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Small Business Marketing

Small Business Marketing Budgets Too Small?

By Charlie Cook   |   February 29, 2012

While the majority (72%) of small business owners are starting to feel positive about the economy, and their future. There remains a big gap between aspirations and realty.

Most still lack the funds to capitalize on the turnaround, and only have around $2,000 to spend on marketing.

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Did you forget to download it? – from Charlie

By Charlie Cook   |   February 1, 2012

Want to grow your business this year?

I noticed a lot of people forgot to use the link below to download their FREE report and discover one of the basic secrets to attracting more business.

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How Successful People Think

By Charlie Cook   |   January 31, 2012

Everybody needs a delivery system – but most businesses are missing the most important one to their success.

Imagine you owned a bakery, specializing in healthy artisanal breads or double deep fat fried doughnuts, serving the restaurants in your neighboring towns.

You’d be up early… Read More »


Which Day Is Best?

By Charlie Cook   |   January 24, 2012

Did you know my skiing and marketing strategy are the same?

A few years back I used to go up to Vermont for the occasional weekend and more often than not I missed the good snow. You see the weather in Vermont is fickle… Read More »


Which Are You?

By Charlie Cook   |   January 19, 2012

“I saved hundreds of dollars doing it myself!”

That’s what Dave told me when he explained how he’d spent his weekend replacing one of the wheel bearings on his aging car.

He filled me in on all the details of how it’d only cost him $60 in parts. Of course it took him and his brother… Read More »


4 Stages of Business Success

By Charlie Cook   |   December 13, 2011

If you’ve got children you know that the help they need depends on how old they are and what stage they’re at.

From toddler, to adolescent to twenty-something, the advice you provide (when they’re looking for it) depends on the stage they’re at in their life. The same is true with… Read More »


How To Create Podcasts That Please

By Amanda DiSilvestro   |   November 23, 2011

It was only a matter of time before people got bored with the static look of websites.

Lately we have been seeing more 3D images, rotating images, and audio to accompany a business website. These new tactics hope to… Read More »


How To Make Your Pie Grow Bigger

By Tom Borg   |   November 11, 2011

There is an analogy we use when we think about our marketplace, it is like a pie that can only get bigger.

In order for that to be true, we must be able to think differently. Many times we limit our opportunities to grow our business or organization by not looking outside of the perimeter of our present client base. Read More »


5 Ways To Avoid A Dull Marketing Message

By Ivana Taylor   |   November 3, 2011

In a perfect world, everybody will do what we want them to.

Our kids will brush their teeth the first time we ask them to, do their homework, keep their rooms tidy, and keep their curfews; our parents will listen to our advice; our friends will stop their horrendous habits; our spouses will remember their promises.

In a perfect business world… Read More »


The 3rd Law Of Marketing You Should Know

By Charlie Cook   |   October 18, 2011

Personally, I’ve never been hit on the head by a falling apple, but I get it.

I get that gravity made it happen – it’s a basic law of physics, one discovered by Newton. But do you know the 3rd law Newton discovered the one that explains why your marketing is or isn’t working? Read more >>