MARKETING MUSINGS

Take Time for Friends and Family.

If you have a business you're probably VERY busy with its admin, and marketing not to mention DOING the thing you love and the reason why you started the business.

I just went to movie called "The Proposal" and what affected me most was a scene where Sandra Bullock's character is crying and saying to Ryan Reynold's character that he's so fortunate to have a family and friends who love him.

You may not think of the marketing side of this but I do. When you take time away from your business to be with your family or friends, you come back happy and renewed. THAT'S good marketing!

Do you take any time off from your biz to be with your family or friend so they know you love them?

Where Do YOUR Prospects Go To Get Information.

When we had a conference company in San Francisco in the late 90s, we called people to see where they went to learn or find out about an event. We learned not only where to advertise but those we  called asked us to keep in touch especially since we said that we were doing research for our event.

Here's what they told us. They learned ...

• in magazines on the topic (both ads and  articles)
• in newspapers either large or local (ads, articles, event calendars)
• at conferences
• at training seminars

Today people also go to

• search engines (like google)
• social media sites like facebook

Where are you? Are you in any of these places? How do people find YOU and what your company does?