by Margot Carmichael Lester | Mar 3, 2021 | Content & Content Operations, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion
Many of the same guidelines we covered for Black History Month apply to your content strategy for Women's History Month. Review my tips and the advice from Black Creative Group before launching a campaign. 3 content ideas for Women's History Month When you're ready,...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Jan 13, 2021 | Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Public Relations/PR practice
Lots of us include a contact option on our websites, a webform or an email address. Great! People love having a way to reach out directly. What's not great is when those avenues to contact turn out to be roads to nowhere. How many times have you reached out only to...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Nov 24, 2020 | Marketing, Advertising & Promotion
Everything's different in 2020, but I'm willing to be that one thing that won't change is the sending of holiday cards. These missives aren't just nice gestures, they're good business. How to use business holiday cards to build your brand Here are four ways to boost...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Oct 28, 2020 | Marketing, Advertising & Promotion
Customer experience is just a fancy way of saying, "be good to the people who shop with you". And as the child of small business owners, I take that stuff really seriously. My parents, who owned a gourmet grocery, wanted people to feel welcomed, encourage them to try...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Jul 21, 2020 | Marketing, Advertising & Promotion
Lots of white-owned companies are evaluating their activities and being more proactive in dismantling racism. For some white small business owners, however, speaking up and taking action may feel inconsequential or even scary. To help these enterprises, I’ll...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Jul 7, 2020 | Content & Content Operations, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion
What is content? That's a question I've been getting since at least 2011, when I first took a swing at a definition of content on this blog. Though most of the technical things that make content haven't changed, the opportunities and platforms for content are changing...
