Missed Opportunities
5 Ways to Use Digital Marketing Stimulate Small Business Growth
Did you know that there are more than 30 million small businesses in the United States? Since there is so much competition among other small businesses, it is more important than ever to embrace marketing techniques to generate more leads. But with the ever-changing landscape of digital marketing, it can feel overwhelming to know where to…
Read MoreGood Intentions, Weak Results: “Last Mile” Marketing Failures
Imagine this scenario: you’ve come up with a great marketing idea. It feels well planned in the beginning. You get excited thinking about the expected outcome. You launch it and then? Nothing. No calls or uptick in website traffic. No rush of new clients or sales. Nothing but bad news for your bottom line. How…
Read MoreAre You Still Marketing Like It’s 2010?
Listen to this Article | 4:08 https://solutionsforgrowthllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Eleven-Labs-Are-You-Still-Marketing-Like-Its-2010.mp3 This year, Solutions for Growth is celebrating 15 years in business (notice the updated logo above?) and we’ve recently asked ourselves the same question, because our marketing has changed since 2010. As the new year gets underway, we invite you to take a hard look at your…
Read MoreCall Scheduler: Increase Leads and Get More New Customers in Less Time
As a small business owner, you are adept at juggling multiple roles and responsibilities. The daily balance of managing customer relationships, business operations, team leadership, accounting and finance tasks, and marketing activities requires an immense amount of time and energy. On top of that, the added stress of decision fatigue often contributes to feeling…
Read MoreWhat You Should and Shouldn’t Measure in Your Marketing
What To Measure? Peter Drucker, who developed many of the core tenets of contemporary business management, famously penned: “What gets measured gets managed — even when it’s pointless to measure and manage it, and even if it harms the purpose of the organization to do so.” Should you measure everything in your marketing? Yes and…
Read MoreThe Importance of Local Marketing
Did you know that 46% of searches on Google have local intent? Research by a local marketing agency to help rank organically, shows that when people perform a local search, there is a high likelihood to purchase. Every business needs to pay attention to local searches. If your business is not appearing highly ranked for…
Read MoreImpressive… but Worth It?
A recent insert in The New York Times got me thinking… The insert was a huge 8 page printed piece that double-opened, with the interior, a horizontal infographic displaying the process a startup goes through, from “dreamed” to “conquered.” The inside folded pages included 3 case studies of startups and how they succeeded. There were…
Read MoreTO A LOCAL BIKE SHOP: A MISSED OPPORTUNITY
Welcome to a blog post series called Missed Opportunities. Every so often, I’ll share a personal anecdote where a business could have done something brilliant from a marketing perspective — but didn’t quite reach that goal. I’ll unpack how they missed their goal, why that matters, and how they could improve on it going forward.…
Read MoreWhy I did not buy a ski jacket
I love to ski. It ‘s one of my favorite things to do in the winter here in the northeast, and I ‘m currently in the market for a new ski jacket. Like many this time of year, online shopping is my go-to option to find a new product I ‘m looking for. I ended up David skiing on a leading ski brand outerwear ‘s website and started perusing what they had.
Read MoreCORRECTION is not a marketing strategy
Welcome to a new blog post series called Missed Opportunities. Every so often, I’ll share a personal anecdote where a business could have done something brilliant from a marketing perspective — but didn’t quite reach that goal. I’ll unpack how they missed their goal, why that matters, and how they could improve on it going…
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