Small Business Marketing
Often, a good marketing strategy includes teaming up with a charitable organization. It’s a promotion that’s good for everyone– the charity receives donations for its cause; the business gets a great marketing message, and customers feel good about helping out.…
Read MoreA couple weeks ago, I published a post imploring businesses to be good. Being good is important for your business, though it might not make your marketing any easier. But what if your business is not just good, it’s awesome? Being…
Read MoreDave Weatherholt handed me the reins to talk about search engine optimization (SEO) during this month’s “Getting Down to Business” radio show. I was joined by fellow SEO expert Steve Volz of Alaska Search Marketing. In this 30-minute podcast, learn…
Read MoreThe plumber ruined my plaster ceiling. A year later, the roofer broke my deck. They both told me, “I want to make this right.” Then, they did everything in their power to avoid paying. (With limited success. I’m pretty tenacious.)…
Read More“Getting Down to Business” had a great guest host for my segment this month, Christopher Pobieglo, President of Business Insurance Associates, Inc. Chris and I talked about Facebook marketing– tips for how to get customers through Facebook and how to keep…
Read MoreThis week, I’m on vacation at lovely Saint Simons Island, Georgia and thought you deserved a vacation, too. For the next few minutes, let your mind go on a marketing vacation, free from trends (and even good taste), to enjoy…
Read MoreHow do I know your employees want to be cross-trained? They’ve told me. In my work with Yastrow & Company, we do extensive, in-depth employee research, and cross-training is the most universal request we hear. Practically every group of employees,…
Read MoreSome marketing professionals seem to think marketing is all about “pulling one over” on customers with their clever tactics. The trouble with this philosophy (besides being ethically problematic, of course) is that it just doesn’t work. Marketers aren’t smarter than…
Read MoreAlthough marketers aren’t typically viewed as writers, every aspect of great marketing requires talented writing and precise editing. If there are any doubters, just observe this example from Starbucks: Not only is this poster confusing, it has a glaring typo.…
Read MoreLately, I’ve noticed an uptick in the number of businesses that use puns in their taglines. As an avid lover of puns, you might expect me to approve of this marketing move. But using a pun in a tagline is…
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