by Leslie Smith | Apr 11, 2023 | marketing, marketing mix
If you’ve spent five minutes with me talking about marketing, you’ll know that I use the 4P model of marketing (product, price, place, promotion). It’s what I learned in college and it has never failed me as the basis for marketing plans and helping small...
by Leslie Smith | Nov 1, 2022 | customers, marketing
The vast majority of businesses gain their customers through repeat business and referrals from happy clients. If you’re a new business, you are wondering how you get repeat and referral customers before you have your first customers. You want to have...
by Leslie Smith | Oct 18, 2022 | key marketing messages, marketing, marketing messages, marketing mix
A Marketing Checklist Whether you’ve been in business for a few days or for a few years (or many), you might feel like your promotional efforts are on shaky ground or you’re just getting lucky without knowing for sure why things are working. You are not alone! This is...
by Leslie Smith | Jul 5, 2021 | marketing, marketing messages, marketing resources
What’s the Buzz All About? “Tell a friend!” My earliest memory of a word-of-mouth marketing (WOMM) campaign was for Alpha Beta grocery stores in 1977. It featured Alan Hamel, the chain’s spokesperson, inviting TV viewers to talk about the grocery store to their...
by Leslie Smith | Apr 17, 2021 | marketing, marketing plan
Was COVID-19 a PLANdemic To Your Org? As we emerge from the pandemic, not only has the landscape changed, but so has our lens. We learned new things and had to adjust to numerous changes, especially when plans did not have built-in agility. From a business management...
by Leslie Smith | Apr 5, 2021 | audiences, key marketing messages, marketing, target audience
Winning marketing strategies are clear and simple because the riches are in the niches! I was recently watching a Netflix show (2018) on how to renovate and decorate your AirBnB property for maximum rental fees called “Stay Here.” It stars Genevieve Gorder, from...
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