This article is published in partnership with Insightly, providing CRM and project management solutions for small business owners. If you own a business, there will always be competition. That is just a fact. But in the days of the internet and digital revolution, the pressure to gain and keep customers is more difficult than ever....
List building is the marketing method of choice for some businesses, but is it appropriate for every business? Should the owner of a landscaping business try to build a list? What about someone who runs a bakery or a laundromat? If you’ve taken a pass on list and tribe building or aren’t putting much...
This article is published in partnership with Insightly, providing CRM and project management solutions for small business owners. The digital revolution has changed our expectations regarding connection & communication. Pew research shows that 84 percent of adult Americans use the Internet, and that number is higher for younger generations, reaching up to 96 percent when...
Personal branding is all about how YOU can be the Celebrity CEO to your customers and future customers in your market. A strong personal brand is all about nurturing a community of fans and educating them to a sale - to buy from you. It's about FIRST, asking for a sale before you ask for a...
This article is published in partnership with Insightly, providing CRM and project management solutions for small business owners. Many small businesses today, whether online, brick and mortar, selling products or selling services, rely on email marketing to increase sales. Using different methods, such as lead magnets, promotion and giveaway signups and customer loyalty programs, businesses...
Learn, Share and Network with Successful Small Business Owners Ramon Ray, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and editor of Smart Hustle Magazine, continues his mission to help small business owners grow by announcing the 11th Annual Smart Hustle Small Business Conference. The conference will take place on October 20, 2016 from 8am to 4pm in Midtown Manhattan. Over...
Selling is a learned skill and an art. For professionals, entrepreneurs, small business owners - for all smart hustlers - selling is essential. Whether we're selling a product or service to a prospective customer, or selling an idea to our team - we all sell something, every day, to someone. In Robert Herjavec's (Shark Tank)...
Spring is a season of renewal. You can see it happen outside your office window as the trees bud, the flowers bloom, and the birds chirp. So why can’t it happen INSIDE the office too? Today I want to encourage you to think about the ways you can renew and refresh your business this...
99designs CMO Pam Webber Discusses the Importance of Color and Design When Branding Your Business As a small business, your marketing will only be as successful as your branding elements. These visual representations of your business (found on your logo, website, social media, business cards, and so on) communicate vital information about your business and also...
Growing a profitable business is tricky. You start out with a great idea but how do you take it from there? In a recent interview, my guest Lisa Hendrickson (founder of Spark City), shed light on some of the many complex decisions small business owners have to make. Her insights will make you take...
