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Happy Landing, Happy Customers
If your home page is the only place for customers to land on your web site, you might be missing a lot of business.

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Are you talking to me
Are you talking to me? Many businesses advertise in the local media without thinking about who really are the readers (although I’ll reference print media, the same applies for broadcast and their viewers/listeners, or outdoor/billboards’ viewers). Many business owners stand up at networking meetings and say “Hi my name is John from ABC. We sell widgets. A good lead for me is anyone who needs widgets.” In other words, you’ll sell to “anyone,” but you don’t know who “anyone” is. This is not an effective way to target your marketing activities. Your “advertising wastage” will be very high.
THE TRUTH ABOUT BRANDING
Brand. Brand. Brand. Every company today wants to be a brand company. “We are a brand experience company,” or “we have just completed a rebranding campaign” seems to be the new, must-have mantra of organizations. This trend is almost overwhelming and far too often severely misguided.

Instant Intimacy
Whether your goal is to sell more widgets or make more friends, you'll be more successful the quicker you can connect with people. And of course, the more intimate the connection, the better. So let's discuss how you can capitalize on the many brief interactions at your next conference or social gathering.
Maintaining Your Business Website
If you want to be a web designer, be a web designer. However, if the key focus of your business is building widgets, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that your time would be better spent building widgets, not Web sites
Check Your Brand Positioning in 5 Minutes
Understanding brand positioning is very important if you want to correct misconceptions and off-brand opinions of your brand. You may have every intention of analyzing your brand to make sure that it is in a position of strength by participating in scientific research to that end. But first as a litmus test, you might find it useful to do a little under the radar analysis to get a quick feel of your stake holder's opinions regarding your brand positioning. We are going to casually ask them.
Industrial Marketing in 2010 and Smart Marketing
If you make widgets, you know… gaskets, nuts and bolts, electronic components, stampings, motors, tools, machinery (big widgets!). If you survived 2009 and maybe even thrived, but your half way through 2010, how do you end the year with increased sales? Grant Markeing conducted a survey with industrial marketers to answer this question
What Do You Stand For? What is Your Brand?
Your brand isn’t just a logo or a marketing scheme. Your brand is the promise of the value your customers will receive. A strong brand not only builds relationships – it nourishes them. So how do you develop a brand that works for you by heralding a clear, compelling message people want to hear?

Is Your Small Business Technology In Place?
Do you have the right technology in place to take your business to the next level? Whether you sell beauty supplies or manufacture widgets, a carefully executed technology plan can help you build and grow your online presence and ensure that your brand is easily recognized. Social media marketing can help local and global customers find you.
Do Bean Counters Understand Brand Value?
A company's brand has real value. Brand makes up 48% of Coca Cola's brand enterprise value. But outside of the Fortune 500, do CFO's and financial managers of small to medium size companies understand brand value?
Your Brand is More than a Logo or a Tagline
Many people in business believe their logo and slogan make up their corporate brand. And while they are integral to a company’s image, there is so much more to what a brand really encompasses.Your company's brand is its evidence of distinction. Your company's brand strategy is the adoption of that brand by everyone in the company and the process by which the promise of that brand is delivered to your customers.
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