I was doing an online live workshop recently, and in advance of it, I ran a poll to see what additional topics people wanted me to cover during the Q&A sections. The winner? By a landslide, the most requested topic was: What kind of marketing is the best use of my resources? Every decision in […]
There’s a persistent statistic that 9 out of every 10 restaurants fail within the first year. While this is a frightening anecdote, it’s also not true. Why is this rumor so prevalent then? Of all the startups in the US, restaurants are often the most visible as necessary brick-and-mortar locations with purchase prices within the […]
There are two major parts of working with a marketing agency: planning and execution. Execution is action, the agency taking over work and producing products – everything from social media posting on “the Gram” to making a brand-new website. However, with the first step – planning – comes the option to show but not do. […]
There are many reasons to rebrand your company – and there many reasons why you should not. In this digital age, it is both very easy and very hard to rebrand completely, and for the same reason: while everything can be changed, the internet remembers. In this article, we’re going to look at the three […]
Investing in a partnership with a marketing agency is important in today’s fast-paced digital world. Selecting the right marketing agency is critical. When you select a marketing agency, you are selecting a business partner. This agency needs to not only be someone you can work with, but someone who can execute your vision. Here are […]
Being in the marketing industry for 19 years, we have seen our fair share of marketing mistakes. Have you ever looked at a company’s social media post and thought, “who signed off on this?” Marketing fails are 100% preventable, and we are here to help. We have chosen a few common mistakes and suggestions on […]
There a lot of options when it comes to marketing your company, from the necessary (having a website) to the advanced (proper brand reputation management). There are many ways you can do this marketing, depending on how much time and money you have. One thing we’ve seen that universally fails (and can in fact even […]
Marketing – when boiled down to the basics – is about getting your company out there and your customers in. Regardless if you run a restaurant, oversee an office, or captain a company, you can see marketing as a tool for you to increase your sales and your company. In today’s world, marketing has more […]
When I say the word “branding,” what do you think of? If you’re the owner of a company, branding should hold a special place in your heart. Branding is how a customer sees your company, products, and services, the collective experience and impact your business has had on your audience. While reputation, design, advertising, clients, […]
In one of our recent blogs, Industry Facing vs Client Facing: Picking the Right Voice, we talked about picking the right voice for your clients. While we briefly touched on identifying these clients, we also understand that it’s a critical part of your marketing plan that requires its own article. Not only to help you […]