Posts Tagged ‘marketing’
Why You Need to Create your 2019 Business Plan NOW!
A few weeks ago, a memory popped up on Facebook that reminded me of how things used to be. Back when I had a J. O. B. and apparently worked crazy hours, my little peanut came to me and said that she wished I had a job with not so many hours. I think she…
Read MoreFair Questions to Give Your Marketing Direction
Today, my girls and I met up with Darren and his daughters (and his oldest’s +1!) at the Deerfield Fair in Deerfield, NH. We were looking for something to do that was the quintessential “fall in New England” activity, but didn’t involve hours of baking as the follow up! So an agricultural fair beat out…
Read MorePaying it Forward (and a Free Strategy Call Offer!)
Sooooo…one of the key values at LillaBlu (and for me, really) is transparency. It can be hard, especially when we don’t want to bother or burden others…or if we’re afraid to be seen…or worried about what others will think. When I was trying to organize my thoughts to prep for a live video I did…
Read MoreHow to Know When It’s Time to Put Away Your Marketing Map
Almost three years ago, I had the privilege of sitting in on a number of incredibly awesome sessions at Hubspot’s Inbound conference in Boston. I mean, wow. W.O.W. It was only the first full day, and I got to meet other marketers, CEOs, Entrepreneurs… all super cool in so many different ways. And all there to…
Read MoreManaging Marketing Overwhelm: One Step at a Time
Overwhelm. It’s something that most of us are all too familiar with. It’s that gut-wrenching feeling we get when we’re struggling to balance or prioritize (too) many tasks, or when too much is going on and we might feel out of control. Are you overwhelming yourself? Ironically, as a small business owner who is “in…
Read MoreLearn to Fish or Be Fed: The Marketing Metaphor
If you know me, you’re probably saying, “When and how did Maura become an expert on fishing?” Let me explain. You know the old proverb that says if you give a man a fish you feed him for a day, but teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime? That is the…
Read MoreIs Your Lack of Clarity Holding You Back?
You have an awesome company. You have an awesome message. You have an awesome mission to help people and make the world a better place. That should make your business life a breeze, right? Maybe not so much. Sometimes it’s hard to get clear when your wheels are spinning so fast, and the to-do list is…
Read MoreIs it Time to Revive Your New Year’s Marketing Resolutions?
We’re almost six months into the year and New Year’s seems like a distant memory with things warming up and everyone dreaming about summer vacations with sandy beaches and turquoise surf. And while our biz-life may slow down a bit, it isn’t put on hiatus. What DID happen to those New Year’s marketing resolutions? …
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