects got their attention, the cool visual effects kept theirattention). By the second slide transition I had their undivided attention.During the third slide transition they broke out into applause. It wasreally cool. Then they started asking me questions about the key points Iwas trying to make in my presentation and I knew I had them in the palm ofmy hand. I literally owe it all to this very cool and inexpensive product.What a great way to break out of the PowerPoint doldrums! ... Read more

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A nice way to spruce up a PowerPoint presentation
I bought this product and I am very happy with it.

The description above doesn't really tell you what the product is, so let me tell you about it. It is a software product that plugs into PowerPoint 97, 2000 etc. (Windows version) and lets you add your choice of really good looking arrows and buttons and other useful shapes into your presentation. This lets you point to key statements, or explain the flow of a process, etc.

But the best part (to me) is that you can add your own text to these shapes, and many of them can animate if you want them to. It is very easy to use, and the results are very professional looking.

I first heard about it in a review in PC Magazine earlier this year. They gave it 5 stars and called it a "must-have" product for PowerPoint presenters. I thought, with an endorsement like that, it's worth trying out. And I wasn't disapointed.

I have since learned that the developer, CrystalGraphics, also has a whole line of other PowerPoint-enhancing products. They'reworth checking out as well!

A nice way to spruce up a PowerPoint presentation
I bought this product and I am very happy with it.

The description above doesn't really tell you what the product is, so let me tell you about it. It is a software product that plugs into PowerPoint 97, 2000 etc. (Windows version) and lets you add your choice of really good looking arrows and buttons and other useful shapes into your presentation. This lets you point to key statements, or explain the flow of a process, etc.

But the best part (to me) is that you can add your own text to these shapes, and many of them can animate if you want them to. It is very easy to use, and the results are very professional looking.

I first heard about it in a review in PC Magazine earlier this year. They gave it 5 stars and called it a "must-have" product for PowerPoint presenters. I thought, with an endorsement like that, it's worth trying out. And I wasn't disapointed.

I have since learned that the developer, CrystalGraphics, also has a whole line of other PowerPoint-enhancing products. They'reworth checking out as well! ... Read more

Features

• Expand the distribution of your Powerpoint slideshows
• Also works with Word and Excel files

Product Description

Add flair to your PowerPoint presentations with television-style animated 3D titles! PowerPlugs: 3D Titles let you add impressive-looking animated 3D title slides to your PowerPoint presentations in seconds. It includes 30 pre-created 3D animations inspired by television and film. All the animations are customizable and include synchronized sounds.. 3D Titles are extremely easy to use. Once installed, a new menu item will appear in PowerPoint's Insert menu. When you click "Add 3D Title Slide" you will see 3D Titles' intuitive, PowerPoint-style main dialog displaying a gallery of professionally created 3D title animations. Simply pick the 3D animation you want, type your title (and optional subtitle) text and voila!Youre done. Your personalized 3D title, along with other artistic elements, will automatically animate together smoothly, just like the ones on TV. 3D Titles' Advanced... button leads to a rich editing environment which allows you to customize your selected 3D title animation by changing the colors, materials, sizes, orientation and other attributes of each of its elements. ... Read more

Features

• Adds still or animated 3D title slides to PowerPoint presentations with just a few clicks!
• 30 animated 3D title effects per volume!
• Also adds complementary sound effects!
• Works right inside of PowerPoint!