Business

By Wanda Baader
January 26, 2014
Marketing, Social Media & Internet Marketing

The Basics of Online Marketing

Want to grow your offline business, start a business, or market your services? Online marketing is the way to go. It helps you reach a broader audience, sell, connect, and much more. While internet marketing may seem complicated, once you understand the fundamentals you can build on that knowledge as your needs grow and change. Let’s take a look at the basics of online marketing.

By Wanda Baader
January 21, 2014
Branding, Business, Marketing, Social Media & Internet Marketing

Tools to Attract More Life into Your Online Business

Businesses, like everything else, need a refresher once in a while. If you haven’t updated your business or added new features and benefits to your website, it may be time. Often simple steps can help you attract more life into your business.

By Wanda Baader
January 16, 2014
Business, Marketing, Social Media & Internet Marketing

Do You Have a Defined Purpose for Your Facebook Page?

It’s a simple question. “What do you want to accomplish with your Facebook page?” Yet the answer isn’t always so simple. Ultimately you likely want to use your Facebook page […]

By Wanda Baader
December 23, 2013
Business, Marketing

It’s a Wonderful Life When You Have a Tribe

Part III: What Holiday Movies Can Teach Us Never Underestimate the Power of Tribes In my last blog we spoke about how there is a tribe for everyone. So this […]

By Wanda Baader
December 9, 2013
Branding, Business, Marketing

Even the Grinch Can Teach Us Something About Business

So today we are looking at lesson two for business advice from a holiday movie, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”. This Dr. Seuss' original book was made into a movie twice, once in 1966 and then again in 2000 with Jim Carrey. If you haven’t seen the 2000 version it's pretty funny. Here is an overview. So the Grinch (played Jim Carrie) hates Christmas and he hates the Whos (there is some history behind this). On the other side of this story we have the sweet and lovable residents of Whoville, who adore Christmas – but they have lost sight of the true meaning. So this Christmas, the Grinch, accompanied by his dog, Max, steal all their presents and decorations so he can get his revenge.

By Wanda Baader
December 1, 2013
Business, Marketing

How Buddy the Elf Can Teach Us Enthusiasm

This time of the year I love to sit and watch some of the classic holiday movies. It’s part of my holiday tradition. It made me think about how some of these movies relate to business. For instance, take a six-foot tall adopted elf named Buddy (played by Will Ferrell) who wants to find his birth father, make that father the grumpy James Caan, and throw them together in the midst of New York City and see what happens.

By Wanda Baader
November 25, 2013
Business

Why Not Reward Yourself When Setting Your Goals?

Goal setting is a vital part of business planning. It helps to keep us on track and measure our progress. Meeting goals makes us feel good and keeps us motivated. So why not reward yourself when setting your goals?

By Wanda Baader
November 18, 2013
Advertising, Business, Marketing, Social Media & Internet Marketing

Diversify Your Marketing

Many business owners will tell you that they experience a lot of fluctuation throughout the year. Some months will have higher profits than other months, there will be an increase in demand for a particular type of product or service one month, and then the next month a different type of product will be in demand.

By Wanda Baader
November 8, 2013
Business, Marketing

Researching Your Niche Is Vital

Niche marketing is one way to increase your business profits. If done right, it will open up a new area of products and/or services that will benefit you as well as your customers. However, before diving right in, don’t forget to do your homework.

By Wanda Baader
October 13, 2013
Advertising, Blogging, Business

Has Your Business Hit a Slump?

One thing that you can count on in business is that there will always be ups and downs. A business thrives on making the most of its options during both of these times. When your business is not increasing in profits, here are a few things that you can do to liven things up a bit.