Any successful business—from a small, locally owned dry cleaner to a colossal, nationally operated department store—will agree that a large part of their success can be attributed to the marketing technique they employ. The simple truth is that consumers need to know about you and the products or services you offer before they can buy them from you. This is a truth companies have been acquainted with and been exploiting for years. From the first newspaper advertisement printed in the early 1700s to the latest Internet marketing technique available today, …