In our local newspaper recently there was an article about how retail sales had risen in our province, but not in our area. Sadly in the article the business owners made comments like; “People only buy what they need.” “A …
Why do the statistics and the opinions of business owners disagree? Read more »
Are you getting fewer prospective customers inquiring about what you do? Could it be that you have forgotten one of the keys to effective marketing? There are many keys to effective marketing, but the one I want to speak about …
Is your marketing giving you less bang for the buck? Read more »
I would say that in marketing the rewards are in portion to the risks you take. This is because if you don’t take risks and just try to blend in with the crowd you will never be recognized or even …
If the business saying is, “You get what you pay for.” In marketing what is the saying? Read more »
It is my understanding that this upcoming action film is based on a threat posed by a deadly disease. It is my belief that there is a deadly disease that is permeating many business owners’ minds. I call this ‘thought …
What does the new movie ‘Contagion’ have to do with marketing? Read more »
Being unique to me is being without equal. I believe that being unique is surprising the customer by showing you are different than they thought you would be. It means being out of the ordinary. Being unique is an …
What does it mean for a business to become unique? Read more »
It takes a rebel to argue against any business planning. The challenges is that is most businesses look at what they did last year and want to do provide the same service the next year and also get a double …
Does your business need to get better or become more unique? Read more »
I believe it is to improve your service. The reason for that is – you don’t want to attract more people to a flawed service company. Secondly by improving your service you will also improve your understanding of what specifically …
Would you agree that you are leading a life that is very complicated and involved? In business we find ourselves working on many items at the same time which increases our stress level. When you are stressed many of your …
I bring this up because I noticed some marketing recently that was bad. It was a marketing piece about a fitness company. In the first line of the marketing it spoke about the owners of the business and how good …
What are the most important points to stress when you are marketing? Read more »
This disease has been part of our personal lives for many years, but it appears that it is now running rampant in business. This disease is the lack of awareness of the difference between a fact and an assumption. When …
Are you aware of the disease that is now impacting business? Read more »