When I talk with business owners, the terms “marketing” and “sales” often come up. Many business owners use them interchangeably, but doing so is not quite accurate. The activities involved in marketing and sales are different, even though they work toward the same goals. Marketing consists of all the activities you do before… Read more »
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Marketing Isn’t for Wimps
Why do I say that marketing isn’t for wimps? Marketing that works takes vision, planning, execution, and discipline. If you leave out any of these elements, your results won’t live up to your expectations. Business owners who aren’t willing to tackle the challenges of marketing handicap the success of their business. Vision is necessary so… Read more »
Has Your Business Growth Stalled?
You started your business several years ago. It grew fast, but things have changed and growth has been flat or slow the last few years. What are you going to do differently to change that? There are three ways to grow your business. You can: * increase the number of customers, * encourage your existing… Read more »
Know What You Want People to do Next
This step in your use of social media is what will start converting your fans and followers into paying customers. It’s great to be building an audience on social media. When you do it well, these people are willing to interact with you and possibly buy from you. The challenge many business owners and marketers… Read more »
Know Your Budget
The word “budget” rarely brings up good feelings in people. Yes, social media sites are free to use. The software to use them, the computers to access them we have already, and high speed Internet connections are common. What do I mean by budget for social media? When you are “doing” social media for yourself,… Read more »