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How to Make Your Marketing Strategy Customer-Focused

What is one major mistake most companies make when planning their marketing strategy? They focus their efforts on their product and not the customer. History has proven time and time again that successful companies are ones that keep their attention fixated on what their customer’s needs, wants, and behaviors are. Unfortunately, recent trends have pulled […]

Native Advertising: A Smart Marketing Strategy or Waste of Time?

Market Research, Marketing, Strategize

Native advertising, the practice of infusing advertisements into online articles, is not without controversy. Rising in popularity by the likes of Buzzfeed, native advertising is one of the most talked about, and controversial, new terms to hit the marketing industry. While some proponents tout it as a brilliant way to reach the masses, critics see […]

How Serious is your Social Media Strategy?

Business Planning, Evolve, Marketing, Social Media Marketing

Are you being smart in how you approach your company’s social media efforts? It\’s easy to begin with great intentions and then get lost in the vastness of the online world. Wasting time and energy, we lose focus on social media\’s true purpose: attract new customers and interact with existing ones while building the brand […]

Why Being Organized Helps Increase Sales

Business Planning, Implement, Marketing

Often when business owners brainstorm ways to increase their sales they overthink the solution. A grandiose strategy is rarely what is needed or necessary. More often than not what are really required are simple adjustments to our daily habits. A clean desk each morning. A kept-up filing system. A way for tracking marketing communication efforts. […]

Hitting the Bullseye with Target Marketing

Approach, Business Planning, Marketing

Target marketing is a great way to influence your customer\’s behavior. It can also be an effective strategy for building brand loyalty for long-term success. Unfortunately many businesses find themselves lost in the woods when it comes to hitting the mark. They stray from a good strategy and quickly fall off the path to success. […]

How Successful is the Wait Game?

Approach, Brand Strategy, Business Planning, Marketing, Social Media Marketing

This past week has been quite exciting as people across the world were at the edge of their seats waiting for the birth of Prince William and Kate Middleton\’s second child. Once a girl was born, another waiting game began for the announcement of the baby\’s name. Millions of people checked social media and news […]

5 Different Content Approaches to the Traditional Sidebar

Business Planning, Implement, Marketing, Web Development

There are many parts of a website to consider when determining how and where to include leading content. Although often an afterthought, a site\’s sidebar can be a tremendous resource for featuring information you want read. It\’s important for you to utilize this prime real estate to the best of its ability. Below are 5 […]

Why Experience Matters in a Social Media Maverick

Approach, Marketing, Social Media Marketing

What do you look for in potential employees for your marketing firm? What skills do you find impressive? What traits do you have on your checklist? Hiring a professional for your marketing needs can be a tough task. While experience isn\’t everything, it can be a huge benefit when looking for your next social media […]

3 Types of Marketing Calendars to Try Out

Implement, Marketing

We use calendars in virtually every aspect of our life from school to work to our personal finances. Why not use the same strategy when planning your company’s marketing campaign? Calendars help you look at the big picture while adding concrete tasks and goals to accomplish. Whether you prefer a paper and pen version or […]

Winning the Balancing Act between Quality Content & Consistent Posting

Content Marketing, Marketing, Strategize, Web Development

Which is more important: a great, expertly-written article or posting on your site regularly? The answer is both. Without interesting topics, visitors become bored and disengaged. Posting infrequently or sporadically makes them less likely to frequent your site on a regular basis. Having a consistent message with quality, well-written content can help further your brand […]

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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.

- Rob

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