by hamilton on June 7, 2009
I’m rooting for GM. I hope and expect that they’ll be fine. There are lessons for us, however, in watching them respond to their situation. Lessons on what NOT to do.
I’m a small business marketing consultant who’s called into every conceivable situation, good and bad. GM has many issues I don’t know about or probably [...]
by hamilton on December 5, 2008
Patient: Doctor, it hurts when I do this.
Doctor: So stop doing that.
Small business owner: How do I attract new customers in today’s economy?
Small business marketing consultant: Sell what people are buying.
While the doctor’s advice falls a bit short, the marketing consultant is on to something powerful, however simplistic it may strike you at first.
I sat [...]
by hamilton on November 26, 2008
How can I help you get through this mess?
As a small business marketing consultant I’m called into companies more often when things are bad. These days, however, things are different. I first wrote about the slowdown in December of 2007, warning small business owners to check their marketing message (as economic conditions change, so do [...]
by hamilton on November 24, 2008
If your current small business marketing problem is a customer base that is slowing down on you, ask yourself “Who else is buying what you sell?” As a marketing consultant who works with small business, I’m called when things slow down, so I ask this question a lot.
The fact is, regardless of who buys from you, [...]