by chala | Oct 14, 2016 | Marketing
Your business needs a purpose that’s beyond what it does for people. It needs to identify the purpose (the Why) it’s doing what it’s doing. Such as in the case of my no-nonsense client (let’s call her Lucy), who was a partner in a boutique...
by chala | Oct 3, 2016 | Marketing
You can work tirelessly to get amazing, qualified, top-level leads but if you don’t have the bandwidth or the resources to follow up with them, all your brilliant, beautiful and expensive marketing is all wasted. Let me tell you about some instances of how...
by chala | Sep 28, 2016 | Marketing
As a Marketing Strategist, it makes me chuckle when people exhibit signs of real marketing shame. Here are some ways I see small business owners cringing: Business-Card Blues This is when you have some change that’s happened to your business but your...
by chala | Sep 20, 2016 | Marketing
I am the least political person I know. I can’t help it, the topic bores me. Also, I’m Canadian so I have less of a vested interest in the recent elections in the US. However, as a business owner, this guy Trump’s marketing really rings my bell....
by chala | Sep 8, 2016 | Marketing
Ever wonder why corporate decision makers don’t respond to your emails or voicemail? Worse yet, do you ponder how come your red-hot lead has disappeared after the first meeting? According to B2B blog site Webbiquity, it could be because buyers don’t think...
by chala | Aug 23, 2016 | Marketing
Being able to serve your clients in too many ways can actually hurt your business. A slew of research shows that the availability of too many options can confuse prospects and paralyze customers. In psychologist Barry Schwartz’s book, The Paradox of Choice, he...