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Social Media – Quality vs. Quantity

By Cindy Donaldson | December 26, 2019

Does even thinking about posting to social media stress you out? How many times to post, what to post, when to post, etc.? Are you putting content out just for the sake of putting content out on social media? Are your followers just not engaging and your audience isn’t growing? When it comes to social […]

Marketing Trends 2020 – customer experience

By Cindy Donaldson | December 19, 2019

What we do as an industry has dramatically changed over the past decade.  We’ve shifted from trying to convince people to buy, to do, to act, to honing in on our customer’s journey and customer experience. CX will rule Marketing and Advertising in the next decade. The Customer Experience (CX) is king. People no longer […]

Why Collaboration is EVERYTHING

By Cindy Donaldson | December 12, 2019

I learned very early in my career that finding a mentor is key to success – learn from others who have been down the path you want to go.  I also learned that being a mentor to others is not only gratifying it’s important to the success life cycle. So what does that have to […]

Is Network Marketing “REAL BUSINESS” and why it matters

By Cindy Donaldson | August 22, 2019

If you are making money – the answer is YES.     I think there is a stigma around the MLM (Multi Level Marketing) that’s not always warranted.  The visions of Ponzi pyramid schemes runs through people’s minds and all of a sudden one’s spidey senses are in hyper-drive at the mention of “joining the cult”.     Here’s my $.02.  […]

The great website debate

By Cindy Donaldson | May 9, 2019

We\’ve been doing a ton of websites lately and talking to even more people about the types of websites they need, how to access the back end of them, and basically the process of building a website. I’ve seen so many companies bamboozled by people who take advantage of the unknowing and the website naïve. […]

Why you should STOP copying your competition

By Cindy Donaldson | May 2, 2019

The old saying goes “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”, but when it comes to your marketing, it’s just NOT a good idea. For centuries, we’ve been using other’s ideas, creative, and art as inspiration for our own work – and that’s fine if it’s used to spark ideas of your own. BUT if […]

Take Our Quiz: Do you really know who your ideal client is?

By Cindy Donaldson | April 26, 2019

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Take Our Quiz: What should your brand color be?

By Cindy Donaldson | April 26, 2019

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The power of your LIST

By Cindy Donaldson | April 25, 2019

It’s no secret that Team Red Barn is Pro Email Marketing.  The bang for your ROI buck is huge compared to other advertising and customer engagement methods.  It is all about the POWER of your LIST.  The more targeted, the more engaged, the higher that ROI will be. The biggest question I often get is […]

Do you have what it takes to be an Entrepreneur?

By Cindy Donaldson | March 27, 2019

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