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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 […]

What Marketing School Doesn’t Teach You

Evolve, Marketing

When you finally finish school and receive your diploma, you feel like a rock star. You are ready to take the marketing world by storm using all marketing knowledge you learned in school. Get ready because you are now on a journey to another type of school. One that will teach you more than you […]

3 Free Ways to Learn About Marketing Online

Content Marketing, Evolve, Marketing, Web Development

If you are like many who work in the marketing field, you just kind of fell into the industry. Your degree could be in business, graphic design, or even political science. You carried your weight by learning on your feet, following others examples and sometimes even winging it. But if you have yearning to hone […]

A Facebook Facelift: 10 Ways It’s Making Itself More Attractive for 2015

Evolve, Marketing, Social Media Marketing

Remaining boring and dull is never a good thing especially in the online social media market. Facebook is taking on the New Year with some exciting updates which they created mainly using feedback from their users. They hope to offer a new, fresh look and more personalized features to its nearly 1.35 billion monthly users […]

Digital Marketing in 2015: The Winners and Losers

Brand Strategy, Evolve, Lead Conversion, Marketing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

The New Year is just around the corner and with it comes an onslaught of marketing experts predicting what 2015 will bring for the online advertising world. While there are as many opinions as they are jewelry ads on TV during Christmas, there are some overall trends that seem to be running hot on the […]

5 Things Entrepreneurs and Marketers Have in Common

Brand Strategy, Business Planning, Marketing, Strategize

If you run a small marketing firm, you know how important it is to partner with the right person at each client’s company. That person can often determine how successful or unsuccessful your marketing endeavors can be. Even the best of plans can be foiled if you choose the wrong person as your touchstone and […]

The Best Solution for a Tight Marketing Budget

Advertising, Brand Strategy, Content Marketing, Creative Development, Evolve, Marketing

If your small business has a tight marketing budget or no budget at all but needs to get some major media attention, there is one risky solution you may want to consider: guerilla marketing. Guerilla marketing takes a lot of guts to attempt but the efforts can be tremendous while using very little investment dollars. […]

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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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