Of course everyone who begins an online business wants it to be successful. They do everything they possibly can, learn everything they possibly can, and try to put it all into action. They believe that this is the recipe for success. Many times this is unfortunately not the correct way to approach things. Doing everything […]
Marketing is one of the most important things for any business. In a world millions of businesses, both online and offline, the ability to advertise well and make yours stand out occupies much of your time and effort. However, it’s also very easy to be swamped in the tedious, but very necessary task of advertising […]
Here’s irony. I not only remember, but still possess, an artifact from the ’80s: a special “letterhead book.” These publications accommodated thousands of letterhead, envelope, and label designs. Designing a letterhead had become a work of art, honed by the imperative of clearly reflecting a company’s brand image. By 1998, most Western countries noticed electronic […]
You might be doing everything a good leader is supposed to do and still find yourself both frustrated and ineffective. The reason is not obvious. In fact, most leadership advice-givers make a critical error in the way they address leadership. As it is known by great motivational speakers such as Richard Jadick, the underlying assumption […]
I am regularly called upon by company leaders to help them “improve the workplace environment.” Leaders know that help is required to motivate staff, to deal with conflict and to get everyone pointed and pulling in the same direction. I recently worked with a company that has just realigned after a shareholder buyout. Long standing […]
Today we’re discussing how to evaluate your brand’s online presence and optimize its performance. We’ll look at content relevance and site intuitiveness. Test: Does your home page attempt too much? The more you have to say, the more focused you should be. Ever visited a site and wondered where to start? Visit any global brand […]
It’s getting increasingly harder to generate and secure traffic to your site. Time to reconsider your strategy for building this valuable asset? Statistics show persuading a customer to visit your site is 10 times more difficult than persuading existing customers to make a purchase. What’s your traffic retention strategy? What measures are in place for […]
Power Hour Concept Trains Fast How many times have you sat through days of training that could have easily been scaled back to one or two hours? Would you like to learn time management, the art of planning or how to encourage collaboration in just one powerful training hour? Author and trainer Lisa Haneberg has […]
What You Need to Know to Get Started Online Advertising used to be a fstraightforward business. An ‘ad agency’ would created advertisements and placed them in various venues. The venues were fairly limited, like newspapers, magazines or billboard and other outdoor advertisement. If the ad campaign was well funded and aggressive, it might include commercials […]
A New Book Details Marketing Ideas from Entrepreneurs Lack of money for advertising often leads to innovative thinking for ways to market. A new book, The Risk Takers (Vanguard Press, 2010) by Renee and Don Martin profiles 16 entrepreneurs and their strategies for success including their successful marketing ideas. Low or No Budget Advertising Five of the […]
