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.
The three keys to successful marketing are to get your clients to know, like, and trust you. One way to achieve the third factor—trust—is to establish yourself as an expert in your field. The question is: How do you do that? You can call yourself an expert all day long, telling all of your clients about your education and experience, but that usually isn’t enough to convince … [Read more...]
When you are the new kid on the block, often you are just wondering how to get your head above water. You need to break even quickly so you can start making a profit, and the holiday shopping season is far from your mind. However, no matter what time of the year you open, it is never too early to start gearing up for “that” time of the year when sales tend to skyrocket. Here … [Read more...]
As a small business, especially if you are just starting out, you likely know that you need to be actively marketing via social media, but you may not know how or where to start. Once you do get started, do you know how to keep things going? One of the hardest aspects of social media marketing is keeping things fresh and active so the audience stays engaged. Relevant and … [Read more...]
How to use a Media Alert for event promotion Communications consultants and PR professionals help clients gain exposure and promote events through strategic deployment of media outreach tools including the old standbys: the press release and the Media Alert. Media Alerts are particularly effective for garnering press for events. This includes securing pre-event press … [Read more...]
Marketing today is different than in years past. You used to just send potential customers postcards or letters, or market your business on the television or radio but now you have to learn how to use social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter, which may allow you to reach a larger market, but it also increases the likelihood that you could make some profit affecting … [Read more...]
These days no deed, good or bad, goes unpunished. The age of the internet has given birth to the online review, meaning how you treat customers, especially the negative, is more widely known than ever before. Unhappy customers, and happy ones if you are lucky, have many options for letting everyone know exactly what they think of your business quickly and easily. While the … [Read more...]
Whether working with an agency or developing marketing strategies in-house, demographics are a vital piece of the puzzle in building a successful and effective marketing or advertising campaign for small-businesses. Growing your business will require an accurate demographic snapshot of who your best customers are, and who potential customers you’d like to acquire are. … [Read more...]
Three Steps to Harness the Power of Word of Mouth for your Business Word of mouth is an important first step in marketing a small to mid-size business, and it is critical for a successful start to a new business operating on a limited budget. After launch, word of mouth continues to play an important role in getting your business in front of the customers you want. Word of … [Read more...]
Small Business e-Book Enables Company to Share its Authentic Voice. AV Programming Associates is an independent audiovisual programming company that is consistently ranked among the top ten companies that provide programming services of its type in the US. Matthew Grisafe, President of AVPA, is an original member of the audiovisual industry’s leading council on programming … [Read more...]
How to use online learning tools to increase sales and visibility A webinar is a low cost tool that can deliver sales and marketing results and integrate smoothly into your small business communications strategy. A webinar enables you to create expert content, build and maintain relationships and provide value for ongoing and prospective clients. As a professionally … [Read more...]
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