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Jim Blasingame, The Small Business Advocate
Jim Blasingame, The Small Business Advocate

 
 
 
 
 

 

Marketing, Branding and Advertising

10 Ways To Joggle...
By: Lois Geller
You Out Of Your Direct Marketing Doldrums

12 Places to Buy a Mailing List
By: Jeffrey Dobkin
Great references for mailing lists and ideas on choosing the best one for your business

12 Simple Ways Others Can Promote Your Business
By: Ivan Misner
Excellent ideas on how others can help you promote your business--FREE!

2004 Marketplace New Year Resolutions
By: Jim Blasingame
How to make your way successfully in the marketplace.

4 Steps to Creating an Email Marketing Campaign
By: Ilise Benun
It's not hard, it doesn't take long and you can do it while you work.

5 Keys To Get Others To Sing Your Praises
By: Arnold Sanow
Great ideas to get others to market for you

7 Reasons Why Businesses Should Blog Now
By: Ben McConnell
Blog enthusiasts are excellent evangelist candidates.

A 15 Point Checklist for Your Ad
By: Jeffrey Dobkin
Excellent tips on developing effective ads

A Branding Identity Illusion
By: Tom Asacker
Making your audience feel good about themselves is key to your success.

Add Personality To Your Direct Marketing
By: Lois Geller
Stand out from similar companies.

A Great Brand Means Nothing
By: Karen Post
Useful tips on how to market your product.

All Marketing Generalizations are False...
By: Tom Asacker
There are no absolutes in marketing

Brand Moi—Making your Mark for Success
By: Karen Post
Ideas for creating a personal brand.

BRANDS ARE ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS, NOT TRANSACTIONS
By: Karen Post
Steps to planning your brand strategy.

Broken Windows, Broken Brands and Beyond
By: Tom Asacker
Can you see the parallels between broken windows and broken brands?

Build Credibility In Your Market
By: Andrea Nierenberg
What are some ways to connect with others.

Business to Business Marketing
By: Michael Hepworth
The principles are the same for business or consumer

Cause-Related Marketing
By: Steven Van Yoder
Embracing a cause makes good business sense.

Clarity Marketings New Task
By: Tom Asacker
Follow these two steps to marketing clarity.

Creative Self-Promotion
By: Lee Silber
Some creative examples of self-promotion.

Demographics-Is That Your Final Answer
By: Jim Blasingame
Do you know how demographics affect your business?

Demonstrate Mastery
By: Steven Van Yoder
Build credibility into your marketing strategy.

Developing A Winning Marketing Audit
By: Arnold Sanow
Enhance your marketing prowess.

Direct Marketing Strategies...
By: Lois Geller
and Techniques For Sales Professionals

Don't Be A Marketing Day Trader
By: Steven Van Yoder
Look toward the long term investment.

Driving Ad Response Rates Up With Booklets
By: Jeffrey Dobkin
How to use FREE booklets to increase your ad responses

Endorsement Marketing
By: Nancy Michaels
Some suggestions on how you can launch an endorsement marketing campaign.

Exceptional Trade Show Performance
By: Barbara Weltman
How to take best advantage of opportunities to show your stuff?

Figure Out If Your Mailing
By: Jeffrey Dobkin
Will Make Money BEFORE Mailing it.

Focus On Marketing Fundamentals Part I
By: Jim Blasingame
How to become a better marketer.

Friendship Branding
By: Lois Geller
Being a real friend to your customers.

Get Ready For the Shopping Decade
By: Pam Danziger
Do you know where your consumer market is going?

Goofy Marketing
By: Scott Swedenburg
How can you take Disney’s ideas and use them in your direct marketing?

Has Advertising Killed Itself
By: Tom Asacker
What happens when we become overloaded with stuff, inundated with options and bedazzled by information?

How To Get 1,000...
By: Jeffrey Dobkin
...Worth of Advertising for $60

How to Get More Out of Networking
By: Michael Hepworth
The key to an effective introduction is to use something short sharp and highly targeted that positions you as an expert.

How To Make The Most Of Your Business Card
By: Ilise Benun
Don't go out without your business card.

How To Make Your Ad Work 5 Times Harder
By: Michael Hepworth
Here is one case study and what was done.

How To Make Your Dream List A Reality
By: Ilise Benun
Two parallel strategies.

How to reach the mass affluent audience
By: Don Sadler
An attractive market for financial institutions

How to Tell Your Story in the Media
By: Ilise Benun
Here are 4 things you need to give the press.

How You Can Get Leads With Free Advertising!
By: Raleigh Pinskey
It's there for the asking and the taking.

In A Sea Of Sameness, Brands Must Stand Out
By: Karen Post
Branding is the heart and soul of an organization.

Intellectual Capital:
By: Steven Van Yoder
Take your intellectual property public.

Into The Limelight
By: Steven Van Yoder
To stand out in a cluttered world, become a recognized expert.

Know Who You Are
By: Karen Post
Why having a brand is important.

Know Who You Are - And Your Brand Is On Its Way
By: Karen Post
Whether you are a B2C or B2B entity and or an individual professional, brands make the difference.

Let Print Drive Traffic (Part 2)
By: Don Sadler
to your Web site

Losing Your Fear, Finding Your Brand
By: Karen Post
The day you start losing your fear is the day your brand will rock your category.

Low Budget / High Impact Direct Marketing Ideas
By: Lois Geller
Some direct marketing ideas to consider.

Lunchroom Marketing
By: Scott Swedenburg
How the product makes us feel is as important, if not more so, than the functionality of the product.

Make Your Mark And Succeed
By: Karen Post
The power of perception allows you to make a unique mark.

Making It in Multicultural Marketing
By: Barbara Weltman
Properly identify your target marget.

Marketing Calendar
By: Nancy Michaels
Why is the calendar an essential tool for business.

Marketing In A Virtual World
By: Steven Van Yoder
This is the age of the virtual customer.

Marketing Is Storytelling
By: Ilise Benun
Great tips to insure you can tell a good story.

Marketing With Postcards
By: Jeffrey Dobkin
Post cards are hard working marketing tools because...

Marketplace Focus Part 1
By: Jim Blasingame
How to thrive in the 21st century marketplace

Marketplace Focus Part 2
By: Jim Blasingame
How to keep up with the marketplace.

Marketplace New Year Resolutions Part I
By: Jim Blasingame
How well is your business moving in concert with the marketplace?

Marketplace New Year Resolutions Part II
By: Jim Blasingame
More ways to ensure your spot in the marketplace.

Mystery, Model, Method, Madness:
By: Tom Asacker
The Realities of Brand Evolution

Nike Golf, Find the UVP
By: Tom Asacker
Understand that marketing is preeminent today.

On Mercedes Benz’ luxury
By: Pam Danziger
‘mass-to-class’ strategy and more…

Position Yourself For Profits
By: Arnold Sanow
How to place yourself in the minds of your consumers.

Print vs. e-newsletters
By: Don Sadler
Why it's not one or the other

Relationship Builidng...
By: Lois Geller
...is Still the Key To Direct Marketing

Shameless Small Business Marketing
By: Jim Blasingame
Find out what Guerillas know about SWOT.

Small Business And Branding
By: Jim Blasingame
Getting customers to tatoo your brand on their bodies.

Small Business Marketing
By: Jim Blasingame
Maximizing your marketing budget.

Speaking of Marketing…
By: Don Cooper
Looking for a new marketing opportunity?

Successfully Recruiting Top Sales People
By: Michael Hepworth
Important growth steps: How to hire effective salespeople...

Syndicating Articles Online
By: Steven Van Yoder
Placing articles on websites that reach your target market is one of the most powerful marketing techniques available.

Targeting the Best Prospects
By: Steven Van Yoder
Pursue a market niche!

The Brand Called You
By: Steven Van Yoder
It's about what you do differently from everyone else.

The Busy Man Is Never Wise Part 2
By: Michael Hepworth
Growing a successful business requires you to make time away from one's business.

The Death of Supremacy
By: Tom Asacker
How can we elicit belief through behavior?

The Elements of Expertise
By: Steven Van Yoder
Serve as your most effective marketing strategy.

The Marketing Times Are A-Changin
By: Tom Asacker
Some pointers to remember when in a changing marketing landscape.

The Media Need You!
By: Steven Van Yoder
Include media strategies in your marketing mix.

The Perfect Pitch
By: Lois Geller
How to make sure your direct marketing doesn't end up in the trash?

There are Only 3 Reasons...
By: Michael Hepworth
...a Prospect Won't Buy From You

The Seven Wonders of Branding
By: Tom Asacker
Have you recently become brand saturated and blogged out?

The Ultimate Relationship Marketing Tool
By: Lois Geller
Use technology to help you build relationships with your customers.

The Yin and Yang of Marketing
By: Tom Asacker
The paradox for marketers: how to create meaning for consumers.

Thinking of Starting a Newsletter? Don't.
By: Jeffrey Dobkin
Excellent tips on what you have to consider before starting a newsletter

Timing Is Everything;
By: Barbara Weltman
Know When To Market Most Effectively

To Be Really Creative
By: Lois Geller
...You Need to Know Mail Order Math

Trade Show Sales Secrets
By: Lois Geller
Four ways to gain qualified leads.

Using Word-of-Mouth Marketing
By: Barbara Weltman
...to Build Your Business Cheaply

Want To Land Your Brand?
By: Karen Post
Deliver a great experience.

What Does The Silence Mean
By: Ilise Benun
Are you getting in the way of your own self promotion?

What Your Promotional Materials Say
By: Lois Geller
Some points to consider as you take a fresh look at your own promotional materials.

When Companies Run Out of Ideas
By: Tom Asacker
Take a long-term view by differentiating with meaningful value-added features.

When to Patent An Idea
By: Barbara Weltman
Three things to consider.

Which Direction Is Your Marketing Headed?
By: Patricia Weber
Make sure your marketing isn't "one-way".

Who Are You Listening To
By: Jim Donovan
Keep your dreams to yourself and trusted advisors.

Who You Are - And Your Brand Is on its Way
By: Karen Post
What characteristics about your business do you want remembered?

Why Publish? Good Question
By: Don Sadler
Custom publishing can be an extremely effective marketing tool.

 

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