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All in the Circle of Likeability
We are often asked about our philosophy regarding marketing and buying media. In general is, “it all works if used properly and all fails if used improperly.” While the message and brand must remain on point, how people use and consume each media is different. How to best engage with individuals changes from media to…
How to Make “In Your Face Ads”
There are many things you need to know when creating TV ads. It’s not just about getting the consumer’s attention to buy your product; you also need to make sure that you’re feeding them the right information. Remember, you only have 30 seconds to make an impression. Choose your shot list carefully and focus on…
Effective Branding – Creating Compelling Product Identity
A product does not succeed well without a strong brand. A brand acts like an identity for your product, which customers may find either attractive or ineffective. Making sure you create a brand with a strong potential to become popular is important. But how do you do that? Successful brands start with a story that…
The Power of the Brand Narrative in the Brand Book
A brand narrative has considerable power as a brand-building strategy for aligning stakeholders and creating consistent messaging. In my experience, a good brand narrative is the superior force multiplier – and storytelling branding is profoundly influential. This is because people naturally want to be part of something bigger, they want to matter, and they want…
Vehicle Signage: Low Cost Marketing with a Large Audience
Marketing Savvy With all the cries about ‘advertising space’ and ‘copy’ and ‘design’, businesses have to hit the savvy button when it comes to marketing. There isn’t much that doesn’t cost a fortune. Advertise on social networks and it could cost you ‘per click’. You don’t even know how many clicks that might be. Escalating…
How to Choose the Best Keywords for SEO
Everyone is using search engines to help them locate the right information. The fact that people are using search makes it critical that you implement search engine optimization (SEO) tactics into your website. One of the easiest ways to implement SEO into your website is to use keywords throughout your website content. Keywords refer to…
Winning Social Media with Pinterest
Pinterest is one of the newest social media sensations on the web. It skyrocketed into popularity during the fall of 2011 and has been steadily growing at an amazing rate ever since. In fact, it has a 0% attrition rate – this means that either no users are stopping their use of the site, or…
Save money with Do-It-Yourself online Public Relations
In the current challenging economic climate, the cost of hiring an external Public Relations agency can be just too much for many small businesses to afford. But without effective and smart PR, how is any business to survive and come through these difficult times? The answer might be DIY online PR. With a little insider…
Why You Need a Brand Narrative
For thousands of years, humans have utilized stories provide context, meaning, and raison d’être in our lives. Our world is constructed of personal, community, institutional, and political narratives. Think for a moment, about the power narrative has played in your life today. Chances are pretty high that upon arriving at work this morning, you met…
Facebook Targeted Posts
Facebook Targeted Posts For The Small Business Owner: Facebook is rolling out a slew of new targeted posting options for your business page. TechCrunch reports that the advanced post targeting is already starting to roll out to select Pages, with all Pages slated to receive the ability in the coming weeks. What will Facebook…
Branding 101: How to Identify Your Target Audience
Understanding your target audience is essential in any type of business. You simply cannot expect for everyone to find your products useful. However, once you do figure out who would use your product, you can create more targeted marketing and greatly increase your sales. Whether it means considering the demographics of your audience or creating…
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…
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…
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…
How Will The No Track Button Affect Your Marketing Strategy
New initiatives have been announced to protect the privacy of online consumers. A “Do Not Track” button will be placed into web browsers to allow consumers to opt out of having companies keep track of their online data. When an Internet user searches the web, information about them is collected and used to generate ads…
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 Perceptual Maps Can Help Strengthen Your Brand
When thinking about your competition, you must recognize what they offer. You likely know, often better than your customers, what kind of service or product they provide. Using tools like a perceptual map, you can strengthen your brand by identifying under-served areas in the market where your competitors are weak or absent. But what exactly…
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…
Choosing a Target Market: The Key to Effective Marketing
Focusing on and choosing a target market is often one of the most complex decisions for a business. The hesitation makes sense—you don’t want to exclude potential customers or show preference for one over another. But here’s the thing: getting good at identifying and focusing on target markets makes your marketing more efficient and delivers…
Best Advertising Strategies for Small Businesses: Where to Get the Biggest Bang for Your Buck
Lately, I’ve had a lot of conversations with business owners about finding the best advertising strategies for small businesses. It’s a common challenge—deciding where to invest your limited budget for the best results. You’re not alone if you’re wondering how to maximize your advertising spend. Here’s a breakdown of strategies based on how quickly you…
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