What do you want to be known for? In other words, what’s your brand? Your Personal Brand is your Reputation When you step into an elevator with another person — a stranger, wouldn’t it be nice if that person said, “Hey aren’t you the _____ lady/guy?” That happened to me some time ago. “Aren’t you
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When business owners — no matter what size their business is — discover how much time is involved in doing their own marketing, they say, “I don’t have that kind of time!” I feel your pain. Not only do I have to run my business and do stuff for clients, but I’ve got to record
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If you try to reach everyone, you’ll reach no one. You need to determine and clearly define who your target niche is. Obviously, you can have more than one target market niche (market). They could even be both B2C AND B2B. Who’s Your Niche? If anyone can buy your product or service, then no one
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Your online image is everything that’s on the Internet that’s associated with your business. Does your online image say “expert in your field”? Or does it say, “Clueless!”? You might think social media is not really important, but it actually is. In reality, the consumer is searching for information, entertainment, products, and/or services when they
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Every business that is going to market itself on social media needs a cohesive, strategic plan. Marketing on social media without a plan is like driving a Ferrari in first gear! There are certain steps you need to take to have an effective social media strategy. If you jump in without a strategic plan, you’ll
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The 80/20 rule of sales and marketing has been around forever. 80% of your business comes from 20% of your target market. So what exactly does that mean? Basically, you need to get to know that crucial 20%! Especially, when you’ve got so many marketing choices out there, you need to know — Who’s your
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Not too long ago, we used to say that “Content is King”. However, with today’s AI Search Engines, it’s changed to CONTEXT is king! How people search has evolved dramatically. Thus, businesses need to re-strategize the way they produce and share content. You still need to do content marketing in your business if you want
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Having a nice website and blogging regularly will drive people to your site, but how are you capturing leads? You need to turn visitors into leads and leads into sales. It takes the right call-to-action (CTA) — the right, enticing offer. Capturing Leads Needs the Right Lead Magnet This infographic from Productive and Free has
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You survived the pandemic and subsequent business shutdowns or lockdowns that affected your business negatively. Now, with inflation and supply chain issues, along with government uncertainties, calling what you’re going through a “business slump” is probably an understatement. However, you can do a few things to jump-start your business, attract new customers, and bring back
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