December 29, 2024

Hitting Your Target!

Good Morning  Welcome to the second half of 2019! Yes, the year is half over; you should be halfway to your yearly goals. To help you keep on track, you need to look at how your advertising/marketing program is coming along. Are your advertising/marketing messages really reaching your customer … [Read more...]

Phones Calls?

Good Morning  My business is a brick and mortar business, and as such, I have a business landline phone. I've had the same business phone number for over 20 years.  I've had clients who have called to use my services with many years in between uses. Because of this and my training in retail, … [Read more...]

Are You Doing This?

Good Morning Tuesday, I had my booth at the HEB Chamber Expo. I had business cards, hand outs, free pens, Rangers schedules and good chocolate to give away. If you stopped by the booth I tried to make sure I put something with my name, contact information and a call to action in your hands.I … [Read more...]

Is One Enough

Good Morning A friend contacted me yesterday and wanted to add direct mail to his customer's marketing campaign and wanted to know how much to budget and then charge. He wanted to know if there was a flat rate or if it was all custom. He did tell me that they wanted to send out a series of 3 … [Read more...]

Does It = $$$??

Good Morning  I was out and about the other day and saw a sign that read, "Please Like Us on Facebook." I know you have seen them as well. I've always wondered, "Why should I like you? What's in it for me?" A friend who has a client that uses Facebook a lot to promote says that it's a great way … [Read more...]

Marketing Maintenance

Good Morning Early Wednesday morning (12 midnight) we in the Fort Worth area had very heavy rains and high winds (about 60 mph). As I write this, it's still raining. A wet day. As I left Wednesday morning for the office, I noticed lots of sticks and bunches of leaves all over the front lawn. … [Read more...]