Who doesn’t love the movie “Field of Dreams?” It stars Kevin Costner who plays a farmer that has a vision of a baseball diamond right in the middle of his corn field and then hears the words “If you build it, he will come.” This is a...
While at a recent social media seminar, one of our participants raised her hand and said the following, “I think marketing is a scary word.” She elaborated by saying that marketing seemed too ambiguous and vague to her, so she wasn’t even sure what...
3 percent. Based on 100 percent, 3 percent is really a very small amount. Yet that small amount is largely responsible for a company’s success in any given year. Surprisingly, many companies, both large and small, see 3 percent as too big so they go even...
How many of you would say that you are self-motivated? Hopefully the answer you say aloud to others is the same as the one you are thinking. Working as a small business owner, or for a small business, requires self-motivation. And while we may have a lot of it,...
Details. We notice them. Especially when it affects our day: Too much salt in your entree. Music that is too loud at a venue that you can barely hear the other person talk. Poor lighting. Cold coffee when it reaches your table. Flat soda. All those examples reflect...
So you have identified your target audience. Now it’s time to consider how to engage with them to the point they remember you. I’m sure that you know someone within your professional circles who seems to be everywhere. Who when someone asks, “do you...