by David G. Johnson | May 15, 2009 | Get Strategic, Small Business Marketing
Looking to get better results out of your website, e-mail, direct mail or other advertising and outreach efforts? Over the years of working with and training the greatest businesspeople on the planet — small business owners and their teams — I’ve...
by David G. Johnson | Mar 9, 2009 | Get Strategic, Small Business Marketing, Story
One of the points that anyone marketing in the 21st-Century will reach is the moment known as “writer’s block.” We know that we need to be creating great content and pushing it out — whether online, via e-mail or print newsletter, or through...
by David G. Johnson | Dec 1, 2008 | Get Strategic, Small Business Marketing
As salespeople and business owners, we’ve often been trained to communicate value. After all, if we don’t connect what we sell, produce and provide with the needs of our prospects and customers and do it in a way that helps them understand the return they...
by David G. Johnson | Nov 26, 2008 | Get Strategic, Small Business Marketing
Today I walked into a local Starbucks and was greeted by a prominently-placed offer for the new Starbucks Gold card. You probably know by now that I’m a Starbucks regular. But I’ll admit, I’ve spent a lot less time (and yes, money) in Starbucks...
by David G. Johnson | Feb 29, 2008 | Get Strategic
Yesterday, we talked about focusing on your customers. I’ll be the first to admit that without intentional effort, it’s easy to begin to drift away from listening closely to them. But in business, this can be a costly mistake – even when times are...
by David G. Johnson | Feb 28, 2008 | Get Strategic
Yesterday, we talked about listening to your customers to pay attention to the “why” behind their purchases. Today, we’re focusing more on the “who.” It probably goes without saying that another critical component in getting to know your...
