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Tips, advice and free marketing know how: 

Network as much as you can with efficiency. Do trade shows and when you do, have a plan and work the plan. Drive traffic to your booth and always provide VALUE.

Don’t be inconsistent with your advertising; inconsistency is a waste of money and time. Frequency is key. You want to stay top of mind with your target customers? On average for a succesful campaign in a given week or month, (depending on the call to action needed,) it takes four to five times for your message to reach your target demographic repeatedly.

Be willing to spend some money with a savvy marketing consultant like Ripple Effects Marketing in your local market or one who is accustomed to the marketplace cause they lived in it themselves. A professional and talented marketing/advertising consultant can guide you down the right path the first time and save you money by informing you of better efficient marketing means that better target your potential customers.

If you want to stay top of mind with your potential customers look for ways to establish yourself as an expert in your field. EX: Write articles in trade journals, blogs, social networking sites, speak at professional engagements. There are plenty of organizations, networking groups, or non-profits who are always seeking speakers for their luncheons and engagements at no cost. Here is your chance to network AND be seen as an expert in your field.

In today's culture everyone is hustling to get things done. Time is very valuable to most since it is more of a challenge these days to get more time. So when it comes to marketing materials keep in mind that they should be BRIEF, CLEAR, CONCISE and focused on keeping the “What’s In It for Me?” in mind within your content for the reader.

Ripple Effects Marketing & Web Design always suggests two last things:
1.) Never let your business become a chore for you and try to have fun. Remember your passion and the one thing you are most passionate about in your business. Let it shine through in reaching out to your customers.
2.) Provide value in all you do.

V ery A utomatic L iking/Love U nderstood by E veryone ………….for your business!©

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Blogging

Facts: Nearly 88% have successfully increased measurable Search Engine Optimization (SEO) objectives as a direct result of blogging.

Facts: according to Nielsen Oct. 2007 the top blogging sites are:
1.) Blogger
2.) Six Apart TypePad
3.) WordPress
4.) TMZ
5.) LiveJournal
6.) XANGA
7.) Engadget

Blogging will help all your internet marketing goals but must be maintained at least 3-4 times a week with new content. Now as you can probably see by noticing delayed updates to this blog that I don't follow these rules personally for my business. So why am I contradicting myself here!  Because my focus is on R.E.M.'s clients. Our time is used up at the end of the day maintaining our clients websites and performing their internet marketing initiatives that we are willing to sacrifice our own.  Consider your own initiatives and blog on things that you are passionate about and maintain frequency updating your content. Or perhaps hire a professional blogger through Ripple Effects Marketing to assist you. We are passionate about sharing our innate creative ideas to enhance your business.

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Dear Friends and Family, I recently accepted the challenge to raise funds to support the NC Triad Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure in its efforts to end breast cancer forever. I will also take part in this year's NC Triad Race for the Cure as part of this program. Please help support me in this important project by contributing generously to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure NC Triad Affiliate. Your tax-deductible contribution will fund screening, education and treatment within our own community, as well as research on a national level. It is faster and easier than ever to support this great cause - you can make your donation online by simply clicking on the link at the bottom of this message. If you would prefer, you can also send your tax-deductible contribution to the address listed below. More information on Komen NC Triad and its programs can be found at www.komennctriad.org. Whatever you can give will help it all adds up! I greatly appreciate your support and will keep you posted on my progress. Sincerely, Nicole Murn-Morrison To donate online, click here. To send a donation: Make all checks payable to: Susan G. Komen for the Cure NC Triad Affiliate Mail to: Nicole Murn-Morrison 200 East Market St. Greensboro, NC, 27401-2910

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Grammy Awards in Greensboro?....Almost!

Greensboro, NC March 6, 2010 -  Thanks to founding members Rasheem Pugh, a Grammy award-winning songwriter and North Carolina State House Representative Alma Adams, coming to the Carolina Theatre March 20, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. will be the opportunity for Triad citizens to experience the ambiance, notoriety and elegance that you find like that at the Grammy Awards each year. There are award shows to recognize every facet of talented people around the world from the Olympics, Academy Awards to People Choice Awards but none that recognize the best of creative visual minds of painters, sculptors, architects and photographers.  The first annual Save the Arts Awards show will do just that and feature a VIP reception with introductory red carpet leading all to this first time in history event right here in Greensboro. Save the Arts Awards show is committed to acknowledging artists who have made major contributions to the art and design of our great nation by awarding painters, sculptors, architects and photographers with the coveted Save the Arts award. The awards show will also provide another opportunity to increase the awareness of the arts culture from around the world and its vital importance in how it influences us all in our everyday lives. Have you ever imagined life with no art? Imagine – no pictures, no paintings, no sculpture, no buildings… What would the world be without a different and creative perspective to enlighten, inspire and magnify God’s  beauty that surrounds us? Out of the painters category the nominees are: Charles Bibbs, Joe Bergeron, John Holyfield, Juan Logan, Larry Poncho Brown, Leo Rucker, Leroy Campbell, Raul Montero, Roderick Vines, Ted Ellis and Vandorn Hinnant.  Out of the photography category the nominees are: Sheila Pree Bright, Titus Brooks Heagins, Otis Hairston Jr. and Andrea Ellen Reed. Out of the sculptors category the nominees are: James Barnhill, David H. Turner, Frank Holder and Margaret Warren. Annie Lee and Lynne Pittard of Visual Artists Network will also be recognized for their lifetime commitment to the arts and presented with the Quintessence Lifetime Achievement Award. One of the many reasons Mr. Pugh and Representative Adams originated Save the Arts, Inc. is to bridge the gap between art communities to create one great art community and finally recognize the most talented and accomplished individuals representing their respective field of visual art.  Democratic Representative of North Carolina State House District 58 and a former College Administrator and Professor of Art at Bennett College, Alma Adams says, “the arts provide young people with an authentic learning experience that engages their minds, hearts and bodies; it can enhance creativity, self-discipline, and the skills and confidence necessary to meet the challenges encountered during their lives. Arts education is a necessity – not a nicety.” Save the Arts Center presents the 1st Annual Save the Arts Awards Show  held at the Carolina Theatre March 20th at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $123.50 to $33.50, depending on seat location. Discounts are available for Greensboro city employees, students, seniors and groups of 10 . A $1.50 restoration fee is added to the price of each ticket. For a sneak peek, please visit the Save the Arts website at www.savetheartsawards.com or purchase tickets here. Cali Pearl Financial, NC registered investment advisor, is one of twenty-seven local Triad businesses that are a supporter and sponsor of this esteemed awards show that specializes in fee-only financial planning and investment advice. On behalf of the Save the Arts Steering committee, Mr. Pugh, Alma Adams and Cali Pearl Financial and our other contributing sponsors, we would be honored to have you attend the Save the Arts Awards Show that will be held on March 20, 2010 in Greensboro, NC at the Carolina Theatre.

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