Tag Archive: small business marketing

Should small businesses pretend to be bigger than they really are?

Many small business owners go to great lengths, to pretend that their business is actually a lot bigger than it really is. When I ask people why they do this, they usually tell me it's because they think prospective clients won't use them, if they know how ...

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Free marketing can cost you everything!

The message behind this post can save you from years of frustration and help you dramatically improve your future sales results! I received an email yesterday, from someone who has occasionally emailed me for marketing advice over the past couple of years.  This person (who will remain nameless for obvious reasons), ...

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34 marketing tips and ideas

I think that the title of this post says it all - so let's get straight to the first marketing tip! Marketing tip number 1: When you send a marketing email to someone on a ‘list’ you bought or hired, they do not know who you are.  Therefore, they are highly likely to consider your message as ...

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A secret of success that can improve everything for you and your business

The most successful businesspeople work smart. They understand the difference between movement (being busy) and progress (being busy doing the right things.) Hard work alone is not enough, which is why many of the hardest working people out there, get very average results. As they say, "if hard work alone was the secret to success, our grandparents ...

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A new year or the same old year over again?

For most businesses, the first week in January is not the start of a New Year - It's simply the chance to live the same old year over and over and over again! They carry on investing their ...

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Jim’s 1 Year Marketing Program

As some of my more eagle-eyed readers will have noticed, I have just added a new page to this website; all about my popular 1 Year Marketing Program. If you are serious about dramatically improving your sales and profits, this program is exactly what you need! 

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The marketing power of association

It's a fact; before someone becomes a client or customer of your business, they need to trust you.  One of the fastest ways to create an image for your business, which people in the marketplace will trust (and desire), is to make "the power of association” a part of your ...

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