Business Inspiration Marketing 21 Ideas to Maximize Your Down Time & Be Ready For The Future With the unprecedented social distancing we are practicing right now we have an excellent opportunity to catch up on the things that have been delayed or neglected in our business for too long. From your equipment maintenance to your marketing, you have some extra time to do things you’ve been needing to do. So here’s […] Written by Mark Weber March 27, 2020March 27, 2020
Business Sales: Keeping It All in Perspective Intro by Skip Cohen Before some of you roll your eyes because of what we’re all going through with the pandemic, sales aren’t gone forever. Things will get back to normal, and even if it’s a “new” normal, the value of a great family portrait isn’t going to disappear. Bev Walden’s put together the mini-handbook […] Written by Beverly Walden March 25, 2020March 25, 2020
Business Marketing Social Media How to Boost Your Small Business Blog Intro by Skip Cohen I’ve written a lot over the years about the importance of maintaining an excellent blog. In this post from Sarah Petty’s archives at Joy of Marketing, she’s brought in tips from Mark Roberge of Hubspot. He shares some outstanding advice. Here’s my point – your website is about what you sell, […] Written by Sarah Petty March 18, 2020March 18, 2020
Business Inspiration Navigating in Rough Waters…and we’re all in the same boat! Over the last few weeks, I’ve repeatedly thought about today’s post. I’ve avoided the topic because I honestly didn’t want to contribute to what we’re all dealing with already. The truth is, the world has gone mad. I’m not suggesting that Covid-19 isn’t serious. Still, as I watched dozens of people at Costco loading their […] Written by Skip Cohen March 16, 2020March 16, 2020
Business Marketing Packaging Packaging – A Marketing Opportunity Intro by Skip Cohen I love this recent post from the Walden Coaching newsletter because it hits on a topic, so many of you ignore: packaging. Think about the branding built into some of the products you recognize as high-end with strong perceived value. For example, that signature blue bag from Tiffany’s, a box of […] Written by Beverly Walden March 11, 2020March 11, 2020
Business Marketing Building Stronger Business Referrals Intro by Skip Cohen Scrolling through the archives of Chamira Young’s blog, her post about building relationships with other photographers hit home on so many different levels. First, referral relationships are a great way to make sure you can service every request you get from your clients. For example, you never want to say, “No,” […] Written by Chamira Young March 4, 2020March 4, 2020
Business Marketing Business Cards – Still a Valid Introduction! Intro by Skip Cohen I’m still amazed at the number of photographers who, when I ask for their card, apologize for not having any with them. I get that we live in an Internet world, but a business card is still a great placeholder in somebody’s memory. If I relied on just my phone/computer, I’d […] Written by Sarah Petty March 2, 2020March 2, 2020
Business Using Comparison Strategies in Your Pricing Intro by Skip Cohen Beverly Walden regularly shares terrific content in her “Tuesday Tidbits” series. The post below was her last for 2019, and it’s perfect for getting you thinking about starting the new year out right! The issue is pricing strategy, and now is the time when so many of you are thinking about […] Written by Beverly Walden February 27, 2020February 27, 2020
Business Being in Business and Allowing Yourself to Be Vulnerable Intro by Skip Cohen Looking through Chamira Young’s blog archives, I ran across this post about vulnerability. Being vulnerable is one of those overly used expressions most often reserved for discussions on relationships. At first, I was a little put off by its use in a post about business, but the more I read and […] Written by Chamira Young February 12, 2020February 12, 2020
Business Marketing Zappos – Fun to say, more fun to buy! Intro by Skip Cohen Digging way back into Sarah Petty’s archives, I found this post about Zappos. The post was put up in their early days and it’s probably about the same time I started buying from them myself. But there are other points about the Zappos model that every business should include in their […] Written by Sarah Petty February 10, 2020February 10, 2020
