The famous quote from children’s author Dr. Seuss tells us that, “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” The same is true of your business. But are you making your uniqueness stand out from the competition, or are you blending in with the others? If you make the mistake of offering the same service, using the same language, and advertising … [Read more...]
Blogging: the Key to New Customer Acquisition
For business owners trying to win at the search engine optimization (SEO) game, there’s an overlooked technique that actually works better in the long run, and costs a fraction of the price of Google keyword advertising: blogging for business. This tip will help you discover the reason why your current website isn’t ranking well on Google, and show you how this technique costs much less, but … [Read more...]
The Secret Approach for Marketing Success
For business owners looking to make a quick profit off of a shotgun marketing approach, I have three words for you: It takes time. No matter what kind of advertising or marketing or communications you do to promote your business, if you don’t put enough time into testing your chosen tactic, you won’t see the success you desire. Let’s take the case of print advertising, such as advertising in … [Read more...]
10 Steps to Better Business Writing
When I read most of the small business copy these days, frankly I'm a little bored. It's the same, product-focused, third-person language that I've read for years in advertisements, web copy, print brochures and more. As a business with a unique product or service to sell, how can you spice up your writing to help you stand out against the herd of ho-hum marketing writing? Here are 10 ways to … [Read more...]
Business, Marketing and the Lemonade Stand
My daughter, Elaina, definitely has the entrepreneurial spirit. When the weather gets warm, she can’t wait to get outside and sell lemonade or candy to the neighbors. Her Daisy troop participated in the National Lemonade Day in May, a free, community-wide initiative powered by Google for Entrepreneurs, and locally here in Indianapolis by entrepreneur Scott Jones (Indianapolis.lemonadeday.org). I … [Read more...]
Marketing Strategy – Start with the End in Mind
When deciding how to create and spend your marketing budget, it makes sense to take a step back and evaluate your current business, your goals and customers. Here are some questions to ask yourself as you look back on your previous year in business: How did your business perform overall last year? Did we attract new customers? If so, from where? Did we retain or sell to … [Read more...]
5 Marketing Tips You can Start Using NOW
If you are hesitant to begin marketing your business or aren’t sure you’ll have the time, you’re not alone. As a business owner myself, I know how hard it is to find time to network, plan a strategy, handle the sales and the customer service, along with all of the other hats required of a small business owner. But I’d like to give you some quick and easy marketing tips that you can begin … [Read more...]
What is Content Marketing?
You may have heard the term ‘content marketing’ floating around lately, but how many of you know what it means, and how to apply this strategy to your business’ marketing plan? First of all, to understand content marketing as a strategy, we need to define content marketing. All forms of advertising have content, of course. Types of marketing content include: Headlines Taglines or … [Read more...]
5 Tips to Boost your Website Traffic
Often, my Indianapolis small business customers come to me asking how they can increase web traffic for their company’s website. Are you a small business trying to get noticed online in a sea of other competitors? Perhaps you don’t want to spend a fortune, or to do a complete overhaul of your existing website. In these cases, here are five tips you can try which may give your website an instant … [Read more...]
Yard Signs: Not just for Realtors and Politicians Anymore
In the Indianapolis area, there is something I’ve noticed a lot more of in the last few years: yard signs. Formerly, when you would see a sign on the lawn of your neighbor’s house, it was announcing the house was for sale, the location of an upcoming garage sale, or to show support of a particular local or national political candidate. There are many advantages of using yard signs, including: … [Read more...]
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