Good Morning ,Most of you know me as someone who is knowledgeable about marketing/promoting small businesses, some know me as just a direct mail/mailing expert and a few as an old guy not up to date with the latest internet trends. Well, people are right on 2 of 3. I do try to stay current (as well … [Read more...]
Great Outrageous Offers
February 4, 2021 by
Good Morning ,Wow, what a Valentine package, only $9,999. The hotel would like to sell one, but even if they did not sell any, they got what they wanted, publicity! They probably had local news crews at their hotel talking up and showing their special Valentine package. They got noticed! A lot of … [Read more...]
One Advertising Method
January 28, 2021 by
Good Morning,I was reading a news article, "The 'rug has been pulled out': Campaigns flop amid Facebook, Google ad bans" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/27/facebook-google-political-ad-ban-462948) It described Facebook and Google again banning political ads. That may be good news for the … [Read more...]
Thank You Cards
January 21, 2021 by
Good Morning,A few weeks ago I wrote about my friend Pat Coyle of Senior Essentials who sells Medicare supplement insurance. He helped me out with some advice, and I returned the favor.He had very little budget for marketing, but still needed to get the word out. One of the things I suggested was … [Read more...]
How’s Business?
August 20, 2020 by
Good Morning ,"How's business" is now a standard greeting among small business owners. Answers range from, "business is great," "people need what we have" to, "we're hanging in there," "we're surviving," business is slow" to "if it doesn't pick up soon, I don't know what we'll do." Bankruptcy rates … [Read more...]
Contact Information
July 16, 2020 by
Good Morning,I passed a van the other day that had a full vehicle wrap for a Tex-Mex place. They did catering and deliveries. They might have been a restaurant. They had art work of their food and stated that they did catering and deliveries.In the 1980's I worked for a radio station selling … [Read more...]
