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Whoo whoo! So glad you made it…:) This site is my labor of love! I have been writing articles and revising it for almost 10 years now and I am super happy with how she looks today!

That said, there is A LOT of information on this site and it can be easy to get overwhelmed. Here is a bit to help you along.

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Resources

Here are the top resources I recommend and use in my business >> Marketing Resources Page

Additionally, at the bottom of many of the page there are products that I LOVE and use in my business. If you have a recommended resource that you think I should check out or are looking for something that is missing, please shoot me an email and I will get back with you are soon as I can! tara (at) marketingartfully.com

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Industry Specific Info

I work primarily with 4 groups of business owners. These pages are sort of sub “getting started” pages that list the most popular posts for that topic as well as recommended resources.

Entrepreneurs
Authors, Speakers and Coaches
Startups
Realtors

 

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Top Topics and Marketing Articles

If you are looking for more general information and inspiration, these are all the articles I have written over the years! They are displayed newest to oldest based on the date of publication.

You can also use the “Search The Site” search tool in the right hand sidebar to find anything else you might need!

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Free Tools

Free Marketing Training and ToolsI have a bunch of free courses that I have made and also some that referral partners or other provide to me to share with my marketing “peeps”.

In the interest of keeping things simple (KISS), I am including a link to the “Free Stuff” page here rather than listing them all out in a row and having to update two different places. check out all the free marketing tools and resources

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Work With Me!

There are few ways that you can work with me!

Hire me to speak at your event
Use my marketing worksheet pages! (on my Etsy Store)
Read my marketing books (on Amazon)
Use my Marketing Strategy Workbook
Sign up for coaching
Get a corporate consulting half day program

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Let's Get Visual

I am super visual and have to be able to “see” something to really notice it. With that in mind I made little people in chartreuse and purple to help guide you one your way! These peeps are there to tell you that something is happening and to keep an eye out.

Super Men and WomenCalling out Wonder Women and Super Men

There are so many great women and men out there in the marketplace doing amazing “stuff”. With that in mind, I like to make sure you know when there is a “Wonder Woman” or “Super Man” moment. These are times when I want to point out someone who is doing amazing things in the marketing realm so you find great new people to follow.

The first one you are going to encounter is a man! Let's get this party started by thanking Pat Flynn of Smart Passive Income for recommending that I do a “Start Here” page.

Watcher - Marketing Tools and ResourcesThe Watcher – Marketing Tools and Resources

Anytime you see this little guy it means that there is something to check out! On many of the posts I have included a list of recommended resources or next steps to take to complete whatever I am talking about. Sometimes these will be additional reading, sometimes a recommended resource and sometimes just a reminder to do something.

Some of these resources will be “my stuff” and some will be affiliate links. Whenever possible I try and get a discount on these items for my readers, but if I can't you will never pay more for using my link than you could get it by going directly to the website!

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Thank You!

However you made it here I am so happy to see you and hopefully help make your business better. Over the years I have written over 400 posts, promoted countless products and gotten to meet some of the coolest people in business because of my blog.

To wrap this up, I just wanted to say thank you for reading and come back again soon (heck, tell all your friends so they can come here too!)

Tara Jacobsen

Monday 1st of October 2012

Hi Joe and Staci!

Couple things come to mind...first you could do an event with a speaker that would educate them on an aspect of their business. You would invite them for free and get all their contact info. This CANNOT be your event as that would seem like a sales pitch. For example, Title Companies hire me to come in and do a training for realtors about marketing. They get the benefit of talking A LOT with the potential attendees before and after to keep in front of them PLUS there is the good will factor.

Second idea is to make a list of them (as long as it is under about 100 companies this works) and shower them with love. "Pop by" with cookies, send them a personal note, email them relavent information. In this day of permission based marketing you have not earned the right to have a talk with them about their product until you have given them something of value first!!!

PS - In the meantime you CAN send or stop by with info about your product separately, but know that this a sales call call and will not assist in building any relationship...:)

Hope that helps...Tara

Joe and Staci

Thursday 27th of September 2012

Hi Tara:

I have a small waste removal business in Albuquerque. I basically haul trash in apartment complexes and mobile home communities to a compactor, that is on site, and then removed once a week by another vendor. Here is my problem. Most of the apartment complexes here--and those being developed--do not place compactors on ther sites, even though there are clearly huge savings associated with using compactors. Developers and their directors of development and construction either are not aware of the significant redcution in expenses related to using compactors, or not being educated about them by their associates.

What I would like to do is approach the decision makers here in NM who are currently developing apartment complexes, and or those property owners who currently own large apartment communities, but do not have compactors, to discuss the possibility of them placing them on their sites and ultimately using our waste hauling services.

Simply stated I can save clients upwards of between 40% to 60% on trash manaagement costs per month and I can prooduce the figures to prove it. In some cases this can mean decreased expenses of thousands of dollars a month.

At any rate, I need to develop a strategy to open up dialogue with key decision makers; convince them compactors are the smart way to manage trash; and most importantly: persuade them to utilize my company to handle their trash. I have tried to go through the middlemen--the apartment managers--and they are obviously not responsive to my proposals. So my question is: How can I get new clients and what should I do to at least be considered by the decsion makers and property owners I wish to service? Please advise.

Tara Jacobsen

Friday 14th of September 2012

@mike...yep...think that the multiple uploads via mobile lump them together...have taken to actually downloading pics to computer and then uploading them by hand...have been devastated to know using aggregators like hootsuite don't work, that hand posting does and initially we were sad about the extra time it would take (switched over about 6 months ago)...but now in a groove...sorry to not have better info...stupid Facebook!

mike gibbons

Monday 10th of September 2012

Tara not sure what you meant by "go to your timeline, click in the status update box, attach your photo and then save" maybe you can clarify how is this any different than what I do now add photo and text update then post (I am having more problems with this when I add do multiple updates form a mobile app)

Paul

Friday 31st of August 2012

LOL, ok, thanks. So, the short answer in "no"