Author Archives: Kimberly Deas

Your Marketing Plan for the New Year

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Kimberly Deas

As we get ready to close out another year, it is time to prepare for the next year. This is best done by reviewing what went well this year and what you are going to change next year. Too often … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Business Checklist

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Kimberly Deas

So, you’ve decided to start a business. What now? Here’s the straightforward and practical business checklist. From naming your business to setting up an online fax service, it’s all here. 1. Name Your Business Don’t spend too much time thinking … Continue reading →

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5 Marketing Mistakes That Small Business Owners Make and Ideas to Fix Them

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Kimberly Deas

Bill started his mortgage company because he wanted to be in control of his future and he was good at doing mortgages. Bill had never owned a business before, but thought he would just figure it out. So starting the … Continue reading →

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Cool Marketing Tool: Tweak.com

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Kimberly Deas

I was recently reading the Small Biz Trends site for product reviews and came across a review for a site called Tweak. I went there and WOW – I am impressed. Here are 3 reasons why I was impressed: – … Continue reading →

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Small Business Marketing Case Study: UPS Small Business Contest

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Kimberly Deas

I was surfing through Bloomberg Business and came across a banner ad that UPS had for a small business contest. This is really neat and I wanted to share it with you. Let’s analyze what UPS is doing that is … Continue reading →

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Small Business Marketing Case Study: Outback’s Free Steak Offer

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Kimberly Deas

Last night, I was up late and saw an advertisement on television for Outback Steakhouse where they are giving away 1,000,000 steaks. It got me thinking, what a brilliant campaign. Here’s what they are doing, that ANY small business that … Continue reading →

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Coaches: 5 Steps to Getting More Clients

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Kimberly Deas

Becoming a coach is exciting. You are now in a position to help others. You know what to do, you have all the tools you need, but there is one thing missing…. No clients. So where do you start? How … Continue reading →

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Using white labeled products to increase your revenue

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Kimberly Deas

As a coach, often we find tools that we love and we effortlessly recommend them to our clients. In some cases those tools could be branded with our name and logo and further strengthen our relationship with our client and … Continue reading →

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Small Business Marketing Tool: A Marketing Coaches Dream

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Kimberly Deas

A new marketing software has just been released that helps small business owners to market their businesses themselves. This software is called Promozilla Marketing. Promozilla has over 170 marketing strategies built into it’s library of marketing ideas and for each … Continue reading →

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