Windy Lawson
Windy is a former Chief Marketing Officer {CMO} with 20 years of experience in niche marketing across a variety of markets.
Windy specializes in helping microbusiness and small business owners implement marketing strategies that increase revenue, brand awareness and lifetime value.
Even if you have a rock-solid strategy and are effectively mixing up the three categories of social media marketing content, it’s possible for your engagement to be in the toilet, which crushes your reach. But, it’s easy to fix using the #1 tip to increase engagement on social media. What Is Engagement on Social Media? …
Wondering what to post on social media so you aren’t surrounded by crickets? While it’s easy to blame the algorithm, it’s most likely your content is missing the mark. An unpaid social media strategy is only as effective as your content strategy, and there are three primary types of social media content: Connection, Education, Promotion. …
Dear Sister #BossBabe, Facebook isn’t out to get you. The Facebook algorithm isn’t suppressing your reach. You are! I’m willing to bet a dollar that your declining reach on Facebook has more to do with how you use the platform than whatever Algorithm-Conspiracy-Of-The-Week you’ve heard. Using a social media marketing strategy is a staple for …
Think niching down is a waste of time? Convinced that creating a target market/buyer persona/ideal client avatar is just leaving money on the table? I feel ya, and today I’m going to give you the one reason you need to identify your ideal client. But first, let me go all Merriam-Webster on you to make …
Are you overwhelmed trying to keep a steady stream of fresh content on your blog, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, Facebook, LinkedIn, and email? You can significantly lighten that load and build up your authority using the hub and spoke approach to content marketing. Even if you’re not familiar with the term content marketing, you’re likely …
Once upon a time, I loathed networking. It felt fake and gross to me. And I sucked at it. Only once I realized the problem with networking was me, my approach, and my expectations could I flip the switch on my attitude, which changed everything. Today, I am a networking machine, and I hope these …
It has never been easier to have an online presence. And the vast majority of opportunities are my favorite f-word: free-fifty-free. When you’re trying to market your business on a shoestring budget, it’s tempting to blanket all the free platforms and leverage that presence to increase sales and brand awareness. That’s not necessarily bad, but …
Think you need to give away the farm to have a successful Black Friday? Think again. The five days following Thanksgiving are chock-full of promotions designed to offer exception value to customers looking for deals on their holiday shopping. There’s Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving known for cah-razy sales, then Small Business Saturday, Cyber …
The minute Math shows up at a party, the music stops and everyone looks around, wondering “Who in the hell invited her?” I’m not inherently gifted with a math gene, because God knew I would be too powerful if I could conquer algebra. But, as a microbusiness owner, I’ve had to make nice with math. …
Around this time, even in the best of years, I start geeking out over marketing trends and strategic planning for the upcoming year. And yo, this year is hardly the best of anything. As you’re laying out your microbusiness initiatives that can be utilized on a shoestring budget, consider including these four marketing trends in …
I was on a networking video call this week and died a little inside as I watched a new member throw away one of the greatest free marketing opportunities ever invented- sucking us in with a great elevator pitch. This simple marketing tactic is often misunderstood and regularly botched, so I present how to write …
As a microbusiness owner, you may think you need a big pile of cash to effectively promote your business. But that’s not the case. These are my eight favorite low or no-cost strategies to include in a marketing on a shoestring plan. But, before we dig into that, I want to caution you. If you …
