by Samantha Hartley | Nov 25, 2013 | Enlightened Marketing, Mindset, Value Identification
It’s Thanksgiving week! And I’m already cooking. :) I’ll be heading to the in-laws’ place and I’m taking a Southern cranberry chutney (with half the sugar of that recipe). I wanted to give thanks and share my list of the top 5 things I’m grateful for in my business....
by Samantha Hartley | Nov 6, 2013 | Enlightened Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Mindset, Value Identification
The other day I was munching on some berries and thinking how odd it was. Odd that it parallels a critical lesson in my business. Odd that I hadn’t bought them in a store, but instead got them here: Yep, off a bush in the park. Odd that just a few months ago, I...
by Samantha Hartley | May 2, 2009 | Marketing Strategy, Value Identification, Your Marketing Message
Picture this: Tim’s client has just had a wonderful experience with him and is happily raving about it. Time to ask for a testimonial! So, Tim works up some courage and says, “Thank you, Olivia. Would you mind sending me those kind words as a testimonial...
by Samantha Hartley | May 20, 2008 | Value Identification
The Business Case for Branding, May 22nd Noon CST Hosted by Samantha Hartley (yes, that’s me!) Sign up here. Major corporations like Coca-Cola, Nike and Starbucks know the key to big profits is cutting through the clutter to get your message heard. The same...
by Samantha Hartley | Oct 4, 2006 | Value Identification
I felt this cartoon by astute Hugh Macleod accurately illustrated some of the conversations I had yesterday at a networking event. As a marketer, I love to ask business people about their “differentiators” – why one should choose them over other...