The key to effectively using social media for growing your small business isn’t picking the right tool, or determining the right number of hours per week to spend on social media, or any of the other myriad of tips and tricks we hear every day. The key to effectively...
It's the day after a workshop and I am faced with the same situation that we all face... How do I catch up on the work that piled up yesterday and make sure I start implementing my ideas from the workshop? Here are some of the ways I try to tackle this problem. I...
Last night I attended a networking event during which I was asked what the biggest mistake I see when working with people on their marketing plans and strategy. My response was “not knowing who to say NO to”. My response may sound just like another way of saying “you...
Evernote is one of my favorite tools and I’m becoming a huge fan of their company too. Evernote’s stated goal is to “give everyone the ability to easily capture any moment, idea, inspiration, or experience whenever they want using whichever device or platform they...
We all have face competition in our businesses, but that competition may not always be coming from where we think. When working customers on their strategic marketing plans, I typically see four broad categories of competitors. I’ve listed them below along with some...
I am in the middle of reading Todd Henry’s The Accidental Creative: How to Be Brilliant at a Moment's Notice(Amazon affiliate link). Part 2 of the book is about Creative Rhythm – how it affects our work and how to establish your rhythm to unleash your creativity and...
What would the world lose if your company ceased to exist? This is one of the questions explored in the book It's Not What You Sell, It's What You Stand For: Why Every Extraordinary Business Is Driven by Purpose Authors John Spence and Haley Rushing share their...
Due to time constraints, I had to omit this topic from my presentation at the Constant Contact event last week, so I thought I would share it here. When I speak to small business owners about their frustrations with using social media to build their business, I often...
If you are building a social media audience for the sake of “reach” then you may be doing just that. You have probably seen formulas like this: #followers X #messages = reach which are typically followed by a discussion the importance of “maximizing your reach”, with...
In Duct Tape Marketing, we are always stressing the core principle of “Strategy Before Tactics”. I believe this is important now as it has ever been. I say that because I also believe it is easier than ever to get caught up in the “marketing idea of the week”...