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4 Rules For New Entrepreneurs – Practical Tips For Starting Right

It’s a great time to be an entrepreneur—in the last decade, technology has leveled the playing field and propelled an entrepreneurial revolution. As an entrepreneur, you now have more access to information that enables you to make intelligent choices quickly. You have an advantage over big businesses in that you’re…

Top DogJuly 20, 2022

Small Business Tips & Tricks

5 Steps To Supercharge Your Referrals

It is no secret that “word of mouth” or referral business is one of the most effective ways to bring in new clients while simultaneously strengthening relationships with your existing customer base. But even though it is extremely powerful and virtually free (or at most costs very little), very few…

Top DogJune 9, 2022

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3 Irresistible Lead Magnet Ideas for Local Businesses

You may be wondering if YOUR business needs a lead magnet. The answer is, why not? It really doesn't matter what type of business or industry you are in, having a lead magnet is simply better than having nothing to offer your prospects. Think about it....why should someone be interested…

Top DogJuly 9, 2021

Branding & Marketing Tips & Tricks

Business Calendar Tips & Tricks

Business Calendars Advertising Tips to Win New Business! 1. Reach New Customers with Business Calendars One of the most powerful marketing approaches is called "Viral Marketing" where you tell two friends and they tell two friends, and so on. Give each of your current customers extra promotional business calendars to…

Top DogSeptember 23, 2019

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Priceless Design

There is an expression that goes, it’s not what you say, it’s how you say it. While some of it can be debated, we couldn’t agree more when it comes to design. Graphic design is very much a visual language with the capability to create, build, and maintain businesses, messages,…

adminNovember 1, 2017

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Business Today

It’s been a minute. While we hate to start this post like this, we can’t say enough sorries for going a little MIA in the last few weeks. The good news is that it was for a very amazing reason. We were preparing for our first, Let’s Talk Shop! In…

adminOctober 12, 2017

Branding & Marketing Community Company Tips & Tricks

Planning, Planning, Promotion

Here at UpDog we tend to be a little social. I mean, if you haven’t already noticed by our lobby’s amazing, bright green statement couches. We like company, what can say? Loving our clients for us means a lot of event planning and putting together material for those events. While…

adminSeptember 20, 2017

Branding & Marketing Community Company Tips & Tricks

The Business of Business Cards

There hasn’t been a time a client has come into our office where we haven’t heard the same scenario play out; “yeah... I guess, I’ll get business cards too...”, or, “I have to make some cards”. The reluctancy and despair in every client's voice seems almost universal. Here, at UpDog…

adminSeptember 13, 2017

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Best Practices for Digital Marketing

Digital marketing refers to the marketing of products or services through digital technology. Digital marketing encompasses internet-based marketing (advertisements and promotions), mobile phones, applications, display advertising, and other forms of digital media. According to Forbes, "while print marketing still holds power within the industry, it’s the digital marketing trends that…

Top DogJuly 10, 2017

Branding & Marketing Tips & Tricks

What is Marketing, and How to Use Marketing to Increase Your Business

Marketing is a vital part of business, sure – but what IS marketing, and why is it so important? Here at UpDog Media, we see marketing as looking at a business and seeing the possibilities for promotion, and working with the client to come up with a concept that resonates…

Top DogJuly 5, 2017