According to an oft-quoted story, famed psychiatrist Sigmund Freud was once asked if there were a branch of the mind that he didn’t understand. He replied: The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is [...]
Continue reading...22. December 2010
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Offering a new line of products is one key way of staying relevant in the business community. In particular, adding a ‘high quality’ line with additional benefits is so common in modern business that it is almost ubiquitous. Before the recession, many consumers preferred ‘upgraded’ versions that offered better service or different features than the [...]
Continue reading...20. December 2010
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A recent J.D. Powers and Associates study looked into the shopping habits and attitudes of young people between the ages of 22 and 29, asking them to rank different brands according to their preferences. What they found has huge implications for small business owners everywhere.
Continue reading...5. March 2010
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A recent report from the Direct Marketing Association predicts that business spending on direct mail spending is going to increase by one billion dollars in 2010. This may come as a surprise to those who thought that email was the advertising media of the future. Because many customers have no problem deleting anything in their [...]
Continue reading...4. March 2010
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Even if your company doesn’t do business directly over its website, there are good reasons to use email marketing to brand your company and spread the word about your products and services. First, it’s inexpensive and makes it to the target with lightning speed. Second, many people check their email with much more regularity than [...]
Continue reading...3. March 2010
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2010 has brought new trends, both in marketing and among your customer base. Here are five ways that you can find marketing success for your small business in 2010.
Continue reading...19. February 2010
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Marketing to the affluent is different from marketing to any other group. These discriminating customers have been raised with different social values as well as exposure to some of the highest quality products the nation has to offer. This makes for a unique group of potential consumers, one that small business owners ignore at their [...]
Continue reading...11. February 2010
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For small businesses struggling to keep their marketing budget to an absolute minimum, Google AdWords can seem like an attractive option. After all, this program offers an inexpensive way to drive relevant traffic to your site, which is a powerful way of building public awareness and sales. Unlike other advertising options, AdWords only charges for [...]
Continue reading...5. February 2010
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Many people think of text messaging as the sole domain of teenagers, but it has some very useful applications for small business owners. Text messages can be an affordable and very efficient way of communicating with your target audience. Even presidential campaigns are using this media for announcements and marketing messages. Here are a few [...]
Continue reading...4. February 2010
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With millions of followers and more every day, social networking and microblogging sites such as Twitter are a promising and completely free way for small businesses to market themselves and get the word out about their brand. However, many small business owners sign up for an account only to feel lost as to what to [...]
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28. December 2010
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