7 Tips to Get More Leads from Google Places
When Google recently decided to make Google Places a larger part of search engine results, local businesses took notice. Considering that 80% of people online …
5 Worst Banner Ads of 2011
Recently, I started noticing those end of the year “best and worst of 2011” lists circulating the web and got an idea for a list …
Online Word of Mouth | Get Customers to Promote You Online
How The Marketing Game has Changed For the past 100+ years, most business marketing plans were pretty simple: treat your customers right so that they …
Survey Local Unveiled: How Online Reviews Affect Your Local Business
The Power of Positive Online Reviews It is no wonder that online reviews carry significant weight in consumer buying behavior with the information overload on …
Keep Your Friends Close and Your Enemies Closer ~Competitors, Learn from Them
“Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.” Sun-tzu, The Art of War, 722-481 BCE or 403-221 BCE Anyone that has spent much time in …
“So What?” Marketing:Defining Features & Maximizing Unique Benefits
The ability to clearly communicate the unique benefits of a product or service is critical for achieving marketing success and should be consistent in all …
Start the Year by Getting Back to the Marketing Basics
Even in today’s world of marketing with so many online and offline choices, good marketing begins with the basics – an assessment of where you …
