Small Business Marketing
Email marketing should be alive and well in your marketing plan. You may ask, “What about Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn? All the marketing buzz is about social media!” It’s true that social media is growing in popularity and marketing potential, as 61% of…
Read MoreIn this marketing podcast, I give marketing tips for making great first impressions. Your customer’s first impression could be your storefront or even your website, and what customers think determines if they will buy from you. And I also reveal…
Read MoreToday’s blog post is not about Prince– sorry to disappoint. Instead, it features of some of the best signs I’ve encountered around the world. In my travels, I’ve always taken an interest in the signs that businesses use to promote themselves.…
Read MoreHave you ever driven past a small business and thought it looked dingy, dilapidated or outdated? Have you ever been on a website that felt cumbersome to use, with the information you sought hard to find? Perhaps you think the…
Read MoreOr, Why the Auto Industry is Stagnating In the last few decades, car design has become uninspired, with all cars looking pretty much the same. But you wouldn’t know it from the marketing communication. Television, radio and print advertising are…
Read MoreThere’s an old marketing rule that states, “Don’t market to yourself.” Like many adages, it has the benefit of being true. Marketing is for your customers, not for you. Many small business marketers make the mistake of developing marketing strategies…
Read MoreReflected Spectrum Photography just unveiled their new site featuring the logo I was pleased to design. Take a look: During the design process, I realized many small businesses could use some design tips for their logos. And since logos are,…
Read MoreDo you want your marketing to be good? Do you want it to be great? Marketing is really all about design. Great marketing is about quality design. Lack of passion leads to an overabundance of mediocrity and—even worse—a lack of purpose. If the purpose of the design is lost, then the design is useless.
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