Small Business Week 2013: Get Real Marketing Advice All Week

National Small Business Week 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the country’s commitment to honor the contributions and accomplishments of U.S. small business owners in a week-long celebration.

It’s Small Business Week 2013! To celebrate, we’ll be sharing exclusive small business marketing tips typically emailed to our subscribers. Why? We want you to be a better small business owner next week than you were this week. We want you to help you close that client deal. We want to help you grow.

What can you expect from our blog during Small Business Week 2013?

1. Actionable Marketing Tips
We have nothing against marketing theories. Hell, we sat in quite a few classrooms to learn these theories. So while they serve as great background, we know you need actionable marketing tips to move your business forward. So this week, we’ll blog about real strategies and steps you can take today to market your business.

If you feel we’re not being real enough, call us on it. If you feel our actionable marketing strategies hit the mark, we’d love to hear from you too.

2. Local Branding Strategies
While having an online presence is important to your success as a small business owner, you can’t forget about your local market. In many cases, it’s much easier to land local clients than generate online sales. To celebrate National Small Business Week 2013, we’ll give you some suggestions on how to build your business presence in the Greater Cleveland area.

If you’re hosting or participating in an event that you’d like us to share, please email us.

3. Networking
Content marketing, websites, Facebook and Twitter are great. But there’s still nothing like connecting with people – shaking hands, seeing facial expressions – you know, making actual human contact. We’ll round out Small Business Week 2013 with a listing of local networking events in the Greater Cleveland area.

If you’re hosting or participating in a networking event that you’d like us to share, please email us.

What’s the Word: As a small business, it’s our duty to give back to other entrepreneurs whenever possible. Whether you’re giving information, discounted services or trial products, it’s important that you do something to offer value to your market.