4 Actions You Must Take Immediately as New Home Owner


When couples, or singles, buy their first home the excitement can be overwhelming. Many want to send out announcements to family and friends expressing their happiness. Whether you have bought a newly constructed home, or an already established one with its own character, the experience of first-time home ownership is the same. With the anticipation of the approaching moving day, there are several things that should be on your to do list before settling down for your first night’s sleep in your new home. You may not think of everything at once, but some things will take precedent over others.

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4 Questions You Need to Ask Before Giving Out Promotional Products

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Go to any trade show or exhibition and you will find all types of promotional products being given away. At the end of the day you will likely end up with bag full of pens, cups, caps, USB drives and so on. Even after the rise of digital advertising promotional products provide great marketing value to businesses large and small. One of the reasons for their success is the lasting impression it provides to businesses. The recipient of the products will continue to use it and remember your business even after the event is over. The lasting impression is what markers aim to achieve with any marketing program. Now, before you go out and buy hundreds of pens or USB drives you should take a step back and give careful thought to the goal you aim to achieve with this. The best way to do it is ask the following 4 questions to yourself.

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What is Small Business Marketing?

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This is probably one of the most intriguing, and misunderstood question in business world. For some people, marketing is about creating catchy advertising slogans that attract customer’s attention. For some other people, it is about promoting the business in social media channels to build customer intimacy. Some people also equate it to the ability to create a strong brand (read Apple), that will create cult-like following with customers. Can you really describe marketing within these narrow boundaries?

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