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What Does Google My Business Mean to the Local Business Owner?
As a local business owner, you’ve likely invested time and effort into building an online presence. You may have created a Facebook business page, posted regularly, and engaged with your community to earn those precious ‘Likes.’ Maybe you’ve even ventured into other social media platforms like Instagram or LinkedIn. You know firsthand how time-consuming it…
The Groupon Effect
While there is plenty of debate over Groupon, this blog will not deal with “Does it train consumers only to buy things at 50% off?” but instead talk about one particular client we have who recently did a Groupon and their results. While many Groupons you see are for sexy businesses (your favorite places to…
5 Must-Know Reasons Businesses on Facebook Thrive
I’ve spent the week discussing with business owners why their brands should be on Facebook. More businesses are joining every day, but if you’re still on the fence, here are five compelling reasons businesses on Facebook can’t afford to miss out. 1. Facebook is the New Phone System Many business owners fear Facebook will distract…
Radio vs Social Media
The title is a little misleading, as it’s not pitting one against the other as much as trying to point out more similarities. Many small business owners invest in radio every month. These same business owners scratch their heads and wonder what or how social media fits into their marketing plans. So, for those business…
5 Businesses that Should NOT be on Social Media
Every business today has a Facebook page, Twitter account, or corporate LinkedIn profile. Many blogs and news articles push the idea that every business should be on social media. But the truth is that some companies shouldn’t invest time in social media. You might be off the hook if your business falls into one of…
Online Advertising for Small Businesses: An Affordable Way to Spread Your Message
Online advertising is an easy and inexpensive way to spread your message to your targeted audience. One of the most significant advantages of online advertising for small businesses is that you only pay for clicked ads, and you can precisely target who will see those ads. While smaller sites, such as television networks and newspapers,…
Media Buying Strategies for Small Businesses: Stay Focused on Your Plan
Occasionally, we all get an excellent “deal” from the media. It’s tempting to throw $300-$500 at something you’re getting for 50% or even 75% off. However, it’s essential to remember your overall strategy and why you pursue it in the first place. Maintaining focus is critical regarding media buying strategies for small businesses. Understanding the…
Following Through: How to Keep Your Marketing Plan Alive and Achieve Success
For the last several posts, I’ve been expanding on each of the questions I posed in my original post, “How Effective is Your Marketing Plan?” Today, let’s dive deeper into the crucial question of execution: Did you follow through on the strategies you laid out in your plan to reach your target demographic? (Did you…
Choosing Products for Your Target Audience
Not every product you carry will suit your target audience, so discussing how and why a particular product will fill a need is important. It’s incumbent upon you to figure out how your product will fill a void in their lives. To do this, you need to understand your target audience. Say their age bracket…
You Need a Target Audience
A few days ago, I asked you, “How Effective is Your Marketing Plan?” The first question on the Effectiveness Quiz was: Did your plan clearly articulate your target audience, including demographic information?(The correct answer would be something on the order of 20-34 yrs old, middle income, attending “X” school and living in “Y” neighborhood. If…
How Effective is Your Marketing Plan?
It’s officially fall, so many marketers are in the middle of another year of planning. Unless, of course, you’re ahead of the game – in which case, congratulations!!! But since that’s probably not the case, as you begin to work through the process of another year’s planning, it is helpful to consider how effective last…
Where is Your Audience?
As a small business owner, one of the most critical questions you must ask is: Where is my audience today? Years ago, reaching customers was more straightforward. Placing an ad in the local Saturday newspaper could bring a decent return on investment (ROI). Radio was another effective tool for building Top of Mind Awareness (TOMA)…
Using and Buying Media Wisely
Before we get into planning season, this seems like a good time to discuss the best ways to think about buying media. I touched on this briefly in my recent post, The Intersection of Planning and Improvisation. But this topic deserves an entire post before annual plans are laid for 2011. The first thing you…
Marketing Plan: Intersection of Planning and Improvisation
Before the frenzy of annual strategic planning begins, I thought I’d take a moment to discuss some strategies you might want to consider as you build your strategic yearly marketing plan. Naturally, your strategic marketing plan should contain your best guess on how you will advance your brand and product positions throughout the upcoming year: where…
Thoughts on Traditional Media Meeting Social Media
I saw a commercial the other night from Coleman, the lantern and overnight camp gear company. They claimed they were the original social network, pretty clever, I thought, and pretty much on target. While brands that target a younger and more geeky (for lack of a better word) consumer with social media never get a…
Who is your ideal customer? Do you really know?
I’ve met hundreds of local business owners in my years of selling media. When asked to describe their ideal customers or clients, they usually explained who they wished their customers were and not who their customers actually were. They may have seen a couple of BMWs or Mercedes pull into their parking lot, and since…
Keeping Media Buying Simple
For most small business owners, dealing with media buying is like an ever-changing alphabet soup. This is primarily because the language of media is cluttered with acronyms. And understanding each acronym is necessary to get the most out of your media buy. AQH, GRP’s CPM, CPP, before web banners, unique users, and social media… for…
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