
Improvisational Marketing
an unfiltered, and (gasp) unedited look into my head when pondering the future of my own small biz. ******************************************* MacGyver – Burn Notice – Man vs Wild – Food 911What am I missing?What story do

an unfiltered, and (gasp) unedited look into my head when pondering the future of my own small biz. ******************************************* MacGyver – Burn Notice – Man vs Wild – Food 911What am I missing?What story do

So I’ve been doing this small biz marketing thing for nearly three years now. Me and my rotating cast of geeks, artists and heavy lifters have helped 67 small business owners with everything from taping

Been preaching it for years now … video, video, video. So we finally produced a video intro for our website. A humungous (sp?) thanks to Ed and Mariellen of Three Moon Bay for producing this clip.

Hmmmm …. so maybe we should change our name to Tiny Biz Triage. According to the WSJ, the government considers a “small business” to be anything less than 500 employees! I’ve always used 25 as

CLIENT: Direct Action Solutions, a shop in San Diego OBJECTIVE: Drive more customers to the store. STRATEGY:Local Search Engine Marketing Leverage Social MediaDevelop an truly easy-to-update / simple-to-purchase eCommerce platform and the results BEFORE less

My name is Rich and I’m Nate Wright’s partner in crime in Small Biz Triage. I met Nate about 5 years ago while we were

Every man has his favorite charcoal, every woman has their favorite lip gloss, every kid their favorite toy, every cop their favorite hand-gun and every

Know yourself If you’re confident with who you are and know that your intentions are in the right place (that being….for your customers, not just

CHALLENGE: Bronzer Salon was referred to us by one of our peers from a few years back. A mother and daughter started an airbrush tanning

CHALLENGE: ACT has recently begun re-selling the classroom ModelMaker, but did not have a web platform to showcase the product OR a place for ModelMaker

All entrepreneurs and company executives need to be able to talk about the products they are manufacturing and selling. They must be able to engage an audience and convince them that the product they are

During our latest Workshop (in Grass Valley, CA with the Nevada County Online meetup group) Nate discusses the difference between Email versus Social Media as tools and the tactics needed to effectively use them for

Here’s Nate in action at our latest Workshop (in Grass Valley, CA with the Nevada County Online meetup group) discussing the brutal importance of being specific with email subject lines, using a vivid description of

Statistically, small business owners are already at a disadvantage. According to industry studies, only 50% of small businesses remain operational after 5 years. If you factor in the 2008 recession, the number may have to

Our latest Workshop was in Grass Valley, CA with the Nevada County Online meetup group. You see Nate discussing the brutal importance of being specific, and why it matters, in how to identify, attract (and

My name is Rich and I’m Nate Wright’s partner in crime in Small Biz Triage. I met Nate about 5 years ago while we were

Every man has his favorite charcoal, every woman has their favorite lip gloss, every kid their favorite toy, every cop their favorite hand-gun and every

Know yourself If you’re confident with who you are and know that your intentions are in the right place (that being….for your customers, not just

CHALLENGE: Bronzer Salon was referred to us by one of our peers from a few years back. A mother and daughter started an airbrush tanning

CHALLENGE: ACT has recently begun re-selling the classroom ModelMaker, but did not have a web platform to showcase the product OR a place for ModelMaker