Business Strategy Archives - Business Marketing Consulting Services | Louisville, KY | SMB Consulting, Inc. https://smbconsultinginc.com/category/business-strategy/ Better Marketing | Better Results Wed, 24 Nov 2010 05:33:38 +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 Business Strategy Archives - Business Marketing Consulting Services | Louisville, KY | SMB Consulting, Inc. https://smbconsultinginc.com/category/business-strategy/ 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 Southern Social Media 10-21-09 https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/10/21/southern-social-media-10-21-09/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/10/21/southern-social-media-10-21-09/#respond Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:19:18 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/?p=678 Wes and I just completed today’s edition of “Southern Social Media” for 10-21-09.  Among the topics of discussion: Ford Fusion’s Social Media Initiative 10 Applications of Social Media Is Social Media Measurable What to do when the word of mouth “flame” begins to dim Getting Started with Social Media Social Media’s Impact on Comcast How […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2009/10/21/southern-social-media-10-21-09/feed/ 0 678 Business Resources Cash Map https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/11/11/business-resources-cash-map/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/11/11/business-resources-cash-map/#respond Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:03:03 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/?p=556 One of the most important considerations of running a successful and profitable online business involves resources.  By resources, I am referring to the suite of online resources that you use in your business on a daily basis.  Regardless of whether you are an internet marketer or online entrepreneur focusing on another niche, it is vitally […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/11/11/business-resources-cash-map/feed/ 0 556 Random Business Musings and Ponderings https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/04/05/random-business-musings-and-ponderings/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/04/05/random-business-musings-and-ponderings/#respond Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:59:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/random-business-musings-and-ponderings/ Ever had one of those days where you question whether you’ve made wise business choices lately? Today has been one of those days, but I’m afraid the answers I uncover over the next few weeks aren’t going to be to my liking. I know I violated my own gut instincts with one decision in particular, […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/04/05/random-business-musings-and-ponderings/feed/ 0 309 10 Ways to Improve Cash Flow https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/06/13/10-ways-to-improve-cash-flow/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/06/13/10-ways-to-improve-cash-flow/#respond Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:07:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/10-ways-to-improve-cash-flow/ Just about every business would like to improve their cash flow. Below are ten ways which may help your business achieve that objective rather quickly: Bill Promptly; Take Advantage of Payment Terms The faster you can invoice a client, the quicker the clock starts to tick for the customer to pay in order to meet […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/06/13/10-ways-to-improve-cash-flow/feed/ 0 269 Customer Service Rule #1: Be Easy to Do Business With https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/05/30/customer-service-rule-1-be-easy-to-do-business-with/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/05/30/customer-service-rule-1-be-easy-to-do-business-with/#comments Wed, 30 May 2007 02:01:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/customer-service-rule-1-be-easy-to-do-business-with/ After a lengthy bike ride last Saturday, I had some serious neck/upper back pain. It’s somewhat common for me after longer rides (3+ hours), but I somehow aggravated the injury while I was (of all things) taking a shower the next morning. I figured it was muscle fatigue or a mild strain that would disappear […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/05/30/customer-service-rule-1-be-easy-to-do-business-with/feed/ 1 264 Is “find a need and fill it” bad marketing advice? https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/05/30/is-%e2%80%9cfind-a-need-and-fill-it%e2%80%9d-bad-marketing-advice/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/05/30/is-%e2%80%9cfind-a-need-and-fill-it%e2%80%9d-bad-marketing-advice/#comments Wed, 30 May 2007 01:37:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/is-%e2%80%9cfind-a-need-and-fill-it%e2%80%9d-bad-marketing-advice/ Posted by Michael Cage on Friday, May 18, 2007 Just because marketing advice is repeated often … doesn’t make it true. “Find a need and fill it … that is the key to successfully marketing a business.” – Someone who needs to be slapped around a little bit. Truth is, follow this “find a need […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/05/30/is-%e2%80%9cfind-a-need-and-fill-it%e2%80%9d-bad-marketing-advice/feed/ 1 262 Eight Weeks To Business Change https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/05/07/eight-weeks-to-business-change/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/05/07/eight-weeks-to-business-change/#respond Mon, 07 May 2007 05:42:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/eight-weeks-to-business-change/ by André Taylor Searching for the right business strategy, many organizations fall in love with big concepts. But for many, it stops there, as “doing” can be an elusive concept. In my advisory work, I suggest a systematic approach to tackling change comprised of an 8-week period of intensive focus, followed by a repeat of […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/05/07/eight-weeks-to-business-change/feed/ 0 255 Who Do You Think You ARE Anyway? https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/04/12/who-do-you-think-you-are-anyway/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/04/12/who-do-you-think-you-are-anyway/#respond Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:15:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/who-do-you-think-you-are-anyway/ In order to write a vision for your business, the first step is identifying who you really are and what is important to you. Not what you DO or have been doing, but who you ARE. You may be doing things that are really not in alignment with what is important to you in your […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/04/12/who-do-you-think-you-are-anyway/feed/ 0 241 Business Growth – Examining Five Killer Strategies For Trouncing the Competition https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/03/26/business-growth-examining-five-killer-strategies-for-trouncing-the-competition/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/03/26/business-growth-examining-five-killer-strategies-for-trouncing-the-competition/#respond Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:18:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/business-growth-examining-five-killer-strategies-for-trouncing-the-competition/ by Robyn Knapp Winners in business play rough and don’t apologize for it. Toyota has steadily attacked the Big Three where their will to defend was weakest, moving up the line from compact cars to mid- and full-size vehicles and on to Detroit’s last remaining profit centers, light trucks and SUVs. All the while, Toyota […]

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