Author Archive for Vera Raposo

Using Big Business Sponsorship Ideas to Market Your Small Business

Written by Vera Raposo
on July 3rd, 2008 / 5 Comments / Print this

Today’s Guest Post is by Mark Nagurski from Really Practical Marketing
The 2008 Olympics are fast approaching and buried amidst the flag-waving, medal-winning and money-spending you might just find a host of, not exactly inconspicuous, Official Sponsors, Partners and Suppliers.
Of course, some of these associations make good sense, but, there are also dozens of Official Suppliers [...]

Happy Canada Day To Our Canadian Readers

Written by Vera Raposo
on July 2nd, 2008 / Leave a Comment / Print this

I’m back from a wonderful Canada Day Celebration we took in Vancouver, we had lunch with a beautiful view of English Bay and our youngest enjoyed some face painting.
The streets were quiet in the morning but by the time we left, celebrations were in full swing and we were ready to go home to watch [...]

Be Like Tiger at the US Open

Written by Vera Raposo
on June 23rd, 2008 / 3 Comments / Print this

This guest post today is by Tom Marquardt, The Profit Repairman.
Stop The “What Ifs” For Your Small Business Today!
Start taking responsibility for your own actions in all situations, even the ones that you cannot totally control. Do you think Tiger at the US Open blamed anybody for his mistakes (missed swings) to win on Sunday? [...]

Small Business Branding Seeking New Guest Authors and Updates

Written by Vera Raposo
on June 13th, 2008 / 4 Comments / Print this

GUEST AUTHORS

Now that the design process is complete for Small Business Branding, I’ll be phasing in some new goodies for you.
The first of those goodies is to give you a spot to become a Guest Author. We are looking for individuals that are passionate about small business to add some flare to our site.
As a [...]

How Word of Mouth Affects Your Brand

Written by Vera Raposo
on June 11th, 2008 / 3 Comments / Print this

“Word of mouth is the most powerful form of communication and marketing out there.”
- Mark Hughes
Word of mouth marketing is often confused. It all boils down to getting people to talk about your company. It’s the water cooler chatter over that great new Amazon.com product, the after the Super Bowl blogging about [...]

Having Fun SBB Podcast Is In The Works!

Written by Vera Raposo
on June 8th, 2008 / 4 Comments / Print this

There are many things happening behind the scenes here at Small Business Branding. The main topic on my mind over this weekend is choosing the music for the new podcast.

I’m very funny with these things, I can churn things out pretty darn quick (you can just ask Ed ;-)) but the one thing I [...]