You know what really grinds my gears?… When someone uses a template based postcard to send out their mailings so they look like everyone else’s postcards! Arrrggghh For today, I’m going to show you the “fail” of the week. Below you’ll find two sets of postcards set out by two different real estate agents. Pay […]
Category: What Really Grinds My Gears
Ever make a comment or question on a business’s Facebook page only to be ignored? How about sending an email to a business and never getting a response? Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of businesses and non-profits who have Facebook pages and only seem to be active in posting, but not responding to visitor […]
The other day, my uncle forwarded a mail piece to me that he received from a directory company who places those big directory boards in malls to advertise businesses. Now, you’d think an advertising company would no how to market, right? WRONG. Another big company who could be making a lot more money if they knew how […]
You know what really grinds my gears? Seeing businesses do the same marketing as their competitors. Look in your local paper or coupon book. Look at the landscapers… all offering a discount to out bid their competitors, same goes with roofers, plumbers, electricians, restaurants, etc. Why?!!! Why not be different? In the real estate biz, the top […]
Oh dear… So I was looking through our local newspaper and came across some restaurant ads for St. Patrick’s Day. Here’s a picture of the ads: What can you tell me about these ads? Does something look similar to you? Note, these are not the same business owners. Look how the Corkscrew Saloon has an […]
Seriously… How, in 2013, could you NOT have a website for your business? According to a survey from Yodle, “Many small business owners are still not adopting modern technology and marketing approaches. Although just over one in two SMB owners (51%) use technology to help with accounting operations, this dwarfs technology utilization for appointment booking and […]
I’ll never understand it… You have an appointment at 11:00am. I confirm it with you the night before and you say, “Yep, I’ll be there!” Don’t call me up at 11:10am to tell me that you are running late and that you’ll be here in 10-15 minutes. ARRRRGH!! I’ll never understand it. Is […]
You know what really grinds my gears?! All of the businesses doing the same type of marketing their competitors are doing and getting lousy results!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARRRRGH! This drives me crazy. Here I am, doing marketing for the real estate business by using 3D mail, Angie’s List (I believe Angie’s List doesn’t get the credit it deserves… You know […]