January 15, 2025

What Do You Want?

Good Day   It's the beginning of November. This Saturday we turn the clocks back an hour. We have 2 months left in 2017, and I'm starting to get Black Friday offers. In the past years I have offered many different items as Black Friday specials. This year I would like to offer something … [Read more...]

Opinions

Good Day Opinions. Everyone has one, especially about your business and wants to give it to you whether you want it or not. You're told you'd better take it and use it because, well you can fill in the blank. Let me give you my opinion (ha, ha). The only two opinions that really matter are 1. … [Read more...]

Solutions

Good Day This is a bit off from a marketing tip, but call it a life tip. I learned long ago that when I came across a problem and presented it to my boss, I also had to have at least one solution. It did not have to be the best or the least expensive, but it had to be a solution to the problem. … [Read more...]

How To Get It Done!

Good Day   I've been working on a new product, the Marketing First Aid Kit, which is the fastest way to cure Lost Customer Syndrome. I was struggling to put everything together until I remembered time blocking. Time blocking is when you set aside time to work on a project. Typically the time … [Read more...]

Reconnect with your email list

Good Day  Before I get to this week's marketing tip I want to share an email I got from my friend Larry Forbes: "I started A Little Love From Texas several years ago, which allows people to put gift cards into the hands of the people who need it most after a disaster NO STRINGS ATTACHED … [Read more...]

Events and Sales

Good Day A few weeks ago it was Tax Free Weekend in Texas. During the weekend an assortment of clothes and school related items are on sale tax free. Most stores have big back to schools sales that weekend. My daughter works in retail at a store that had nothing on the list of tax free items, … [Read more...]