Ryan G's Posts

Do Early Adopters Have All the Glory?

Do Early Adopters Have All the Glory?

Marketing

One of the greatest obstacles that small businesses face today in their online marketing is DISTRIBUTION. Email lists have to be built. Mobile opt-in subscribers have to be accumulated. Social Media connects have to be established. All this takes... Read More »

A Mobile Marketing Crash Course for Small Business Owners

A Mobile Marketing Crash Course for Small Business Owners

Marketing / Mobile / Tips

Unless you live in the Land of Nod, you most certainly must recognize the rapid increase in the use of mobile devices such as iPad, iPhone, and Adroid-powered smartphones over the past 2-3 years. As a business owner, you... Read More »

Find places online to run daily local advertising deals

Find places online to run daily local advertising deals

Marketing

So often when you think of running coupon offers and specials you think of restaurants and retailers. But the types of coupons and special offers to run and the types of businesses that can run them, is a very... Read More »

The Importance of Having a Good Vision Document for Your Business

The Importance of Having a Good Vision Document for Your Business

Tips

A few weeks ago I was putting together a blog post for a new project of which I am a part. The piece was written by one of the other project contributors and it was my job get it... Read More »

What is SMS Software and Why Do I Need It?

What is SMS Software and Why Do I Need It?

Mobile

This is part 2 of 6 in the series: A Mobile Marketing Crash Course for Small Business Owners Surveys show that approximately 42 percent of adults ages 18-34 and 33 percent of 35-44 year olds are interested in getting... Read More »

Why Text Message Marketing is Important

Why Text Message Marketing is Important

Mobile

This is part 1 of 6 in the series: A Mobile Marketing Crash Course for Small Business Owners As mentioned in our opening post, this series tackles the problem or challenge of mobile marketing from the perspective of a... Read More »

How to tell if your blog or website has been hacked by spammers

SEO / Tips

This post was derived almost verbatim from Axandra.com in their Weekly SEO News. Apparently, spammers have found a new way to get higher rankings on Google. The trick involves hacked websites and the canonical tag. Is your website at... Read More »

Referred Business Takes Time

Referred Business Takes Time

Marketing

As a business owner, I am always on the lookout for potential new business. Not just with people and businesses that would benefit from my products and services, but also with people that can make introductions and refer me... Read More »

6 Ways to Use QR Codes in Your Advertising

Mobile / Technology

There were a couple good articles published recently about QR codes on some blogs that I frequent. One article offers a variety of examples for how these bar codes can be used in advertising. The other challenges their potential... Read More »

Keep the Strategy Horse in front of the Marketing Cart

Keep the Strategy Horse in front of the Marketing Cart

Marketing / Tips

This post is courtesy of Yawp! Creative Marketing Founder Jason Stigora, who I have had the pleasure of getting to know the past several months in a workshop series offered by Business Vision Network. Some of the most common... Read More »

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