blog Archives - Business Marketing Consulting Services | Louisville, KY | SMB Consulting, Inc. https://smbconsultinginc.com/category/blog/ Better Marketing | Better Results Wed, 24 Nov 2010 05:33:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/smbconsultinginc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-SMB_cyan.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 blog Archives - Business Marketing Consulting Services | Louisville, KY | SMB Consulting, Inc. https://smbconsultinginc.com/category/blog/ 32 32 230892403 Is Your Business Stuck on the Taxi-way? https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/11/15/is-your-business-stuck/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/11/15/is-your-business-stuck/#respond Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:59:23 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/?p=1452 Recently, there has been a flurry of activity with business owners approaching my partners and me about implementing various Internet marketing strategies for them to profitably grow their businesses. It’s a very welcomed flurry to say the least but just like everything else, there have been some eye opening inquiries, too. The projects getting the […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/11/15/is-your-business-stuck/feed/ 0 1452 Beware the Scamming & Scheming Prospect: A PSA for Marketers https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/10/14/marketing-scam-warning/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/10/14/marketing-scam-warning/#respond Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:07:29 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/?p=1365 This post is based on a couple of real world experiences along with conversations with others in the marketing industry and should serve as a warning to all marketers, web designers and programmers the globe over. Since we’re all in tight times financially, scams are running rampant no matter what industry you’re in, and they […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/10/14/marketing-scam-warning/feed/ 0 1365 Costly Networking Mistake #1 & 1A You Don't Want to Make https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/03/27/costly-networking-mistake-1-you-dont-want-to-make/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/03/27/costly-networking-mistake-1-you-dont-want-to-make/#respond Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:31:42 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/?p=781 About a month ago I attended a business networking group meeting for the first time.  While I thoroughly enjoyed the meeting and left the event with a lot of new contacts that I hope to meet with again, there was one gentleman that seems to not understand proper email etiquette. Every since that networking group […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/03/27/costly-networking-mistake-1-you-dont-want-to-make/feed/ 0 781 Real Estate SEO Webinar: Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2 PM ET https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/03/10/real-estate-seo-webinar-thursday-march-11-2010-2-pm-et/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/03/10/real-estate-seo-webinar-thursday-march-11-2010-2-pm-et/#respond Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:42:02 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/?p=778 If you’re in the real estate industry, you’ll want to mark your calendar for Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 2 PM ET to join me for a free SEO webinar.  While the webinar is aimed more at real estate professionals, there will be plenty of information presented throughout the webinar to benefit most industries. To […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/03/10/real-estate-seo-webinar-thursday-march-11-2010-2-pm-et/feed/ 0 778 Why I Hate Entrepreneurs https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/02/18/i-hate-entrepreneurs/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/02/18/i-hate-entrepreneurs/#respond Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:08:04 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/?p=773 <rant> I’m about to ruffle some feathers including my own because I’m guilty as charged … there I admitted it before the rant even begins. 😉 I hate entrepreneurs! Why, you ask? Because WE are a pigheaded & illogical bunch of thinkers and business owners.  We have this deep seated belief that we can do […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/02/18/i-hate-entrepreneurs/feed/ 0 773 2010 Super Bowl Ads https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/02/08/10-super-bowl-ads/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/02/08/10-super-bowl-ads/#respond Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:28:57 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/?p=762 Ok, so the SuperBowl is over, and there are a new set of commercials to judge and discuss. Since a 30 second spot during the game costs anywhere between $2.5 to $3 million, advertisers need to bring their “A” game for this once/year event.  The thing I don’t like about SuperBowl ads are that the […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/02/08/10-super-bowl-ads/feed/ 0 762 CPA / Sales Tsunami – An Honest Review https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/01/05/cpa-sales-tsunami-an-honest-review/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/01/05/cpa-sales-tsunami-an-honest-review/#respond Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:49:27 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/?p=758 I recently got a copy of Mike Hill’s CPA Tsunami and have had some people asking me what I think of it so far so I thought I’d do a “mid-term” review of the product.  Admittedly, I have only gotten through 1/2 the course even though I have had it for awhile.  That’s what the […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2010/01/05/cpa-sales-tsunami-an-honest-review/feed/ 0 758 BuyerZone Experience – Some Analysis & Friendly Advice https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/12/15/buyerzone-experience-some-analysis-friendly-advice/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/12/15/buyerzone-experience-some-analysis-friendly-advice/#respond Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:44:53 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/?p=754 Recently I filled out a request for information form at BuyerZone.com for outbound telemarketing and direct mail services.  I did this for two reasons: 1) to help the folks who go through the List Samurai program identify potential quality vendors to connect with for their marketing needs and 2) develop a better understanding of the […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/12/15/buyerzone-experience-some-analysis-friendly-advice/feed/ 0 754 SPAM Rant for 12-12-09 https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/12/13/spam-rant-for-12-12-09/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/12/13/spam-rant-for-12-12-09/#respond Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:09:41 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/?p=752 I vowed yesterday to talk a little more about the SPAM issues of late including what all happened with Infusionsoft. I just got done creating a podcast that talks about everything in a lot more detail and shares, what is likely, a little different perspective on what is spam versus those crying wolf at every […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/12/13/spam-rant-for-12-12-09/feed/ 0 752 Southern Social Media 12-11-09 https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/12/12/southern-social-media-12-11-09/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/12/12/southern-social-media-12-11-09/#respond Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:33:23 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/?p=749 It’s been awhile since Wes and I have been able to do a Southern Social Media podcast so I ventured out solo.  You know Wes will get all territorial next time we’re together for the podcast, but I wanted to talk about six predictions for 2010 made by Dave Armano. That’s what this solo podcast […]

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