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What Does Workers Comp Compliance Cost the Average Company?

The cost of doing business is evolving. Government rules and requirements are costing more and becoming a burden to small businesses. A survey report labeled high regulation costs as a significant reason that hinders the growth of small businesses, whereas large corporations enjoy the power of lobbying. However, regulatory requirements tend to vary depending on business and industry, and it is imperative to identify your worker's compliance requirements. According to Lori Murray, the workers’ compensation system is set up so that employees who...

December 8, 2017By Mirex MarketingBusiness Tips, Human Resources, Legal Tipscompliance cost, costs, HR, legal, payroll, workers comp0 CommentsRead more...

What You Need to Know About Starting Your Own Business After a Career Setback

What You Need to Know About Starting Your Own Business After a Career Setback It’s not easy to find the silver lining in a career setback. Whether you’ve been fired, laid off, or passed over for a promotion, the sting is severe and it may seem like you’ve hit a dead end. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Going backwards on one path gives you reason to change course. Starting your own business may be the way to begin moving...

September 11, 2017By Mirex MarketingBusiness Tips, Small Business Management, Start-Up Edbusiness startup, Larry Mager, small business startup, starting a business0 CommentsRead more...

Do You Always Give The Customer What They Want, Even When It’s Not Good For Them?

I had an interesting exchange with a partner this week regarding a project for a client. The client is a rental property owner who wants a new website. She's starting completely from scratch. So far all of her marketing has been through sites like Airbnb and VRBO, but she wants to branch out. The client has admitted that she knows very little about marketing, especially digital marketing and has so far been impressed with our team's extensive knowledge. The purpose...

February 17, 2017By Mirex MarketingBusiness Tips, Conversion Optimization, Customer Service, Digital Marketing, Marketing Tips, Sales, Website Design & Developmentbusiness management, customer service, give the customer what they want, responsive website, sales dilemma, service management0 CommentsRead more...

Valentine’s Day Marketing Statistics 2017

Valentine's day is a peak selling season for multiple different industries. Businesses that sell or distribute products such as flowers, candy, jewelry, dining, lodging and other products are experiencing one of the best shopping seasons of the year, having some overlap with the Superbowl. Many of these businesses can start ramping up their marketing about 2 weeks before February 14. For those who may be thinking of creative ways to leverage the holiday to increase sales, here are some Valentine's...

February 14, 2017By Mirex MarketingAdvertising, Creative Marketing, Holiday Posts, Marketing Tips, Pay Per Click/ Cost Per Click Advertising (PPC/CPC), Tips for the Marketing Professionalholiday marketing, marketing statistics, valentine's day marketing, valentine's day marketing tips, valentine's day products0 CommentsRead more...

What (the heck) does “SEM” mean?

The acronym "SEM" is one of many found in the digital marketing alphabet soup. (SEO, PPC, CPC and SERPs are closely related). SEM stands for "Search Engine Marketing", which actually has a history of what it means. Traditionally, the word "marketing" is a blanket term that covers any activities that are used to promote your brand and business, including public relations (PR), advertising and sales. So naturally one would think that the phrase "search engine marketing" or SEM would also be...

February 9, 2017By Mirex MarketingAdvertising, Digital Marketing, Marketing Tips, Pay Per Click/ Cost Per Click Advertising (PPC/CPC), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Search Engine Optimization (SEO)CPC, paid search advertising, pay-per-click advertising, PPC, SEA, search engine advertising, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, SEM, SEO, SMA, SMM, SMO0 CommentsRead more...

Superbowl LI Commercials 2017

All the Superbowl commercials can be found on AdBlitz on YouTube. Let us know which one was your favorite and why? (We've had some feedback that "Mr. Clean" might be the winner this year, what do you think?)

February 8, 2017By Mirex MarketingAdvertising, Content Marketing, Creative Marketing, Marketing Tips, Traditional Marketing, Video Marketingsuper bowl 51 commercials, super bowl commercials 2017, superbowl commercials0 CommentsRead more...

The Digital Marketing Alphabet Soup. What do all these acronyms mean?

There a many acronyms and initialisms that make up the digital marketing alphabet soup. While these terms and phrases are commonly tossed around between marketing professionals, it can be confusing for clients and newbies to keep track of them. Here is a list to help you keep them in order and understand their meanings (feel free to bookmark this post for reference or share it with others): 4 Ps of Marketing Although this entry is not necessarily an acronym or an initialism,...

February 8, 2017By Mirex MarketingDigital Marketing, General, Marketing Tips, Tips for the Marketing Professionaldigital marketing acronyms, digital marketing alphabet soup, initialisms, internet marketing acronyms1 CommentRead more...

Science of Persuasion Video

This is an awesome video on the science of persuasion based on concepts that were studied and proven by Robert Cialdini, professor emeritus of Psychology and Marketing at Arizona State University: There is a science to how we are persuaded. The human brain needs short cuts or rules of thumb to guide decision making. The 6 universal shortcuts for decision making are: Reciprocity Scarcity Authority Consistency Liking Consensus Can this science be applied to sales and marketing? Share your thoughts on this video in the comments below or...

February 6, 2017By Mirex MarketingAdvertising, Content Marketing, Conversion Optimization, Creative Marketing, Digital Marketing, Marketing Tips, Public Relations, Sales, Tips for the Marketing Professional, Traditional Marketing, Video Marketingconversion optimization, conversion rate optimization, customer psychology, get them to say yes, marketing tips, psychology, Robert Cialdini, sales training, science of persuasion0 CommentsRead more...

Superbowl 50 Commercials 2016

The Super Bowl is coming up on February 5, 2017. Here is a review of Super Bowl commercials from last year: Please Comment: What do you think of these ads from a marketing perspective? Which were most effective and why? Which were least effective and why?

February 3, 2017By Mirex MarketingAdvertising, Creative Marketing, Marketing Tips, Traditional Marketing, Video Marketing#avosinspace, #ballogize, #gopriusgo, #hyunadaisuperbowl, #puppymonkeybaby, #skittlesart, #yougotcarried, Alec Baldwin, Amazon Echo, Audi, avengers coke commercial, bai, Buick, car finder, Christopher Walken, coca cola mini, Dan Marino, death wish coffee, Dollar Shave Club, doritos, Drake, heck on wheels, Honda Genesis, Honda Ridgeline, Hondai Alontra, Kia Optima, kickstart, LG Oled TV, Liam Neeson, little orange head, Marmot, marvel coke commercial, PayPal, pokemon20.com, puppy monkey baby, Ryan Reynolds, sheep Queen commercial, skittles, Steve Harvey, Steven Tyler, T-Mobile, talking animals, Toyota Prius, Tron Parody, United Healthcare0 CommentsRead more...

Superbowl XLIX Commericals 2015

The Super Bowl is coming up on February 5, 2017. Here is a review of Super Bowl commercials from 2015: Please Comment: Share what you think from these ads from a marketing perspective. Which ones were the most effective and why? Which were the least effective and why?

February 2, 2017By Mirex MarketingAdvertising, Creative Marketing, Marketing Tips, Traditional Marketing, Video Marketing#bestbuds, #eatasnickers, #godaddy, #hellofuture, #invisiblemindy, #kimsdatastash, #oneboldchoice, #realstrength, #upforwhatever, #withdad, all natural burger, Anna Kendrick, BMW electric car, BMWi, BMWi3, Brady Bunch parody, bud light, budweiser, carl's jr, cat commercials, Danny Trejo, Data Stash, DeMarcus Ware, doritos, Dove Men+Care, Fred Jackson, friskies, Geico, human pac man, Kia Sorento, Kim Kardashian, Kurt Warner, LaVar Arrington, life-sized pac man, Mindy Kaling, newcastle brown ale, nissan, nomore.org, old guy swag, Pierce Brosnan, Pizza Hut, roman atwood pranks, Ryan Gosling, snickers, super bowl commercials, T-Mobile, talking babies, the mindy project, toyota camry, toyota dad commercial, victoria secret, victoria secret football0 CommentsRead more...

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