Using Creative Visualization to Increase Sales
Writers are accustomed to reading newsletters such as WritersWeekly.com to get practical, concrete information and tips on writing, marketing, and publishing. Occasionally, however, we get advice on how to harness our own powers of creativity, positivity, and spiritual energy to achieve happiness and success. This is one of those articles. We now enter the realm …
Guide to Lowering Marketing Costs
When we consider marketing, two truths come-to-mind. First, marketing is the cornerstone, if not the ‘supporting wall’ of a successful business. Secondly, that it can be a costly venture. In fact, in some cases, marketing can actually match the cost of the product or service. Regardless, the idea that by cutting one’s marketing budget, one …
Recycling Is Easy, Even In Small Towns
It’s a new year and many people are trying to lose weight, stop smoking, or otherwise make life better for themselves as part of their New Year’s Resolution. But, according to several surveys I read online, the percentage of people who actually keep these kind of resolutions is between 10-12%. Changing old habits can be …
Make Your Website More Panda Friendly
The recent Google Panda update has raised the bar not only for SEO experts but also for web designers. It’s getting tougher and tougher to rank well and that means that you really have to pay attention to all designing and Google ranking factors. When we do this, search engines rewards us because we are …
Mobile Has Changed the Shopping Scene
New data outlines how shoppers have engaged with mobile, and how that is changing how retailers distribute product information and savings. According to a recent TechBargains survey most shoppers (90%) are now showrooming while in-store. They’re checking prices, checking stock availability and looking for digital coupons. And, while both sexes showroom, men are more likely …
Social Media Asset – LinkedIn
- LinkedIn is the perfect personal branding and publicity tool. – LinkedIn is the ultimate personal Customer and Prospect Relationship Management platform. – LinkedIn presents an amazing opportunity as most users are not using this social medium to anywhere near its potential. The world has changed and the change of pace will keep accelerating. Whether …
10 Small Business Blog Post Ideas
- Simple ideas for unblocking your written creativity – How to tap into your existing network for blog post ideas – 10 popular blog posts that any small business owner can write about As a business owner, you probably know (and have heard) that blogging can bring your more traffic, convert that traffic to leads …
Old Ways Need To Go Bye Bye
- Adopting social media strategy requires business change. – Make sure you’re willing to change; pretending won’t work. – Strategic integration is not the same as tactical afterthought. – Stickers can seriously damage your health. Recently this business owner said: “We need posters, loads of posters, posters everywhere. And ads. I want ads. Ads need …
Linkedin – Great Branding, Especially During Holidays
There are 3 types of business people: – Entrepreneurs – Intrapreneurs – Un-enterprising All of them can benefit from LinkedIn, including the un-enterprising! The often overlooked social media channel is LinkedIn! Facebook and Twitter get most of the media attention, but it is LinkedIn that leads with results. Hubspot research shows LinkedIn being the leading equal Customer Acquisition Channel …
Happy Birthday To Our Blog – It’s 2 Years Old!
I remember when our blog was born… so small… so beautiful… so innocent. It seemed like it would never grow up. Experiencing all the growing pains that most blogs do, it struggled to stand on its own at the beginning. Falling down, getting back up, then falling again. It was a roller coaster of emotion …
