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Small Business Stories – An Introduction

09/12/201709/12/2017Blog, leadership, management, marketing, restaurant, retail, small businessblog, business, connection, customer service, customers, Education and Training, management, Marketing, Small business, small business owners, success

Small businesses begin with stories. Small Businesses root in an idea, an inspiration, an event, a need – which leads to a story. This post is an introduction to a new direction of blog posting I’m Read More

3 Ways You’re Sabotaging Your Email Marketing

05/21/2017Blog, Email Marketing, marketing, non-profit, retail, small business, Social Media, Technologybranding, Digital marketing, Email marketing, entrepreneur, hackers, recognition, Small business, Social Media, Spam, success, technology

For the best email marketing results, don’t sabotage your own efforts. All too often, I catch small business owners who simply aren’t aware of how they can be their own worst enemy in email marketing. Read More

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Keys to Niche-Driven Small Business Marketing

05/02/2017Blog, Email Marketing, marketing, restaurant, retail, small business, Websitecall to action, customer loyalty, customer service, customers, Email marketing, Marketing, niche-driven business, North Georgia, Sales, Shopping, Small business, small business owners, terminator, town square

Ah, what a delight to visit an old fashioned town square! North Georgia has dozens of old town squares perfect for niche-driven businesses. Recently, my family and I had the itch to enjoy our local Read More

Is Retail Brick and Mortar Doomed?

04/14/201704/14/2017Blog, retail, sales, small businessblogging, customer loyalty, customer service, retail, Sales, Small business, success

The retail headlines are shouting… “Retail department stores are closing by the hundreds!” “Online shopping is doing record business!” “People are shifting their spending to travel, big ticket items, and dining out!” How can a Read More

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How Fresh Content Improves Your SERP

03/31/2017Blog, marketing, search, small business, Social Media, TechnologyContent, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Marketing, search, SERP, Small business, Social Media, technology, twitter

Your SERP (Search Engine Results Page) is greatly enhanced by your most recent activity online. But, your Search Engine Results Page (SERP) is lagging and you don’t understand why! Let’s break it down. While you Read More

Branding is More Important than Creativity

02/25/201702/25/2017Blog, marketing, small businessblog, branding, car wrap, Marketing, Small business, Vehicle branding

Branding: The process involved in creating a unique name and image for a product in the consumers’ mind … (businessdictionary.com) So, I took a photo of this business van in transit the other day. Can you Read More