Category Archives: Budgeting

4 Ways to Promote and Market Your Business on a Budget

Julie Chomiak — February 21, 2017 — February 21, 2017 For small business owners, dedicating time and money to marketing efforts can feeling challenging. Beyond being strapped for time, knowing how to market your business is not necessarily an area of expertise for all entrepreneurs. However, there is good news! Regardless of your marketing prowess, … Continue reading 4 Ways to Promote and Market Your Business on a Budget

Business Budget Basics: 5 Things you MUST be Doing to Ensure Success

Robert Gloer — February 10, 2017 Follow @IOUFinancial— February 10, 2017 Whether you are a startup or a seasoned company, small businesses rely on cash flow to stay in operation. Budgeting is the primary weapon a business owner has to control cash flow and predict possible shortfalls. If you want long-term success, you must maintain … Continue reading Business Budget Basics: 5 Things you MUST be Doing to Ensure Success

Marketing budget increases: Tips for wielding a double-edged sword for 2017

Many CMOs this year will find themselves with an increased budget — and with it, increased accountability for driving revenues. Columnist Joshua Reynolds shares five important things to do now to help ensure success by year-end. Joshua Reynolds on January 12, 2017   January 2017 is a pivotal moment in time for the marketing discipline. According … Continue reading Marketing budget increases: Tips for wielding a double-edged sword for 2017

How to use your buyer personas to build your 2017 marketing budget

You’ve done your research and created buyer personas — now what? Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard explains how to place financial value on your personas in order to determine your marketing budget. Jacob Baadsgaard on December 9, 2016   If you have a love/hate relationship with buyer personas, you’re not alone. According to a 2016 survey by … Continue reading How to use your buyer personas to build your 2017 marketing budget

Budgeting and Bidding Strategies for Paid Search During the Holidays

Elizabeth Marsten — November 24, 2016 — November 24, 2016 The holidays are nearly here, and PPC marketers are already in overdrive. As a rule of thumb, the holiday season means more impressions, more click-throughs and (hopefully!) higher conversion rates. However, there might be some paid search marketers out there who’re procrastinating and will dive … Continue reading Budgeting and Bidding Strategies for Paid Search During the Holidays