by Leslie Smith | Dec 7, 2022 | Media Relations, VLOG
As you might know, I always encourage my clients to issue press releases about the newsworthy things they are doing. If they can hire me to handle their media relations, that’s all the better, but sometimes they need to do it on their own. Since the rise of...
by Leslie Smith | Nov 15, 2022 | Cause Marketing, Shop Small Saturday, small business
I’ve written a couple of articles on Small Business Saturday the last few years and they are mostly about merchandising and ways to increase your sales. In Don’t Miss Your Big Opportunities in November from last year, I touched on helping nonprofits on this day with a...
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 26, 2022 | business, business owners, nonprofit, small business
If you run a start-up, you need to step-up! An Employee Mindset Is Not Enough If you run your own business or founded a nonprofit, you can attest to this fact: you have to think like a boss. You can no longer just show up to work each day and see what happens. You...
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...
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