admin on July 22nd, 2011

There’s a quirky aspect of my job that I handle from time to time. Instead of creating a message in prose, someone will ask for it in rhyme. I create these pieces and have such fun, and am pleased with my client’s reaction; But let’s face facts, not many clients think poems will drive folks [...]

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admin on December 16th, 2010

Dear Santa, I’ve been very good this year, attending networking meetings, keeping appointments, giving lots of referrals and doing the very best I can for my clients and customers. But I know that I could be doing a better job of communicating if I had some fantastic e-mails, a well-written website, a few articles or [...]

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admin on December 1st, 2010

A professional copywriter is able to create a variety of written pieces for your business. The following is a sample of copywriting terms with which you will want to be familiar:

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admin on November 2nd, 2010

Like the “Great and Powerful Oz,” my job is often to point out to the client what has been there all along. And it is then that we can start to work on a new campaign.

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admin on September 23rd, 2010

a smaller, more targeted market is more beneficial to their business than sending a broad message, scattershot, and hoping that someone will see it

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admin on August 24th, 2010

Organic Networking cannot be done by a paid professional, glossed over by a flashy logo or slick text. No, the success of Organic Networking lies within following the rules and applying good, old-fashioned honesty and finesse.

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admin on August 9th, 2010

Time is valuable, and your subscribers don’t want to waste their precious time scrolling through their in-boxes, frantically mashing the “delete” key.

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admin on July 30th, 2010

I sat down with a colleague recently as we prepared the outline for a presentation we will be giving to a business networking organization later this fall, frustrated that our presentation will only allow us about a half-hour of time in which to offer advice for marketing strategy. We had to decide what would be [...]

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admin on July 7th, 2010

One of my newest addictions is running in local races. Over the past 18 months, I’ve participated in a handful of 5ks and a 4-mile trail run, keeping in shape in between with a 3- or 4-mile run once or twice a week. Let me be clear: I’m a writer, not a runner, so I’m [...]

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Threats. Scare tactics. “Expert” opinions. These are the “big sticks” of marketing philosophy today, the muscle that twists your arm into making that buying decision. But how loyal are we to the “bully brands?” We’ve all had buyer’s remorse from time to time, for purchases ranging from a pack of “mystery gum” whose flavor fell [...]

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