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Worldwide Holidays or Events for January 2012

1st January

Founding of Republic of China: Taiwan.

Independence Day: Cameroon, Haiti, Palau, Sudan, Western Samoa.

National Liberation Day: Cuba.

New Years Day: Algeria, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

3rd January
Revolution Day: Burkina Faso.

4th January
Independence Day: Burma.

Martyrs of Independence Day: Zaire.

6th January
Army Day: Iraq.

Children's Day: Uruguay.

9th January
Martyr's Day: Panama.

11th January
Republic Day: Albania.

Unification Day: Nepal.

12th January
Revolution Day: Tanzania.

13th January
Liberation Day: Togo.

15th January
Arbor Day: Jordan.

Coming-of-Age Day: Japan.

Lima Foundation Week: Peru.

Tamil Thai Pongal Day: Sri Lanka.

16th January
Martin Luther King Jr.
(1929-1968): United States of America.

20th January
Award Day: Mali.

21st January
Altagracia Day: Dominican Republic.

Army Day: Lesotho.

Errol Barrow Day: Barbados.

22nd January
Discovery Day: Saint Vincent.

26th January
Australia Day: Australia.

Duarte Day: Dominican Republic.

Liberation Day: Uganda.

Republic Day: India.

27th January
Saint Devota's Day: Monaco.

Vietnam Day: Vietnam.

28th January
Democracy Day: Rwanda.

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Positioning Yourself and Your Business for Maximum Success By Michael W Farrell Positioning is admittedly an advertising buzzword but it is legitimately one of the most important marketing concepts you will ever consider in your business career. One of the definitions of positioning is the controlling how your customers and prospective customers think and feel about your business in comparison to other, similar businesses competing for their attention. Here are several positioning strategies that may seem obvious but many people overlook the obvious and cost themselves a lot of money as a result. Positioning Strategy 1 - How to Describe What You Do to Attract the Customers You Want. Let's start with the name of your business. The best business names telegraph what the business does. For example, Dunkin Donuts is better than Starbucks. At the start, Apple and Amazon were mystery names however obviously they are now hugely successful brand name companies. The question you have to ask is whether or not you want to invest an enormous amount of money and patience in creating awareness and understanding of what your name represents or to start with a name that clearly represents what your business is and does. Positioning Strategy 2 - How to Price. You don't ever want to be in a business that obtained its customers with the lure of "lowest prices." You cannot build long-term customer retention via the cheapest price. The way you get a customer has great impact on how you will sell to that customer again. There will always be someone willing to offer a cheaper price. If the only thing binding your customers to your company is the lowest price, your business will be as fragile in its tenth year as in its tenth week. Be sure to sell quality, value, service, and unique benefits; do not sell price. One of the most interesting things about price is not its impact on profit and income but its impact on positioning. Often, under-pricing sends the wrong message. The business owner thinks he is optimizing sales by offering the lowest price possible but he actually creating skepticism and causing discerning customers to look elsewhere. In the New Economy, the successful businesses, based on factors other than low or aggressively competitive pricing, outnumber successful businesses that feature low or lowest price promises by at least 500 to 1. Be sure to play the odds.     Adland Digest Sponsor Message Be a sponsor. Place your ad here. (Spot II)   Positioning Strategy 3 - How to Make Your Image Work for You. To be perceived as successful and trustworthy in your business, you must match the image of a successful business in your field. Places of business, product packaging, literature, and advertising, all are subject to the same image concerns as are individual appearances. We are taught that you can't judge a book by its cover but we can't help but judge a book by its cover. You will be judged that way, too! Most businesses are better served by thinking about their marketing tools as "salesmanship in media" rather than as "advertising." In simple terms, copy is king. Message matters most. Yes, the wrong presentation for a given market can sabotage event the best message. But the more common error is a beautiful presentation of - nothing. Ultimately, there must be appropriate marriage of substance and style to make your image work for you. Customer's expectations must be met and exceeded, anxiety avoided, reassurance given by the image presented by you, your staff, your physical location, and your marketing material. Positioning Strategy 4 - Self-Appointment. When we are kids, our parents "appoint us" old enough to stay home alone or old enough to babysit our younger brothers or sisters. At work, employers or supervisors "promote us" as qualified to do a certain thing or handle a certain responsibility. 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In positioning yourself and your business for success, you have to clearly determine who you are, then drive that message home to your marketplace. It is also important to make the right decision as the marketplace will usually accept the positioning you chose for yourself, and present to others, as you really are in control of the positioning. About the Author: When not traveling for business or pleasure, Mike operates his own Internet Marketing company and consulting firm from the mountains of Colorado. I Hope You Enjoyed the Article and I Trust You Found It Insightful! Let me Know What You Think. Until the next time, I invite you to learn more about me and my various activities by checking me out at the links below. 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