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
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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Choosing the Right Branded Merchandise for Your Small Business
Choosing the right branded merchandise for your business is extremely important. Remember: don’t think cheap, think relevant.
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Apple’s Secret Weapon: Logistics as a Competitive Tool
Apple isn't just great at cultivating customer loyalty. It also excels in logistical matters, and many say this strength is yet another factor that sets it apart from competitors.
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5 Ways to Engage Your Customers to Encourage Repeat Interactions
Finding ways to encourage repeat interaction will help you get repeat sales to drive the long-term success of your company. Here are 5 ways how.
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Enhancing Outreach and Image with Custom Branded Clothing
Many small business owners don't immediately see the benefits of why they should be utilizing branded clothing. However, the positive effects can be quite far reaching, and the upfront investment is very small.
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8 Unexpected Ways to Promote Your Business
Starting a business is hard enough. Getting people to notice is even more difficult. Use one of these 8 promotion ideas to get your company noticed.
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Using the Facebook Timeline for Brands
This guest post shares the new features of Facebook and how they can work for your business.
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Why Your Brand Need a Logo
Is your business getting lost in the crowd? Make sure your company has a logo that helps it stand out in customers' crowded inbox or newsfeed.
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Tips on When Promotional Items Work and When they Don’t
Looking to invest in promotional products for your business? Learn 3 marketing tips to make sure your items wind up in the right hands.
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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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