3 Steps to Staying Ahead of the Game

Take a look at most businesses that have been around for 5 years of more and you’ll see that they are doing the exact same marketing they did 5 years ago. It might be postcards. They may market using a money mailer coupon. It might be networking at Chamb...

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Growth = Growth in Marketing

I am noticing a theme among growing companies. Have you noticed it yet? Go ahead, take a look around. In today’s world a lot of effort is being placed on how “bad” things are. You don’t dare watch the news if you have any desire to stay...

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Grow By Thinking Outside the Box

Do you ever stop and consider how you could do what you do only different? We tend to get very wrapped up in our day to day lives. Marketing our products and services, frantically trying to bring new customers in to door or drive them to our websites. But to y...

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Is Social Media Really Worth It?

Social media is all the craze. Not only do we hear about how you need to be on it but I can’t count the number of people that have jumped on the Social media bandwagon just because they think they can make a quick buck. So is it really worth it all? It&#...

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It’s About the Little Details, in Life and in Marketing

Generally in life we think about the big picture. We set big goals. We make big plans. We look toward the end result. We plan entire events. But without all the little details none of those big pictures would amount to anything. Think about it. Relatively spea...

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Simple Steps To Building A Brand Without Breaking The Bank

So what exactly is branding? Most new business owners (and some that have been around for a while) have heard the word “branding” and “brand awareness” but they really don’t know what it is. Most of the time, you hear these buzz words from big ma...

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Marketing Tips: 3 Steps To Networking Better And Being Remembered

How many times have you gone to a live networking event and someone comes up to you and starts talking to you like you are old friends but… you can’t remember them for the life of you. You know you met somewhere before but can’t remember who ...

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Social Media and Your Personal Opinion…

I will start out by saying that some people will not like this post. So consider yourself to be warned. But I feel this is something that has to be said. People need to think before they post on ANY social networking site. Before you hit that update status but...

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DYM 17 | The Power of Blogging

In this episode of Driving Your Marketing Ely talks about one of the most powerful business marketing tools available to businesses today. Learn why, if you are not already using this tool in your business, you are falling further behind the curve each and eve...

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How To Market Your Small Business With A Smile

Let’s imagine you have a retail location like a local Pizza place. As a small business, you should always be on the lookout for new ways you can market your business and get new customers in the door. You have great food and fair prices. So what should y...

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