Customer Relationship Management for Small Businesses: The Benefits of a CRM What is CRM and why do you need it? CRM is a customer database to help you keep track of customer interactions with your business so you can serve them better. CRM stands for "customer relationship management" CRM helps you follow up with potential customers. The...
The Best Software & Tools to Grow Small Businesses Tips from Ramon Ray, founder, SmartHustle.com A small business owner is always on the lookout for ways to improve efficiencies and increase productivity. Putting the right systems in place is essential. When you’re working to start or grow your small business, leveraging the right systems, software and tools...
By Megan Wintersteen, Vice President of Marketing at Zenreach It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic took a heavy toll on small businesses (SMBs) throughout 2020. Moving through 2021, however, we’ve seen increasing signs of optimism. Consumer foot traffic to restaurants and retailers has increased more than 52% since January. Vaccination rates are also climbing....
Welcome to “Lifecycle Marketing Made Easy,” a conversation with Clate Mask, CEO and co-founder of KEAP. In this new series, Ramon and Clate will dive deeply into the topic of Lifecycle Marketing for small businesses. Lifecycle Marketing is a system that was created to take the stress out of building and growing a business...
Video Marketing for Small Business Owners - Tips & Strategies Tips from Ramon Ray, founder, SmartHustle.com Video marketing for business is powerful. I’ve been leveraging the power of video for many years. Over and over and over again, people ask me, “Ramon, how have you been successful in your business.” Or I’m often told, “Ramon, we see...
The wait is over! Smart Hustle Marketing Conference 2021 is scheduled to go live on March 10, 2021, 11 am-2 pm ET. Produced by renowned small business growth expert, Ramon Ray, Smart Hustle Marketing Conference revolves around a wide range of topics relevant to small business success. If you haven’t registered for the event,...
Here's Ramon's playbook for how he uses content marketing to educate first and build this brand and lead to a sale. Check out StartwithVideo for an overview of using VIDEO in your business. Smart Hustle Resources Mindset for Marketing. You Need It, Says Elijah Bowie CRM 101 – Small Business Sales and Marketing Software Marketing to a Wider Audience....
I was recently listening to the Social Media Examiner podcast where Mike Stelzner, founder of SME was talking about the launch of his annual report on the state of social media marketing. The nutshell, from what I can remember, is as follows: Facebook use and overall advertising is declining. Sure, it's still being used...
At SuiteWorld 2018, NetSuite's annual event for partners and customers, I interviewed Jim McGeever (President, NetSuite) & Jason Maynard (SVP Marketing, NetSuite). The big question I had was, when is it time to use (or invest in) an ERP platform such as NetSuite. Watch our interview and read the full summary below. As early as possible, advised,...
On the occasion of the January 2018 Shankminds Mastermind, by Peter Shankman I interviewed Jeff Lenchiner, founder of the popular blog, Inside Hoops. He shared with me four quick tips for how every business owner can get the most out of content marketing. Listen to the interview below. 1. Build credibility 2. Set yourself apart in some way. Everything's...
