Small Business Marketing Tips and Ideas http://www.proven-small-business-marketing-solutions.com/blog.html Small business marketing advice, ideas, hints, and tips to help you in your own marketing journey. You can be a better small business marketer that knows how to consistently attract all the clients you can handle. If your looking for great small business marketing ideas you can put to use now, you'll find them here. en-us Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:52:57 -0500 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:52:57 -0500 Easy Blogs ( http://www.easyblogs.com ) proven-small-business-marketing-solutions/rlFShttp://feedburner.google.comThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. Do Small Business Marketers Need to Write? http://www.proven-small-business-marketing-solutions.com/200703.html#e105 http://www.proven-small-business-marketing-solutions.com/200703.html#e105 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:52:57 -0500 Writing is critical to effectively marketing a professional service business.Everything you do starts with writing, or at least it should. There's really no way around it. You write your marketing materials, web site copy, articles, special reports, tip sheets,... Marketing Denial http://www.proven-small-business-marketing-solutions.com/200703.html#e104 http://www.proven-small-business-marketing-solutions.com/200703.html#e104 Mon, 5 Mar 2007 16:55:41 -0500 Do you know anyone suffering from Marketing Denial?I'm sure you recognize the symptoms. It's that person who is struggling to attract all the clients they want, but keeps insisting they know a lot about marketing.A person in marketing denial will ask you for... A Few Lessons from a Success Story http://www.proven-small-business-marketing-solutions.com/200703.html#e103 http://www.proven-small-business-marketing-solutions.com/200703.html#e103 Fri, 2 Mar 2007 10:35:19 -0500 One of the constants in life should to be always learning.The greatest capacity to learn comes from putting yourself "in the game" and doing. When you do you are able to learn from success, learn from failure, and learn from just giving your best effort without... More Referral Marketing Questions Answered... http://www.proven-small-business-marketing-solutions.com/200702.html#e102 http://www.proven-small-business-marketing-solutions.com/200702.html#e102 Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:58:15 -0500 The Question:When is the best time to ask for referrals?Marketing Coach Answer:The best time to ask for referrals is before it's too late. Let me explain what I mean by that almost smart-aleck answer.Most small business people wait until the job is over. The... Find Your Marketing Formula http://www.proven-small-business-marketing-solutions.com/200702.html#e101 http://www.proven-small-business-marketing-solutions.com/200702.html#e101 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:41:20 -0500 If you read my blog and ezine, there is a good chance you're not getting the marketing results you want. You might think marketing is difficult and requires a set of skills you simply don't possess. Perhaps there's some insider's secret you haven't been able... Are You Generating Leads and Clients through the Internet? http://www.proven-small-business-marketing-solutions.com/200701.html#e100 http://www.proven-small-business-marketing-solutions.com/200701.html#e100 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:51:53 -0500 Getting found on the Internet so prospects can check out your business is one of the biggest reasons for having a web site.A web site is one of the most powerful multi-purpose marketing tools ever created. It can work like a marketing brochure, like a sales... Jim Edwards makes 2007 online predictions http://www.proven-small-business-marketing-solutions.com/200612.html#e99 http://www.proven-small-business-marketing-solutions.com/200612.html#e99 Sat, 30 Dec 2006 15:09:08 -0500 Are you up-to-speed on the online trends for the coming year?Jim Edwards from I Gotta Tell You.com is. Every year about this time Jim Edwards makes a handful of predictions for online junkies about what he believe the next year has in store.More and more people... Selfish Networking or Selfless Networking http://www.proven-small-business-marketing-solutions.com/200612.html#e98 http://www.proven-small-business-marketing-solutions.com/200612.html#e98 Wed, 27 Dec 2006 16:37:37 -0500 What is networking?What exactly is business networking supposed to result in for you? I know some would say it is supposed to generate new leads and result in more clients. Well ultimately yes, but if that's your going in attitude then that is selfish networking.Business... Are You Focused On Core Relationship Marketing Activities? http://www.proven-small-business-marketing-solutions.com/200612.html#e97 http://www.proven-small-business-marketing-solutions.com/200612.html#e97 Sat, 9 Dec 2006 15:42:36 -0500 Successful small business marketers focus on relationship building strategies. They understand and leverage the core activities necessary for establishing and building relationships with existing clients and new prospects.The old saying is business is that... Lead Generation Is The Ultimate Goal Of Marketing http://www.proven-small-business-marketing-solutions.com/200611.html#e96 http://www.proven-small-business-marketing-solutions.com/200611.html#e96 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 09:14:18 -0500 My favorite definition of marketing. "The use of strategies and tactics to generate a consistent supply of high-quality leads for your business." Notice this definition doesn't suggest generating a constant supply of new clients. Sales is the process of converting...