I have heard this story a thousand times. Heck, I have even been a part of this story.  What story you ask? Let me set the scenario for you: Two business owners are having coffee. They have successful businesses that they are ready to expand on to the internet. “Have you chosen a web developer [...]

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Keep These Eggs in One Basket.

Posted 09.08.2009

The old adage goes “don’t keep all your eggs in one basket” however whoever said that never worked web consulting services. Any web business, regardless of size, usually has the following internet tools: web hosting email addresses website development customer ordering/inquiry forms website maintenance

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Traditional business dictates that sales leads be generated through sales people. The most common roadblock we face at Dreamscape Marketing when explaining the power of a website to potential clients is the “traditional sales” argument. A popular belief amongst brick and mortar businesses is that a website is simply a sign post for customers to navigate to when they need an email address, phone number or office location. These businesses believe their sales will only come from where they have always originated, a sales force. What these businesses do not realize, and what may end up hurting them in the long run, is that the market for sales properly utilizing the internet is enormous for ANY business model.

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Own the Elevator

Posted 08.28.2009

Recent research has shown that the first thirty seconds of a meeting with prospective clients is the best chance to sell them on your products and services. This priceless time is commonly known as your “elevator pitch” and can often make or break a business opportunity. A prospective client has most likely heard many elevator [...]

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Be the Bull.

Posted 08.28.2009

Breaking a company’s recession with a strong marketing strategy As the recession continues to loom like a dark cloud that continuously ruins your family vacations, what can you do to improve your business forecast? Most companies, like my former, decided to cut costs. Cutting costs unfortunately almost always means cutting people, and cutting very good [...]

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