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CLIENT SPOTLIGHT: Rapid RELIEF

3/2/2023

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vMarque has had a very busy 2023 and we are excited to support small business and non-profits who we have provided services for this year. One recent client, who we are excited to help launch is Rapid Relief Mobile IV. They will be opening very soon in the DFW area.

We first focused on creating a beautiful logo with Texas-themed colors and to match the company name they already selected. To do that, we asked our client to fill out an online form about his new business, and asked a series of questions about his target market, his services, his likes and dislikes and more. Within 24 hours, we delivered 4 different logos for him to look at and select from, communicating we could change up colors and switch out fonts and take some of the best elements from any design and combine them. Below are the 4 original designs.
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The client selected number 1. While the logo files and watermarks were being sent to the client, we worked on purchasing the domain (of course we already knew it was available) and setting up several email addresses. We also created an email address that routed to several employees to help with scheduling and booking. The website design and layout took about 4 days to mockup and another 3 days to finalize, as well as finalize the SEO. The site is ready to go, and now the client is planning for an official launch date!

Check out the full site here: rapidreliefmobileIV.com
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Understanding The Value of SMB

6/28/2021

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Today's small and mid-sized businesses are technically sophisticated and often times do their homework before making important decisions for their business. Yes, many small businesses have a smaller amount of decision-makers and often the business owner, President, or CEO makes the decisions but they will also seek out advice from their technology partners, by doing research online, and by gathering feedback from colleagues, staff, and trusted friends and family.

What does this all mean to you as a business serving end-customers and consumers, or even businesses (B2B, B2C)? This means we in the industry must treat these vital decision-makers as valuable members of the supply chain. As we think through our own sales and marketing processes, we must not treat these business buyers as consumers or just assume they purchase as a traditional consumer does. They are extremely valuable and many of them will come to the table or call you with already have performing a great amount of homework on you, your services/products/solutions, and may need you to clarify a few things or answer a handful of final questions before they make a final decision. 

Technology is a vital tool for small businesses, but buyers do not want you to treat them as a consumer. They will also place their value on you as a business on the way you go the extra mile to better understand their business, their industry, their market challenges, etc. This means it is important for you to set up your marketing campaigns, your website experience, and your marketing outreach (social, digital, and print) in a manner that speaks their language, supports their business challenges, and helps them solve problems and improve their outcomes. We have to continue to keep learning from our customers to improve our messaging and communications to them. The value of small businesses (from home-based businesses to those with 100+ employees) will be realized when we as an industry begin treating them like businesses, help them grow and flourish, and enable their businesses to operate in a digital-virtual-mobile global market.
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Brand refresh or Bust

8/27/2020

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Is business a bit slow? Are you feeling a bit stagnant due to the economy and changing business environment? Maybe it is time to consider kicking your business into high gear through improved marketing, a brand refresh, and an updated or modern logo/graphics and marketing portfolio. Every 2 to 4 years you should consider adjusting or refreshing your branding, logo, website layout, and other marketing channels. Every week, twice a month, or monthly you should be making changes to your website, adding blogs/press information, sharing new projects and client wins, and championing your small business.
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Here are a few recommendations on things to help with that brand refresh:
  1. Refresh your Logo or Add a tagline (what do you stand for)
  2. Redesign your website layout or tweak the look, fonts, colors
  3. Become active weekly on your social channels 
  4. Modernize your graphics, invest in ongoing images for blogs/social
  5. Look at what you can modernize through mobile, digital (apps, forms, VIP clients programs, giving back, reach outs)
  6. Look across portfolio (web, brochures, contracts, client paperwork, social media, newsletter, downloads, lead generation, press/media, press releases, whitepapers, use cases, inventory, eCommerce, email campaigns, coupons/discounts
  7. Brand Refresh includes ongoing updates and interactive content, stay relevant by weekly or bi-weekly changes, outreach, posts, emails (be careful not to over do it)
  8. Get employees involved, those in the field or working with clients (shared work spaces to collect graphics, work-life activities, new project highlights, videos, etc.)
  9. Make sure your website is mobile responsive or mobile friendly
  10. Have fun and be creative with your refresh and work with the experts if you are not equipped or want to outsource to a skilled team.

Learn more at https://www.vmarque.com/services.html
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Small BusinessES Go Virtual

7/14/2020

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Today's business is virtual, mobile, and digital. Whether we were excited about this or not, it is now the accepted model as we venture into working from home and mitigating risk to being inside environments where we have to touch anything. We want to be contactless and touchless for safety reasons, but we also need to find ways to make our business lives easier. In comes digital tools and mobile apps. 

Digital tools are devices and software to help us improve our services, operations, and client interactions. Mobile tools or apps allow businesses to offer services, transactions, shopping, and client interactions through the use of simple mobile apps that can be integrated into small business websites or downloaded for free for clients to do business with you. Retailers and Fast Food retailers and food providers have embraced this, but other industries such as healthcare, professional services, and business service companies have been less inclined to adopt for whatever reasons.

Below are some of the tools you might consider for your business:
  • Appointment and Scheduling (apps and website tools)
  • Patient Admitting and Discharging 
  • SMS or Text Reminders, Coupons, Discounts, or Inventive/Offers
  • Online or Mobile Chat (Use of Chatbots)
  • Customer Meeting Scheduling
  • Reservations
  • Email and Texting of Customer Receipts
  • Mobile Point of Sale (POS)
  • Touchless and Contactless Information Sharing

As we look for ways to continue doing business, we are also exploring ways to improve basic manual processes. Many digital tools, software, and mobile apps can be integrated or added to your website and linked back to your company email and other back-office systems like sales, finance, accounting, and marketing. If you are exploring tools for your business to operate in a virtual environment, contact us today and we can support you in onboarding, set up and integration across your small business.
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TX Boutique Creative Launch

6/29/2020

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Over the weekend we kicked it into high gear to support a good friend and fellow woman small business entrepreneur who is launching a new retail boutique based in Canton, TX.

Our Steps (sometimes we move in warp speed)
  1. Gather Company Name Ideas
  2. Gather Design Ideas, Color Preferences, Theme, Business Purpose
  3. Prepare a Vision Board and Design Elements
  4. Finalize Logo Design (variations) & Other web/social Graphics
  5. Purchase or Get access to Domain for Website Development
  6. Set up Web and Email Hosting If Needed
  7. Set up Website and eCommerce Site, Payment Processors
  8. Upload Products and Inventory for Shopping
  9. Launch Website and Announce Open for Business
  10. Press Release and Social Media & Ads, If Needed
  11. Ongoing - SEO, Google Coordination, Google Analytics, and more
We are excited to continue to support Brandi Weaver and her many businesses, including her gym, her cleaning business, and now her new and budding retail boutique. Stay tuned for more details!
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