Good Day A friend called me yesterday and said he needed some help. His company was going to send out welcome post cards to new businesses in the area. A great way to make first contact in a non-sales and non-threatening way. He was designing a 4x6 inch post card and I told him that a 4x6 card … [Read more...]
Houston Texas
August 31, 2017 by
Good Day Earlier this week I heard that my friend and his family who live outside of Houston are safe and that at that point had no flooding in their home. Years ago he had a store front for his business but closed it. Now it's internet based and he will continue in business. He's one of the … [Read more...]
Events and Sales
August 24, 2017 by
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...]
10 best words
August 17, 2017 by
Good Day I have been reviewing a WordStream report on their analysis of 612 of the best ads from the past year. One of the sections dealt with the most popular words used. The words, leaving out conjunctions (and, or) and articles (a, the) are in order: 1) Your 2) Free 3) Now 4) Get 5) … [Read more...]
On track for the end of the year
August 10, 2017 by
Good Day My wife, who teaches high school Spanish, is back in school this week and next for professional development. The week after, classes start. Summer is almost over. What does this have to do with promoting your business, you may wonder. It marks that almost 2/3 of the year is over. … [Read more...]
