All my education on marketing was done in the late 1960's. most of what I learned I have forgotten.

What I do know is, that marketing is extremely specific, marketing ceramic tiles is totally different from marketing Carpet, one would think they were similar but no.

some items can be posted, some emailed, some delivered, some must be intalled . .

When someone asks a question about marketing. If you do not get an immediate response of at least three questions. you have asked the wrong person.

Why are you mixing landscape design with Internet design? - Is the Landscape design involving contractors (hands on) or simply concept only?

Your Public library will have books on marketing - learn the principles then apply them to your unique situation - You already know that you can email a million people - sit down with your business partners and come up with something irresistable. . .

My initial thoughts are that if you are intending to market landscape designs, then I would be offering a design service (with free basic website) to every related contactor or grower in the phone book. Then I would probably issue them all with a free business card . . . then I would find a "Quotation" program (plenty on the net) that could be used on a laptop by the contractors - Then I think I would hand them the advertising that they need to use in their own local newspaper to promote their business. then get to work giving them the best designs that they could wish for.
I think a landscape Gardening site done expertly using an aspect of 'franchise' could be worth Millions.

Actually Making it all work would be tricky.

Internet Design - would need some realy good thinking to come up with something new.

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