Tag Archives: Branding

The Brands That Made A Roaring Success Of UGC Content

Online marketing image for brands using UGC content

Unsplash-CC0 license Many marketing websites and business-focused magazines are talking about UGC content right now. User-generated content has the ability to connect with prospective customers in ways that conventional marketing simply can’t, because it’s produced by peers. It’s automatically more trustworthy and reliable to many people, and that’s why it’s …

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Strategic Branding: Moving Beyond Aesthetics to Drive Growth

Flat lay of a desk with a keyboard, printed charts and an open book titled 'Brand Identity'

The Role of Business Growth and Branding in Modern Markets We often see branding as just a company’s visual identity—things like a logo or a catchy website design. But we know that effective branding is much deeper. It’s about creating a clear identity that speaks to your audience. It helps …

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Ready to Become a Brand Magnet? View this Webinar

How are your online marketing efforts working these days? With 200 million other websites out there, are you truly standing out? If you feel like your business is in an online black hole, then you need to check out this free webinar from Barbara Findlay Schenck of BizStrong.

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Managing the Message: How to Protect Your Online Brand – Teleseminar

Do you realize that most of your potential customers and strategic partners are Googling both you and your business online?  This training is for entrepreneurs who want to learn how to manage what’s being said about them on the World Wide Web.  While you cannot control everything, I’m going to …

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What Do You Really Sell? A Marketing Teleseminar

Ready to stop getting that "eyes glazed over" look when introducing your business? Register now for a teleseminar on creating your brand equity pyramid and getting clear on how you can best serve your consumer, given by small business marketing expert Dequiana Brooks. Only $10.

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3 Quick Tips for Online Damage Control

Our last article showed you how to keep track of your online brand with popular tools, such as the Google search engine. Well, let’s say that you are using one of the tips from that article and come across something silly you did years ago. It is not aligned with the brand image you want to portray today, and it would be slightly embarrassing (okay, maybe really embarrassing) if a potential client saw it. What can you do? Here are three things you can do to manage how your negative information shows up on the Internet.

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3 Ways to Keep Track of Your Online Brand

Some employers are using the Internet to check up on potential employees before making hiring decisions, but did you realize that potential clients could be checking up on small business owners, too? Making sure you know what is being said about you and your company on the Internet should be a regular part of your business activities. Use these three tips to keep track of your online brand.

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Quick Tip: Marketing to Upscale Clients

Today's tips are a result of a question received about attracting a certain type of consumer. While the answer is specific to the massage industry, it can be applied across a variety of businesses. Question: I have a friend who's starting out as a massage therapist. How can he position himself as a source for upscale clientele? Answer: If your friend wants to position himself as a massage therapist for upscale clients, he should perform the following tasks.

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