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March 19, 2013 | Dean Thompson

Chaos to Clarity: Brand Strategy That Works

Brand Strategy • Marketing

If you peeked at your business as if you were an outsider, what would you see? Do your customers know from the minute you meet exactly what to expect? Clearly illustrating the market niche you fill and why you do it better than anyone else is the first step on the fast-track to success. When Walt Disney created Disneyland, there was never a doubt what you could expect during a visit to his park. Whether you heard about a friend’s experience, saw a commercial or received a promotion from a travel agent the message was the same: fun and fantasy. After almost 60 years and a transition into the digital age, the message has never changed. How to Convert Your Business Chaos to Brand Clarity The idea of creating a lasting image and identity for your business is overwhelming. You have work to do and a business to run! It’s easier than you think to create a plan that will have lasting benefit and simplify your business marketing.

February 21, 2013 | Dean Thompson

Social Media Marketing (SMM) vs. Social Media Optimization (SMO)

Interactive Media

Social Media Marketing is that act of pushing out marketing messages or promotions through social media connections, profiles, and ads. This gets interpreted by your customers as spam, and the direct response rate suffers considerably. Most companies need some help to find the best balance between direct marketing and branding through social media. Social media optimization is a promotional tactic that focuses on growing brand visibility, brand affinity, and consumer engagement through the use of interactive media channels, profiles, and tools, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Blogs, YouTube, Flickr, Pinterest and more.

June 6, 2012 | Dean Thompson

3 Reasons to Outsource Your Social Media Marketing

Interactive Media

Outsourcing your social media efforts might not make sense to some people- you could be thinking to yourself, “Social networks are free, so why would I pay someone to do something that…

May 8, 2012 | Dean Thompson

How Can a Search Engine Marketing Business Help?

Marketing

The main purpose of search engine marketing is to attract people into visiting your website by providing them with information about your products or services that might interest them. The Search Engine…

October 26, 2011 | Dean Thompson

How Small Businesses Can Use Social Media to Increase Sales

Interactive Media

Today’s small business owners understand the awesome power of social media. They no longer deal with the question of whether or not they should use it for their Internet marketing efforts. Instead,…