7 Small Business Marketing Tips

Here are 7 low-cost but highly effective marketing tips to help any small business find customers and generate sales quickly. 1. Don’t Advertise Like a Big Business Big businesses advertise to create name recognition and future sales. A small business can’t afford to do that. Instead, design your advertising to produce sales …now. One way … Read more

The Loyalty Factor To A Brand

What exactly is a brand? It’s a question that has confounded the academics for decades and eluded the most erudite of scholars. So, coming from the trenches of the real world of branding, we’ve defined the term and given it a comprehensive meaning.. A brand consists of eight basic building blocks: – The Name – … Read more

Impact of Colors in Advertising

This article is about the Impact Of Colors In Advertising. Human brain receives signals faster through eyes rather than ears. Visual appearance is supposed to be more appealing when compared to any other senses, no matter what the medium of presentation is. So, there are methods by which one can increase the visual appeal. Other … Read more

Three Key Ingredients In Branding

Personal Branding can be the most influential tool for success in your self-marketing toolkit. You can identify, package and sell who you are to build a personal brand that results in business growth, influence, and income. Here are three key things you need to develop a strong personal brand: 1. Get clear on your personal … Read more

Creating Your Own Luck

Does it seem to you that some people are just luckier than others? Is that just the way of the world, or do “lucky” people know something the rest of us don’t? In his book, The Luck Factor (Miramax), Richard Wiseman says practicing these skills will help you to be a more fortunate person: Watch … Read more

Visualization Techniques For Success

Visualization is a common tactic in the world of sports. When Tiger Woods is taking a long look at a putt, then stepping back for another, he’s not just looking. He’s visualizing how he’ll make the putt. It’s often called self-actualization, painting a picture in your mind of how you will perform a sports move … Read more

Personal Satisfaction The Best Motivator

What motivates a person to do a good job? Or to go the extra mile for no extra pay? John Katzenbach author of Why Pride Matters More Than Money, takes a look at what does and does not motivate employees. He combines 40 years of experience with hundreds of interviews to develop his views on … Read more

Strategies In Avoiding Stress Build Up

Stress, if you let it, can build up. There are several effects of stress in the many aspects of life. Stress builds up can pose significant health risks. Often, people who cannot handle stress find themselves in rehabilitation facilities that offer twelve-step programs that could help them recover. Avoidance is always better than cure. Learn … Read more

Failure and Success

In the business world they call the people who dare to take risks ‘entrepreneurs’. They are the ones that believe in opportunities—that aren’t afraid to fail once, or twice, or even 10 times. They try again and again until they succeed. Often, when they reach success, the rest of the world recognizes them and announces … Read more