As a small business, trade show marketing is probably something on your marketing tactic list. Your company purchases booth graphics, prints a few brochures, and send a few salespeople to work the floor and gather as many leads as possible. But have you really thought about how you could make exhibiting at trade shows more successful for your business? Marketing is such a big component of … [Read more...]
Justifying your Content Marketing Expense
Content marketing sure is a popular buzzword these days. For those of you who are unsure of the benefits of content marketing, it's essentially the creation and distribution of valuable, relevant content in order to drive an action (click to website, call, etc.). We hear reports of companies increasing their spend in this area, and how it's the new "future of marketing." But for marketing … [Read more...]
12 Marketing Tips for a Successful Year
For those companies without the luxury of a large sales and marketing department, I thought I would gift you with 12 ideas (one for each month of the year) on how to positively impact your marketing results in the coming year. Refresh your Brand: Is your current company brand up to par? Consider revising or re-designing your company’s logo. If you have a logo you’re happy with, make sure … [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...]
Post-Super Bowl Ads Rehash
While I'm sure most of America caught the Super Bowl game last night, and its exciting ending, most of the media is still buzzing over the Super Bowl commercials. What did you think of this year's super bowl ads? I always enjoy watching the ads more than the football (unless it's the Colts playing in the super bowl), and that's because my background is in advertising, of course. I find it … [Read more...]
Great Ads in Michigan
Michigan's tourism advertising campaigns are pure genius State tourism associations focus the majority of their advertising budget on neighboring states within a day's drive of the area. Here in Indiana, we often see advertisements for Cincinnati and Ohio areas, Chicago and Illinois, Kentucky, and our state to the north - Michigan. Tourism advertising has the significant task of persuading … [Read more...]
How Skimping on your Marketing Now Can Cost You in the Future
(Note: This post was first published in the Morgan County Business Leader) As a marketing consultant for Indianapolis small businesses, I recognize the need to “get the most bang for the buck” when it comes to marketing and promoting your company. This is particularly true in the start-up phases of a business, or when sales are slow during today’s tight economic times. But I want to caution all … [Read more...]
New Website Project Checklist
This year, my marketing firm has initiated many new website development projects for our Indianapolis area clients. Although each client and website are different, I've found that having some basic items in place in advance of the project will ensure a shorter timeline and smoother transition to the final website. Whether you need a website revision or new website, here is my client … [Read more...]
Is your website in need of a renovation?
Lately, my husband & I have been watching a lot of home improvement shows on HGTV and DIY Network, such as Kitchen Crashers and I Hate my Bath. We recently spent a four-day weekend updating our Brownsburg home with new interior and exterior lighting, doorknobs, fixtures, tile backsplashes and more. After the process was complete, we couldn't help but marvel in all of our new updates. With just … [Read more...]
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