Today’s economic climate has small business owners stretched thin trying to find new customers and retain current customers at the same time. Customer service has become a full-time job for most small business owners. How do I reach new customers? What social media tactics should I be using in my business? How do I...
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According to Junta42 research, 59% of businesses will be increasing their content marketing budgets in 2010. With the increasing use of the internet and businesses competing in the global marketplace, many businesses are replacing traditional marketing with online marketing. The common consensus is that to reach the global marketplace focus on using online marketing...
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STORY
The mind naturally relates to stories and great storytelling allows the readers to step into the story and envision what they are reading. Using storytelling in marketing your business helps your readers envision the future you are forecasting, their problems solved and the satisfaction they will feel from successfully solving their current problem. Great...
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There is lots of talk about inbound and outbound marketing these days. Many businesses are moving their marketing practices towards Inbound Marketing and away from Outbound Marketing in order to reach, potential customers more cost effectively. However, what is the difference between inbound and Outbound Marketing?
What is Inbound Marketing?
Inbound Marketing (also called content marketing...
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Prospects and clients are on media overload. The variety of ways that advertisers are trying to reach potential customers is mind-boggling. Prospects have learned to tune out advertising messages, yet email newsletters is the one form of advertisement that consumers request. This makes email newsletters very special and a great way to build relationships...
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It seems like every day the news is telling us about how some big business is dooping their customers. People have grown very weary of businesses and more guarded with the globalization of business. Many professional services no longer meet clients in person. This takes away the opportunity to judge a person by how...
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The recession. We turn on the television and hear news reports. Get on the internet and read news reports. The recession is deepening; the recession is ending, who really knows. Regardless of what news reports say, businesses know that sales are down and prospects are holding tight to their money. Prospects are taking their...
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When your blog is the main marketing activity for your business, building credibility and trust is important. The great thing about using a blog to build your business is that prospects get to know and like you on a daily basis. You can show your personality and draw people to you that are in...
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Prospects have lost trust in businesses, even in known reputable businesses, think AIG. In today’s marketplace with budgets being cut back and prospects weary, it is paramount that you build trust with prospects in order to turn them into clients.
Here are an additional six ways that you can use your website to help build...
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The combination of a slow economy and business scandals galore, it is paramount that businesses build trust with prospects in order to turn prospects into clients. As business owners we must also build upon the trust we have established with current clients in order to keep them as clients and turn them into referring...
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