April Showers Bring May Flowers… And Big Changes to Facebook Pages
As the saying goes, there are only two certainties in life…death and taxes. And to that list, I would add changes to Facebook. For small businesses, trying to keep track of what’s new in Facebook is...
View ArticleDon’t Yelp Over Yelp…How to Tame the Review Beast
Every business owner that I know is struggling with Yelp…they are frustrated and quite frankly ready to pack up their toys and go home. I don’t disagree with them. Yelp’s filtering system which is...
View ArticleThe Fastest Way to the #1 Spot in Google
Image Courtesy of Duct Tape Marketing I’ll be the first to admit that business owners should be wary of any company or service that promises an easy way to get to the first page on Google. Being first...
View ArticleHow Press Releases Drive More Traffic to Your Website
Read on if you think press releases are old school or only for “corporate” companies. Businesses of any size can benefit from a PR campaign. Most of us have heard the terms PR or press release thrown...
View ArticleHoliday Promotional Gifts “Touch” in More Ways Than One
Pun intended! It takes several “touches” to get attention and it is “touching” to receive a gift. Read on for tips to touch your clients this holiday season. How many of you have started your holiday...
View ArticleYour Marketing Secret Weapon: Email Newsletters
Photo Courtesy of RambergMediaImages If you had asked me a year ago about starting an email newsletter, I would have said, “No way!” At the time, it seemed to me to be a dying medium. Boy, was I wrong....
View ArticleWhat Gets Measured Gets Done
Goals = Key to Marketing Success It’s pretty routine to start off the New Year with resolutions; some of us plan to lose weight or stop smoking. But what do you do when you decide to grow your...
View ArticleRibbon Cutting Ceremony for 910 West Local Marketing Company
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melissa Perkins Tel: 480.219.9069 Cell: 480.269.0794 Email: melissa@910west.com 910 West To Host Office Warming Party For New Gilbert Location Gilbert, AZ – 910 West,...
View Article910 West Sponsors the Red Dress Cocktail Soiree
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Information: 910 West Jasmine Holmes jasmine@910west.com 480-269-0794 cell 910 West Sponsors the Red Dress Cocktail Soiree An Event Benefiting Go Red for Women – American...
View ArticleBe Specific to Be Terrific: Why Target Markets Pay Big Time for Small Business
On my way home last week, I was sitting in traffic waiting for a light to turn. I looked to my right and noticed the truck next to me. It had a car magnet stuck to the door for a custom holster...
View ArticleFour Tips for Making Your WordPress Website More Secure
WordPress is becoming a more popular platform for websites and, as a result, it is attracting folks who want to take advantage. We still think it is one of the best platforms available and aren’t going...
View ArticleGo Green: Buy Local, Leveraging Local
Another Earth Day has come and gone. (Yes, it was in fact Earth Day yesterday.) Did you celebrate by doing something “green”—planting a tree or riding the bus? Maybe not. Chances are that you did...
View ArticleWant More on How to Grow Your Business?
Come see us at the 2013 Gilbert Chamber Grow Your Business Conference and Expo. When: Friday May 3 from 7:30 am to 1:30 pm Where: Chandler-Gilbert Community College, 2626 E Pecos Rd, Chandler AZ 85225...
View Article910 West nominated for Annual Business Award
Gilbert, Arizona – May 31, 2013 This prestigious award recognizes a Chamber member with 25 or fewer employees who has experienced progressive sales/market growth over the last three years, provides a...
View Article3 Tips for an Awesome LinkedIn Profile
A few weeks ago we attended a fabulous LinkedIn presentation at the Gilbert Chamber’s Grow Your Business Conference by Michael Regan from the IT Workshop. He offered some really great ideas and insight...
View Article4 Tips for an Awesome LinkedIn Company Page
For those of you who read the previous edition, you should now have a rock star personal profile on LinkedIn. Did you know that you can also make your company a rock star by creating a LinkedIn Company...
View ArticleWays to Engage Your Audience
Engaging your clients and prospects goes well beyond creating a website and going to a few networking events. It takes time, planning, and a fair amount of effort. You have to know who you are talking...
View ArticleReasons You Need to Know Your Target Client
When we tell other business owners that defining a target client helps grow a business, they don’t always believe us. They wonder how limiting who we want to reach is actually growing a business....
View Article5 Ways to Thank Your Clients
As business owners, we can get wrapped up in the day to day operations, forgetting to thank the people who make it all happen: our clients. Thanking your clients is about more than hosting a party or...
View ArticleThank Your Customers Using Apps
With almost 90% of consumers doing business with a competitor following a poor customer experience (Source: Oracle’s Customer Service Impact Report), small business owners cannot afford to lose out on...
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