How Decision Fatigue Affects Your Marketing Efforts

by Susan Sparks | business strategy, Content Marketing, copywriting

Can You Make 35,000 Decisions a Day? If your inbox is like mine you are constantly inundated with all kinds of Black Friday Cyber Monday Super Good-for-5-minute Deals even when it’s not shopping season. How do you decide which ones to read? Which ones to click...

Attract Your Ideal Client – Branding Part 5

by Susan Sparks | Marketing Matters

Personal Branding Part 5 Last week I talked about your unique offer or USP. It’s especially important that you determine that because it is the cornerstone of your next step, attracting your ideal client. I’ll confess, there were times when my ideal client was anyone...

What makes you so special? Your Unique Offer

by Susan Sparks | Marketing Matters, Working on Writing

Over the past three weeks, I’ve talked about establishing your personal brand. We’ve covered your ‘Why’ when telling your story and the importance of your mission statement. (Have you written that yet?) (First, here’s a peek at one of my art journal pages....

And now for something different…your mission statement

by Susan Sparks | Marketing Matters, Working on Writing

Part Three of Personal Branding Last week I wrote about the importance and value in using your story. It is one of the quickest ways to connect with a reader, client or prospect when they understand why you do what you do. This week, we’ll dive into a Mission...

Personal Branding: Are you using your story?

by Susan Sparks | Marketing Matters, Working on Writing

Part 2 of Personal Branding Last post I talked about creating your own brand. I’ll admit, the idea of a brand didn’t sit right with me at first. Perhaps because it brings up visions of golden arches or some other tiresome logo. But, I’ve come to...