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 (5)

Avoid Jian-- they are lying lowlifes
a) "Burke Franklin" or so he claims-- is the CEO of Jian Software, and has stuffed the ballot boxes in all the Jian product reviews to improve his Amazon standing-- this is the least of his chronic lies--his products do not deliver anything close to what is promised, are cantankerous as hell to use, and the company does not abide by their own money back guarantee. I am in the process of suing them to recover costs that they promised would be rescinded.
b) Once they have your info, they will spam you unmercifully.

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

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

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!

Features

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

Amazon.com Review

Looking to start a small business? Or do you already own one and want to educate yourself on navigating the legal waters surrounding your establishment or corporation? There's a maze of information and processes involved with small businesses and sometimes it seems that there's no way to view it all in laymen's terms. However, with some time and effort, Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe can help you to learn about business plans, tax forms, promissory notes, security agreements, confidentiality agreements, and much more. Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe will even help you with marketing, domain names, and hiring practices.

Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe is primarily an electronic reference library with books on starting, running, and maintaining small businesses. These books are published by Nolo Press, a company whose primary goal is to assist anyone and everyone in understanding what they need to know about the legal arena. Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe also contains many of the commonly used forms for small business owners.

The books contained in the program are:

• Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business, Sixth Edition by Fred Steingold
• Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business, Second Edition by Fred Steingold
• The Employer's Legal Handbook, Fourth Edition by Fred Steingold
• Tax Savvy for Small Business, Fifth Edition by Frederick W. Daily, Attorney
• How to Write a Business Plan, Fifth Edition by Mike McKeever
• Marketing Without Advertising, Third Edition by Michael Phillips & Salli Rasberry
• Domain Names: How to Choose & Protect a Great Name for Your Web Site, Second Edition by Stephen Elias and Patricia Gima

Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe is an upgrade from Nolo's Small Business Pro 4.0 and is not compatible with Quicken Business Lawyer or Quicken Family Lawyer. While a computer program cannot be a substitute for a law degree, Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe could be a powerful tool for a small business owner who is looking for a broader understanding of the necessities and complexities of start-up, growth, and success. --Kendra Hayden ... Read more

Reviews (5)

It contains information, but is it software?
While sold as software, this is a hastily assembled conglomerate of information and some poor (in both content and formating) examples of documents. They have not even bothered to put any dialogs to help the user insert automatically trivial information (names, locations, dates,...) into the documents.

You may want to instead buy a copy of "How to Form Your Own Texas Corporation". The documents appear more complete, better laid out and you get a *book* to hold in your hands!

A good reference guide for typical legal problems.
Nolo offers great guides for specific legal issues related to personal and business use. This guide is a decent tool for users to call upon for typical small business issues. I must warn though, that not all legal questions and problems can be solved using self-help guides. Be realistic in your expectations of the software and it should serve you well.

Not as advertised, simply a watered-down online book
I was, unfortunately, very disappointed in the offerings of this product. I was under the impression that it would have a number of ready-made business forms I could customize for use in my business (contracts, amendments to the corporate charter, etc). That was not the case. This product is more of an online-book with very generic and watered-down information than anything else. If you were thinking of purchasing this product for their "forms," don't.

Lawyer In A Box!
This has been a savior. They should call it, "everything legal you need". I have used the forms for my own buisness (start-up) as well as utilized it at my job. I work for a fortune 500 company, and have been told by our legal department that I have saved them so much time, they rarely if at all have had to make any modifications to the subject matter. All-in-all, it's great if your just starting out, own a small business, or work for a multi-billion dollar corporation, and can't wait for your legal department to come throught on a deadline. Best purchase I've made in some time.

2002 Lawyers at the bottom of the ocean?
I own a copy of Quicken Lawyer 2002 Business Deluxe as well as Quicken Family Lawyer, and I was impressed with both!
Running a small business requires more and more legal forms and contracts every day.
Trouble is that your average attorney knows this, and charges accordingly.
Having compared some of the legal documents generated by my attorney and the same documents generated with these two software packages, I could swear (under oath) that my attorney must be using the same software!
Of course, there are some subtle differences, however, I found it to be considerably less expensive to have my attorney read and make modifications to the documents that I provide, than to have him generate them.
This software may not entirely replace your attorney, but it will come darn close.
I only give it four stars because it's not perfect and like anything else out there, it can be improved upon. ... Read more

Product Description

PowerPlugs products are award-winning, easy-to-use and affordable plug-in and add-on tools that help you get the most out of Microsoft Office. Impress your PowerPoint audiences with TV-style 3D transition effects, animated 3D titles, Flash tools and content, 3D charts, beautiful templates, stylized headings, famous quotations, animated arrows, photo effects & shape effects and background music. PowerPlugs: Ultimate Combo 14 Plus is a sure-fire way for PowerPoint users to "bring that wow factor back to presentations" (Successful Meetings). This fabulous collection of PowerPoint enhancement tools is a wise investment. 1. PowerPlugs: Transitions I-V ¿ TV-style transitions with catchy sound effects! 2. PowerPlugs: Charts ¿ Powerful charting plug-in with 2D & 3D models! 3. PowerPlugs: Pictures ¿ Your choice of any 100 professional presentations/ Web-quality images. Over 20,000 professional royalty free photos and images to pick from! 4. PowerPlugs: FlashReady ¿ The easy way to add Flash to PowerPoint! 5. PowerPlugs: Presentations to Go ¿ Jump-start the creation of your presentations with professionally produced presentation ¿shells.¿ 6. PowerPlugs: Templates Favorites I,II & III ¿ Over 5,000 hand selected beautiful PowerPoint templates! 7. PowerPlugs: PhotoActive FX I& II ¿ One-click photo animation and textures! 8. PowerPlugs: SuperShapes I& II ¿ Exciting shape effects to highlight key points! 9. PowerPlugs: 3D Titles I& II ¿ 3D title animations with high-energy intro music! 10. PowerPlugs: Music I& II ¿ Upbeat background music! 11. PowerPlugs: Screensaver Creator ¿ Turn presentations into screensavers! 12. PowerPlugs: Quotations ¿ 45,000 famous quotes, from inspiration to humor! 13. PowerPlugs: Slides That Win! ¿ Tips and tricks from PowerPoint designers! 14. PowerPlugs: Headings I& II ¿ Artistic slide headings for numerous topics! ... Read more

Features

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CrystalGraphics offers a huge selection of award-winning, easy-to-use, affordable still and animated shapes that enhance your PowerPoint presentations. SuperShapes is not a clipart package-- it's so much more! Now you can go way beyond the static 2D world of PowerPoint's AutoShapes. These professional quality shape effects will visually direct your audience's attention to your key points by pointing, surrounding, and underlining them. SuperShapes has 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! PowerPlugs: SuperShapes volume 2 is the second of two volumes of artistically designed 3D shapes. There's a huge selection of still and animated directional arrows, banners, separators and text frames. Save money when you buy volumes I AND II of PowerPlugs: SuperShapes for PowerPoint! Or, get PowerPlugs: SuperShapes I & II and much more in PowerPlugs: Ultimate Combo 14! ... Read more

Features

• Over 140 still and animated effects per volume!
• Buttons, text frames, animated arrows and 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!
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• Quick and easy to use!

Product Description

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!

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PowerPlugs: Charts helps you easily create television-quality charts, without the assistance of a graphic artist. It offers you a wide variety of unique 2D and 3D charting styles with a rich set of powerful editing tools ¿ so you can get just the results you need directly from within Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel! PowerPlugs: Charts has over 100 pre-formatted 2D & 3D chart templates organized into 11 categories: Basic, Big Data Set, Corporate, Gradients, Letter Size Black and White, Letter Size Color, Models, Rendered, Surveys, Textured and Trend lines. PowerPlugs: Charts lets you choose over 31 chart types based on the following types of categories: Area, Bar, Bubble, Column, Histograms, Lines, Pies, Scatter, and Surface. Its unique Data Analyzer feature can automatically recommend the best type of chart to use for your data set. With PowerPlugs: Charts, you'll soon find it astonishingly easy to produce television-quality charts and graphs right from within PowerPoint and Excel! ... Read more

Features

• Creates gorgeous television-quality fully rendered 3D charts!
• Includes over 100 pre-formatted 2D & 3D chart templates to choose from!
• Robust and intuitive editing tools!
• Plugs in seamlessly to Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel!
• Complements Microsoft's built-in charting functions with a greater variety of styles!

Product Description

PowerPlugs: Templates brings you an enormous selection of all-new professionally designed PowerPoint templates and backgrounds. They'll give your presentations a neat, unified, and memorable appearance ¿ and a sophisticated finish that today's audiences expect. It includes a pair of slide masters ¿ one designed for the title slide and another especially for the body of the presentation ¿ with complementary background images for both. It includes text boxes are carefully positioned and tinted to suit your PowerPoint design, then enhanced with pre-set font styles and layout for maximum readability. Hundreds of these cutting-edge PowerPoint templates in the volume III CD also include sophisticated animated elements. Your audiences will be impressed! Boasting an incredible range of abstract designs, PowerPlugs: Templates delivers dramatic colors, inspiring artistic effects, and striking focal points. Yet, with your success in mind, every PowerPoint template is subtle enough to keep the content of your presentation at center stage. PowerPlugs: Templates III includes 5,000 LIGHT BLUE PowerPoint templates and backgrounds ... Read more

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Features

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