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Give Me Blue French Fries

If you’re starting a business or thinking about a new location for your firm, be sure to check how local regulations might impact your business BEFORE you make any commitments.

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Becoming a Better Writer

Lots of folks who can speak figure they can also write persuasively. Actually, crafting solid, effective messaging is an art.

corporate messaging, direct marketingRob WeinbergOctober 25, 2022MBT Consultingwriting, ask mister marketing, ask mr. marketing, copywriting, coast news, the coast news, UT Community Press Newspapers, Community Press Newspapers, rancho bernardo, rancho bernardo news, rancho bernardo sunrise rotary, rancho bernardo marketing consultant, carlsbad chamber of commerce, carlsbad rotary, carlsbad, carlsbad marketing consultant, poway chamber of commerce, poway marketing consultant, poway chieftain, San Diego, san diego union tribune, san diego, san diego north chamber of commerce, san diego marketing consultant, marketing, mr. marketing, marketbuilding, marketbuilding team, mister marketing, Marketing strategy, marketing advice, marketing strategy, marketing consultant, marketing communications Comment

The Highlight of Her Day

Regardless of who you’re selling to, you can also use direct mail to promote your business.

B2B Marketing, b2c marketing, business/marketing plans, corporate messaging, direct marketingRob WeinbergSeptember 28, 2022MBT ConsultingHighlights Magazine, ask mister marketing, ask mr. marketing, carlsbad rotary, carlsbad marketing consultant, carlsbad Rotary, carlsbad chamber of commerce, rancho bernardo sunrise rotary, rancho bernardo, rotary 5340, rb sunrise rotary, rob weinberg, poway chieftain, poway marketing consultant, poway chamber of commerce, San Diego, san diego north chamber of commerce, san diego marketing consultant, san diego union tribune, UT Community Press Newspapers, mr. marketing, marketing advice, Marketing strategy, mister marketing, direct mail, direct marketing, b2b marketing, b2c marketing, business planning, business plan, business strategy, marketing communications, marketing consultant, marketing strategy, marketing plan, marketing, consumer marketing Comment

The Peanut Butter Spoiler Alert

Product placement’s $23 billion business has grown over 500% in the past 10 years. After all, viewers can’t skip through these commercials.

b2c marketing, branding, business/marketing plans, corporate messaging, marketing trivia, publicity, sales promotion, strategic planningRob WeinbergSeptember 20, 2022MBT Consultingnetflix, sony, reebock, lacoste, coca cola, coke, shake & bake, nilla wafers, stranger things, hershey, playstation, rick & morty, kfc, jules verne, reese's pieces, hbo, amazon, nbcuniversal, fox, turner, ask mister marketing, ask mr. marketing, coast news, the coast news, carlsbad, carlsbad chamber of commerce, carlsbad rotary, carlsbad marketing consultant, carlsbad Rotary, poway chamber of commerce, poway chieftain, poway marketing consultant, rancho bernardo, rancho bernardo news, rancho bernardo marketing consultant, rancho bernardo sunrise rotary, San Diego, san diego north chamber of commerce, san diego marketing consultant, san diego union tribune, UT Community Press Newspapers, southern california writers conference, pomerado newspapers, marketing, mr. marketing, mister marketing, marketing advice, marketbuilding, marketbuilding team, marketing consultant, marketing communicationsComment

The Importance of Testimonials

Many people tell me they’re not comfortable tooting their own horn. If you assume that position, your competition will probably steal your business.

B2B Marketing, b2c marketing, business/marketing plans, corporate messaging, online marketing, publicity, sales promotion, strategic planningRob WeinbergSeptember 15, 2022MBT ConsultingMahi Gaming, ask mister marketing, ask mr. marketing, coast news, carlsbad rotary, carlsbad Rotary, carlsbad marketing consultant, carlsbad chamber of commerce, carlsbad, marketbuilding, Marketing strategy, marketing, marketing plan, marketbuilding team, mr. marketing, mister marketing, marketing communications, marketing consultant, marketing advice, b2b marketing, b2c marketing, rancho bernardo, rancho bernardo news, rancho bernardo sunrise rotary, rancho bernardo marketing consultant, poway marketing consultant, poway chamber of commerce, poway chieftain, UT Community Press Newspapers, rb sunrise rotary, pomerado newspapers, rotary 5340Comment

An Apology’s Not Enough, Toyota!

There are certain expectations customers come into any situation with, and you ignore them at your peril.

Killing An Obnoxious Client

When it comes to creativity, the customer’s not always right. Hiring decades of expertise, then ignoring everything you’re told, is just dumb.

B2B Marketing, b2c marketing, business/marketing plans, corporate messaging, customer relations, employee relations, quality control, strategic planningRob WeinbergAugust 25, 2022MBT Consultingfiring a client, ask mister marketing, ask mr. marketing, client relations, coast news, the coast news, poway chieftain, poway marketing consultant, poway chamber of commerce, rancho bernardo, rancho bernardo news, rancho bernardo marketing consultant, rancho bernardo sunrise rotary, UT Community Press Newspapers, san diego, san diego north chamber of commerce, san diego union tribune, san diego marketing consultant, marketing advice, mr. marketing, mister marketing, marketing, marketbuilding, marketbuilding team, Marketing strategy, strategy, strategic planning, business planning, business strategy, rotary 5340, rb sunrise rotary, carlsbad rotary, marketing consultant, marketing communications Comment

Banking On Good Will

Many consumers, particularly among Millennials and Gen Z, want to do business with firms dedicating themselves to making the world a better place. Frontwave is showing us an excellent way of doing such cause-related marketing.

b2c marketing, branding, business/marketing plans, Charitable giving, customer relations, corporate messaging, publicity, strategic planningRob WeinbergAugust 11, 2022MBT ConsultingFrontwave Credit Union, ask mr. marketing, ask mister marketing, carlsbad rotary, carlsbad chamber of commerce, carlsbad Rotary, carlsbad marketing consultant, rancho bernardo, rancho bernardo news, rancho bernardo marketing consultant, rancho bernardo sunrise rotary, poway marketing consultant, poway chamber of commerce, poway chieftain, UT Community Press Newspapers, san diego, san diego north chamber of commerce, san diego union tribune, san diego marketing consultant, pomerado newspapers, Pomerado newspapers, pomerado news, marketing breakage, marketing, marketing advice, marketbuilding, marketbuilding team, Marketing strategy, marketing strategy, marketing consultant, marketing communications, mr. marketing, mister marketing, b2c marketing, banking, charity, charitable givingComment

The Ash Tree Starter Kit

Your garden can’t sustain every option, and neither can your business. Pick your area of specialization and stay with it. After all, will an 80-foot shade tree really help your tomatoes grow?

B2B Marketing, b2c marketing, business/marketing plans, corporate messaging, non-profit marketing, strategic planningRob WeinbergAugust 4, 2022MBT Consultinggardening, ask mr. marketing, ask mister marketing, carlsbad rotary, carlsbad Rotary, carlsbad chamber of commerce, carlsbad marketing consultant, poway chieftain, poway marketing consultant, poway chamber of commerce, UT Community Press Newspapers, san diego north chamber of commerce, san diego marketing consultant, rancho bernardo sunrise rotary, rancho bernardo news, rancho bernardo marketing consultant, rancho bernardo, mr. marketing, marketing, marketing advice, marketing plan, marketbuilding, marketbuilding team, Marketing strategy, marketing consultant, marketing communications, mister marketing, strategy, strategic planning, business planning, business strategyComment

It’s AWFULLY warm for March!

The last thing you want is to find customer interest has been generated, only to find them flocking to your competition out of spite.

Targeting The Perfect Sales Prospects

Knowing your customer’s demographic profile (age, geography, religion, income, etc.) is critical to finding more of the same type of person.

Somebody Pick Up The Phone!

Treat customers as you’d like to be treated. After all, if you really needed something fixed, wouldn’t you want the service provider to return YOUR call quickly?

B2B Marketing, b2c marketing, corporate messaging, customer relations, non-profit marketing, quality control, sales promotion, strategic planning, vendor relationsRob WeinbergJune 9, 2022MBT ConsultingGolden Rule, ask mr. marketing, ask mister marketing, carlsbad rotary, carlsbad chamber of commerce, carlsbad marketing consultant, UT Community Press Newspapers, san diego union tribune, rancho bernardo, rancho bernardo news, rancho bernardo sunrise rotary, rancho bernardo marketing consultant, poway marketing consultant, poway chamber of commerce, poway chieftain, coast news, the coast news, mr. marketing, marketing, Marketing strategy, marketing communications, mister marketing, marketbuilding, marketbuilding team, marketing consultant, marketing advice, b2c marketing, b2b marketing, customer service, Customer relations, Sales, sales promotion, get1free, strategic planning, business strategy Comment

Putting In His Two Cents

There’s nothing wrong with borrowing an idea that has previously proved to be effective. Just scale it to your business and your staff so you don’t get overwhelmed.

b2c marketing, branding, corporate messaging, research, sales promotion, strategic planningRob WeinbergJune 2, 2022MBT ConsultingReaders Digest, ask mr. marketing, coast news, the coast news, rancho bernardo, rancho bernardo news, rancho bernardo marketing consultant, rancho bernardo sunrise rotary, poway marketing consultant, poway chamber of commerce, poway chieftain, UT Community Press Newspapers, san diego north chamber of commerce, san diego, san diego union tribune, san diego marketing consultant, carlsbad chamber of commerce, carlsbad rotary, carlsbad marketing consultant, carlsbad Rotary, mr. marketing, marketing, marketbuilding, marketbuilding team, ask mister marketing, mister marketing, sales promotion, US Mint, henry's professional painting Comment

Why Should You Use Testimonials?

It’s a safe conclusion that a customer writing a testimonial and/or recommending you isn’t likely to give the next order to your competitor.

b2c marketing, B2B Marketing, branding, corporate messaging, customer relations, strategic planningRob WeinbergMay 19, 2022MBT Consultingask mister marketing, ask mr. marketing, carlsbad rotary, carlsbad marketing consultant, carlsbad Rotary, carlsbad chamber of commerce, testimonials, client appreciation, coast news, the coast news, poway chieftain, poway marketing consultant, poway chamber of commerce, san diego, san diego union tribune, san diego north chamber of commerce, san diego marketing consultant, UT Community Press Newspapers, rancho bernardo, rancho bernardo sunrise rotary, rancho bernardo marketing consultant, rancho bernardo news, mr. marketing, marketing, marketing advice, Marketing strategy, marketbuilding, marketbuilding team, marketing consultant, marketing communications, rob weinberg, write away booksComment

Elon Musk WON'T Buy Twitter!

Elon Musk likes that everyone’s talking about him right now. His ploy’s generated millions in free publicity, making every company ask how their own marketing plans will be impacted?

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People Still Use Business Cards?

A few meeting attendees neglected to bring a sufficient supply of cards before recognizing they’d missed an opportunity to be remembered.

B2B Marketing, b2c marketing, branding, corporate messaging, marketing trivia, strategic planning, sales promotion, vendor relationsRob WeinbergApril 27, 2022MBT Consultingbusiness cards, ask mister marketing, ask mr. marketing, carlsbad rotary, carlsbad Rotary, carlsbad marketing consultant, carlsbad chamber of commerce, write away books, branding, poway marketing consultant, poway chamber of commerce, poway chieftain, UT Community Press Newspapers, rb sunrise rotary, rancho bernardo, rancho bernardo news, rancho bernardo sunrise rotary, rancho bernardo marketing consultant, san diego, san diego north chamber of commerce, san diego marketing consultant, san diego union tribune, marketing, mr. marketing, marketing advice, marketbuilding team, marketing plan, marketbuilding, Marketing strategy, marketing consultant, marketing communications, mister marketing, marketing strategy, b2b marketing, b2c marketing Comment

Now I Won’t Shut Up

Regardless of what you sell, you can find lots of business if you speak at appropriate conferences or other rooms with the right audience.

B2B Marketing, b2c marketing, corporate messaging, customer relations, publicity, sales promotion, strategic planningRob WeinbergApril 19, 2022MBT Consultingpublic speaking, ask mister marketing, ask mr. marketing, carlsbad rotary, carlsbad marketing consultant, carlsbad Rotary, carlsbad chamber of commerce, poway chamber of commerce, poway chieftain, poway marketing consultant, rancho bernardo, rancho bernardo news, rancho bernardo sunrise rotary, rancho bernardo marketing consultant, UT Community Press Newspapers, rb sunrise rotary, Community Press Newspapers, san diego north chamber of commerce, san diego union tribune, san diego marketing consultant, marketing communications, coast news, the coast news, zoom meetings, zoom, communications, corporate communications, san diego, sales promotion, public relations, publishing books, book publishing, writing books, write away books, southern california writers conference Comment

Does Your Name Really Matter?

If you insist on naming the company to satisfy your ego, plan to have a robust marketing budget for promoting yourself and building recognition. You’re going to need it.

B2B Marketing, b2c marketing, branding, business/marketing plans, corporate messaging, customer relations, packaging, publicity, strategic planningRob WeinbergMarch 23, 2022MBT Consultingask mister marketing, ask mr. marketing, carlsbad marketing consultant, carlsbad chamber of commerce, carlsbad rotary, poway chamber of commerce, poway marketing consultant, poway chieftain, san diego, san diego union tribune, san diego north chamber of commerce, san diego marketing consultant, UT Community Press Newspapers, unicorn jewelry, five star auto repair, rancho bernardo news, rancho bernardo, rancho bernardo sunrise rotary, rancho bernardo marketing consultant, mr. marketing, marketing, marketing advice, marketing plan, Marketing strategy, marketbuilding, marketbuilding team, marketing consultant, marketing communications, mister marketingComment

We’ve Stopped Getting Chin’s Delivered

Regardless of how much automation we have in our lives, people still prefer personal connections and feeling like they’re talking to the actual people they’re buying from.

b2c marketing, branding, business/marketing plans, corporate messaging, customer relations, strategic planningRob WeinbergMarch 17, 2022MBT Consultingchin's chinese, ask mister marketing, ask mr. marketing, carlsbad rotary, carlsbad marketing consultant, carlsbad Rotary, carlsbad chamber of commerce, poway chamber of commerce, poway chieftain, poway marketing consultant, san diego union tribune, san diego, san diego north chamber of commerce, UT Community Press Newspapers, rb sunrise rotary, unicorn jewelry, Community Press Newspapers, rancho bernardo, restaurant marketing, rancho bernardo sunrise rotary, rancho bernardo news, rancho bernardo marketing consultant, pomerado newspapers, Pomerado newspapers, rotary 5340, Sales, The Coast News Comment

First Bombs. Then...Beer?

Things can sometimes shift overnight, and marketers who aren’t paying attention can get caught in an unpleasant environment.

b2c marketing, business/marketing plans, corporate messaging, publicity, strategic planning, vendor relationsRob WeinbergMarch 9, 2022MBT ConsultingCNN, ukrainian invasion, ask mister marketing, ask mr. marketing, carlsbad rotary, carlsbad Rotary, carlsbad chamber of commerce, carlsbad marketing consultant, rancho bernardo, rancho bernardo news, rancho bernardo sunrise rotary, rancho bernardo marketing consultant, poway marketing consultant, poway chamber of commerce, poway chieftain, san diego, san diego north chamber of commerce, san diego union tribune, UT Community Press Newspapers, marketing, mr. marketing, marketing advice, marketing plan, Marketing strategy, marketbuilding, marketing strategy, marketbuilding team, marketing communications, marketing consultant, write away books, robert yehling, chairmen's roundtable, rotary 5340, rb sunrise rotaryComment

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