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"Apple is a 2 trillion-dollar company that is making it HARDER for advertisers to make money!" Well, that is how tech titan Facebook portrays recent changes in iPhone's iOS 14.5 Privacy update. You might be surprised to hear this news in my blog and are probably thinking "So what?". Let me tell you why privacy changes with iPhone matters for our wallets.

Topics: Marketing education, target marketing, Facebook

From the trout pout and duck lips to butt lifts gone wrong and cleft palates, cosmetic and reconstructive surgery are tight markets. And, it's not that easy to carve out (pun intended) a defined market position.  When one considers the nature of their work, it can occasionally come out less than perfect.  It is estimated that less than 1% of all procedures have difficulties; 25,000 last year.  Butt let's face it, nothing is perfect and when things go sideways with a person's physical body, it's extremely noticeable, and makes the news quickly. 

So, cosmetic and reconstructive surgeons don't have it as easy as the television shows and public perspective might reflect. 

Topics: ideal patient, identify your who, avatar, target marketing, ideal customer, identify your why

Long gone are the days where businesses avoid talking politics in their advertising. It was a long-standing taboo that talking about political events or politics in general will push away a portion of your audience. This can still be true for very polarizing topics or if you are only catering to one side of the political spectrum. Well curated political content in your ads will still carry a level of risk but can be very enjoyable for your audience.

Topics: Marketing education, target marketing, ideal customer

Creating urgency is one of the most important things we can do as business owners and salespeople. 

Topics: Wow boxes, inbound marketing, Magnetic Marketing, marketing for dentists, target marketing, direct mail, value

Let’s hop right in.  In the previous 2 posts we talked about the likely outcome of this depression and how you will have to change your business to stay in business and take advantage of the incredible opportunity that is available because of it. 

Topics: Magnetic Marketing, business planning, target marketing, ideal customer, nurture, direct mail, follow up, CRM

In my last post we talked about the likely outcome of the economic shutdown and what we can likely expect in the coming years.

Topics: Magnetic Marketing, customer journey, business planning, target marketing, nurture, follow up, Web site, CRM

Welcome to the business, post-Covid. The world will not be the same for a long time.  Things have radically changed and are not going back to normal.

Topics: Customer Retention, Magnetic Marketing, entrepreneurship, business planning, target marketing, ideal customer, nurture, follow up, CRM

Today’s post is going to be short and sweet.  

Topics: elaunchers, Technology, business planning, target marketing, deliverability

1. How many people use Instagram world-wide every month?

1. 100,000
2. 500,000
3. 1,000,000
4. 1B

If you answered 1 billion  - you are correct. For active users in traditional social networking platforms, Instagram comes in second only to Facebook (who own Instagram).

Topics: ideal patient, target marketing, ideal customer, Instagram

Building a B2C business through Instagram

Jessica just started All Seasons Custom Crossroads Hiking & Rafting Tours a month ago and wants to build her  business-to-customer brand awareness through Instagram.

Topics: target marketing, storytelling, Instagram