Marketing

Advertising and marketing are the same. True or false? False. Advertising is a slice of the marketing pie. Similar to the concept that all squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares, all advertising is marketing, but not all marketing is advertising. Marketing vs. Advertising. What’s the Difference? While the terms “marketing” and “advertising” are used interchangeably in many conversations, they are each distinct in their purpose, tactics, and target results.   So what…

I don’t know about you, but in my experience, working in small business means that every day is a new day full of solving business problems. Troubleshooting and resolving issues for this, that, and the other can be energizing for those who have the entrepreneurial spirit, namely ENTPs, ESTJs, ENTJs, INTJs, and ISTJs. I am an ENTJ and I definitely fit this bill. As I observe everything from the current internal workflows and project development…

There is hidden growth potential in your business. In every business, there is this potential – no matter how big or small. Fortunately, it’s not about getting on the next greatest lead generation bandwagon or social media platform. *phew*   There’s a simpler way to increase business growth.    And yet, it seems that day in and day out businesses must be working to generate more leads to fill the void left by customers that…

Digital Examiner found that 45% of small businesses do not track ROI of their digital marketing spend. That’s terrifying! As a marketing agency, we attest to that reality with on-boarding clients. Even the most financially astute, colorful spreadsheet wizards are clueless when it comes to analyzing the return on their marketing efforts. But why? Many small business owners are not equipped to know WHICH questions to ask WHAT digital marketing data points to track HOW…

There are countless Ted Talks for small business that I have used as springboards for new ideas and deeper motivation. But for now, here is a Ted Talk for each day of the week to motivate you to do more with yourself and your small business; to empower you to see the hidden potential that is waiting to be unearthed; and to change the way you do business for the good of all. #1: Tim…

If you’ve owned, run, or worked for a small business you know there is a laundry list of things that need to be done, checked, monitored, cleaned and more every day, week, month, year. But with the constant need to get more customers and run the business time is limited for other things, making research for new tools and systems a near pipe dream. You want to make things better and find better solutions to…

Updated on November 26, 2018 for freshness. If you own or manage a business that has a physical location where you sell products or services in your store, most of your marketing campaigns likely strive to increase sales revenue. However, there is a similar but slightly different goal that you should also keep in mind, and that is increasing the number of customers who visit and shop in your store. Why? Because, for brick an…

When you are coming up with a new mail marketing campaign for your business, the message you convey in your mailer is just as important as the creative design and what addresses you send them to. Think about it — how many times have you received a flyer, brochure, or coupons in the mail that you tossed out after looking at it for a couple of seconds? There’s a good chance it is because that business…

While it’s important to produce many types of content that can reach people on many different platforms, every content strategy needs a flagship—the medium you choose to be your primary messaging. When online content strategies were first showing up, that was considered to be the blog, and now a lot of businesses are prioritizing snappier messaging on their social media accounts. However, there’s a better option that all small businesses should be considering: video content.…