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These are things we think on, obsess over, and crow about. We talk about lots of marketing stuff for small business; for example, social media marketing, graphic design, branding, content development, SEO and so much more.
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Small Business Resources in Ventura and Santa Barbara
Business consultants in Ventura and Santa Barbara can offer a wide range of expertise for advice and assistance when it comes to your small business. Most of these places offer low or no-cost services for starting, running, and growing your business. Here’s a list...
How social media marketing will help you keep your business going during times of uncertainty
As I write this, I feel like I live in the Twilight Zone. My intention for this month was to highlight a cool marketing tool I found last quarter, but it currently seems so inconsequential - maybe that’s not the right word, inconsequential - there’s still value in...
Flip Your Content Strategy to Scale: Content creation for the time-strapped, budget-conscious small business owner
I have a secret that not one digital marketing firm, creative group, or old-fashioned marketing agency will tell you, and it's — marketing is complicated. It takes time and it takes consistency above all else. So, here’s your problem, it’s mine too, there’s not...
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Small Business Resources in Ventura and Santa Barbara
Business consultants in Ventura and Santa Barbara can offer a wide range of expertise for advice and assistance when it comes to your small business. Most of these places offer low or no-cost services for starting, running, and growing your business. Here’s a list...
How social media marketing will help you keep your business going during times of uncertainty
As I write this, I feel like I live in the Twilight Zone. My intention for this month was to highlight a cool marketing tool I found last quarter, but it currently seems so inconsequential - maybe that’s not the right word, inconsequential - there’s still value in...
Flip Your Content Strategy to Scale: Content creation for the time-strapped, budget-conscious small business owner
I have a secret that not one digital marketing firm, creative group, or old-fashioned marketing agency will tell you, and it's — marketing is complicated. It takes time and it takes consistency above all else. So, here’s your problem, it’s mine too, there’s not...
First Quarter Recommended Reading: Writing Down the Bones by Goldberg
This quarter our team has been focused on improving writing skills. Obviously we don’t all have the same job functions, but we realized important language and communication are in helping us connect to people who are important to us from within our own roles. Our...
New Year, reNewed Focus | What’s your business focus this year?
Thanks for all the lessons 2019, but we have to say bu-bye to you and... hello 2020! Some of you told us of setting better personal boundaries so that lunch breaks can actually be a thing. Others said they want to take bigger risks and try new tactics to see if it...
It’s time. Start thinking about your holiday marketing plans. Here’s your cheat sheet.
Have you been thinking ahead to the holiday season yet? Well, it’s definitely time to start planning. But before you get started, here is a bit of info on what happened with online shopping last year. Look at these numbers from Adobe Digital Insights. In 2018, in 26...