Posts Tagged ‘free marketing’

Signature Line: An Overlooked, Virtually Free Marketing Tool

January 3, 2010scfm 18 Comments »
Signature Line: An Overlooked, Virtually Free Marketing Tool

Once my clients truly understand that marketing is about relationships, we start talking about how those relationships are created and maintained to determine appropriate marketing tactics for their businesses and personal styles.  But no matter what kind of business my clients are in, they all have the same excellent relationship marketing tool at their fingertips: Their e-mail messages.

E-mail messages are the most fr Continue reading »

Top 10 Excuses Why Marketing Is Not For You

November 18, 2009scfm 18 Comments »
Top 10 Excuses Why Marketing Is Not For You

As a marketing coach, I’ve probably heard every excuse in the book why people can’t market their businesses. You wouldn’t believe some of the whoppers people tell when they’re trying to justify their failure to attract clients.

Now don’t get me wrong; it’s not that failing to attract clients makes one a bad person. Not at all. It’s just that when I hear the following excuses I feel compelled to call ‘em as I see ‘em: Continue reading »