Unexpected Branding Opportunities
In any business, there are the expected branding opportunities, television commercials, radio, signs in the store, and even employee shirts. But some unexpected branding opportunities give you a chance to make your brand stand out. The first thing to consider is...
Branding with Window Clings
Many retail establishments are well positioned to be highly visible from drive-by traffic. Many of those same retail establishments are missing the best advertising and Marketing POS available - their location, and specifically their windows. Window clings are a viable method...
Considerations for Choosing a Marketing Firm
When you decide that it's time to innovate and get the word out about your business, you've entered into what can feel like a paralyzing-difficult decision. After all, you are trying to pick a marketing firm that will put a public...
Consistent Branding at Different Locations
If you've got more than one location, it just got at least three times as hard to keep your brand consistent. "If I have two locations, shouldn't it just be two-times as hard?" you ask. Unfortunately, it doesn't work out...
Fun Marketing Campaigns Can Make Your Brand Memorable
What's your claim to fame? How is your brand memorable in your community? Are you the go-to business for sponsoring non-profits either monetarily or with volunteers? Do you have a big annual blow-out sale? Do you get wacky at Halloween...
Tiny Brand Moments
In the midst of running a business, it's admittedly difficult to maintain the focus on what your brand stands for. After all, you've got customers needs to meet, deadlines to manage, and in some cases, employees to direct. That is...
Brand Identity Design – Creating Good Corporate Identity
The next step on the Finding Brand journey is to begin looking at and updating your corporate identity (ID). (Don't miss out, you can catch up here.) Corporate ID is your letterhead, fax covers, business cards, PowerPoint Templates, envelopes, and...
Who is your ideal customer? Do you really know?
In my years of selling media, I’ve met with hundreds of local business owners. In asking business owners to describe who their ideal customers or clients were, they usually explained who they wished their customers were and not who their...