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Oct 2022
5 Tips for a Powerful Publicity Campaign
5 Tips for a Powerful Publicity Campaign Publicity is a powerful tool that can help businesses of all sizes to achieve their goals. However, many business owners still don’t fully understand how to leverage PR for success. Here are five smart tips that you can use to get the most out of your publicity efforts: 1. Make sure your press release is newsworthy and has full visual support. A boring
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Oct 2022
The Key to Your Marketing Kingdom
The Key to Your Marketing Kingdom Essential in today’s marketplace (ok, any marketplace, anywhere, ever) is that your consumer must know, like and trust you in order to buy from you. No trust, no leap of faith, no purchase. Social media marketing, publicity and content marketing can all be great assets to you and your business. The more you see something, the more familiar you feel with it. People can
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Feb 2022
The 5 Most Effective Lead Generation Strategies
The 5 Most Effective Lead Generation Strategies Generating leads for a business is essential for growth. However, it can be difficult to know which lead generation strategy is best for your company. There are many ways to generate leads, especially online. The key is finding what works best for your business. Content Marketing Content marketing is a great way to generate leads for your business. By providing helpful, informative content
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Jan 2022
MARKETING PSYCHOLOGY
MARKETING PSYCHOLOGY: 4 Tactics to Make Customers Sell Themselves Implementing sales tactics based on psychological principles doesn’t mean using deceptive or dishonest means to somehow trick your prospects into making a purchase. Instead, it focuses on taking note of certain sentiments and biases that may influence consumer buying decisions. There are countless ways to incorporate these principles into your sales strategies and marketing messaging. Here’s a look at a few
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Nov 2021
Lemonade Stand Lessons You Can Still Count On
How to Use Your Lemonade Stand Experience to Succeed in Business Lemonade stands have been teaching kids about how to run a business for generations. Remember the old Peanuts cartoon where Lucy dispenses advice instead of drinks for five cents, and then Snoopy undercuts her for two cents? Even if your neighborhood was less competitive growing up, your first experience with being an entrepreneur probably made a lasting impression. Some
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Aug 2021
Do you know your marketing acronyms?
DO YOU KNOW YOUR MARKETING ACRONYMS? Marketers at every level enjoy bandying about a few trendy acronyms to explain their work. Here are some of our favorites: Baby Marketer CTA, CTR, CMS YA Marketer TOFU, MOFU, BOFU Mature Marketer ICP Boomer Marketing Boss Whitepaper And here’s what they all stand for – CTA – Call to ActionCTR – Click Through Rate = clicks ÷ impressions = CTR.CMS – Content Management
Three Super Simple Tips to Improve Your Businesses “Likeability Factor” (Especially if you have a challenging topic) Don’t know where to start somedays? Start by asking “How can my business be more friendly and approachable?” When businesses work well, customers feel part of their tribe and return often with their dollars. Everyone wants to do business with people they like. At best – your customers are your advocates and share
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Aug 2021
FREE DESSERT – WHAT’S YOURS?
FREE DESSERT – WHAT’S YOURS? My husband’s family loves this little Italian restaurant in the Valley. It’s non-descript, average sized sign, and the first time I walked in I realized I’d been passing it by for years. But not my husband’s clan. They love it. And have been returning for generations. And bringing everyone they know. What makes it so special? The owner. He stands at the door and greets
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Jun 2021
The Value of Public Relations in 2021
The Value of Public Relations in 2021 Public relations is an old industry, one that began long before the internet or even television. The first documented public relations agency opened in 1900. Businesses of all kinds have long recognized the value of attracting publicity. It’s changed a bit with time, however clear communications and consistent visibility is still a key ingredient to any business success. Getting more publicity for your
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Feb 2020
Spread the Love
SPREAD THE LOVE Hearts, flowers and chocolate are everywhere as the theme of love is promoted during Valentine’s Day. Spreading the love can be fun with all the cute, romantic and even quirky gifts you can buy for the ones you love. But how about your customers? Are you spreading the love to them? While you may not be able to send each one a Valentine’s card via snail mail
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Sep 2019
How to Use Instagram Stories for Your Business
HOW TO USE INSTAGRAM STORIES FOR YOUR BUSINESS Any creative business owner will tell you that to catch your audience’s attention, you have to learn how to adapt to new platforms. The impact of Instagram on consumers is undeniable. So, if you have ever thought of using this platform to elevate your business, now is the perfect time to do so! Instagram Stories are not only fun but also enormously
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Jun 2019
Free dessert – What’s yours?
My husband’s family loves this little Italian restaurant in the Valley. It’s non-descript, average sized sign, and the first time I walked in I realized I’d been passing it by for years. But not my husband’s clan. They love it. And have been returning for generations. And bringing everyone they know. What makes it so special? The owner. He stands at the door and greets everyone with the biggest smile
