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Online Marketing Fundamentals for Small Business

Recently, I was interviewed by my friends Roman Jakubowycz and Eugene Shatsman of National Strategic. Their company consults with small businesses on integrating successful strategies of Fortune 500 companies.  During the interview we talked about the role of the Internet (as a tool) and some simple marketing strategies any business can start using today.

As Roman put it (sarcastically) … today we’re going to talk about the Internet, “that Utopian existence that’s going to make every business grow JUST by simply putting on a web site and a Facebook page.”
It was a fun interview ... it's not every day you get to sit down with your friends to talk business shop.

My recommendation is to watch the interview above, first. Then, click on the articles below to expand on the topics discussed.

Great Example of How to Promote Your Event on a Billboard

The above billboard can be found on 490 East (headed toward Downtown) in Rochester, New York. The billboard location hasn't changed in years. Probably because it works so well. It's also a great example of a super-effective billboard.

Why is it so effective? Because it presents a compelling message, that drives people to action ... "Spend a few bucks on lotto tickets for your (minuscule) chance to win $290,000,000." In this case, the event is the giveaway of $290 MM. The bigger the jacket, the more demand.

Always Do This - Before Redesigning Your Event Website

As you probably know, redesigning your event website can be quite a daunting task. The redesign process isn't helped by all the technological "bells and whistles." What was once just an HTML document with graphics ... Has become a mismash of different programing languages, databases, online videos, search engine optimization, email marketing, and the list goes on!  Ultimately, it gets harder and harder to make good web development decisions.

There is one constant that you cannot afford to forget ...

Borrow Event Promotion Ideas from This Marketing Example

 

The image above is from a Lumber Liquidators marketing post card that arrived today. What does it have to do with marketing your event? Not much at first glance. But,once you start to dig beyond the words ... there is deep marketing psychology at work. What most people consider junk mail, can be a gold mine of marketing ideas. You can reverse engineer the post card above for your event flyers, billboards, poster, and print ads. You just need to know what to look for ...