A (not so funny) April Fool’s Day Fact
Here we are at the start of the second quarter of 2010, and I am left standing in awe at where the time has gone. To say a phrase we use at Three Hats Marketing “Say it out loud: we are a fourth of the way done with our year.”
Does that seem right? [...]
It’s not the economy, it’s YOU!
I met with a small business owner the other day who was quite down and out about his troubled business (or lack thereof). In a 30 minute conversation, he blamed his financial woes on 1.) health care, 2.) Obama, 3.) unemployment and 4.) lack of banks investing in businesses. It was quite obvious [...]
continue readingWhat in the world does hockey have to do with marketing? Read on…
I am the farthest thing from a hockey fan.
And although our monthly email newsletter is titled “Hat Trick” it is more of a play on the hockey phrase as it relates to our name than it is a “tip of the hat” to the game. To be perfectly honest, that is probably [...]
How a virtual marketing employee can help grow your business.
Let’s face it. We are all running lean and mean these days – trying to keep things in the black for our business. And even though some signs recently are pointing toward a recovering economy, we still need to keep ‘er steady and our eye on our pocket books.
But as a business owner [...]
Is Your Website an Asset or Liability for Your Business?
Seems like a straightforward question, but unfortunately it’s one that most companies don’t ask themselves often enough. Taking a cross section of various company websites recently shows me that I’m right. Most businesses have a website, which I guess you could say is good. Many of the websites I see though in my opinion, could [...]
continue readingAre You a Lemming When It Comes to Marketing?
Do you know what a lemming is? It’s not a pastry or a poorly designed car. It’s a small furry rodent found in Artic regions. The only reason I know of the lemming is due to a widely exaggerated misconception about lemmings. You see, the reputation lemmings have is they travel [...]
continue readingThree Hats Marketing help The Estridge Company give away a home full of furniture
Three Hats Marketing help The Estridge Company give away a home full of furniture.
Estridge Homes is giving away enough furniture to fill an entire home. Estridge recently launched a new program that packages furniture with their homes. Now when you build a new home with Estridge, they’ll give you new furniture for every room.
Now you [...]
Three Hats Marketing offers an Alternative for Indianapolis Businesses Who Spend Money on Yellow Pages Advertising
June 11, 2009 – Indianapolis, IN
Three Hats Marketing is announcing a brand new marketing program for local businesses spending $1000 or more per month on yellow page advertising and not seeing the results they are looking for in this investment.
Three Hats Marketing will put together a marketing program for these companies, utilizing the same budget [...]
eMarketer’s Seven Marketing Predictions for 2009 – how are they relating to business in Indianapolis
In January, Geoff Ramsey — CEO, Co-Founder of eMarketer wrote his Seven Marketing Predictions for 2009. We are now two months into 2009 and I thought it was a good time to see if these predictions are holding true for the Marketing and Advertising here in Indianapolis IN and elsewhere throughout the country.
Marketing budgets have [...]
Why Big Brands Struggle With Social Media
Thanks to Twitter (a little irony here…) I stumbled upon this bost by Tom Smith discussing “Why Big Brands Struggle With Social Media”. His points are dead on and we at Three Hats Marketing subscribe to many of the same beliefs. He captures the essence of Social Media in the “No guaranteed results:” section citing [...]
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