People need your change | Writing Quotes
“People need your craft of writing, but they need your change more.”
Seth Godin, author and dot com business executive
Writing is Hard | Writing Quotes
“Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That’s why it’s so hard.”
–David McCullough, Pulitzer-Prize winning author
Good Writing is Not a Natural Gift | Writing Quotes
“People who think well, write well…Good writing is not a natural gift. You have to learn to write well.”
David Ogilvy, founder of Ogilvy & Mather
Types of Blog Posts
We all know that we should be blogging in our business. Blog posts not only keep relevant content on our website for search engine optimization (SEO) purposes, they give people a way to learn more about what you do and what you can do for them. There are a number of types of blog posts, as we’ll discuss here.
Types of Blog Posts:
- Story
Tell readers a story about your product, your company, a client case study, or an industry happening. People love to read about other people’s experiences. - List
Offer an easy-to-read bulleted list of items that can help someone overcome an obstacle or organize their lives, for example. - How To
Take the reader step by step through a process to an outcome. Highlight how to best use and benefit from one of your products or services.
Clarity in Business Writing | Writing Quotes
“Clarity in business writing is not a luxury.”
Sir Richard Branson, Founder, Virgin Group
Ease in Writing From Art, Not Chance | Writing Quotes
“True ease in writing comes from art, not chance,
As those move easiest who have learn’d to dance.”
Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism (1711)
Write Well to Stand Out From the Crowd | Writing Quotes
“By writing well, you can stand out from the crowd.
There is too much poor writing in the business world.”
Dr. Andrew Sentance, Sr. Economic Adviser, Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP
and author of Rediscovering Growth: After the Crisis
Seeing the Sale From the Other Side of the Desk
When I was director of marketing for a national company, my office was situated right next to that of the president’s. One day, he walked by my door and saw me sitting in the visitor chair at the opposite side of the desk than my normal chair. I was just sitting.
The president stopped in the doorway and asked me, “What are you doing?”
I answered, “I’m looking at the company from the customer’s point of view.”
We are often so busy working at our own jobs that we can overlook the point of view our customer sees. Therefore, it is good to either take a moment to “sit in their chair,” or hire an outside eye (trained consultant) who can identify just what it is the customer sees…and needs.
As a hired marketing consultant, I have made the tiniest tweaks in someone’s presentation, look, office, retail space or marketing strategy that have made huge differences the next time they Continue reading →
Value is What You Get
Price is what you pay.
Value is what you get.
I love this quote from Warren Buffett because it truly describes what sales and marketing is all about.
If your clients or customers are complaining about the price of the services or goods you are offering, they probably don’t understand the value of what they are buying. And this is where you need to beef up your marketing efforts.
We’ve all heard how we must feature the benefits of an item, not its features when selling. This concept takes that credo to a new level. People will pay — and pay handsomely — for something they value.
Within the past few months I had the opportunity to work with a start-up company in creating its brand and new website. We went round and round with the pricing for copywriting on their new site. If it weren’t for the fact that I was referred to them by someone they respected, I’m not sure they would have hired a copywriter at all. They simply didn’t see the value in good writing or the need to pay for it. But in the end, Continue reading →
All the Buzz Creates Website Copy for EverSmile Dentistry
All the Buzz was instrumental in creating the copy and blog posts on the website for EverSmile Dentistry, a new practice opened by Dr. Eddie Choi, D.D.S. in Sterling, Virginia.
Dr. Choi acquired the dental practice of the retiring Dr. Rubino of Rubino Dental, opening in the same location. However, Dr. Choi’s philosophy and areas of practice had to reflect his own practice, not that of the former owner’s.
He wanted a style that was Continue reading →
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