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Growing Your Business Online Presentation in Medford
Growing Your Business Online Presentation Announced in Medford Paradux Media Group is pleased to share that partner Tisha Oehmen will be speaking at the NAIFA – Rogue Valley meeting on October 19 at 8:00 a.m. The event will be held at Access in Medford, Oregon, and will feature Oehmen’s presentation titled “Growing Your Business Online.”…
Television Advertising: Understanding Changing Television Advertising Today
After nearly two decades working in marketing and advertising, I’ve watched the industry shift in dramatic ways — and few areas have changed as quickly as television. A recent look at the fall TV season made that especially clear, highlighting just how much changing television advertising is reshaping what qualifies as a “hit.” Take New…
How Local Community Pride Turned Extreme Makeover Into Something Bigger
Why is Extreme Makeover: Home Edition such a big deal to Medford? Partly because it’s helping a family that has spent years paying it forward in our community. And partly because the show reaches nearly one billion viewers in more than 160 countries, offering Medford a chance to show the world what genuine local community…
Celebrating Local Community Impact as the Build Begins
After four weeks of growing excitement and extraordinary community involvement, the moment finally arrived today: the Knock. CJ and Lindsey McPail of Medford were selected as the recipients of an Extreme Makeover: Home Edition rebuild — a well-deserved honor for a family who has poured so much into helping children in our community. You can…
Understanding Local SEO Basics Without the Overwhelm
For many small business owners, SEO feels like one more confusing acronym on an already crowded plate. You know how important a Google search is. You want to show up near the top. But between running the business, keeping up with social media, and hearing “you need better SEO” from every direction, it’s easy to…
Writing the Brand Manifesto and Brand Tagline for the Brand Book
Now that you’ve had the opportunity to get acquainted with your Brand for your Brand Book, it’s time to roll up your sleeves and write (or include) your Brand Manifesto and Tagline. (If you’ve been following Finding Brand for a while now, you might recall me addressing manifestos before in The Secret Sauce.) The Brand…
How Local Community Support Turned a Pep Rally Into Something Bigger
We are just days away from learning which Medford-area family will receive an Extreme Makeover: Home Edition transformation. The anticipation has been building for weeks, and the recent pep rally at South Medford High School — packed with nearly 800 people — showed just how powerful local community support can be when neighbors rally around…
How Local Business Engagement Fuels Community Momentum
The momentum behind Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Jackson County continues to grow — and it’s been a remarkable study in how powerful local business engagement can be. What began with five Medford businesses pledging one dollar per Facebook like for the winning family has now doubled. InfoStructure, Batzer Construction, Black Rock Coffee Bar, Grants Pass…
Articulate the Brand Personality for the Brand Book
Now that we’ve created our list of keywords and established the relationship between them, it’s time for our next step in how to make a Brand Book and develop our brand personality. Articulating your Brand Personality is an integral component of building a Brand Book. Brand Personality starts to breathe life into the brand, making…
How Local Community Engagement Amplifies Your Social Impact
Every so often, something happens that reminds us of the power of local community engagement. When Extreme Makeover: Home Edition announced that its 200th episode would take place right here in the Rogue Valley, word spread instantly. And within hours, our feeds turned into a wave of generosity, excitement, and hometown pride. Businesses across Medford began offering…
Identify Your Brand Essence
Once you’ve identified your brand and brand book keywords, it’s essential to test them and demonstrate their relationship to your brand position to create your brand essence. From our last post, you’ll recall that we settled on the following keywords: imagination, friend, joy, clean, charity, children, Dream, chubby, Bathtime, and squeeze. To explore the relationship…
Five Ways to Create Local Loyalty
Earning local loyalty today is harder than ever. With constant discounts, social deal sites, and a race to the lowest price, customers are often pulled toward whatever looks convenient in the moment. For local business owners who have invested years into serving their community, that shift can feel discouraging. But loyalty isn’t gone — it…
Identify Your Brand Position by Using Brand Keywords
With your Brand’s history complete with the brand book, it’s time to start distilling the keywords for your Brand. If you haven’t done this exercise yet, a Word Cloud is an excellent way to tease them. Identify Brand Keywords for the Brand Book Copy the text you wrote for the brand book on the history…
Five Ways to Increase Your Local Social Media Presence
Building a strong local social media presence begins with shared values. Last week, over lunch with a new friend, we found ourselves talking less about marketing tactics and more about what guides the choices we make — as business owners, as consumers, and as neighbors. The conversation drifted to our community’s Humane Society, a no-kill…
Brand History: Start at the Beginning of the Brand Book
As I mentioned in the last post, we will build our sample Brand Book on the Rubber Duckie Brand. The reasons for choosing this Brand over any other are varied. Still, they include being a “duck,” not having vigilant brand guardians searching the web for every unauthorized mention, and being both iconic and well-known. As…
Putting and Advertising Both Can Drive You Nuts
Many life comparisons can be drawn to golf; advertising is one. I am happy with most of my golf game; my ball striking has never been better, and lessons from our pro certainly helped with that. Last year, I began to lose confidence in my putter. It started with the club championship last fall and…
How the American Dream Can Shape Your Brand
The American Dream in branding is more than just a concept of success—it’s about opportunity, perseverance, and staying true to your values. Many entrepreneurs have faced significant challenges, built businesses from the ground up, and, through determination, found their place in the market. Their stories resonate because they represent the spirit of possibility. These authentic…
Handling Negative Brand Press: Strategies for Protecting Your Reputation
Your brand will occasionally face negative press, no matter how careful you are. Whether due to a misstep, competitive jealousy, or simply being a target because of your success, handling negative brand press is essential for every business. It’s vital to know when to engage and remain silent to protect your brand’s reputation effectively. Understanding…
Branding Lessons from Trees: Embracing Branding Evolution
Although marketers often talk about brands as if they are fixed and unchanging, branding evolution is a natural and necessary process. Like trees, brands must grow, adapt, and evolve to thrive. Their roots deepen while their ideals stretch upward, reaching for new and bold goals—just like trees spreading their branches toward the sunlight. The Nature…
Preserving Goodwill: Business Goodwill Strategies Inspired by Harvest Season
There’s more to the Brand Book Tutorial Series, but this week, a small detour. We belong to a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), and every week a box of fresh produce arrives at our door. Lately, life has been busy, and we haven’t kept up as well as we should. So today became a day of…