Marketing Basics to promote and market your small business
If a complete stranger where to look at all your marketing materials – your website, brochure, business cards, advertisements – would they be able to tell at a glance – without looking at the name – that they were from the same business? If the answer is no, you have a problem. What is the […]
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This will probably show my age – but then again I am blogging on the Baby Boomer Entrepreneur 😉 – but I really didn’t have an interest in Facebook until very recently.I didn’t even join until a year ago. I have some childhood friends who live far enough away that I only see them once
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Sunday I ran into a colleague at a social event. She was still waiting for an email I had sent the week before. Monday morning I checked her email address and resent it. Tuesday she emailed me saying she still hadn’t received my message. I checked the address on her email – yes, it was
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Yesterday I explained what a podcast is. So how do you use a podcast as a small business marketing tool? Here are some suggestions: Offer news, updates and insights about your industry. Try interviewing industry experts, particularly ones not from your company. Explain how new technology will impact your customers. Warn them of legislative changes.
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While those under 40 tend to embrace podcasting whole heartedly, that’s not necessarily true of the baby boomer crowd. In fact, if an informal poll of people I meet at networking events is at all accurate, the majority of baby boomers haven’t ventured into the world of podcasting at all – in fact, most have
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Networking can be an endless source of business – if you do it right. It introduces you to new people, builds relationships, and leads you to new business you couldn’t get on your own. But many people find networking doesn’t get results. They go to the meetings and enjoy them because they’ve made some friends,
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A great way to grow your business is through volunteering. I can hear you asking, “How is volunteering a marketing activity?” It’s not – entirely. Volunteering is about helping the community, giving something back and feeding your soul. However, it also gives you a chance to meet new people, people outside your current circle. We
Getting your business mentioned in the media without paying for it is hitting the jackpot. A mention of your business in a news report can attract attention and give you more credibility. When sending a press release, remember to think like a journalist. They don’t care about promoting your business – they just want a
It’s a commonly quoted statistic that more people fear public speaking than death. Now, I suspect that if you put a gun to their heads, the majority of these people would find a way to talk. But it proves a point – speaking in public is a scary proposition. However, if you can overcome this
Blogs are everywhere; you can find millions on the web – from a teen’s online diary, to women chronicling struggles with infertility, to computer geeks talking about the latest techno toy. But can a blog be used as a marketing tool? Until recently I was unconvinced. I saw blogs as a self-publishing medium for kids