If there is one thing that many small businesses love to mess with, it is their brand image. Perhaps it is their chance to get creative, in an otherwise numbers oriented existence. It is also the one area that gets the greatest […]
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Cause Marketing – a socially responsible revenue stream
Cause Marketing – a socially responsible revenue stream
I was discussing the subject of cause marketing with a peer recently. Cause marketing is a nice fit for today’s socially conscious world. For the agency that facilitates it, it makes it easier to generate leads. It’s a 2-part exercise. On one hand, […]
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Acculturation in Branding
Acculturation in Branding
I recently attending a breakfast discussion at the Odette School of Business at the University of Windsor. It was facilitated by Dr. Fritz Rieger. The subject being discussed was how to anticipate the outcome of two companies joining forces, through Acculturation – a […]
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Do You Know The Perception of Your Brand?
Do You Know The Perception of Your Brand?
If reputation is the word that could replace brand in a conversation between yourself and your customer, why is it that most small businesses don’t get branding right? From my experience, it hinges on information fed to them by the graphic design industry […]
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How Brand Leaders Can Be Brand Losers
How Brand Leaders Can Be Brand Losers
Conventional business wisdom touts that you have to be the biggest, the strongest, the richest and the best. All worthy goals that build a dynamic economy. Capturing the mind of your customers is the basis for brand building. Once they have taken you […]
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Pick Up the Phone
Pick Up the Phone
By: John McGee, CEO of OptifiNow
If emails, tweets, direct mailings and other outreach are not working to convert a lead already in the pipeline it may be time to pick up the phone. It used to be the only method of communicating and now […]
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Your Brand Is More Than The Obvious
Your Brand Is More Than The Obvious
A brand is a far reaching thing. It involves more than just the obvious. A good many businesses have brands that are less than they ought to be. They’re not the kind of company to take bold moves and create a unique experience. I […]
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Why I Find Branding An Inspiring Activity
Why I Find Branding An Inspiring Activity
When you do what I do for a living you regularly see activities that businesses are involved with to bring good fortune their way. All are valiant efforts to resonate with their audience.
One customer of mine (John Mill) is in the […]
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Brand Strategically: How To Tell When Your Graphic Designer Doesn’t “Get” Branding
Brand Strategically: How To Tell When Your Graphic Designer Doesn’t “Get” Branding
There’s a great deal of discussion these days in regard to branding and re-branding. Typically branding is seen to be the domain of the big players in the marketplace. But what was formerly thought to be only available to them is now available […]
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Objects May Be Closer Than They Appear!
Objects May Be Closer Than They Appear!
I’m sure that there’s an expectation among your peers that your business will continue to thrive. Truth is, you’re doing quite well, by doing the things you do the same way you’ve been doing them since you first put your shingle out. Similar to […]
