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The anatomy of a great client case study (steal my template)
Do you know how your customers and clients feel after working with you? Every interaction you have with clients and customers leaves an impression that they'll likely share with others at one point or another.
With careful curation, you can highlight your client results and experiences in a way that inspires future customers to choose you! Here's how.
Expand your business marketing efforts beyond social media
You can’t solely rely on social media to market and grow your business. You aren’t in control of the platforms and they can go away or change, at any time, for any reason, without any warning, and with zero recourse.
So, let's talk about some additional strategies you can implement into your business in an effort to diversify your marketing efforts beyond social media, your website, and/or email marketing. And as a bonus? You have greater control over how these initiatives work for your business.
How-to guide: learn to brand yourself with words
What you do, what you say (and the tone you say it in), who you are, how you help your clients or audience – each of these elements create an imprint on the world. You don't get to have control over your brand, but you can heavily influence it by thinking about how you want others to perceive you.
Honing in on your brand voice, tone, style, and values can help you decide what marketing actions you will take (and which you’ll avoid) to reinforce the traits, values, and perspectives you want to emphasize about your company.
Your comments matter: Everything you do publicly is a representation of your brand, so be intentional!
How you show up online is a direct extension of your brand. This goes beyond what you’re posting on your business social media accounts, or on your company website and blog, and also encompasses any comments you decide to share online.
When you show up authentically and positively, engaging with other brands and content in appropriate ways, it can do wonders for your company's growth.
On the other hand, if you find yourself regularly commenting on posts without taking pause first to consider how those comments might be perceived by your audience, you might end up regretting those moments of keyboard courage.
How to test the credibility of the experts you highlight
Though most of the time random quotes and mentions of an author or creator won't have an impact on your brand or reputation, doing a little extra work to vet the people you highlight in your content is a good way to reinforce what you stand for.
It’s almost inevitable that consumers will draw parallels between you, your business, and the content you’re sharing. Whether those associations are positive or negative is largely up to you.
Don’t risk losing the trust of your audience because of something that could be avoided with some upfront time and energy on your end.
Brand, brand, branding: What does it all mean?
Do you know what branding is? What about a brand? Or a Brand?
While these terms are commonly interchanged, they’re all unique elements of your company, and all deserve your time and attention in different ways.
Let’s break them down.
The long game of marketing and how to play it for sustainable business growth
It takes any business time to build a robust marketing program. It's not something that will happen in a day, a week, or even a year. This is particularly important to realize if you’re frustrated with the growth (or lack thereof) you’ve seen in your business so far. It’s understandable if you’re starting to wonder if your business will ever take off.
Is marketing the magic bullet that will save your business? It can be. The question is whether that momentum will come within the timeline you need or desire.
Does your messaging speak to the customers you want to attract?
Messaging can be a real "tug of war of words.” It can be a challenging process because it often leads to a realization that how you talk about your business doesn’t quite accomplish what you thought it would. There can be a few different reasons for that.
Tone: What will your audience see in your words?
The tone of your content helps add colour and texture to the big picture of your business. These are the most common tone choices and how they can be used in content you produce to show your expertise.
Voice, tone, and style (oh, my!): What they are and why you should care
Voice. Tone. Style. These words get thrown around a lot in marketing circles but what do they mean for you? If you want to build a strong brand, they mean a lot. These three little words have the big job of helping shape your brand through the words you use and the personality behind them.
What will your audience see in your words? How will they describe your business and perceive your organization as a result of how you put your message out into the world?
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