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3 Marketing Questions You Should Ask Yourself Daily

There are so many different ways you could approach your marketing program. In fact there are literally thousands of tasks you could try to cram into each day. But what if managing your marketing strategy was easier than that? What if creating a successful brand is accomplished through the simple act of asking yourself the […]

Trying to find the Best Keywords? Avoid these Three Common Mistakes

Approach, Marketing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Strategize, Web Development

Most brands would agree that including keywords in your content is important. They would probably also agree that researching what keywords to use is just as important. What you may not get the same answer on though is how to go about discovering the right phrases and words to boost your SEO rankings. There are […]

4 Marketing Principles Every Small Business Owner Should Adopt

Approach, Evolve, Marketing, Strategize

Small business owners need to know a lot about a lot of things. They need to know how to balance their books, how to run payroll and, most importantly, how to keep their doors open. One aspect of business management that is often a little more difficult to pinpoint is how to best market your […]

4 Ways to Leverage Yourself as the Industry Expert

Approach, Marketing, Strategize

Are you stumped as to why your business isn’t getting more traffic online? You have a good website. You engage on Facebook and Twitter. You may even be trying out some SEO tactics. So why aren’t you gaining traction? The biggest mistake businesses make with their online efforts is not establishing themselves as the industry […]

What Will Happen in the Marketing World in 2017: The Winners and Losers

Approach, Brand Strategy, Content Marketing, Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Strategize, Web Development

Are you ready to put 2016 in the books? It has been a year of many marketing up’s and down’s. Mobile online shopping and video content both took huge leaps forward while conventional advertising took a backseat. Add in a presidential election and it made for one crazy year. As 2016 comes to a close, […]

The Ultimate Cheat Sheet for Your Facebook Business Page

Advertising, Analytics, Approach, Brand Strategy, Business Planning, Content Marketing, Results, Social Media Marketing, Strategize

A good Facebook page is a must-have for today’s businesses. It’s a great way to reach your customers on a regular basis in an easy, low-cost way. It also offers a powerful platform for you to market your brand, products and services. But simply having a Facebook page is not enough. A big mistake many […]

3 Ways to Win Over Customers on Small Business Saturday

Advertising, Approach, Business Planning, Creative Development, Evolve, Marketing, Mobile Marketing

What Black Friday is to big-box retailers, Small Business Saturday is to the local shops on Main Street. In fact, many small companies will see one of their busiest shopping days this November 26th. This new concept has gained quick popularity over the last couple years. So how do you capitalize on the push towards […]

Why You Need a Professional Headshot

Analytics, Approach, Evolve

Today’s world is a media-driven marketplace. Snap decisions are made from the images we see on websites and social media. As business professionals, we no longer have the opportunity to make that great first impression in-person. We now make it online and at essentially anytime someone is browsing the web. The new world in which […]

3 Ways to Effectively Use Facebook Live

Advertising, Approach, Brand Strategy, Business Planning, Content Marketing, Creative Development, Evolve, Market Research, Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Strategize

Want a better way to connect with your followers on Facebook? Facebook Live is a new platform feature that allows users to stream live video to others. It has quickly become a popular way to engage with friends and followers online. And many brands are now jumping on the Facebook Live bandwagon, too. Like most […]

5 Ways to Discover Your Customer’s Biggest Challenge

Approach, Implement, Marketing, Strategize

The only way to succeed in any type of business is to address your customers’ pain points. You must find a solution to their biggest challenges. But uncovering what that problem is can be a big problem in and of itself. Although finding the answers can be difficult failing to do so can mean disaster for […]

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- Tom

We are proud to be partners with GMS. As an entrepreneur and small business owner, I value a relationship with a partner who is cut from the same mold. Grand Marketing Solutions understands what it takes to keep our company competitive in a ever changing market. They ask the right questions and treat our business as it was their own. With Grand Marketing Solutions as our partner we can focus on our core business while they execute on our marketing strategy. We've been with a handful of marketing firms over the years. Some were large, some were small, but none of them have had the impact that Grand Marketing Solutions has.

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- Bryan

We are proud to be partners with GMS. As an entrepreneur and small business owner, I value a relationship with a partner who is cut from the same mold. Grand Marketing Solutions understands what it takes to keep our company competitive in a ever changing market. They ask the right questions and treat our business as it was their own. With Grand Marketing Solutions as our partner we can focus on our core business while they execute on our marketing strategy. We have been with a handful of marketing firms over the years. Some were large, some were small, but none of them have had the impact that Grand Marketing Solutions has.

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