Category: Marketing Strategy

eCommerce

How to Pitch Your Unusual Product or Service

When it comes to promoting (and eventually selling) your product or service, you must understand that you need a story in order to establish a human connection. If the product and/or service that you are trying to sell is unusual or complex, you will really need to have an approach that is buttoned down.

Public Relations Mascot

Combining Forces: How Marketing and PR Can Work Together

In a time where 50 hour work weeks, working from home, and working with multiple screens have become commonplace, needless to say, many job positions and careers are transforming. With societal trends and changes in the economy, expectations and responsibilities in the workplace change as well, and the fields of marketing and public relations are shifting too.

marketing

Is Marketing the Same as Selling?

Many people think that marketing and selling are interchangeable, that it is just a different way to say the same thing. In fact, in many ways, marketing and selling are very different and require different skills and a very different approach. Of course they lead to the same end but the way that each approach progresses can be very different.

Press Releases

Weighing the Benefits of Press Releases and Pitches

As a business owner, you are constantly thinking about new topics to write about and share with other people online. Even if you have amazing writing skills, it isn’t always easy to come up with ideas. However, there are some effective and important ways to communicate with your online connections and it is time to look at the benefits of both so that you can decide what works best for your business.

social-media

Maintaining Brand Image Consistency Across Social Media Channels

Social media used to be a relatively easy game. There were one, maybe two different social media sites you had to be on, and that was it. Those days are gone. While a few social media channels seem to get the lion’s share of mainstream coverage, the reality is that there are now several different social media platforms with very active and diverse user bases.

branding

How to Perfect Your Brand Message

As a business owner, you have a brand. In fact, even if you don’t own your own business, you still have a brand. Your brand may be personal, professional, or both. Have you taken a hard look at your brand lately? If you have and it isn’t what you want it to be, you need to perfect your brand message.