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Tips for choosing the right design firm
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| If ever there were an overly competitive industry with little to no regulation, it would be the commercial design industry. Any child with a computer and some basic software can market themselves as a designer, while the true industry suffers wide scale devaluation and thousands of business owners are taken for a ride by unqualified or even unscrupulous “designers”. As a consumer, how do you protect yourself and your company? The answer is more simple than you may think… all you have to do is a bit of homework. |
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Sales Training Materials that Work!
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| Sales training materials abound. But which materials, among so many, do you select when preparing to train yourself or your sales force on the often complex and sometimes confusing skills of selling? And what criteria do you use to make that selection? |
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Creating A Business Image That Counts
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| Your business image can be physical or conceptual - both are important. It is how you are seen and how people (customers and suppliers) think of you, that will set your image. Have you thought about what you want your image to be and what you have to do to ensure it happens? |
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Personal Branding - Do Your Marketing Materials Make Your Spine Tingle?
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| Do your small business marketing materials, and the personal brand image you project make your spine tingle? Or, do they look like your eight year-old child designed them? If any of them give you shame, they're your “marketing package blunders”. Find out why you need to fix them, and get tips how. If you do, you’ll sell more of your products and services! |
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Are You Falling Into This Advertising And Image Trap?
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| Whilst we were away last week I couldn't believe the huge number of businesses that had fallen into this obvious advertising and image trap.
Website hosting is so cheap and easy these days that it is no wonder most businesses have some form of online presence, and proudly include the website name and email address in their marketing materials.
And I hasten to add that is a good thing. Unless...... |
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A Well Managed Suite of Business Materials
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| When you’re not around to make a personal impression, your materials are doing it for you. So naturally, you want to be sure that your materials are making the right impression. In this article I’ll go over a few specific bits of advice to ensure that your corporate identity materials are projecting an image of competence and success. |
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Image Versus Identity
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| The image of a company can be purchased and crafted much like an illusion that a stage magician performs. The identity of a company is the real version of what customers see and experience when patronizing a company.
Huge difference.
It is quite possible and often likely that companies that have paid for an image have quite a different identity. Grassroots marketing people like your's truly discover and bring out the true identity of the businesses we represent.
Here's a quick example; an area has an Avis Rental Car location which has an image of "We're number two, so we try harder." But also in the area is Joe's Rental Cars, a local guy who serves free hot dogs and always has cars in stock. The first has an image, the second has an identity.
Image is fleeting and expensive, identity keeps customers talking and coming back.
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Marketing With Eco-Friendly Brochures
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| In a newly eco-conscious business world, an environmentally friendly image can make the difference between profit and loss. One of the quickest and most effective ways to let your customers know your business is environmentally friendly is using an eco-friendly printer for your marketing materials, especially for brochure printing. |
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Matchmaking 101: Creating Sales Tools That Build Your Brand
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| If you’re like other entrepreneurs, you know a good logo is important to branding your company. You may already have a great logo. Now what? How can you create a variety of marketing materials that build your brand?
In a word: Coordinate. All your materials should tie to one another graphically. They should convey the same look and feel, or image, and evoke a similar emotional response in your customer. When viewed side by side, your stationery, brochures, and other promotional materials should create a cohesive “family.”
Of course, your materials don’t need to “match” each other completely, but some elements should remain consistent from one piece to the next:
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Case Study – Create A Great Strategic Alliance
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| Search for the standout projects/challenges that can showcase how good you are. It’s worth a phone call to ask permission to showcase the client/vendor in your materials. In addition, invite them to publish the same case study in their marketing materials – which will extend your reach too. |
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What's Your Brand Image ROI?
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| If you’re like millions of other small businesses, creating a professional visual image is key to your success. After all, your image - as seen on your business cards, marketing materials, packaging and website - is the first and sometimes only chance you have to introduce your company to potential customers. If your customers like what they see, you’re one big step closer to getting their business. |
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