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The Reality of “Word of Mouth”

“We get most of our referrals by word of mouth.” I realized that I had said that the other day and began to wonder what “word of mouth” referrals mean to a business. It is common knowledge that word of mouth is the best form of marketing. It implies a direct verbal testimonial from one person or group to another. I can’t imagine a better …

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Make A Marketing Plan For Christmas 2017: Part 2

I had intended to get part II of this series out much sooner than now but I haven’t. So I think our best option is to go on the assumption that some of you have done some marketing and some have not. Being the middle of October, those of you who have put off doing marketing could be in need of more expedient measures so …

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Make a marketing plan for Christmas 2017: Part 1

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If you are a retail store and you don’t have a solid plan to get more sales this Christmas season, it’s not too late. If you’re reading this in November, then sorry, it actually is too late. However, if this is August (and last I checked it still is), go ahead and get yourself a cup of coffee and sit down with me at the table. We’ve got notes to make. Every year you tell your self that you’re going to hit it out of the park but you get busy and December rolls up before you know it and steamrolls you. This year is going to be different.

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