by David Carleton | Dec 20, 2011 | small business marketing
No matter what you sell, how high the retail price, what time of year or how bad the economy is, people are still buying big-ticket items – houses, cars, Boats, ATVs, and yes-even your products and services. Are they buying as many as last year. Maybe not. Are...
by David Carleton | Mar 29, 2011 | Local Business Marketing, local search, San Diego Local Business Marketing Consultant, San Diego Marketing Consultant, small business marketing
Marketing is essentially communicating your business and its product or service offerings to potential customers. It is a way of inciting interest and describing the advantages and features uniquely presented by your company. However, as valuable as marketing can be,...
by David Carleton | Mar 24, 2011 | Local Business Marketing, marketing consultant san diego, Mobile Marketing, San Diego Local Business Marketing Consultant, San Diego Marketing Consultant, small business marketing
Foursquare is part of the next generation of mobile applications. Described by the company that created it as “a friend-finder, a social city-guide, and a game that encourages users to explore their neighborhoods and rewards them for doing so,” Foursquare is an...
by David Carleton | Mar 8, 2011 | Internet Marketing, Local Business Marketing, marketing consultant san diego, San Diego Local Business Marketing Consultant, San Diego Marketing Consultant, small business marketing, social media marketing, website traffic
Business networking sites like LinkedIn and Plaxo are sprouting up like so many weeds all over the Internet. If you have held out joining these networks, thinking their popularity would blow over, I’ve got some bad news for you: they aren’t going away. It’s time to...
by David Carleton | Mar 3, 2011 | Google Adwords, Local Business Marketing, marketing consultant san diego, San Diego Local Business Marketing Consultant, San Diego Marketing Consultant, small business marketing
As I’m sure you’ve already discovered, it now takes more than your typical Sunday ad, radio spot and Google adwords campaign to get the sales you used to. The problem? Fewer buyers and intense competition from everywhere to get them. Over the years, you’ve invested...
by David Carleton | Mar 1, 2011 | Internet Marketing, Local Business Marketing, marketing consultant san diego, referral marketing, San Diego Local Business Marketing Consultant, San Diego Marketing Consultant, small business marketing, social media marketing, website traffic
I was speaking to a business owner last week who was obviously struggling. Leads generated from the usual places off, response to his advertising is almost non-existent and website traffic is down 75%. “Joe” asked me to put together a proposal for turning his...