Underfunding Marketing Makes Us Weep

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Every day we see companies that are unfunding their marketing. That's particularly sad because we're sure that's a leading reason why companies fail.  It makes us weep, and going out of business or underperforming expectations makes entrepreneurs weep, too. Why is investing in marketing so tough to understand?  Spend a dollar, make three, ten … [Read more...]

Export and Grow Globally

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According to the US Commercial Service, most companies that export only do business in one country. Expansion beyond that country represents a significant growth opportunity for companies looking for additional revenue and earnings. Recently I was honored to speak with Dr. Angel Cabrera, president of Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International … [Read more...]

Growth Nation Now at SkySong

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We're very pleased to announce that Growth Nation has joined the international family of companies at Arizona State University's SkySong.  ASU SkySong is an innovation center designed to help companies grow by providing carefully selected business services and programs. These services include access to new technologies, capital networks, business … [Read more...]

Learning from New Product Failures: Arylon

Learning from New Product Failures: DuPont Arylon

A flawed product development process can create some pretty big new product disasters, and one of those disasters was a product called Arylon by DuPont. It came to market under that name as something completely different, but unfortunately for the original product development team, there was a much grander vision that was never realized. The product … [Read more...]

51 Free Marketing Tips for Small Business: #1 through 10

Francine Hardaway and Ed Nusbaum of Stealthmore Partners recently asked if I wouldn't mind stopping by a Fast Trac group to discuss bootstrapped marketing. I figured that this might mean 'free', and so I put together a list of 51 free marketing tips for small business that everyone seemed to have fun with, especially since the list was free, too. I … [Read more...]

Growing in the Recession

Next Thursday July 23rd Growth Nation is supporting a presentation for businesses to market and grow. Join us for an evening of education, camaraderie and fun. Three great organizations North Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce, Scottsdale Rotary Club and Greater Phoenix SCORE are pairing up to bring you an evening of cutting edge information that will … [Read more...]

Launching New Products and Services

We just presented "Bringing New Products or Services to Market" to a group of entrepreneurs at Arizona Angels here in Scottsdale. We discussed the top 17 launch mistakes, gave a summary of how to brand, plan and implement products/services, and provided the top 10 to-do's. Define your #1 target, and embrace them. Have few or no delusions - see … [Read more...]