Posts Tagged business

Shorten The Divide Between New Year’s Resolutions and Reality

By abclark on December 27, 2012 / Inspiration, Personal Posts, Rants

Tags: accountability, Andrew B. Clark, buinsess plan, business, business coaching, CreateWOWmarketing, happy new year, honesty in business, Marketing, new year's resolutions, Reality, setting business goals, The Brand Chef, thebrandchef

It’s that time of year again. The Holidays are winding down and the obligatory list of New Year’s Resolutions start showing on Facebook, Twitter, Tumbler and other open forums of much-too much public personal platitudes and promises. The one thing I’ve noticed on these lists, year after

FEED ME MORE! >> →

Marketers – You Need To SPEND!

By abclark on August 4, 2010 / ENGAGING, Marketing, Social Media

Tags: Advertising, AWeber, BizDev, budgets, business, communication, economic trouble, Economy, Email, Email marketing, how-to, InSourcing, investment, lead generation, MailChimp, Marketing, Networking, new business, PeachTree, Phone, public speaking, QuickBooks, resession, social media marketing, strategy, tactics for new business, targeted marketing, time, time management

Economic times are tough for marketing and advertising agencies. Businesses are backing off marketing budgets. Some are folding their hands and letting fate take their brand into the abyss. Heck, some are closing the doors all together. And that directly affects the marketing and agency professionals that

FEED ME MORE! >> →

Time To Paint The Barn?

By abclark on June 3, 2010 / Branding, Family, Funny, Inspiration, Nonsense, Personal Brand

Tags: accountability, agriculture, barn, business, business planning, changing of the guard, destiny, development, education, effort, equity, farm, farming, future, generations, goals, longevity, mentoring, passing of the torch, preparation and planning, relationship, succession, sweat equity

There it stands before you – a big eyesore. It’s weathered and showing it’s age. Your neighbors scowl and roll their eyes as they drive by. Time and the environment have dilapidated the exterior, showing flakes and deep veins of coarse texture. But the foundation and supports

FEED ME MORE! >> →

Character Counts In Business Too

By abclark on May 27, 2010 / Branding, Community, Inspiration, News, Public Relations, Rants, TRUTHFUL

Tags: Branding, business, caring, character counts, citizenship, Community, fairness, good character, Laura Ries, respect, responsibility, Six pilllars of character, strong brands, TRUE branding, trustworthiness

Can BP and other major corporations say that their company character is aligned with their brand? There’s an important connection. When the two support each other, everyone wins!

FEED ME MORE! >> →

Small Business Still Requires Big Planning

By abclark on May 6, 2010 / Branding, Community, ENGAGING, Marketing, Public Relations, Rants, Social Media, Twitter

Tags: advice, brand, business, chart, Community, education, Effective Branding, engagement, Facebook, growth, LinkedIn, list, Marketing, marketing plan, objections to social media, small business and social media, Social Media, social media for small business, social media marketing, Statistics, targeted marketing, Twitter, YouTube

There are a lot of positive signs that small businesses are starting to adopt social media marketing as an integrated component of their overall business plans. One significant change, based on a February 2010 Small Business Success Index report, is the fact that social media usage among

FEED ME MORE! >> →

Posts Tagged business

Shorten The Divide Between New Year’s Resolutions and Reality

Time To Paint The Barn?

Character Counts In Business Too

Wha-cha Lookin’ For?

Recent Comments

Brand Post Archives

Join The Brand Chef In The Social Media Stew

Looking for GREAT Marketing Communications?

Testimonials

Contact The Brand Chef