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Name That Tune – Has Your Brand Voice Evolved With Your Business?

Late Sunday night, I was asked if I wanted to help out with the AMA Triangle booth (American Marketing Association – Raleigh chapter) at the Digital Summit in Raleigh. It was last minute since it started the following day at 9 AM. I really wanted to attend the entire conference, but could not spare two…

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Turbo-Charge Your Sales Engine in 2022 – Going Fishing

This is the third installment in a four-part series on using marketing to power your sales engine. You can read the first post, here and the second post, here. In this post, we'll cover staying relevant and creating awareness through consistent engagement. In our final installment, we'll explain how to actively engage your clients and…

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The Bento Box And How To Bite Size Your Marketing Message

The Lunchbox When I was a kid, one of the proudest days of any school year was showing up with that new lunchbox. It was a little metal box that mom would pack a sandwich and maybe put an apple in, and maybe some chips wrapped up in tinfoil. And then you'd have a thermos,…

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Want Clients To Really Take A Look? Put It In An eBook

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 70247 vs The Peanut Butter Elephant Let me ask you a question. What would you remember better, the number 70247 or an elephant eating peanut butter? Now, chances are, you'd have an easier time remembering the elephant because it is a visual and it also involves multiple senses. You may love or hate peanut…

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What Do Your Customers REALLY Want? Advertising, Marketing, and Relationship Marketing

I'm going to make an assumption, you don't want to open your email and see that you've been added to an email list that has nothing to do with you or your business needs. Frankly, it's a waste of time and it can cause you to have a negative opinion about the company or brand…

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How Using Mixed Emotions Can Emotionally Charge Your Marketing Messages

I recently had an interesting call with a potential client where we went back and forth getting to know each other. In the process, she said to me, “I want to be upfront with you and let you know that I've had some bad experiences with people doing lead generation for my business.” And I…

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