Small Business Marketing
From Products, to Local Services to Books, Never Underestimate the Power of 5-Star Reviews to Boost Sales In the hustle of day-to-day operations and marketing, it can be easy to lose sight of encouraging online reviews from your customers. But…
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Web Design Fashions Change for Better or Worse, but Small Business Websites Need to Change with Them It’s critically important to have an easy-to-use website that visitors find intuitive. But it’s just as important that visitors feel your website is…
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Will Fear of Missing Out Spur Sales for Fragrance Company? I received a curious marketing email from Scent Matchers, a company that re-creates discontinued fragrances. Last year, I purchased a replication of my dad’s favorite aftershave from years past. Here…
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There’s a small word that describes an essential part of marketing today: content. This one word represents a huge commitment. Day after day, week after week, marketers need to publish something new, interesting and effective. The schedule keeps going, and…
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Renaissance Hotels takes marketing inspiration from its name, seeking to evoke a sense of the renaissance era. It’s a solid brand strategy concept, as described on its website: We’re a hotel for the curious, the adventurous for those who see…
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Invest in Graphic Design that Tells Your Brand’s Story Recently, I worked with Tailored Automation to craft brand strategy and represent the company at DevOpsDays Indy. The company was being launched just weeks before the event, and owner Garrett Honeycutt…
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Poor Customer Service and Increased Competition Take a Toll on Yelp An active community of users and businesses makes Yelp valuable. Community members are individuals. As Yelp matures as a business, the temptation to de-humanize the community while developing cookie-cutter…
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Owners of start-ups and businesses in their infancy often don’t have the resources to hire a marketing firm or marketing employee. In the beginning, they have to go-it-alone, do tons of research and make costly mistakes. Marketing isn’t easy, but…
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This kid’s t-shirt declares “People Over Things.” It also costs $42. When I saw it hanging in the window of a chic children’s clothing boutique in Cincinnati, I burst out laughing. Instead of buying an expensive, virtue-signaling shirt that a…
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Instagram and YouTube stars pride themselves on the “raw realness” of their posts. But it’s not true—none of their content is as spontaneous as it seems. To publish great marketing videos, you need some solid, technical expertise. These five tips…
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