7 Tips To Create Your Winning 2023 Marketing Plan

7 Tips To Create Your Winning 2023 Marketing Plan

  Hear that? It’s opportunity knocking. Over the next week or two, you have an opportunity to create something that will ultimately determine just how successful your small to medium size business will be in 2023. If you use this time wisely, you’ll...
Navigating inflation in retail: Six actions for retailers

Navigating inflation in retail: Six actions for retailers

The TV series “The West Wing” was my favorite television series. Ever. The writing, the cast, and the production were all top notch. In Episode #32 Noël, Leo tells Josh the following story (Josh refers to it when talking to Leo in “Bartlet for...
3 in 4 Spurred to Spend More At Small Businesses by Promotions

3 in 4 Spurred to Spend More At Small Businesses by Promotions

  The #1 reason consumers shop at small businesses is the availability of promotions and discounts. Smart small businesses should combine value-oriented pricing with an expert staff and reliable after-the -sale support for results that add up to more than the sum...
Branding Your Family-Owned Small Business

Branding Your Family-Owned Small Business

To say that our world was turned upside down during Covid would be a gross understatement. The way we find and interact with customers changed. Unfortunately, many family owned and operated businesses are “stuck in the mud”, still trying to grow the same...
Is Advertising an Expense or an Investment?

Is Advertising an Expense or an Investment?

  What do many companies do when faced with “times like these?” They stop advertising! But why? Marketing budgets get cut first because they are often viewed as non-essential costs. It’s easy to look at your marketing budget and wonder if it’s worth continuing to...