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Most large corporations engage in the type of marketing that most of us would refer to as “branding”. Unfortunately for small business owners, it’s the style of marketing that we’re most familiar with (because this is what we’re taught in school and are bombarded with daily) but it’s also probably the most  ineffective form of marketing and advertising for small business owners today.

You’re probably bombarded with all forms of branding throughout the day and a lot times you probably don’t even know you’re being marketed to and to me that’s just a waste of money and a sign of how ineffective branding can be…

I’m sure you’ve seen all kinds of commercials, radio and newspaper ads and billboards that do nothing more then tell you about who a company is and what they do. All they’re really trying to do is brand themselves or permanently imprint themselves into your subconscious by constantly placing their ads in front of your face.

The problem with this kind of advertising is that it’s not measurable…

If you’re engaging in this type of marketing how do you know how many of your customers are buying from you because of the last ad you just printed?

How many people are showing up to your store because of that last commercial you just ran?

Is your marketing and advertising profitable or is it even breaking even?

And most importantly, is it working in acquiring you new customers and increasing your sales to existing ones?

For sure, branding has it’s place in your overall marketing plan but in my opinion it would be wiser to utilize direct response style ads that would allow you to better interpret the effectiveness of your small business marketing campaigns.

Stay tuned for examples…

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