Legend has it that in 1897, Samuel Clemens—better known as Mark Twain—was on a lengthy, worldwide speaking tour when rumors that he was gravely ill began to spread back home to the United States. As is often the case with rumors, this one snowballed until his obituary was eventually printed by a major American newspaper. […]
Debra* has always believed in the power of traditional printing projects for small businesses. More specifically, custom printing. After all, it worked for the pet grooming business she worked for, which grew from a single small location into a recognizable brand in two short years. It also proved successful with her prior photography business, where
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Let’s say you own a relatively new business in town—such as a day spa, pizza joint, flower shop, bubble tea, retail clothing store, events venue, second hand or resale shop, just for example—and you have been working hard to get the word out that you are the top go to place for the locals. Your
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Imagine walking into a crowded convention hall. Perhaps you are there for home and garden trade shows or a massive vendor networking event for your industry. This is a golden opportunity to make important connections, and everywhere you look, booths are stacked side by side. As you make your way through the crowd, you find
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Martha* knew when she opened her small coffeehouse and gourmet snack shop near downtown Fort Worth that she was on to something special. After all, her scratch kitchen served up all sorts of delicious goodies small enough for busy professionals on the go but hearty enough to fill their tummies. Her coffees were also unique
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Any small business owner will tell you that saving money is every bit as important during the good times as it is when things are tight. It is simply the best way to do business, and that typically means constantly monitoring expenses and taking every opportunity to shave a few cents where you can—provided that
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Denise* is a busy professional looking to make an instant splash with her corporate training consulting business. Thankfully, there are plenty of surefire digital marketing tactics to choose from, and to be completely honest, she has already pulled the trigger on several of them—including a few well-timed social media posts, e-mail blasts, and Meta ads.
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When you work with a commercial printer for the first time, you might be caught off guard by what we in the printing world refer to as specifications or “specs.” They may even ask you, “Do you have your specs available?” Why would they ask this? For starters, printers use specs to accurately quote your
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Small business owners imagine this: You have just come up with a killer marketing idea to host a free event at your new bakery to introduce yourself to the community. Everyone is invited to visit the store, enjoy free samples and merch, check out what you are planning to add to the menu, and, of
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If starting a small business from scratch is challenging, marketing an existing one can be even more difficult. After all, getting noticed in an increasingly competitive industry takes a lot of effort, especially if your goal is to get your products and brand in front of your audience and firmly planted in their minds when
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