At the end of March, myself representing Vision Advertising, Phil Hollow of FeedBlitz, and about 20 local entrepreneurs and marketing professionals tackled one of the hardest questions of a business: what is your brand? The workshop – Your Brand is More Than Your Logo: Insights on Branding from the Front Line of Marketing – was […]
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 […]
Social media is a great way for companies to interact with and influence their customers. Retail, restaurant, and tech companies in particular can find these platforms a great way to reach thousands of their customers to make purchases. However, if you’re not a B2C but instead a B2B company, you’re focused not on attracting hundreds […]
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, […]
It’s ironic that my industry – which is marketing – whose single purpose is to connect clients with customers is so filled with our own opaque jargon and buzzwords. And while many of these terms hide important concepts and methods, these are hard for those outside the industry to understand. This is true for businesses […]
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Shifting from Reputation Management to Reputation Marketing
Everyone wants their company to be successful. Success can take the form of sales, gross net income, online ratings, and reviews. One feature that can help increase the success of these characteristics would be your business’s brand reputation. Brands and business owners recognize this fact: every day, our reputations are bringing opportunities to our doors or […]
You know as a business you should have a social media presence, but it can often feel like a huge hurdle. Social media engagement requires planning, design, and constant posting and monitoring. However, that first post can be the biggest step of all, because it requires you to figure out how you will approach your […]
The purpose of authenticity in your branding is differentiation, and more importantly, disqualification. You specifically want to turn OFF the prospective clients right from the start that aren’t going to be a genuine and positive fit for your company. You won’t keep them anyway. The wrong clients won’t like working with you once they see […]
Let’s face it; negative reviews can be a real bummer.
So, how can I remove my business from Yelp?