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Building Your Brand or Building Business

Ask JC Penney if they got it right. For the last 8 months they’ve invested buckets of cash on “re-establishing their brand” – whatever that entails. Call it an experiment, call it ill-advised, call it what you will, there’s a lesson in this experience for us. Focus your marketing investments on those activities that will …

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Calling All Smart Marketers (who dig data and like saving money)!

As a consumer, I want to know that I’m getting the best “bang for my buck.” Before any big purchase, you can be sure I’ll turn to consumer reports and reviews on the Internet and do some homework on what fits my needs, lifestyle and budget. On a much bigger scale, business owners need to …

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Aligning Sales and Marketing for Success

92% of businesses surveyed recently by Forrester reported their Sales and Marketing efforts are not tightly aligned. That is, the two efforts do not explicitly share the same goals and strategies within the organization. Couple this insight with an Aberdeen report which reveals that those businesses who claimed tightly aligned Sales and Marketing efforts experienced …

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Public Relations: Beyond the Parties & On a Budget

Public Relations, or PR, can mean different things to different people across different industries. In the fashion world, it’s synonymous with parties; in the restaurant industry, it’s grand opening events; for corporations it’s getting the word out about an upcoming philanthropic fundraiser. But how does it relate to you and the many hats you wear …

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