Here’s a terrific opportunity to educate your customers in a big way and at the same time show your expertise. Write an eBook on your specialty. This doesn’t have to be the size of a novel, it just has to be rich enough to cover what’s important for them to know. It gives you the […]
August 25, 2015 by
37 Question Phrases & Keywords To Find Out What Your Market Wants
Find a need and fill it. Heard it before? Though it sounds simple – too easy even – it does work. When you focus on fulfilling a need, helping or serving, you are providing value. That gets people’s attention. Here’s the problem. If you have a new business with few or no prospects, it’s difficult […]
June 5, 2015 by
Why Branding and Sales Promotion are Not Interchangeable
In the world of promotion, branding has been called anything from a logo, to putting a logo on things, to a general image. If I may be so humble to speak for those those of us who specialize in branding, a brand could replace the word “reputation.” How a customer perceives you, your town , […]
April 24, 2015 by
You Can’t Build A Brand On Today Thinking
A few years ago I pitched my branding process to a mid-size Canadian City mayor. Suffice to say he loved the presentation and the opportunities it would open up. The one item that buried the project was his short-sightedness. Knowing upfront that there were deficiencies in the brand, he didn’t appreciate my comment that those […]
January 18, 2015 by
Get Real! Brand Authenticity and You.
Today’s marketplace is a great place for brands and their advocates to exist. Traditionally, prior to the web, all a brand could do was to make their consumers “aware” of their brand was using advertising channels such as bill boards, transit, radio, TV and public relations. Once a consumer got wind of the brand that […]
September 30, 2014 by
How To Stop Selling and Start Educating.
I’ve just completed a workshop teaching branding to graphic design firms from Canada and the United States. As part of that training, confidence in selling is a crucial element in delivering branding to their customers. On the surface it would appear that selling is a crucial first step. “Selling” is a difficult skill for many […]
September 29, 2014 by
Online Advertising How To Crash Course
To grow, every business needs new leads and new customers. Without a steady incoming flow of new customers, you would hit a plateau and eventually decline. There are different ways of achieving that but the quickest is to advertise. Doing it online means you get results faster. So how do you do it? Read on […]
