Author Archives: Carol Naff

About Carol Naff

Offers marketing strategies for creative business owners to get more clients and marketing ideas for job seekers to come in #1.

Colorado’s women-owned businesses up 55% since 1997

Colorado’s 178,300 women-owned businesses are expected to generate more than $26 billion in revenue in 2014, according to the fourth annual American Express OPEN State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, released Wednesday. The report analyzed the 1997, 2002 and 2007 data … Continue reading

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Five Sites That Will Save You a Lot of Time

Shelly Palmer publishes a daily blog on the latest technology. Follow him here. The more time you spend on the Internet, the more you realize that some things should be a tiny bit easier than they actually are. Here are … Continue reading

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How to Answer Stupid Job Interview Questions

Our client Angela went on a job interview. “It’s supposed to be a Marketing Manager job, but they sure talk a lot about graphic design in the job ad,” said Angie. “And the job’s been posted on the company website … Continue reading

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Networking marketing: The most consistent opportunity for marketing your business

Originally posted on Carol Naff, Marketing Coach:
Connect with a great email signature Promote something, extend an invitation, or make an offer. You are missing a great opportunity when you are not using your email signature as a marketing tool.…

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Social Media: Protecting deceased from identify theft

The UpTake: According to Pew Internet and American Life Project, 73 percent of online adults use social media. When a family member or friend who used social media passes away, how do you protect identities and life from identity theft? … Continue reading

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Marketing networking: Use no-cost Internet marketing strategies to build your brand

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It all starts with you. Write to Build Your Brand and Share your Knowledge Start by writing an article. Choose a topic to communicate your brand with content that is valuable. What are…

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Brilliant PR move for Omaha AND the Broncos go to the Super Bowl!

Peyton Manning accomplished two things Sunday: He earned his third trip to the Super Bowl with a win over the Patriots and he helped raise a good chunk of change for charity in the process. How’d he do that? By … Continue reading

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Pinterest is very important for your brand

When it comes to Pinterest, many brands aren’t quite sure how to turn boards and pins into followers and potential customers. However, now more than ever it is important to not overlook this image sharing social network. Pinterest users have … Continue reading

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Report: Target Investigating Massive Black Friday Data Breach

It’s not just online transaction databases that are susceptible to attacks. The retailer Target is reportedly looking into the theft of millions of in-store credit card and debit card records from its databases. Customers all over the United States were … Continue reading

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Facebook Begins Rolling Out Auto-Playing News Feed Video Ads

They’ve been a long-time coming, but Facebook’s new video ads are finally here. Confirming an earlier report from the Wall Street Journal that said they’d launch this week, the company said it will start rolling out promoted videos to a … Continue reading

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