This past year when I attended a business networking event in October the host requested we wear costumes and I was voted to have the “Most Original Costume” that night. Though I was flattered to have been voted “Most Original”, only a handful of attendees at that event dressed in costumes. The room was filled… Read more »
Tag: Marketing
Marketing Annual Review
Thanksgiving is over and businesses are in the home stretch for additional sales to end the year with their best effort for 2010, but this is also the time you need to review your marketing and advertising efforts and consider what you need to change and what efforts will be repeated and or improved. Do… Read more »
Holidays Are Coming
October is here and this past weekend I actually began my Christmas holiday shopping for my in-laws who live in Canada. Why is this part of my Purple Diamond Marketing Blog? Because being prepared and launching your holiday sales and marketing campaign early will capture the early shoppers and help brand your products as the… Read more »
Personal Marketing With A Gift
When was the last time you read a book or an article that left you inspired or gave you insights in to a subject matter that you knew right away that you wanted to share that literary work with others? Have you ever considered reaching out to your top clients or prospects with the gift… Read more »
Advertising, Marketing, Sales!
If you have ever looked at the bottom of my Purple Diamond business card you will notice that I have “advertising / marketing / sales” listed as a way to help define Purple Diamond. We see that each of these components are essential to helping your business be successful so we look at all 3… Read more »
Impact of Technology on Consumers
Last weekend was the “TAX FREE” Massachusetts Holiday and the first place my husband and I thought to shop was at our local BEST BUY store to see what types of savings we could get on components to upgrade our computer systems. As I looked around the crowded store I commented that consumers are addicted… Read more »
What Is The Best Low Cost Marketing Tool?
Recently the question was asked in a LINKEDIN group of marketing professionals what they have found has been the best way for a starter business to market their business with a limited budget beyond the obvious word-of-mouth, asking for referrals and collecting names for a database list. Today, I reviewed the 40 pages of answers… Read more »
Increase Sales During Slow Summer Months
As we approach the Memorial Holiday Weekend and the official start of summer many businesses know that this is a time in which their own business slows down because of their clients, colleagues and staff have vacations. So, what do you do during the slower days of summer which can help to increase sales for… Read more »
