{"id":161,"date":"2007-03-19T19:03:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-19T19:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officeondemand.ca\/blog\/?p=150"},"modified":"2009-10-22T07:50:34","modified_gmt":"2009-10-22T12:50:34","slug":"small-business-marketing-confidence-why-it-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/blog\/success-tips\/small-business-marketing-confidence-why-it-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Business Marketing Confidence – Why It Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes the secret to small business marketing success involves skill and confidence.<\/p>\n

Last week I was on vacation with my 20 year old son skiing in Colorado. The temperatures were warm and the snow was beginning to disappear on some trails. On one trail called Mineshaft I was standing at the top of a snow covered ledge. There was plenty of snow five feet below me but between me and it was a patch of mud.<\/p>\n

I jumped, well sort of, and instead of clearing the muddy grass and smoothly sliding onto the snow I hit the mud, my skis stopped and I kept going, without them. Thankful my son came after me and with a smooth hop, lept over the mud onto the snow, collected my gear and skied down to me. What did I do wrong? I knew what to do but I flubbed it.<\/p>\n

According to my son, I clenched as I jumped, and instead of easily clearing the mud, I landed in it. It was all in my mind, a matter of confidence.<\/p>\n

The same is true of small business marketing. To succeed, you need the skill and knowledge of what to do and you need the confidence to do it. Don’t let yourself fall short of your marketing expectations just because you lack the confidence.<\/p>\n

Find out what small business marketing strategies actually work so you can grow your business with confidence.<\/p>\n

– Charlie
\nSmall Business Marketing For Business Owners Who Want Results<\/p>\n

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