snail mail, direct mail, small business marketing

Smart Small Business Marketing for Q1

2018 is right around the corner, and there is a lot of planning to do to set your business up for success in the New Year. Here are my top 4 challenges for you as you look ahead to January. Make a Marketing Calendar. Keep your goals, finances and expectations clearly outlined with a marketing[…]

summer marketing, marketing tips, Q2 marketing, Q3 marketing, social media

No budget for Summer Marketing? No problem.

It feels like everyone is on vacation during the summer months; spending time with family, hanging out at the beach. Often it seems that everyone is “out of the office” until September. Don’t let your business fall into a Summer state of mind. Consumers spend the most during the summer months, second only to the holiday season.[…]

networking, meet people, collaboration

Commit to Broadening your Sphere of Influence this year.

Each year, small business owners engage in exercises to determine where the majority of clients and leads materialized during the previous year. If you aren’t doing this exercise, you should consider it – the results may surprise you. For the past two years, I determined that the majority of my business comes from personal referrals[…]

productive, productivity, time management

Pushing your Productivity

If you are anything like me, you might find yourself achieving your highest level of productivity and results when you have an overwhelming amount of work on your plate. Personally, things get a little more slippery and dicey when I find myself with more free time…fewer deadlines and looser objectives. Then the browser wanders and[…]