When Prospects Attack

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 [...]

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Promoter vs. Marketer

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 [...]

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Creative "Tip" To Generate More Referrals

Posted by admin on May 12th, 2010 in Marketing Consultant Seattle, Referral Marketing, word of mouth marketing | No Comments

Ok, before I give you the this secret ninja marketing “tip” for your business, I want you to make a commitment right now to actually do something with it… Committed? Ok, good… This is a lead generation tip I picked up recently from The Referral Engine by John Jantsch. I believe this tip is so [...]

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Marketing Tip: Market Research Using Yelp

Posted by admin on March 23rd, 2010 in Marketing Consultant Seattle, Marketing Tip, Small Business Coaching, Small Business Marketing | No Comments

With all of the buzz around Yelp these days, I thought I would give you a little marketing “trick” that will help your marketing copy and messaging. The beauty of Yelp.com and other social search websites is that you can read real authentic reviews from prospects just like yours. Why is that important you say? [...]

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3 Tips To Jumpstart Your Referral Engine

Posted by admin on March 14th, 2010 in Marketing Consultant Seattle, Marketing Tip | No Comments

If you are like most small business owners I speak with, one of their primary sources of leads is word-of-mouth and referrals. After studying the main differences in those businesses that excel at word-of-mouth, I have come up with some conclusions that will more than likely help you business as well. Here are three (3) [...]

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Less Marketing = More Leads (really?)

Posted by admin on March 9th, 2010 in Marketing Consultant Seattle, Marketing Lessons, Marketing Tip | No Comments

How could that be you ask? Certainly everything with volume increases your leads right… As Americans we like to subscribe to the theory of bigger is better, but that isn’t always true when it comes to marketing. Especially today, in the age of Social Media and total transparency. You can’t just hit a button and [...]

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Does Your Marketing Suck?

Posted by admin on March 2nd, 2010 in Marketing Consultant Seattle, Marketing Tip | No Comments

Kinda harsh I know. I have heard this many times from friends and other small business owners. “My Marketing sucks but…”. But what? The problem I have with that statement is that I have a firm belief we are all marketing businesses at the core. Regardless of what you sell, or service you deliver. You [...]

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What Is vs. What Should Be

Posted by admin on February 27th, 2010 in Business Coaching, Marketing Consultant Everett, Marketing Consultant Seattle | No Comments

One of the strengths of most Entreprenuers is they are extreme optimists. If we weren’t, we would all be screwed. With the shear amount of obstacles and contraints we deal with growing, building, and operating our business. Not to mention balancing family life. I know you can relate… We often times get stuck in the [...]

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