Top Things To Consider When Planning A Business Marketing Strategy
If you have a business, you’ll understand the importance of marketing. You have to promote your business if you want to have customers. Here are the top things to consider when planning your marketing strategy: Target Market The first thing you have to think about is your target market. Who are the people most likely to want a piece of your business? Normally, you can decide this based on what your business does. Look at the products and services you offer, and think who they appeal to the most. Once you’ve got your target market, you should focus all your attention on them. Your marketing strategy should aim to promote…
5 Easy Steps to Doubling Your Online Sales
Boost your sales: strengthen value proposition, improve call-to-action, write compelling copy, collect emails, ensure website can handle traffic.
GetResponse Vs iContact – 2 Email Marketing Companies Reviewed
What makes a good email marketing service? What features should you look for to be able to launch a successful email marketing campaign? This is a comparison between GetResponse and the award-winning iContact.
The Steps to Take to Turn Your Idea Into a Business
Lots of us think we have a great idea for a business, but how many of us are bold enough to take the plunge and turn our idea into a business? Most people don't, but you definitely should. There are lots of reasons why people don't take the step from having an idea to having a business. So, here are some tips to help you make that jump.
How Technology Is Changing the Way We Recruit Staff
Hi-tech gadgets have not only made it easier to shop, communicate and socialise from almost anywhere in the world but the internet has also revolutionised many industries, including recruitment. The way we look for jobs and recruit staff has changed dramatically of late - but how? Let's find out.
Why Spam Facebook Likes Should be Avoided Like the Plague
Having a lot of likes on Facebook can appear to be a good thing. All kinds of businesses implement complex strategies just to get their audience to click on the like button. This must mean that likes are an indication of popularity, right? So how could having more likes be bad?
Successful Advertising Tips for Your Business
If you want your business to succeed in today’s rough economy, one of the more important things you will have to take care of is advertising. Advertising is the thing that can help your business flourish, or it can be the thing that can destroy it completely, but however you look at it, it is the only way to reach your customers and present to them your products and services. Regardless of whether you run a big or a small business, advertising is essential in order to succeed, and a good marketing campaign will encourage an average consumer to take action, and become interested in your product. There are couple of…
Beauty and the Business: How to Compete and Thrive in the Salon Industry
The beauty industry is one of the most competitive work forces in America. Many beauty professionals fail to learn the business management aspect of their salons – and this has led to the beauty industry yielding the second highest failure rate of any industry. To truly succeed in the beauty industry, there are four important tips that every salon owner needs to understand before they undertake such a big enterprise. 1. Never forget about social media Every small business owner knows that social media is pivotal to a fledgling company. But beauty businesses have even more to gain from social media. Since they offer an aesthetic, utilizing the visual aspect of online…
Tips for Search Engine Optimization
The SEO game has changed drastically over the last couple years and it left many digital marketers frustrated. Climbing search engine rankings within a week or two is now a thing of the past. Today's digital marketing world reflects marketing in the real world.
How Have Snippets Turned Into Important Social Media Tools Today?
Harnessing the power of snippets found across the web is the new mantra in online marketing today, especially in the social media scenario. Whether it is for a product launch or an event, businesses are able to maximize the use of their Facebook pages by carrying out technical support, using the “Like” button for customer connections, creating real time forums and promoting discounts, exclusive offers, latest news and product launches. As a result, this helps to promote the profile of the company with the knowledge of their products quickly spreading though the various social networks, often leading to a viral effect, all at no cost. But the fact is, this…
5 Things to Expect with Cookie Dough Fundraisers
One of the most popular forms of fundraising for school organizations, Girl Scout troupes, and even sports teams is selling cookies. Everyone likes cookies, and cookie dough is easy to bake because it is pre-mixed and molder, ready for the oven. However, like any other fundraising, there are some expectations which can be eye openers. Understanding how to raise funds through selling cookies is one way to ensure success. Here are five things to expect with cookie dough fundraisers: Not all cookies are created equal. People like cookies, but different people like different cookies. In the same way, not all chocolate chip cookies are the same. Finding good cookie dough…
How to Make Technical Information More Digestible for Your Audience
Reading long paragraphs or pages of uninterrupted text can be tedious for anyone, unless it’s supposed to be that way: a twenty-thousand page Stephen King novel, or a really interesting dissertation on the evidence of alien life, for example. However, most of us even need a break after several chapters of good fiction. Feeding your audience information about your products, services, company or processes via text alone is just about the worst way to do it, especially when the information is highly technical. As a business owner, you know everything about your niche, industry or topic. You’re the expert, so you should be able to explain it. So why doesn’t…
