I’ve been in businesses where a disgruntled customer has walked out for some reason or another and the response of the customer service representative was something along the lines of, “Take your $50 and spend it elsewhere then! We don’t need it!” (Usually this was muttered under their breath, but …
Marketing Articles and Interviews (category)
Whether it’s traditional marketing, internet and email marketing, or social media marketing you want to learn more about, you will find articles here that will help you build your brand, attract customers, and grow your small business. In the digital age, marketing is changing almost on a daily basis. Learn how to market your small business in the most effective ways to reach your target audience.
Craft Beer and Your Business
No, I’m not suggesting you start a brewery (necessarily, but if you do, please let me know!) and I’m not suggesting you start drinking lots of craft beer (necessarily, but if you do, please let me know!). What I am suggesting is that there are commonalities we can be proud of as niche-based, small …
A Look at Slogans and Taglines
Company slogans or taglines have a long history in advertising. Some of the first popular slogans include Ivory Soap’s “99 and 44/100ths percent pure” tagline which was used with the product’s debut in 1879. In 1886, Coca-Cola used the slogan “Drink Coca-Cola”, and since 1896, The New York Times has …
Telling Your Small Business Story Like the Trailer of a Box Office Hit
Just yesterday, I was helping at my aunt’s small-town bakery, as I often do to step away from my computer and move my body, and a woman came in to get her favorite donut. Although I expected it to be like most any other transaction—she would tell me what she wanted, I would make small talk while …
How to Market Your Small Business When You Don’t Like to Toot Your Own Horn
Marketing comes easier to some people than it does for others. Take me, for instance. I hate marketing. There. I said it. I don’t mind marketing for other people as I rather enjoy helping small businesses get their name out in the mainstream by providing “content that sells.” But when it comes to …
How Amazon Can Help You Beat Your Competition
Just a few months ago, a client contacted me wanting help with a new task. His business had a product that they were going to list on Amazon and they needed a good product description. Correction. They needed a compelling, beat-all-of-the-other-competitors-product-description product description. …
