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Category: Brand Building

6 Ways to Create a Marketing ‘Sound Bite’ for Your Local Business

6 Ways to Create a Marketing ‘Sound Bite’ for Your Local Business

No matter what marketing channels you choose – print, digital, mobile, social – you must make your message as powerful as possible.

Cause Marketing – Latest Fad or Good for My Business?

Cause Marketing – Latest Fad or Good for My Business?

Helping out a charity provides a mutual benefit to your business and the cause you support.

7 Ways to Make the Most of a Trade Show

7 Ways to Make the Most of a Trade Show

There’s much more to a trade show than simply showing up. Here are some tips to make sure your business takes full advantage of the event.

Business Sign Basics

Business Sign Basics

Signage is one of your most effective pieces of advertising, so get it right. Here’s an overview of what you need to know.

Music Suggestions for Your Business

Music Suggestions for Your Business

Playing music at your business is another way of marketing that you may be overlooking. Music sets the mood for your customers and helps define your image.

5 Ways to Stand Out at a Trade Show

5 Ways to Stand Out at a Trade Show

My recent post on QR code cookies got me thinking about other ways a small business can stand out at a trade show. Here are five ideas that will get you noticed by trade show attendees.

Drive Sales With Vehicle Wraps

Drive Sales With Vehicle Wraps

You can turn your company car, van or truck into a big, colorful, rolling billboard with a vinyl wrap. Particularly for local businesses, wraps are a high-impact way to get your brand in front of potential customers in the area you do business.

8 Steps to Writing a Great Press Release

8 Steps to Writing a Great Press Release

Even if you don’t have a marketing budget, many small and local businesses can still get noticed by writing and distributing press releases on their own. Here are eight tips for writing a good press release about your small business.

How to Boost Your Personal Business Brand

How to Boost Your Personal Business Brand

Developing what’s called a “personal brand” is a great way for professionals and other local businesses to achieve a competitive edge. The idea is to formulate an effective and magnetic personal brand. There is good reason to do so. For professionals and other small business ventures, YOU are the product.