Let’s face it, marketing can be hard! In each marketing blog post, we hope you’ll find the information you need for your business marketing success.

Top 15 Finding Brand Blog Posts in 2012

I have a confession to make, somehow I blinked and January was G-O-N-E! Has that ever happened to you? I had intended to do another recap of the most popular blog posts on the Finding Brand Blog in early January. But, it appears that ship has sailed. So, a month late, here’s the annual recap…

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Strategic Marketing Vision

Marketing is one of those tricky fields. It bridges the gap between strategy and execution. It’s equally at home either in the Boardroom as an outgrowth of strategy, as it is in the Human Resources Suite, as a compliment to internal culture, and of course, in the Business Development group as a business acquisition plan. Strategic Marketing…

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5 Things You Must Do as a Brand Manager

Being a Brand Manager in today’s world isn’t easy. But it’s one of the most important jobs that exists in the Marketing Department — if not the Company. The reason is, the Brand Manager is the first and last line of defense for the brand. To successfully fulfill your duties as Brand Manager, these are…

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Press Release: Paradux Media Group Introduces Expanded Lineup of Traditional and Internet Marketing Services

Paradux Media Group announced today an expanded lineup of Traditional and Internet Marketing Services to better serve their clients marketing and advertising needs. We know that advertising using traditional methods is still an important part of any marketing campaign but truly successful advertising campaigns are all about the balance between traditional materials and the internet. With…

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Boosting Brands through Friends and Followers

Branding can make or break your business. It’s all about earning the trust of your customers and building a good name for your enterprise. Naturally, no one would spend a dime on a product they don’t believe in. Branding is one of your tickets to rise above your competition. Among all effective ways to promote…

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Using Public Relations as a Marketing Tool

As we know, there is a slight difference between what can be called marketing and what is classed as Public Relations (PR). However, this isn’t to say that they don’t overlap in any way and therefore can’t influence each other. Marketing is commonly defined as how you promote and persuade people to buy your products…

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3 Questions to Ask for Marketing Success

Internal politics are often the bane of any Marketing Manager’s existence.  There is always a strong undercurrent at most marketing conferences where Marketing Managers try to figure out how to get a “seat at the table”. If you are in that category — you need to read Nirmalya Kumar’s book, Marketing as Strategy.  It attacks the marketing framework from…

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Annual Strategic Marketing Plan Template

Ever look around madly for the ideal Annual Strategic Marketing Plan Template? I know I have — more times than I care to admit. Some are too involved for most companies (literally, there are 625 page books written on the topic). Others worry more about tactics than strategies. Some forget the most important part —…

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Top Ten Ways to Boost Small Business Sales

If there’s one thing that just about every small business could do with, it’s more sales. And never has this been more the case than now when even the best run businesses are finding themselves a little short on customers. Unfortunately however, boosting sales is a lot easier said than done. It’s also a goal…

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Social Media Class at the Rogue Valley Business Resource Fair

We’re excited to be appearing the Rogue Valley Business Resource Fair again this year, teaching a class on how to use Social Media in your business. This is the tenth annual Rogue Valley Business Resource Fair, a free information event for small business owners and those thinking about becoming entrepreneurs. This is a special opportunity to get free…

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Great Marketing Strategies For Real Estate Agents

To become a successful real estate agent, you need to have sound marketing strategies in place. With a well thought out marketing strategy in place, it will be much easier for you to attract new clients and put homebuyers in the home of their dreams. Once you are able to help someone purchase a new…

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Brand Smart with These 6 Factors

Brand smart — that’s what we’re all trying to do right? Create an amazing brand, while spending less money, and getting amazing results. Sounds daunting? Nothing to worry about. You’ve got everything you need to Brand Smart already at your fingertips. And just to help out and make it a little easier, I’ve complied the…

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Be A Success At Social Media

Are you struggling to see the worth in social media, is there any real return on the investment. Or is it just another drain on your company’s finances. If your are starting to ask these questions about your campaign then you may need to take stock and review the situation before it turns sour. Step…

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What is a Brand?

What is a Brand? is a question that gets asked out loud infrequently — but one that I suspect is often on people’s minds, but they are too embarrassed to ask. So, I thought I’d take a few moments on this post to answer the unasked question. What is a Brand? There are lots of…

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4 Critical Components to Successful Brand Management

Brand Management can cause all but the most serious marketing professionals to blanch. Mostly because the phrase “Brand Management” sounds like an obscure, highly technical body of knowledge. To make matters worse, the normal online resources for learning about a concept do a poor job explaining what it is. But the reality is that successful…

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5 Business Tips Everyone Should Know

Whether you’ve been in business for one day or twenty years it’s really important to understand the basic business fundamentals. To this end I have compiled five of my best tips for business success. So let’s get started. Know your point of difference: It doesn’t matter if you are selling zucchinis or Lamborghinis, you should…

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The 3 Essential Elements to Creating a Memorable Brand

Having a memorable brand is almost always goal number one. There are three elements in almost every memorable brand out there in the mainstream. And for all you who are in pursuit of your memorable brand, here are the three essential elements you’ll need to pay attention to in order to make your memorable brand…

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Ideas To Market Your Salon Equipment

Do you own a salon equipment business or manufacture your own salon products? It can be a tough market to crack. With a quick search on the internet, you can probably find thousands of salon equipment vendors doing business. This means for you to compete, you will need a good marketing plan. You want to…

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