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Identify & Promote Your Differences

Today’s market is all about creating customized products and services designed to fit a select group of individual needs and tastes. There are very few generic products and services that can survive as “one size fits all” types of solution – most people want a solution that meets their unique needs. This can be a.

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Monologue to Dialogue

Up until 5 years ago advertising has essentially been a monologue, a one-sided conversation with the advertiser only speaking to the target audience. There was very little conversation. The goal of advertising was to create a resonating brand message and repeat it as much as possible so that the company’s message was “branded” in the.

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Moving Opportunities through the Funnel

In sales and marketing, the focus should always be on the opportunity funnel. Unfortunately in many small businesses, there can be a disconnect between the sales and marketing department. Sales and marketing’s objectives are not always aligned and because of this, there can be two competing/contradicting funnels instead of one formidable funnel. The “sales funnel”.

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Website: Testing, Testing and more Testing

In my most recent blog post, “Take the Guesswork Out of Web Design,” you learned how to determine the “hot spots”, or highly clickable, areas of your website.  Now we will delve deeper into the inner workings of your website visitor by creating test webpages. Google has released another easy-to-use tool, the Google Optimizer (www.google.com/websiteoptimizer). .

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Marketing Tips as a Sustainability Firm

As a company that wants to position its brand as sustainable, green or environmentally friendly, a company must lead by example. Practicing what you preach is critical in marketing a sustainable company. If your firm is truly sustainable, all aspects of your business must be environmentally friendly – from business materials to communications tools to.

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Accounting/CPA Firm Marketing Tips

Running an accounting firm can be a stressful but rewarding endeavor. If you manage your client relationships properly, you will retain a client for the long-term. As you market your accounting firm or CPA firm, there are a few marketing practices to remember and implement. Here are a few helpful tips- Industry Specific Many accounting.

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Startup Business Marketing

Startup businesses are usually cash strapped and need to allocate resources carefully. When marketing a startup business, you need to find a balance between money and time allocation. Typically a startup business will have more time than money. Therefore, marketing tactics such as face-to-face networking, online social networking and blogging can be fruitful marketing tactics.

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Marketing a Professional Services Firm

The term “professional services” could be the most generic-sounding business classification. According to businessdictionary.com, professional services “consist of accounting, legal, medical and other such services provided by a formally certified member of professional body.” Professional services firms provide solely service – they do not have a product or something tangible that helps differentiate their company..