As a business owner, it’s difficult to time expansions perfectly in order to seize opportunities while wisely investing your hard-earned capital. From hiring new employees to establishing secondary locations and new product lines, it’s a risky game of not only trial and error but also a detailed process of assessing the relevant market and...
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New Startup Incubator and Entrepreneur Training Center to Launch in Downtown Twin Falls Twin Falls, Idaho – Local Twin Falls business, Desert Creative Group, and the South Central Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Office have joined forces to develop resources further and create a community for entrepreneurs that are in the early stages of...
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So you’re chugging away, working tirelessly to try and increase your following and engagement on social media. You try posting every day, posting to your stories, maybe even creating some video content, but people just don’t seem to be paying attention... ...
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Janeale Dean, of Desert Creative Group LLC, was recently named to the National Small Business Association (NSBA) Leadership Council. NSBA is the nation’s oldest, nonpartisan small-business advocacy organization....
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How the Next Google Algorithm May Affect Your Customer Journey: The first step in creating a Strategic Marketing Plan is to understand your customer journey. The customer journey drives the Strategic Marketing Plan by educating your audiences on who you are, targeting new sales leads, fostering current relationships, as well as driving conversion and...
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In this post, we'll explore how small businesses can develop a marketing strategy to organize their marketing tools including social media....
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This post is part one of two that covers the importance of your logo and brand identity for your business. What’s in a logo? A logo is an abbreviated mark that defines your business in its totality – the mission, what you do, and how you conduct your business. It is often the first impression people...
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Your Marketing Strategy and Marketing Tools are Different, but Intertwined and Dependent When asking people what their marketing strategy involves, sometimes you get an answer back that consists of “We use social media” or “We send out email campaigns via ________ email company”. Those are great things to utilize, but with the understanding that...
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No matter how stellar your marketing materials and efforts are, if your customers have a difficult customer experience, your sales will suffer. This is not just advice for online, but for in-person interactions too. Don’t Be Difficult! Now what does being difficult really mean? It means don’t be difficult to do business with. I...
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These postcards will be circulating around to Southern Idaho-based businesses over the next two months. We’re excited to introduce ourselves to the area. While we have been operating and taking clients since April, we are now officially marketing ourselves publicly. If you didn’t receive one but would like to, email us and we’ll mail...
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