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Branding a Business? Benefits and Costs

By: Mary W Brophy

Many business owners consider a company’s brand to be one of its greatest assets. How can you create a brand for your small business that will deliver this value premium? How much will it cost? And, perhaps most importantly, is it worth it?
Branding: Inherent Part of a Company

A brand is more than simple logo development, although the way the company name is displayed is an essential component. Every customer interaction contributes to their perception of your brand – from communicating with the sales staff to how a purchase is shipped and packaged to messages from customer support. All indicate what values your company holds. Identify what is important – honesty, level of product quality, and post sale customer satisfaction – and implement plans to achieve them.

Your branding strategy needs to be an integral part of your operation. If your branding strategy requires high quality customer service, you need to consider your customer’s needs during order taking, billing, returns and exchanges, and then during a post sale thank you by mail or telephone and by sending a buyer satisfaction survey.

What will it cost to brand your company? Because we think of “brands” as large national or international corporations, we often assume it takes huge advertising budgets. This is not the case. Many companies build grand brands without investing in pricey television or banner advertisements.
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Writing an Effective Marketing Message

By: Katie Marcus

The way to get your target clients into giving you a good impression is to let them know that you make things happen as well as provide solutions to problems. You need to convey in your message that you can be relied upon.
You have to let them know that you can provide them and prospects as well, the solution to help them answer their issues and concerns. In addition, the way to make them see how you can do a good job of giving solutions is by how you market yourself.

When you market yourself well in your booklet printing, flyers printing, and even in your print custom booklets for example, first, you have to consider putting your best foot forward. Always. Write a copy, whether it is in your booklet printing or sales letter that shows your knowledge and expertise in your field. Make them want to get to know you so you can explain to them further how you can be relied on to produce solutions every time. Then consider giving them what they want as opposed to forcing on them what you assume to be the things they need.
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How to Maximize your Dog Business Cards

By: Girlie Nuqui

Your dog business needs a lot of promotion and exposure in order for your business to be visible in the public eye. A good promotional strategy can lead to more customer traffic and higher business profitability. Business cards are the smallest and most effective promotional tools that you can use for your dog business. Exchanging contact information with your customers is made easy with these very handy promotional tools.
The content of your dog business cards are not only limited to your company information, because you can make use of the back portion of your print materials to carry additional information. Online printing companies offer double sided business cards that are designed to carry more information about your company. What’s the better way to maximize your business cards than using these tools to serve double purposes?

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How to Write Effective E-mail “SUBJECT” Lines

By: Ivan Levison

If you’re using e-mail to generate leads or make sales, you’re probably spending a lot of time honing your message and making sure that it’s persuasive. But do you give equal time, thought, and attention to the short “SUBJECT” line that introduces your main message?

If you don’t, then be afraid. Very afraid. You see, it doesn’t matter how compelling your e-mail offer is, or how brilliantly your message is written. If your subject line isn’t working right, your e-mail will never get opened and your campaign will be a failure. (more…)

Strategic Marketing: Seven Steps to Effective Marketing

By: Allan Starr

Step 1: Focus on your core product.

An Arizona Advertising pro told me that a very successful e-newsletter entrepreneur has built his business around this mantra: “Prospects buy when they trust your value is applicable to them and believe your company is stable.” This strong position allows him to constantly check up on the services and value he’s providing his customers. Keep this statement in mind as we go through the rest of the seven steps, because internalizing this mantra is the key to a solid plan. (more…)