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Why You Should Be Thinking About Your 2017 Marketing Plan Now

Brand Strategy, Business Planning, Marketing, Strategize

Start thinking about 2017 now? But it’s not even November yet. While January may seem lightyears away, the New Year will be here before you know it. The hustle and bustle of the holidays will swoop in, speed past us in a flash, and, before we know it, we will be enjoying another 12 months […]

How to Define Your Marketing Objectives

Approach, Brand Strategy, Business Planning, Creative Development, Evolve, Implement, Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Strategize

Benjamin Franklin is famously quoted as saying If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail. His telling words offer great insight to those looking to grow their business using marketing objectives. He reminds us that the path to success is one that is clearly defined before the work begins. The task of outlining […]

The Benefits of Forecast Marketing

Business Planning, Marketing, Results, Strategize

How do you make your current business decisions? Do you go with your gut feeling or what you think is the right choice? Or maybe you make choices based on what you did in the past? No matter the type of business you are in developing haphazard sales strategies is like throwing darts at a […]

3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Ditching Print Marketing

Approach, Brand Strategy, Business Planning, Marketing, Print Marketing

It’s incredible to think of how far the marketing world has come in just a short period of time. Just 15 years ago social media didn’t even exist. Most small businesses didn’t have their own website and the thought of blogging as a full-time job was ludicrous. During this time, print was still an important […]

The Secret to Raising Your Online Conversion Rates

Brand Strategy, Business Planning, Evolve, Marketing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Web Development

How many visitors are you converting on your website? Five out of ten? Or maybe even less? While the ways in which we track conversion rates and the amount of information we can gather is becoming more and more complicated, one basic premise remains: better conversion rates lead to greater sales. And who doesn’t want […]

The One Habit You Need to Grow Your Brand

Brand Strategy, Business Planning, Creative Development

Whether you are a new start-up or have been around for decades, you probably have one of the same marketing objectives as most businesses – growing the brand. Building your brand is the only way to take limited popularity and convert it into long-term success. It’s what turns a passing fad into a legitimate product or […]

How to Solve the Biggest Problems with Your Facebook Page

Business Planning, Content Marketing, Implement, Social Media Marketing

How successful is your small business Facebook page? Is your page drawing customers in or turning them away? If you are missing out on the power of this popular social media site, it may be time to revisit your Facebook strategy. Here are some common page blunders and how you can refocus your efforts for […]

5 Must-Haves to Revamp Your SEO Strategy

Business Planning, Content Marketing, Evolve, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Web Development

Search engine optimization still remains one of the best ways to get others to discover your brand through your website. It not only increases a business’s visibility online but can also create more leads and, in turn, more customers. Finding smart strategies for increasing your SEO rankings can lead to increased traffic and better brand […]

Millennial Marketing Tips

Business Planning, Evolve, Marketing, Social Media Marketing

For decades, the marketing world has been told how critical the baby boom generation is to the overall buying power of the US economy. While this generation still has some say, Millennials are quickly becoming the new majority on the block. Born between 1981 and 1992, this demographic accounts for nearly 80 million Americans – […]

Integrated Marketing: What It Means for Your Small Business

Approach, Business Planning, Market Research, Marketing

In the past, small businesses had it pretty easy when it came to planning their marketing approach. There were fewer options to choose from and most of them were based on local advertising. Radio ads and mailed coupons were the standard fixtures in these campaigns. With online advertising becoming increasingly important and relevant to today’s […]

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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.

- Rob

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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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