Routinely I have conversations with others in my industry about the status and impact the economy is having on their businesses. We’ve decided that the success or failure of a business stems from several factors. Where there’s visual evidence that others in an industry you belong to are working, you can reasonably assume there’s enough work for you. [Read more…] about It Could be Time to Re-stock Sales Media
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Business Brochures With Purpose
What exactly is the purpose of your brochure? An event handout? Will you use it to share a new product? Do you want a certain reaction from its readers?
Marketing products like brochures work best when you break down every action a prospect might take.
Is There a Right or Wrong Way to Read Business Brochures?
The simple answer is, “No.” Still, you’ll get conflicting opinions when it comes to how you should be reading a barrel roll trifold brochure. Accordion-fold brochures are much easier to figure out, but when faced with two panels at the same time, like the barrel-fold allows, you’re left wondering what the brochure creator’s intention was. The first two panels are a no-brainer, right? Front cover, inside front cover … then what does a reader do? Open the flap to reveal the inside of the brochure to continue reading panels left to right? Or read inside the cover, then the folded flap, then the inside?
OH, brother … [Read more…] about Is There a Right or Wrong Way to Read Business Brochures?
How Much DO You Spend on Marketing?
If you’re a smaller residential service company, chances are you create your own fliers and marketing materials. It’s likely you create your own business cards and order your invoices and time cards from a company that also offers t-shirts, baseball caps, and embroidered name tag button-down shirts. It’s affordable. You get to have the appearance of a legitimate company and no one selling you pricey services and telling you how your message needs to sound to your clients. Certainly, these things are important for you to stay in control of your costs and your reputation.
Or is it? [Read more…] about How Much DO You Spend on Marketing?
Hope For The Small Business Press Release
Ever Wonder If Your Press Release Is Getting Picked Up?
You’re not alone. While writing a press release is only half the battle, getting it picked up and read continues to haunt industry professionals everywhere. This doesn’t have to be the case, say the authors of Press Releases Designed For Effect. Not only will recognizing new dynamics re-energize your small business marketing campaign, but here at Zero To Sixty Marketing, we believe working smarter includes producing better results in less time.
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Great Newsletter Design Is Nothing Without Targeted Content
If you stop to think about it, we’re all marketers. We all have something to sell and we need to market it, whether product or service. Narrowing the focus of your newsletter to your particular niche will increase your bottom line – whether you’ve got a huge list, or not. Your email marketing list is an important feature, don’t get me wrong, but look at it this way:
Not everyone who goes into a store is looking for the same thing.
What is the strongest thing you offer, and who wants it? Your list should be divided up so your message targets the particular group who have already shown interest in a thing, or are in the category of someone who may not know that your product or service is their remedy.
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