By: Mike Green Bring On 2013 From all of us at Innovation Simple, we’d like to wish you a happy and prosperous 2013. We’re all hoping for stability in the economy and that the buyers return. In the meantime, its all the more important to make wise marketing decisions in 2013. We cannot rely on any factors other than our…
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“New” Marketing? So what is the “new” marketing. Well, if you haven’t heard, the “new” marketing is – CONTENT MARKETING Except the thing about it is that it is really not that “new.” Content marketing is closely tied to the idea of “inbound” marketing. Inbound marketing is about attracting customers instead of convincing them. Outbound marketing works for many companies…
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Why Social Media Why would you consider something like social media for your business? Many seasoned business owners have asked themselves this question over the past few years. The social space seems to be filled with primarily two groups. The small startup business that is doing social media because they can’t afford to pay for anything else for marketing, and…
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Be Number 3 “Be the BEST in THEIR World” We’ve made it. All the way to the 3rd “B” of marketing which is “Be the BEST in THEIR World”. You’ll notice that I didn’t say, be the best in THE world. You only need to be the best in your customers world. So, how do you do that? Become the…
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Dive in. Get networking and grow your business. Great, but what is networking? Let’s begin with what business networking is not. It is not purchasing a list of leads, cold calling them, and touting your business prowess. There is no short road to networking. Its getting out of the office. Its getting to know people, establishing trust, and finding a…
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Too Busy for Twitter? We talk to businesses about the importance of keeping up with the evolution of communication. Regardless of what business you are in or social circle you roam, communication is the key element to succeeding in your venture. Yet, almost universally I hear from business owners that they are “too busy for Twitter” or “just don’t get…
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The First Thing You Need To Do Is Quit! In order to become successful in any venture, we need to learn how to quit. I know that seems counterproductive, but understanding the principle of quitting is one of the most important step to success. Seth Godin, a successful marketer and writer, explains in his book “The Dip” how pivotal it…
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Capitalizing on Current Trends Don’t sell ice in the winter unless you happen to be a very good sales person. The next “be” is about being timely. How are you capitalizing on the current trends in the marketplace. Your product development, web design, strategic partnerships, and marketing all need to have good timing and relevant messages in order to be…
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Discovering Your Niche The most successful and effective way to approach marketing is to understand your customer. You will often here the word “niche” when marketing is discussed. A niche is defined as “a distinct segment of a market”. Once you’ve discovered your niche, you can then put into place a plan to convince the customers within that niche to…
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3 Key Elements Generating leads online for your business can be a very difficult and expensive process, unless you know what your doing. The same applies to actually converting those leads into sales. There are a few key elements to making sure your lead-to-sale conversion rate is good and supporting your business model the way it should be. Here are…
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