Marketing vs. Sales: What You Need to Know
Recently, I turned away a potential client who was not quite ready to work with me. This conversation got me thinking about the relationships between the various departments within a business and how they work together. One that really interests me in particular: the...
Can Your Business Afford to Put Marketing on the Backburner?
I frequently feel like I have the same conversation with business owners over and over again… They come to me saying a lot of things along these lines: They need help getting exposure They want to be active on social media, but they don’t know what to post They can...
Social Media Marketing for Your Business
Social media marketing for your business is no small feat. It takes a significant amount of skill, strategy, time, and energy – and in this day and age, even more so as social media and technology is evolving and changing constantly. It can seem hard to keep up...
Elements of a Gold Standard Newsletter
In a past article, The Art of Staying in Touch, I highlighted the importance of staying in touch via email with your prospects, network and existing clients. If you haven’t yet, go check out that article to see why email marketing is absolutely worth your time. While...
Grow Your Online Reviews on Autopilot
Automation for a busy entrepreneur is always a win. However, in a world of automation, we have to be very careful not to completely dehumanize our business. On one hand, automation is vital because it’s important to free up our time so that we can focus our energy on...
Online Reviews: The Achilles Heel of Every Local Business
Disgruntled clients. We’ve all experienced them. From time to time, an individual will have a negative experience with your business for one reason or another. Regardless of the circumstances surrounding the experience, that negative review is now out there in the...
Encourage Action on Your Website with These Tips
Recently, I gave away an in-depth website audit and consultation to an independent bookstore. After reviewing her site, I noticed that the entire site is very passive. It provided information much like a business card would, and then left it at that. So, the theme of...
The Art of Staying in Touch
Talk to any marketing expert and they’ll all have their own special list of marketing efforts that you must implement (like yesterday) in order to have a successfully growing business. Some will prioritize paid advertising. Some will prioritize local networking. Some...
Creating a Consistent Flow of Content on Social Media
Consistency is key in most areas of life, but especially when it comes down to content marketing. You can be posting extremely interesting, unique, & high-value content whenever you find time to do so, but if it isn’t consistent..well, it isn’t going to be...Digital Marketing Made Simple
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