We love all of our clients, but one that is especially dear to our hearts is The Hignell Companies, a full service property management company. We’ve been helping Hignell with small business marketing for many years now and have developed a trusting relationship with the decision makers of the company. Back in 2010 or so, the team decided that the marketing for the apartment rental properties Hignell manages needed some new life of its own. When we found that the URL LivinginChico.com was available, we snatched it up and Living in Chico, a local apartment rental site launched by The Hignell Companies was born!
Read MoreCredibility in Small Business Marketing: More Than Being Grammatically Correct
February 25, 2015 / by Paige Gilbert
posted in Marketing, Passion & Provision
4 Fastest Ways to Lose Credibility and NOT Get More Customers!
February 24, 2015 / by Vicky Zancanella
posted in Lead Generation, Passion & Provision, Customer Retention
Losing credibility of your business, your brand, and even in your name can happen over a long period of time, but with these four ways, your brand will lose credibility fast!
Here’s how:
1. Don’t do what you say you are going to do. Promise the moon but don’t even get your customer out of the stratosphere.Read More
4 Core Pieces a Successful Small Business Needs to Build Credibility
February 23, 2015 / by Raquel Royers
posted in small business, Passion & Provision
When owning a business that offers a service or product, you have to build trust with your customers and future customers. One extremely important aspect of doing this is having and building credibility. Credibility can seem to be a bit abstract at times, with everyone having a different idea of what it means. In this blog you will learn exactly what credibility is when it comes to business and the four core pieces that are required to build credibility.
Read MoreFascination is Key to Beat Out Your Competition & Grow Your Business
February 20, 2015 / by Raquel Royers
posted in small business, Grow Your Business
Do you want to be known as the absolutely best there is when it comes to your industry? Do you want to not only be the best but really hook your customers, peak their interests and fascinate them with your business service or product? You hear over and over again that you need to be unique to stand out to be successful and to grow your business.
But really, what you need to do is fascinate. If you are successful at fascination, your business will be the best it can be. Every person and every company is fascinating and interesting in its own way. You don't need to become something or someone else to be fascinating. Read MoreGrow Your Business By Fascinating Your Customers
February 20, 2015 / by Jessica Miley
posted in Grow Your Business, Customer Retention
I don’t quite remember how old I was when I first looked through a telescope. It was before I donned a jumper in kindergarten and before I understood how small I was compared to the grander scheme of things. I remember stepping on a stool to get me closer to the lens but couldn’t reach. My dad picked me up so that I could finally see the moon that was thousands of miles away.
Read MoreHow to Use Inbound Marketing to Get Targeted Website Traffic
February 18, 2015 / by Chris Vande Lune
posted in Inbound Marketing, Content Marketing
Content is Key to Inbound Marketing.
The primary reason that creating remarkable content is so essential to inbound marketing is that you are trying to create content that is relevant and helpful to your target audience. Instead of being pushy and interrupting them, you want to naturally attract people who have a need or want that your content can address – resulting in highly targeted website traffic. Following are the methods you should use to create fascinating, remarkable content.
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The Risk You Should Take Now in Order to Grow Your Business
February 17, 2015 / by Paige Gilbert
posted in Business Development, Grow Your Business
If you’re a company, organization, or individual marketer, and you want to grow your business and have a company that promotes passion and provision you have to fascinate people. The risk you have to take is being willing to get real with who you are as a company. You don’t even have to wait to get started. Figure out the uniqueness of your company, and communicate from that authentic place, and you’ll create a fascination that acts as a natural magnet to attract more customers.
Read More5 Must Do's to Attract New Business Leads and Fascinate Your Customers
February 16, 2015 / by Vicky Zancanella
posted in Lead Generation
We each are attracted or fascinated by different characteristics when it comes to people. Would you be surprised if I said we are also attracted to these characteristics in businesses?
Read MoreIs the Cost of Radio Advertising Worth It?
February 13, 2015 / by Chris Vande Lune
posted in Traditional Marketing
When advertising your business, you have many options to choose from. With the growth of online marketing, traditional forms of advertising may seem outdated and no longer the best way to reach people. You may be wondering if the cost of radio advertising is worth it. Depending on your business, it may not be wise to give up just yet on this method of advertising. In the following paragraphs, you will find a few of the biggest reasons why radio advertising may be right for your business and why you may not want to overlook it in your overall marketing strategy.
Read MoreSecure Those Business Opportunity Leads With Inbound Marketing
February 10, 2015 / by Jessica Miley
posted in Lead Generation, Inbound Marketing, Lead Conversion
Are you in the process of roping in those business opportunity leads? Are you looking for a system that will give your business a strategy that is supported by data that proves it will increase your leads? Creating a business that is full of passion and provision while capturing leads can be difficult. But I have good news for you, inbound marketing is exactly what you are looking for.
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