Portland and Vancouver Small Business Blog

Start your 2009 Success with our Kick-Start Marketing “Book Club”!

Michael — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:00:21 +0000

Get a Start on 2009 Success Get a Start on Your Marketing Plan It’s amazing how quickly the year has flown by and if you are like many small business owners you still don’t have a marketing plan. But without a plan how can you expect to meet your goals? In difficult economic times like this it is more [...]

Sales and Marketing Therapy Live Interviews (FREE)

Michael — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:54:47 +0000

The sales and marketing doctors will be in session! Are you brave enough to get on our examination table? In December myself and Jeff Schneider of the Sandler Sales Training institute will host a live podcast by telephone interview series called “Sales and Marketing Therapy”. We will be taking your questions on sales and marketing topics [...]

Umpqua Bank CEO is Optimistic

Michael — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:35:11 +0000

I went to a luncheon put on by Umpqua Bank today. They speaker was Ray Davis the bank’s CEO. He is an excellent speaker and I thought provided a refreshing perspective on the financial crisis. Ray explained how the financial services bailout works; basically the government made the banks an offer they couldn’t refuse! Ray’s opinion [...]

Social Media for Small Business

Michael — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:42:17 +0000

John Jantsch from Duct Tape Marketing has put together an e-book about how to use the various Social Media. Its a free download and you can get it by clicking on the link below. Standing out and marketing a business takes work, but many of the social media tools make that work much easier and, for [...]

Grow Your Business with this Free Marketing Seminar

Michael — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:20:59 +0000

Tired of wasting your marketing dollars on activities that don’t work? Lacking a plan for growth? This marketing teleclass (held by phone and internet) will help you identify the key areas that will enable you to position your business for growth. In our one hour seminar you will learn why and how to: Narrow your marketing focus Find and [...]

Post Election Vibes Good For Business?

Michael — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:13:25 +0000

The election is over and wow, what an interesting evening it was. I get the sense that in a few hours the mood of the country changed. My friend Phil Bernstein said it so very well on his blog this morning: Last night on CNN, I watched John McCain deliver a gracious and respectful concession speech. [...]

Marketing Information Seminar November 13th

Michael — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:15:21 +0000

If you are interested in some marketing help but are not sure where to start, I am hosting a one hour marketing teleseminar on Thursday November 13th at 2:00 pm. The seminar is called “The 7 Steps to Small Business Marketing Success” and it will be for one hour including questions. There is no charge to [...]

Consumer Spending Not So Bad this Christmas?

Michael — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:39:18 +0000

I came across an interesting article today. It was reporting a recent study by Information Resources Inc. that indicated that consumer spending this Christmas may not be so bad after all. They say that consumers are tired of bad news and that they still want to preserve their Christmas experience. On the other hand consumers also [...]

Double Up On Free Backup Space

Michael — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:17:34 +0000

My friend and fellow coach Bill Brelsford has written an interesting blog about online backups. He is using Mozy which I have started to use also. It has an interesting affiliate program where you can earn extra space for referrals. If you want to earn Bill some extra space, click on the link below his post [...]

Radio Made the Video Star Money!

Michael — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:04:23 +0000

As many of you know I am on the board of the Oregon Chapter of the American Marketing Association. We are having our monthly luncheon on the topic of “Radio Made the Video Star Money”. Here are the details: November 11th 11:30AM-1PM Luncheon Governor Hotel 614 SW 11th Avenue Portland, OR 97205 Local Radio: The Human Media, Powerful, Personal and Profitable Radio? [...]