Sales and Marketing
Google’s Core Algorithm Update: Expertise, Authority, and Trust
One of the latest and most significant updates to the way Google ranks websites (its algorithm) came on August 2nd. Described as a “core algorithm” update it had a global roll out, affecting websites from…
Moving Beyond the “Chaotic Buying Process”
It seems in recent months, the sales and marketing world is suddenly waking up to the fact the buying process/journey is not a linear process. That customers don’t go through an orderly process of: 1….
Jumping on the Podcasting Bandwagon
As we march towards January, I am devoting my time here to talking about some of the channels and marketing tactics that you need to have in your consideration set for your 2019 marketing plan…
The Objection Crusher: 3 S System
Tim Wilson, the objection crusher, was our guest on the Cash Flow Show: Home Business Radio. He shared his technique for how to overcome objections using the 3 S system. Known as The Objection Crusher, Tim…
How to Feature Your Business on Google Map Listings: The Local Pack
Google map listing placement is very important to local businesses. With more and more people using their mobile device to search (in 2018, 52.2 percent of all website traffic worldwide was generated through mobile phones),…
How to Improve Your Website Copy
Your business or nonprofit website is your #1 digital real estate. It’s the place your prospective and existing customers visit to solve a problem and/or learn more about your products, services, or mission. It’s where…
Printed Envelopes: The Valuable and Underestimated Marketing Tool for Small Businesses
It is no secret that the majority of marketing campaigns today are focused on the e-commerce arena where competition has gradually shifted to thanks to technology advancements. As an entrepreneur, it is easy to get…
4 Cheap (or Free) Customer Acquisition Strategies for Your Online Business
Facebook ads. Google ads. Instagram ads. Twitter ads… You’d be forgiven for thinking that ads on social media are the only, or dare I say it, the best way to market your business these days…
This One Thing Makes All Marketing Boom or Bust
For local businesses, one “marketing engine” drives results for all other marketing efforts. Fine tune that engine and your marketing costs will plummet and sales will boom. Fail to keep that engine running smoothly and…
The Challenged Customer
Our customers (and us) live in worlds characterized by information overload, rapidly changing circumstances, increasing demands, rising management expectations, scarcer resources, increasing scale, disruption, distraction, and complexity. It’s impossible to avoid feeling overwhelmed, unbalanced, and distracted….