In the marketing world, businesses tend to place a heightened emphasis on customer attraction and acquisition. Naturally, we want to attract new consumers and bring them on the team. However, marketing efforts don’t end once potential clients sign on as customers. Instead, marketing continues as customers continue to buy the product or service. When businesses fail to market to existing …
We’ve all been there—you worked so hard on a marketing campaign, and it flopped. It’s okay that you took a swing and missed. A sure thing that suddenly turned into a not-so-sure-thing. They say that it’s not a failure—it’s a learning experience. Relax, we’ve all been there! Luckily, there are a few common mistakes that are easy to spot and …
Memorial Day sales aren’t just for car dealerships and furniture stores. Even small businesses can get in on the action. Whether you’re looking to offer a sale during Memorial Day weekend or your business is closed for the holiday and you’re still looking to get in on the action, there are plenty of ways for your company to get involved. …
Spring has sprung and you know what that means—spring cleaning! While it’s the perfect time to clean out your closet and wipe down all surfaces (as if you haven’t been doing THAT all year), it’s also the perfect time to spring clean other aspects of your life, like your marketing plan! Hear us out, we promise it’ll make sense. Use …
Most of the time, as marketers, we’re thinking about how to get more people in our doors both physically and virtually. However, there comes a time when we should pause to consider other factors at play with our marketing efforts, like how to be environmentally conscious while still trying to tackle the business landscape. In honor of Earth Day on …
It’s a tale as old as time, yet with a new generational spin. At the core of marketing is the idea that you need to get your message or product in front of as many people as possible who are considered qualified potential buyers. With each generation comes a new idea or a new way of doing business. However, the …
If you’re feeling overwhelmed working from home every day and from a lack of social life, you’re not alone. There are countless articles and studies written about how isolation affects our mental health. Like many living creatures, humans crave connection. While you may not be able to connect in the ways you’re used to, there are still plenty of things …
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound? It’s an age-old philosophical question that equates to your marketing efforts in a way you may not have imagined. If a marketing campaign goes out to the world and you didn’t track it, does it make an impact? Maybe, but you’d …
You may see other businesses’ marketing campaigns and feel like they got lucky with a great idea. It’s easy to let your mind wander to “if only we had thought of that!” The reality is, there’s much more than luck that goes into a successful marketing campaign. Marketers everywhere are using tactics that have been developed and tested over time. …
It’s no secret that many small and local companies have struggled to stay in business this past year due to unforeseen challenges and the global pandemic. Many businesses have needed to shut their doors partially, if not permanently, during these unprecedented times. However, many companies have continued to thrive due to smart marketing tactics and the backing of loyal customers, …