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4 Ways to Grow Your Business Organically

Strategy Driven

Create a Strong Brand. But without a well-defined and solid company brand, your efforts are useless in the vast ocean of competition. You have to stand out, and your company brand is your rallying point. Remember that your brand goes beyond an emblem and a tagline. Does word-of-mouth marketing really work?

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Discover How You Can Benefit from Content Marketing

Women on Business

Following is an edited excerpt from my latest book, Content Marketing for Dummies , which teaches individuals and business owners how to create and publish online content that can help you reach your goals. They develop expectations for your brand based on the information you consistently share.

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Successful Company Culture at Work: What It Really Takes

Strategy Driven

While many people think that money will motivate you to work harder, it is not just about cash; it is also about your career, fulfillment, and purpose. A strong brand image : Make sure that frontline staff are empowered and know how they should deliver excellent customer service within your culture and brand image.

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Build your Brand by Building Relationships

Women on Business

And, for those relationships that you already have, you won’t be able to rely on coveted word of mouth marketing (one of the best tools in your toolbox) if you’re not delivering on service or quality. The post Build your Brand by Building Relationships appeared first on Women on Business.

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Privacy is a Luxury You Don't Have

Harvard Business Review

And — proving the supremacy of word-of-mouth marketing — while I could resist my lone friend two years before, I couldn't turn down a classroom of 25 pleading college students. Fast forward to the spring of 2006, when I was teaching a course at Emerson College.

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Learn to Adjust Your Focus

Harvard Business Review

A market segment can be characterized broadly (women 25-34) or specifically (women in an early career phase who are newly-married and starting a family). Specific thinking is particularly important for planning, branding, and advertising. But when is the optimal time to think about a situation in terms of its small details?