Effective communication Category

The 4 Qualities that Define Relevant Content

by Ruth Hawk
Friday, February 17th, 2017

The term “relevant” gets thrown around quite frequently in discussions about website content. However, the term itself is a bit generic. What, for example, makes for relevant content? While the specific form that relevancy takes depends on your business and your target audience, there are four qualities that are present in all effective content marke

Business Advantage and Sales

Selling Services with a Long Buying Cycle on Websites

by Jacqueline Sinex
Tuesday, January 21st, 2014

Businesses that offer a service with a large ticket price or an emotional component often experience a longer buying cycle.  By buying cycle, I mean that there is a customized consultation with the prospect, maybe a lengthy proposal, and in some cases the buyer is not immediately ready to sign the contract because additional preparation […]

Marketing for service businesses

Wacky Wednesday in the PR House: Series 1, Part 3: Creating an Effective PR Plan

by Rachael Pierce
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Wacky Wednesday is in full swing and ready to pick up right where we left off last week with the next three elements of your communication plan. Featured this week: Message (RESPECT: find out what it means to me) Goals (we aren’t climbing Mt. Everest, at least not yet.) Objectives (didn’t we already decide on […]

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Wacky Wednesday in the PR House: Series 1, Part 2: Creating an Effective PR Plan

by Rachael Pierce
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Happy Wednesday, folks! Wacky Wednesday in the PR House is back for Part 2 of our first series. In case you missed last week, this series is all about developing an effective PR Plan. For those students who missed class last week… check out what we talked about here. Let’s pick up where we left […]

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