You don’t need a time machine to see how running a business has changed in just the last 40 years. New productivity methodologies have appeared (Six Sigma, lean manufacturing, total quality management, etc.). Advertising has evolved (social, digital, mobile, etc.). Computers and emerging technologies have completely upended the way everything is done, from communications to …
You don’t have to be tech-savvy to spot trends and measure your company’s marketing efforts; you just have to pay attention. The following is a method of measuring marketing efforts that you can do with a phone, a pen and a sheet of paper: the call log. Here’s what you need to do, and why you …
Ad4! is a creative company. We need creative and cool business cards. Business Cards: DONE Now, we need a cool business card holder. Where do you go when you need a very cool business card holder to hold very cool business cards? There was really only one choice: Julie Gill of Big Glass Art, right …
So you want to start a business blog? It’s a popular thing to do these days. There are lots of people who start a blog. Not so many of them actually finish a blog. So, before you get started, I have one question: You do realize that a blog requires writing, don’t you? And that …
Many people are starting to understand a few things about social media that maybe they feared from the very beginning. Like, just setting up a Facebook account isn’t going to drive massive amounts of business into your store. We often hear social media thrown about as a panacea for all sales and marketing problems. But just …
Felica Sparks, founder and owner of Ad4! Group, among other things, is an expert media buyer. She has placed television, radio, billboards, and other types of advertising for local and international businesses over the years. Because she’s such a straight shooter, no-nonsense professional, I was able to sit down with Felica during a five minute break between business meetings and get …
If you’re using content to market your business to consumers, you’re part of a growing trend. Business-to-consumer (B2C) marketers are now allocating 32 percent of their total marketing budgets to content marketing efforts, up from 25 percent last year, according to a survey by the Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs. But simply throwing content at …
We all do it. As business owners, we can all get caught up in running a business and look up one day to find that our right-hand man or woman has found a better offer. A lot of the time, his or her decision has spawned from a life-change like marriage or relocation. Other times, …
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Ad4! announces that we have formed a strategic alliance with Huntsville auction and real estate company, Fowler Auction. “We are excited that we are going to work for such a reputable company. Mickey Fowler and his team are amazing people”, states Founder & Chief Strategist, Felica Sparks. “This partnership represents a real opportunity for the …
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Sometimes you just need a second opinion. You’re elbows deep in the day-to-day functions of your business and you rarely get out of your industry long enough to take a breath. We’ve seen it a thousand times, and as a matter of fact, looking in from the outside is what we do best! Ad4! can …
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