This morning, I was reading this Skadeedle article about the 5 things you should know when starting a blog. (PS – we highly recommend you start a blog. It’s not as hard as you think.) In the Skadeedle article, the first step they list is to pick your platform. There are tons of blog platforms [...]
Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses nationwide. Last year, over one hundred million people came together to Shop Small® in their communities on Small Business Saturday®. Small Business Saturday® started in 2010 and is spearheaded by American Express. Their website gives you tips and a great packet [...]
Small businesses are always on the lookout for more effective marketing techniques to keep them ahead of their competitors. On the surface, Groupon’s sales pitch sounds great: no payment up front, the development team will even create and manage the offer for them, all they have to do is say “yes” and let customers start flowing [...]
Believe it or not your next lead may come from behind that giant oak tree on hole #7. If you knew anything about my home golf course, you would know that #7 is a notoriously long par 3 framed on both sides by a grove of oak trees and a nagging idea that anything less [...]
Are you interested in social media but unsure of where to start? Or what platform is right for your company’s needs? We’ve made an infographic to help you learn about the differences in social media platforms so you can better choose how to get involved and start connecting with your customers on a personal level. [...]
Spreadsheets and Outlook are fine for some things, but to really get ahead with your marketing and sales, you’ll need a full-blown database…or CRM. Find out why and how….
Do you have a product or service that’s hard to explain? An animated video can help!
This morning, I came across a great article: 3 unusual exercises to improve your writing in 2012. I am always looking for articles about how to improve my writing, since demand for it always seems to be going up.
LinkedIn recently published the list of the 10 Most Over Used “buzzword” on profiles in 2011…
This morning, I stumbled across this article on why the “About Us” portion of a news release (aka press release) has become obsolete. Why ‘about us’ is the weakest phrase in communications on PRDaily.com. In the article, the author uses jcpenney as an example, saying that an explanation of jcpenney is unnecessary, because the reader [...]