In this brave new digital age it’s really easy to forget the importance of print marketing. As technology becomes ever more sophisticated, businesses should consider using print, not as an alternative to digital, but as a way of bridging the gap between these two essential marketing tools. My own experiences in digital marketing reflect [...]
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The Tortoise and the Hare: Two Work Approaches to Getting the Job Done
October 7, 2011
Neither style is better than the other. Each one can be successful, or fail spectacularly. Finding the style that matches your personality will help you by reducing your stress level and by optimizing your efficiency.
Trying to work in a style that doesn’t fit with your personality will only make you miserable, unhappy and more likely to abandon your quest.
Like the story of the Tortoise and the Hare, there are generally two kinds of entrepreneurs.
Optimizing Your Digital Storefront For Local SEO Can Maximize In-Store Success
September 23, 2011
Many consumers carry out product and pricing research online before buying at a local brick and mortar store. A 2010 survey by BIA/Kelsey and ConStat confirmed that 97 percent of consumers investigate future purchases using online media.
Keep An Eye On Your Competition
September 16, 2011
In 1876, an inventor named Elisha Gray filed a patent for a “telephone” with the U.S. Patent Office. His was the 39th application received on February 14. He was stunned to learn that Alexander Graham Bell had filed a patent for a “telephone” on that very same day. However, Bell’s application was the fifth of the day and went on to be awarded the patent.
Tips & Bits #44: Can You Sustain a Relationship with Your Online Community?
September 12, 2011
Often people think that a healthy relationship “just happens.” Unfortunately, what your mother used to tell you, “just be yourself and everyone will love you,” isn’t always true. So if you’re responsible for the care and feeding of an online community for yourself or your business, here’s some advice that will help you attract and retain members rather than being a lonely community of one.
Know Your Customer: Customer Identification and Targeting
September 9, 2011
Demographics provides data on income, industry, marital status, family status and location. Psychographics gives us some insight into fears, values and other “touchy/feely” characteristics.
Know Your Customer: From Demographics to Psychographics
August 26, 2011
For more than half a century, demographics has been the primary method used by those in marketing and advertising to define populations of consumers.
More recently, thanks to interest tracking from social networks, behavioral data from search outlets, and lifecycle forecasting, there are more robust methods for describing potential customers.
Discover the Need for Non-Promotional Email Messages
August 12, 2011
Is your company guilty of this unpardonable offense? Sending out a constant stream of sales messages asking recipients to buy, buy, and buy.
How to Write a Press Release
July 29, 2011
A press release, or news release, is a written statement that is made available to the media. Press Releases are used to announce important news: impending events, personnel promotions, achievements and awards, new products and services, sales statistics and records, and other changes a company makes that will affect its consumers and the public.
Marketing in the Digital Age: The Fine Points of Strategy Development
June 10, 2011
Those in marketing know that the rules change overnight. Many of today’s current practices didn’t exist a mere three years ago. A constantly connected society calls for marketing strategies that take this into account and marketing teams that are prepared to shift gears at a moment’s notice.
Small Business, Big Marketing: What’s The Big Idea?
June 3, 2011
Small business owners, take heart! All across America, small businesses like yours are wrestling with the age old challenge – how to make a big marketing splash without drowning in debt. In addition to our best wishes, we offer you a Baker’s Dozen marketing ideas that are sure to help you pump up the volume without inflicting much pain in your checkbook.
Know Your Customer: The Myth of the Male Shopper
May 20, 2011
Contrary to popular belief, men are shopping more than ever. According to Bloomingdale’s fashion director Kevin Harter, in 2001, 64% bought their own clothes; nine years later that number had grown to 84%. Other research shows that about 33% of the primary grocery shoppers are now men. Yet, sadly, 40% of men surveyed felt unwelcome [...]
Finding Yourself #1: SEO Basics
January 27, 2011
Getting found is what SEO is really all about. And if you’re not Oprah or Miley Cyrus (2 of the top 5 searched personalities for 2010), you have to do a little more work to rise to the top. So here, based on are some easy and important SEO tips to help you do just [...]
Tips & Bits #14: Managing Your Online Reputation with Social Media
January 24, 2011
Online reputation management (ORM) is one of the current “hot terms” in digital marketing. Here are some tips and bits of information to help you with your company’s ORM.
Using the Cross Media Marketing Advantage
January 14, 2011
One of the first noteworthy cross media marketing incidences occurred in 1977. The movie Saturday Night Fever was released – along with its respective sound track. Cross media marketing is, in essence, cross channel promotions with customers being given a response option in another channel. For instance, send a direct mail postcard with an invitation [...]























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