A Lesson In Marketing From a Rock Band - Part IV
We just played a great show not too long ago. I don’t feel that the show went well based on the number of mistakes we made or even the overall sound of the band. I feel that the show was great based on the turnout and overall attitude of the crowd.
I also feel that we [...]
How to Become An Expert On a Topic
I am obviously not an expert on Business or Internet Marketing
That is ok though… that’s not what this blog is about. What if I’ve identified a niche that I think would be fun to explore, but I know nothing about it? How do I become the expert on that topic?
A Lesson in Marketing from a Rock Band - Part III
Rock-it-out With a Newsletter
We keep our fans up-to-date on what we are doing (even if it’s not playing out somewhere) with our newsletter. We only send out the letter about once every two weeks and we will also send out show reminders when we are getting close to playing a gig.
The newsletter is used to [...]
A Lesson In Marketing From A Rock Band - Part II
In last weeks post I talked about how my band uses our blog to keep a dialog between us and our fans. This week I wanted to talk about another method that we use to keep interest in us, even when we aren’t playing …. Video.
A steamy inteview with Jaden Hair
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Jaden’s blog has made her “the expert in modern Asian cooking” and has given her the opportunity to write a weekly column for the Tampa Tribune and appear on several Good Morning America type shows that use her as one of their guest chefs.
Easy Friday - What we learned this week
It’s another Friday, I just got a new iPod touch and Mac Book so I’m going to keep this short and sweet so I can go play with my new toys.
A lesson in marketing from a rock band - Part I
Many of the marketing principals I’ve been leaning about I have put into full effect with my band Blaming Tim. We’ve done everything from creating to posters and handbills using traditional marketing techniques to creating a blog and video entries using new media marketing techniques.
Over the next few weeks I will be discussing each tactic individually. The hope behind this is that you can find a way to apply these principals to your business. Now, let’s get started with the first technique …..Our blog.
10 Tips on Customer Service to Help Increase Your Bottom Line
Think about how many times you’ve dropped a service or a product because the company representative made you so agitated that you wanted to revert back to childhood, ball up in the corner, and cry until your eyes hurt.
If you are an Entrepro, you know that it costs more to get a customer then it does to keep a customer. Right? If you’re an Entrenewbie, you will have to deal with customers at some point in your career whether they are internal or external.
One of the best ways to keep your customers is to provide good customer service. Below I’ve listed 10 tips to make your customer service no only delight your customers, but potentially generate even more sales.
A Night With Jay Levinson
Recently I was able to attend a teleseminar in which the guest speaker was non-other then Jay Conrad Levinson.
Jay Levinson is the author of the best-selling marketing series in history, “Guerrilla Marketing,” plus 30 other books. His books have sold 14 million copies worldwide. His guerrilla concepts have influenced marketing so much that today his books appear in 41 languages and are required reading in many MBA programs worldwide.
