To Change or Not to Change, That is the Question

The New Year is almost here!   This is important, because the New Year represents a change where we leave the old year behind and swiftly move into a new year with new challenges.  It would be easy enough to declare “What’s behind us doesn’t matter!”  However, such change deserves reflection on what the passing year
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Your Brand Isn’t Just External

When it comes to leading brands, small and medium size businesses often look to replicate the success of companies like Apple, Google, or Zappos. They might wonder how to achieve that same level of brand fanaticism. Yes, these companies spend millions of dollars to build their brands. However, the truth is companies like Apple could
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On Raising Prices: Lessons from Successful Small Business Owners

For many small business owners, the thought of raising prices also raises their blood pressure and stress levels! After all, the decision to raise prices is a tough one, and can have many ramifications for your small business.  The main fear of most small business owners who need to raise their prices is that their
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Local SEO Tips for Your Small Business

Search engine optimization (SEO), specifically local SEO, is a critical part of your small business marketing strategy. Here’s a statistic from Google that shows why: 60% of local searches that take place on Google lead to sales. That’s pretty powerful!  It makes sense, though, because most of the time people performing local searches need to
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Branding a Professional Services Company can be Tricky

Many of our clients are professional services companies (doctors, CPAs, law firms, real estate, financial advisors), and as such we regularly answer questions about how to brand a parent company and their subsidiary brands.  This week we were approached by a real estate company with some frustration over the difficult task of how they could
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