Sales and Marketing

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….

The Eyes Have It: Infographics

We’re knee deep into a series that is focused on helping you plan for 2019 by identifying the channels too critical for you to ignore. Today, we’re going to investigate the value of infographics. Visual…

How to Spy on Your Competitors with Google My Business

In an effort to encourage more businesses to use the posts feature of Google My Business, Google has introduced a “Businesses like yours are posting!” section in the GMB dashboard. Updated regularly it gives a…

How to Make Killer Social Media Posts for Your Business

Social media isn’t merely a fad anymore, it’s an essential facet of contemporary life that no business can afford to ignore if it hopes to remain successful in the market. Still, many aspiring entrepreneurs and…

What You Need to Know When Marketing to Rural Americans

If your business or nonprofit markets its products or services (or fundraises) to Americans living in rural areas, you’ve got to read this for new research findings! Did you know that almost 60% of rural…

The Biggest Trends in Marketing Right Now

Ever since the emergence of the Internet and smart devices, the marketing and advertising field has increasingly morphed into a digital industry. Today, marketers have access to myriad consumer touch points such as websites, social…

7 Lead Generation Tactics Thrive on Limited Budgets

Contrary to popular opinion, viral marketing has not eliminated the need for old-fashioned lead generation to bring customers to a startup. Indeed, while the rules and technologies for lead generation have changed, Forrester and other experts…

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