Business is built on providing the products and services that people need. So why do so many create marketing, branding, and content as if their customers are robots? We’ve all seen it, the stale tag lines, monotonous blogs filled with marketing links, and websites without a human face in sight. But customers crave information that is relevant, engaging, that helps them to move forward. Imagine...
Building a strong brand identity can be challenging. Whether you are new business owner or have been in the game for years, you should be thinking about the way your business is established in the marketplace. Thinking through the key elements of brand identity can help you succeed in acquiring new customers and retaining old ones. One of the most important steps is choosing a target niche. After...
So you’ve got your brand name out there, and are seeing strong developments in your sales and following, but how long is that going to last? With constant changes in social issues, culture, technology and popular opinion, staying relevant as a brand can be difficult. One minute you may find your brand name as the subject of everyone’s chatter, and the next, it’s followed by the...
Fifty years ago, customers had limited interactions with a brand. They might have seen a TV advert or caught a full-page colour spread in their favourite magazine, but that was it. Today, the world of marketing has changed beyond measure. Brands must navigate the tricky terrain of multiple platforms, from traditional marketing platforms such as print magazines and TV through to social media and...
Our global economy can be a double-edged sword for small business owners. Sure, it’s amazing to be able to reach customers all over the world with the stroke of a key and a click of a mouse, but it also means that your competition has grown exponentially. Our international market makes for international competition, so now you are competing for the same customers as other businesses in your...
Your business is running smoothly and you’re past the beginning stages. You have those parts down, but now you want to turn your small company into a recognizable brand. While it may seem complicated, it doesn’t have to be. Here are four realistic steps to create a high-quality brand. Determine Your Brand Values If you haven’t created a business plan yet, now is the time. You...
Black Friday may have lost a bit of cash due to escalating e-commerce sales, but the holiday still remains one of the biggest sales days of the year. This year, Black Friday is expected to generate $9.2 billion in sales, representing a 10 percent drop from last year. However, online sales are expected to balloon by 13 percent to $3 billion in sales and make up for this loss. In fact, Amazon began...
By the team at bigrockcoupon.in. When it comes to marketing, new entrepreneurs are often at a loss as to where to begin. Since there are numerous marketing strategies that one can use to promote their product or service, most entrepreneurs are often overwhelmed, making it difficult for them to focus on any one marketing tactic. However, what not many entrepreneurs may be aware of is that eBooks...
What are the biggest mistakes you can make on your website? Is it that you don’t have a list capture mechanism? Is it that you don’t have that magical sidebar widget? Or that social sharing feature? Or the viral lock plug-in? Or that shopping cart or membership site function? What about that carousel widget? Only if it could be that simple. Only if we could solve all our website woes with a...
As an entrepreneur or a solo-preneur, you’re faced with an uphill battle. You need to find a way to stand out from the rest of the people in your industry with something unique and exciting. You have this idea, a brand and a story that you want to tell the world, but how do you bring it to them? The answer is social media. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, these platforms and more are teeming with...
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