… and you should too! The “content is king” sentiment has been around for a while now, and for good reason. There are all types of materials that can be considered “content.” Articles, white papers, case studies, newsletters, press releases, blogs and stories are all...
I’ve been contemplating a bit on milestones and trusting your path quite a bit lately. As with any start-up effort, there is some agita to break the inertia and get things rolling, as well as some necessary learning of new things like business bookkeeping and...
Yes, you want to grow your audience and be visible to more people. Yes, you want followers to respond to your carefully crafted and witty posts. When you take a moment to define social media end goals, you’ll find that your strategy works better, and your blog gains...
You spend time on your social media strategy, crafting relevant posts, and eye-catching graphics to reach your target audience and buyers. Don’t waste precious time by avoiding these rookie social media mistakes. Social media is not about you. It’s about your...
These days writing any type of marketing content to help inform and educate readers and search engines is a must. Just putting words out there is not enough, the copy should also follow a protocol. Say you run a feed manufacturing company that caters to owners of...
I’ve been talking a lot lately about professional equine photography, and there’s a reason. I’ve partnered with my friend Megan Smits again to write this week’s post on WHY you should be using professional photography if you are serious about building your equine...
Be better prepared for your next event with this article that covers understanding trade show ROI and goal setting. As an equine business, how do you sort and measure if an event is worth it? This week, I’m releasing Part 1 of a two-part series with Nina Richards,...
Making sense of customer experience marketing You all have visited a tack shop like this. Overflowing in every corner like Ollivander’s wand shop. Towers of saddles, rows of boots, jumbles of bridle parts, odd sizes, or one random piece. Dusty bottles that make you...
How to Start Marketing – New marketing tools have upped the variety you have at your fingertips, but also have made it more confusing than ever for someone just wading in at the shallow end. You may have dabbled a bit, but are still not certain about where to spend...
Target audience age groups appropriately to see higher sales. There is hot competition in the horse world for new customers, so marketing to the 40 and over equestrian group should be a targeted audience. This group is booming when it comes to sales. When coming back...
How to create a marketing budget for the first time. I’ve worked in a few different industries, big and small, for-profit and not-for-profit, and all of them take marketing spending seriously. I’m also confident that you are no different in this case, no matter the...
Do you know what’s going on behind the scenes of your website metrics? I’ve run into some people recently that have no idea what’s going on behind the red curtain. This is a step-by-step breakdown of how to get started looking at your website so you can at least make...
Veterinary practices are seriously busy places. Like human health care practices, they deal with emergencies, patients who need extra TLC, and put in very long hours. Also, veterinary offices need to stay top of mind and easy to find when your horse colics at 10 pm or...
Not using a strategy for ecommerce? You are giving away sales. If you search on Amazon under equestrian sports, over 17,000 items are listed for sale. You can find halters, saddle pads, grooming supplies, saddles, and harnesses. Believe it or not, you can even click...
Customer feedback can be a cringe-worthy conversation for some companies. If you already know that people are unhappy with your products or services, then you have a vast opportunity to remedy this issue. Today, we are talking about the companies that think they have...
Using each to your best advantage. The terms marketing, advertising, and branding are used interchangeably fairly frequently if you are not a marketer, but they are actually different parts of the process that work together to give your company the best exposure....
In the first part of this series, we covered the basics of sorting out your return on investment for a trade show or significant event. This is key when your financial people need to understand why you need to do more shows and how to prove which shows are better when...
So many metrics to use, so little time. Confused about measuring your marketing success? No worries. Here is a quick list of what to pay attention to depending on what you are trying to accomplish. Some of these are more important if you have a wholesale or large...