When marketing, small businesses need to be aware of what is important to their clients. There are innumerable ways to uncover what a client wants. Despite best efforts, it is often times quite tricky to discover if clients are “telling the truth”. Although it may indeed seem that clients are very adept at misleading or [...]
by Stephanie Mayo on February 1, 2011
All businesses should have a logo, be it a big business, or a small one. It’s your signature, your name. It’s a promotional tool for your business. You want to be recognized. When planning your business, designing a logo should be a major part of your marketing materials. When creating a website for your business, [...]
by Stephanie Mayo on July 27, 2009
clipped from www.examiner.com It doesn’t matter the type of business you have, if you are a restaurant located in Manhattan, make sure you have a page on www.menupages.com, accept reservations through www.opentable.com, and are listed under local listings such as Google Maps, Yahoo Maps, and Yahoo Local and Google Local searches because you want your [...]
by Stephanie Mayo on March 3, 2009
Jay Conrad Levinson, brilliant author of the Guerrilla Marketing book series imparted many words of wisdom at the one day Infusionsoft conference in Orlando last week. Rather than gloss over his tips, it makes sense to focus on a couple at a time. The last post focused on making business commitments (particularly to marketing). This [...]
by Stephanie Mayo on February 23, 2009
Well, I am off to hear Jay Conrad Levinson speak tomorrow in Orlando. Should be interesting. I will be listening for small business tips to write on when I get back.
by Stephanie Mayo on February 11, 2009
Well, supposedly we all know what doing more of the same brings… more of the same…and that is a formula for insanity! So, if we all know this then why are so many small business owners refusing to take a good look at themselves and try to evaluate what is going on? It must be [...]
by Stephanie Mayo on January 7, 2009
You need to focus on increasing value for all your customers. It is simply not enough to just communicate your value. It is no longer about telling. It is about conversing with the customer. You need to focus on telling what you do, how you do it and why it matters. When you are conversing [...]
by Stephanie Mayo on January 3, 2009
Are you tied to old Outbound Marketing techniques? You are if you are relying on telemarketing, trade shows, direct mail, email blasts, print ads and TV/radio ads. This is now generally regarded as: Interruption Marketing. If this is what you do, you need to rethink your marketing plans right away. Just consider how favorably you [...]