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3 Strategies Marketers Should Use to Attract & Retain Consumer Attention  

The jig is up: consumers are now hip to the true measurement of their value! Gasp! In all seriousness, you probably have been scheduling weekly brainstorming sessions to figure out how to deal with this new age of empowered consumers. But if this is somehow new to you, welcome to the age of social media – […]

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6 Reasons Why Content Marketing is Key to Building Your Brand

Let’s get right to the chase: If you haven’t established an effective content marketing strategy for your brand, you are very likely giving away business to your competitors. Today’s aggressive digital economy leaves little wiggle room for marketing strategies that overlook the importance of content marketing. Why do 53 percent of marketers say blog content creation […]

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Successful & Simple Marketing Plans

To develop a new business or grow an established business, you need to have a well-thought-out marketing plan. Marketing plans don’t have to be complicated or lengthy, they just need to provide a roadmap that will help direct your efforts and keep you focused on your overall objectives. Marketing plans must include a list of […]

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Geofencing – Is This the Latest Marketing Tactic for Small Business?

Marketing tactics are the actions you use to implement the strategy set in place to reach your marketing goals. There are several channels that can be used to deploy your marketing campaigns. The definitive goal should be to reach individuals who are most likely to buy your product or services, and geofencing is a big […]

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Direct Mail: Does it Still Work?

In this digital world, is it worth it to still do direct mail campaigns? In comparison to digital advertising, the cost of print and postage can get expensive. Plus, it is much harder to track and determine your ROI with a direct mail campaign. Ultimately, this is a hard question to answer. However, according to […]

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Part 2. The Wild Coffee Philosophy for Small Business Marketing – Strategy Before Tactics

Now that we have defined the “who,” “what” and “why” of your business, and have developed a true marketing strategy, it is time to determine what type of tactics can be employed to get the word out. Become the area expert and display your knowledge through various social channels. As a small business owner, you […]

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Part 1. The Wild Coffee Philosophy for Small Business Marketing – Strategy Before Tactics

“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” – Sun Tzu Marketing isn’t magic. It does take a bit of guile, a lot of guts and, most importantly, the experience of knowing what works. And we know what works – strategy before tactics.In order to fully understand […]

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What is Marketing?

When we work with clients, one of the first questions we ask them is, “what is your definition of marketing?” No matter who we’re asking – whether company executives or small business owners – every single person defines marketing in a different way. At Wild Coffee, we subscribe to the Duct Tape Marketing philosophy when […]

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The Importance of Strategy Before Tactics

With more than 50 years of combined experience in marketing, we know a thing or two when it comes to strategy and tactics for small business. At Wild Coffee Marketing, the core of our marketing philosophy is simple but critical: We believe it’s vital to implement strategy before tactics, and never the other way around. […]

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