Today we live and work in a very competitive world. Whether you are a brick and mortar retailer, an information marketer, an internet marketer a small business owner of any kind, you need to find ways to stand above your competition an all areas of your business. There are probable many other business owners who…
Many marketers and business owners understand Branding from the standpoint of other people’s businesses. From a surface point of view if you will. Say, McDonalds – Burger King – Coca Cola and Pepsi. For the business owner and marketer it can sometimes be very difficult to Brand your business and make yourself stand out amongst…
Most business people and entrepreneurs think they’re running multi-pronged marketing programs, when what they’re really doing is the same type of single-pronged marketing over and over again. You don’t want to forget there are many marketing methods you should be incorporating into every project. Many internet marketers are just now starting to branch out into…
Are You Sending Messages About Cats To Dog Lovers? I received a gardening magazine and a chef magazine in the mail the other day. I have no idea why. I grew up on a farm so I pulled weeds and did yard work more than the average person. Now don’t get me wrong, I love…
If you own a business of any kind, you should be using direct response marketing as your primary means of advertising. Most of what you see in everyday advertising is what is referred to as image advertising. In other words, all the advertising does is bring brand or store name recognition. The problem with this…
This book was a pretty quick read and I finished it in just a couple days. It’s a powerful book, written in a story format, all about a janitorial company that significantly reduces its turn over, and dramatically increases profits while changing lives, by helping their employees achieve their dreams. Some of them become home…
“The Thank You Economy” by Gary Vaynerchuk, is my favorite book that I have read so far this year. This is a down-to-earth, practical, tell it like it is book, on social media and marketing. I especially like Chapter 3 where Gary talks about the reasons why some very smart people dismiss the use of…
Scott Straten’s ” UnMarketing” is a book about relationship marketing and how to build relationships effectively online and more specifically using Social Media. The subtitle of the book, ” Stop Marketing. Start Engaging.” is the basis for the book. While I agree with Scott Stratten that we all need to be more engaging, especially in…
