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Aim Your Marketing towards the Future

By Glenn Muske

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Think about why you marketing effort. Are you bringing more customers into the store now or are you looking to build your customer base for tomorrow? Both are worthy goals and both should be on your mind as you develop your marketing plan. What happens though is most often marketing focuses on today and we […]

July 19, 2017 Filed Under: marketing, Small Biz 100, success Tagged With: growing your business, market plan, marketing, small business small business marketing, small business success, success

Your Small Business Needs a Sign

By Glenn Muske

“If you build it, they will come” may work in the movies. But for small businesses, it is a myth. People will only come if they know you exist and they know where and how to find you. You would think that finding a business today is pretty easy given the mapping apps available and […]

July 13, 2016 Filed Under: marketing, Small Biz 100 Tagged With: customer awareness, effective marketing, market plan, marketing, sign, signage

Marketing is NOT a Numbers Game

By Glenn Muske

How many hits did you get? Or how many people saw your ad? If you have read many articles on marketing, especially those talking about social media marketing, you may come away with the idea that marketing is a numbers game. The more people who “like” your page or respond to your advertisement, the better […]

June 22, 2016 Filed Under: marketing, rural, Small Biz 100 Tagged With: effective marketing, entrepreneur, market plan, marketing, rural, small business

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