For some local business owners, they may think of The Keene Sentinel as a great place to run their print advertising. And those business owners would be right. But thinking of The Sentinel exclusively as a print advertising resource would be missing the larger...
Why Is Brand Differentiation Important to Your Local Business?
Brand differentiation is critical to the success of local businesses because it allows you to stand out from competitors in your immediate market, attract customers by highlighting your unique value and selling proposition, builds customer loyalty, and ultimately...
Marketing For Lead Generation
If your business needs to attract new customers and build a sales pipeline, you might benefit from a marketing strategy that includes lead generation. Business categories that typically focus their marketing on lead gen include home services, like roofers, window...
What is Social Commerce and How Can It Help Your Local Business?
Social media is prevalent in our everyday lives. As of January, 2025 63.9% of the world’s population use social media which equates to an astonishing 5.24 billion people. As well, on average people spend 2 hours and 20 minutes per day using social media. The most...
What Is Influencer Marketing and How Can You Use It to Grow Your Local Business?
Influencer marketing is a marketing strategy where brands collaborate with individuals, known as “influencers”, who have a large and engaged following on social media to promote their products and services by featuring them in content, essentially leveraging the...
How To Use Owned, Earned, and Paid Media to Help Your Local Business Grow
Owned, earned, and paid media refers to three distinct categories of marketing channels that a business can use to promote itself. Owned Media: Here a business creates the content and distributes it on channels it controls. Owned media can include a company’s website,...
Where Does Storytelling Fit in Your Branding Strategy?
A branding strategy is a framework that helps a business establish its identity, define its market, and create a unique value proposition. Branding involves developing a name, logo, and other characteristics that distinguish it from competitors. Effective branding...
Can Social Media Be Effective in The Awareness Stage of The Customer Journey?
As you contemplate your revenue strategy for your local business, and how to design and build your marketing plan to engage and inspire new potential customers all along their path-to-purchase, you may want to consider including social media in your marketing mix as...
How Small Businesses Can Leverage Social Media Marketing
By Olivia Adams, Sentinel Solutions The digital presence of a business has become an indispensable tool for understanding, engaging, and connecting with customers. Now, the consumer buying process has become highly competitive, as it allows shoppers to browse the...
Is Branding Important to Your Local Business?
Branding is the process of creating a distinct identity for your business in the minds of consumers. Branding involves developing a company’s name, logo, colors, visual identity, and tone of voice. In many ways, branding involves and goes beyond visual elements and...