Posted by admin on November 15th, 2010 in Internet Marketing, marketing companies Seattle, Marketing Consultant Seattle, Marketing Tip | No Comments
I received an email the other day from a past client with an attachment he sent me from an “unhappy” prospect. Go figure, an unhappy prospect! I know, I know, we should be treating all of our suspects and prospects with respect, but this went a little far and has a good lesson attached to [...]
Posted by admin on October 10th, 2010 in marketing companies Seattle, Marketing Consultant Seattle, Marketing Tip | No Comments
That good old number 10, it just feels good doesn’t it… I remember growing up playing sports, I always had to have the number 10. That number was worth scrapping for I tell ya… Something just felt right about that nice crisp even number 10. Well in honor of the number 10 on today 10/10/10, [...]
Posted by admin on September 6th, 2010 in lead generation, Local Marketing, marketing companies Seattle, Marketing Tip | No Comments
I just got back from vacation with the family and had a chance to slow down and a reflect a little. I realized that need to slow down and focus a little more on building up lead generation tactics that are working right now. I think as business owners and entrepreneurs we have a tendency [...]
Posted by admin on August 16th, 2010 in Local Marketing, Marketing Consultant Seattle, Marketing Tip | No Comments
Does the potential of marketing failure have you frozen? Are you so uncertain about getting results with your marketing that you don’t ever do anything? I realized this week that this is a real problem that plagues small business owners. You get so uncertain about whether an investment is going to pay off, you never [...]
Posted by admin on July 28th, 2010 in Marketing Tip, Seattle Marketing Coach, Small Business Marketing | No Comments
Which one are you? Do you know the difference? Here is a quick quiz: 1) Do your marketing campaigns typically have one step? 2) Do you frequently move from one marketing tactic to another? 3) Do you frequently wonder why that email, postcard, or fax blast didn’t produce any results? If so, you might be [...]
Posted by admin on July 27th, 2010 in Marketing Consultant Seattle, Marketing Tip, Small Business Coaching, Small Business Marketing | No Comments
Do you know the worst number in business? Did you say zero? Almost… The worst number in business is the number 1. Here’s why… If you are dependent on ONE source of leads for your business, you are already in trouble. I don’t care if it is referrals, pay per click (PPC), direct mail, or [...]
Posted by admin on July 12th, 2010 in Local Marketing, Marketing Tip, Online Marketing, Search Engine Optimization | No Comments
A few days ago, we went through how to start your local marketing research and how to better compete online. As we discussed, your local marketing will continue to “suck” if you don’t use the right keywords. In this post, I want to give you a sneaky little trick to pull a list of really [...]
Posted by admin on July 7th, 2010 in lead generation, Local Marketing, Market Research, Marketing Consultant Everett, Marketing Tip, Small Business Coaching, Small Business Marketing, Uncategorized, Video Marketing | No Comments
A little off the wall post today, but hey those are the best kind… Watch this video as Malcolm Gladwell discusses differentiation. This has many applications for your small business. Enjoy, Matt
Posted by admin on June 18th, 2010 in Marketing Tip, Referral Marketing, Small Business Marketing | No Comments
I recently read about and used a strategy so simple and effective I had to share it… Quite honestly, it is so good I need to use it more myself and make it a habitual response to a question many small business owners get on a daily or weekly basis. Especially those of us that [...]
Posted by admin on April 22nd, 2010 in Marketing Consultant Seattle, Marketing Tip, Small Business Marketing | 1 Comment
Are you short on leads? Do you need a system to create leads on auto-pilot for your business? Sure you do… I have small business owners consistently ask me how to generate more leads for their business. While these tips aren’t a shortcut to a successful lead generation system, they will kick start your efforts… [...]