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Growing Social Media Like Growing Bamboo
Growing Your Social Media: I like to refer to social media as “growing bamboo.” John Lennon was once said “We’ve got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can’t just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it’s going to get on by itself. You’ve got…
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…
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…
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…
New Facebook Tools
New Toys: So have you played with any of the new Facebook changes? Most of us are aware of the new subtle changes on Facebook in the past month, the size of pictures in the newsfeed, promote button, offers scheduled posts and roles of admins. The impact of each varies depending on the category of…
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…
The One Marketing Tool You Can’t Afford to Live Without-the Marketing Calendar
Marketing is equal parts science and art. It’s about being nimble enough to take advantage of opportunities that present themselves. And most of all, great marketing is about planning. There are many tools available to aid your planning, but hands down, no question about the very, very best marketing tool you can’t afford to live without is…a…
Facebook Do You Have A Facebook Strategy? – The Beginning
What is your Facebook strategy, do you have one? Is it about getting people to ‘like’ your page, ‘like’ posts, comment on posts, drive traffic to your website, visibility, likeability, engagement, awareness, promote products, sell products or services, expert status, public relations, customer feedback, to make money? Your answer is probably yes, yes all of…
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…
Facebooks New Schedule Posts
Scheduled Facebook Posts: For admins of business pages this was something that was long overdue. There have always been a lot of 3rd party apps that have given you the ability to schedule and deliver posts, but it always came with the little icon that was telling everyone that it was delivered by a 3rd party…
Facebook Promote Button Worth The $5?
What Is The Facebook Promote Button: If your Facebook Business page has over 400 ‘likes’ you may have noticed the Facebook Promote button that is available on each post. The promote button does come with a cost, and it makes ones wonder if Facebook will tweak the algorithm to show fewer people being reached and…
Facebook Offers
You may have noticed a new option on the post box of your business page, ‘offer’. Facebook rolled it out a few weeks ago, and for some could be a worth while tool and something that you may see more of from businesses on your newsfeed. What Exactly Are Facebook Offers? ‘Offers’ are a…
Google AdWords For The Small Business Owner
How To Engineer A Google AdWords Campaign: Every marketing campaign has different goals and objectives, or at least they should. Google AdWords can be an effective marketing tool if used correctly. Running a campaign on Google AdWords isn’t much different than a print campaign. Typically there are one of two objectives in a print campaign,…
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…
Facebook Ads For Marketing Your Small Business
Facebook Ads What’s The Real Story: With the Facebook IPO and GM pulling their Facebook ads there has been a lot of talk regarding the effectiveness of running ads on Facebook. We’ve run several ads for clients on Facebook, like with all advertising, the execution, the category and the set goals will have everything to…
How Small Businesses Can Use ‘National Days’ for Their Next Promotion
It seems like every time I check my social media accounts, one of my favorite companies is promoting a “National Day” that falls directly into their industry. 7-11 had their annual “SlurpFree Day” on May 23rd, and Dunkin’ Donuts will be celebrating “National Donut Day” on June 1st by giving away a free donut with…
Direct Mail Marketing, Have You Tried Every Door Direct Mail?
You may have seen or heard the recent commercials from the US Postal Service regarding their new Every Door Direct Mail campaign. Are you a small business owner or an agency for small businesses considering the US Postal Service’s Every Door Direct Mail? So Just How Does Every Door Direct Mail Work? Every Door Direct Mail™ enables you to…
Emails That Get Read: Navigating the Evolution of the Inbox
Having a mailing list is a highly valuable asset. In our experience, it is one of the few channels you truly own in an era of unpredictable algorithm shifts. A well-cultivated list allows you to build anticipation for a project and realize a significant return on your investment. However, the true value of a list…
How To Do Good With Marketing
People who work in marketing do not, fundamentally, have the most beloved of professions. From Bill Hicks’ legendary “If anyone here is in advertising or marketing, kill yourselves” routine to your parents who have tell their neighbours that you’re in jail to avoid having to say what you actually do for a living, this is…
How To Build Better Beauty Salon Ads
If you’re a salon owner or marketing decision-maker, you already know the truth: gorgeous work doesn’t automatically create a full calendar. You can have the best stylists, the cleanest space, and the most loyal clients—and still feel the pressure when appointment gaps show up. That’s where better beauty salon ads come in. When your advertising…
