Small Business CEO

JUNE 19, 2013

According to a study by AllFacebook , 30% of people have participated in contests or promotion via Facebook. Make sure the prize is in your budget. Here are a few ideas: Gift cards to local shops, restaurants, or even your own business. Discounts (10%, 20% or even 50% off items). You should be! Create a Buzz.

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Small Business CEO

MARCH 2, 2010

Whether a function of not enough time in the day and/or limited know-how, marketing, advertising, and promotional tasks are quick to slip through the cracks. Luckily, the following four promotional strategies require little time, know-how, or budget. People love discounts. But they don’t have to.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JANUARY 30, 2013

Employee discounts to local businesses and the performing arts -Executive retreat or seminar based on Jim Loehr’s The Power of Full Engagement or The Power of Story -A team of volunteers to promote a fun culture at the office with a nominal budget allocated by the company for game nights, Halloween costume contest prizes, talent shows, etc.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

They have a budget. I see one of two things, a blogger, who is paid to write content that promotes the services or products of another individual or business (ie. Limited time offer discounts, periodical sales, and fliers four times a year. Most bloggers are cheap-asses. Businesspeople understand investment, as opposed to cost.

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