Unconventional Marketing for Boring Businesses

Well, maybe boring’s a bit harsh. But if you own a mundane business, and you want to break out from the pack to attract more customers, you need to take a more unconventional approach to your small business marketing. In this archive episode, our small business expert offers tips on how to avoid the traditional and expected.

He also shares how the actions of one tour guide — who went the extra mile – translate to a better customer experience and, ultimately, to repeat business. Now that’s effective marketing.

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Finally, a look at Cirque Du Soleil reveals how it’s possible to reinvent and then outshine a declining industry. Just click on the video logo to watch the show.

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Andrew Lock is a self-described maverick marketer and the creator and host of Help! My Business Sucks, a free, weekly Web TV show full of practical small business marketing tips, advice and resources to help small businesses “get more done and have more fun.”

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