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The New Network Solutions - Brand Preview Today 6/29

Network Solutions is listening. Listening to our customers. Listening to YOU.
Change is here and today on Monday June 29, 2009 we would love for you to be a part of our sneak preview.
We are overhauling our brand and this not just a cosmetic change. We have heard loud and clear what you want and we [...]

Network Solutions Brand Preview on Monday 6/29

Network Solutions is listening. Listening to our customers. Listening to YOU.
Change is coming and on Monday June 29, 2009 we would love for you to be a part of our sneak preview.
We are overhauling our brand and this not just a cosmetic change. We have heard loud and clear what you want and we are [...]

Like A Kid In A Comic Book Store

Instead of trying to create tactics and plans that brings clients to you, try getting out and going to them. Seriously, go where your future long term customers will be. Market like you would to a kid…be where the eyes are.

Just Because You Give It Away…

The campaign was clear, very honorable in its intentions, and was giving something away a gift thanks. And this wasn’t just a cheap give away item. It had value both financially and use. The campaign had all the makings of a successful campaign if the appropriate effort was put into it, but what happened?

Marketing Your Business On A Shoestring Budget…

In my previous post ‘Get Your Hand Off Your Wallet And Your Head Out Of Your…*’, Terry Upton asked in her comment “What if you don’t have any money at all? What would you say to those people trying to get there business off the ground?”

Well fear not Terry, and all you trying to have your business take flight, this post is for you.

Get Your Hand Off Your Wallet And Your Head Out Of Your…

Let me be very honest, starting a business costs money.  Starting a successful business…still costs money.  Getting the marketing pieces and materials you’ll need to do the bare minimum to promote your business effectively…will cost money.
Does spending a lot of money guarantee you are going to be successful?  No, but spending it smartly does help.  [...]

When She Says Your Marketing’s a Good Size…

There’s a quote that I use to keep taped somewhere on the wall behind my monitor. It was:
“Go BIG or go home”
For the longest time I took that to mean that the actions I took in marketing, design, and in life, had to be larger than life.  Ultimately, I learned the hard way that ‘big [...]

Building Your Brand Series - Part 4 - Social Networking

So far in this series we’ve covered the tools that you can use to be building your business’ brand. There are also many things that you can do in relation to social networking.

Building your Brand 101 Series
Building Your Brand Series - Part 1 - Listening
Building Your Brand Series - Part 2 - Responding
Building Your Brand [...]

Building Your Brand Series - Part 2 - Responding

In Part 1 of this series I talked about the various tools that can be used for listening. I also interviewed Alex DeCarvahlo who has a new product called StartPR.com.
You will want to listen for awhile before responding. Look for trends & see where people are talking about your product/services. What is the tone? Are [...]

Network Solutions offers .PRO Domain Names

Small business owners & professionals now have another option when choosing a domain name! If the .com version of the domain name you’d like isn’t available the .pro domain name may just very well be.