Marketing is a positive way to help your business grow whether it is small or large. There are many ways for small businesses to get its product and/or business more exposure. #1. Do it yourself. Doing your own PR and marketing may take up some of your day but it can be worth your while. It can help you save money and establish a relationship with others that you meet while networking your busines...

The Wall Street Journal’s Boss Nation ran an excellent column recently pouring over Census data and how it relates to businesses and workers here in America. I had a feeling we were heading towards an Entrepreneurial Nation but boy, we are steamrolling in that direction. The current economic free fall (well, hopefully at least the free fall is over) has only exasperated this trend. Here are ...

UnderstandingMarketing.com is thrilled to announce the Week 4 Winner of the June DIY Marketing Month Giveaway - a “Do It Yourself” Marketing Makeover Plan by UnderstandingMarketing.com’s co-creator, Chrisanne Sternal. She will provide a 60-minute marketing consultation session and discuss the winning entrepreneur’s marketing goals and objectives. Chrisanne Sternal will then develop a compl...

Are you a small business owner or entrepreneur looking for help with search engine optimization (SEO)? Are you just starting out with an SEO strategy, or have you been doing SEO for a while and in need of a few new tips? Either way, we’ll try to answer all your questions. Join our #smbiz Twitter chat on Tuesday, June 23, from 8-9 p.m. EDT. Our guest expert panelists, Robert Brady and Victori...

UnderstandingMarketing.com is happy to announce the winner of the Week 2 prize for the June DIY Marketing Giveaway - an American Express Gift Card valued at $250. Congratulations to Deborah Treuth of Maryland-based Columbia Chiropractic for winning the gift card. This gift card will come in handy for Deborah’s business and she can use it in a variety of different ways either to enhance her m...

UnderstandingMarketing.com’s June DIY Marketing Month Giveaway has now made its way into the third week. For any small business registering to win this week, it’s time to make some news and share it with the media. Here’s what’s at stake this week: One entrepreneur will win a free 60-minute PR brainstorm session, a 400-word press release and a free PR Toolkit to learn how t...