by VaNessa Duplessie on December 28, 2009 · 8 comments
YOU, the small business person or individual marketer, are the reason people don’t buy your product or service. Think about that for a minute and we’ll come back to that statement. I’ll admit it, I’m a price shopper. I love a good sale and yes, I use coupons and love to shop on EBay. I [...]
by VaNessa Duplessie on December 22, 2009 · 2 comments
Christmas is almost here. There are just a few days to go before all of the homemade and purchased gifts that sit so neatly under the tree and took hours to make, choose and wrap will be opened in a millisecond with wrapping paper and boxes strewn across the living room floor. Not your most [...]
by VaNessa Duplessie on December 18, 2009 · 11 comments
With the Christmas fast approaching and presents to purchase I’ve been thinking a lot about seasonal sales and wondering if all of the marketing tactics are turning into sales. While I personally believe Marketing & Sales are partners that go hand in hand down the street towards profit (hopefully), I view them as very different [...]
by VaNessa Duplessie on December 14, 2009 · 4 comments
After years of reading blogs and helping others determine whether to set up a blog or not, I’ve finally decided it was time to join in on the fun. While this blog will be primarily dedicated to marketing for the small and home based businesses (Small Office/Home Office Individuals, MLM & Network Marketing Distributors, Mom & [...]