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When you’ve been in marketing a long time, you think you’ve done and seen it all. Then you get a great opportunity with one of your customers to stretch your creative abilities by helping them design the interior of their new building. How exciting is that?

Bison Janitorial move from the downtown area over to Church Avenue and did a great job of laying out a new facility for themselves and Janitorial Supply House. They wanted the inside of the building to be personalized to them for their customers and employees enjoyment. So that’s what we did. We added some entertainment to the lunchroom, some customer feedback on the walk to the boardroom and privacy to all the offices. We also designed signage for the outside of the building.

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Social Media Marketing

Wondering Which Social Platforms to Use?

First let’s talk about why social media is important. As part of your marketing strategy, social media allows you to connect with your clients as well as communicate to potential prospects. It is also one of the most used digital avenues in today’s world. It also offers the opportunity to create engagement which ultimately helps with rankings.

Let’s Review Social Media Platforms

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2022 or 2020 Too?

I’m sure you’ve all seen the latest meme taunting us that 2022 can also be perceived as 2020 too. As in, here we go again.

But I don’t want to head into a new year lamenting about the issues raised by the COVID virus and vaccinations. I think we’ve all spent far too much time talking about these topics, to the point it has divided friends and family.

Instead, I think it’s time to remember and celebrate some moments of 2021.

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Marketing Jargon

Tired of Marketing Jargon?

Have you ever sat down with a Marketing professional only to realize you have no idea what the words are coming out of their mouth? Have you ever wondered why they can’t just say what they mean? What are those initialisms and acronyms? What’s worse, is every time you talk to them there’s some new phase or term they’re throwing out with great vigor and confidence.

Here’s a list of the top buzzwords of 2021 and what they really mean. In English.

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Bison Janitorial

Branding

Excited to Showcase Bison Janitorial’s New Brand Identity!

We are so proud of our latest rebranding project – Bison Janitorial.

As Bison Janitorial continues to extend it’s foothold as Winnipeg’s customer focused Commercial Cleaning Service while moving into the “green” generation, it was important to create a visual which clearly identified their service offering.

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Google Reviews

Google Reviews – Helpful or Hurtful

I think almost any company has experienced the “trauma” of a negative review. Sometimes you’re prepared and other times you’re caught completely off-guard and are shocked at some of the feedback.

What’s the first thing you do? Try to figure out who the customer is and what you did wrong. Once you’ve obtained that information, you begin the struggle of finding the right words to either accept responsibility or explain the circumstances while maintaining “the customer is always right” philosophy.

However one of my biggest complaints with Google Reviews is the lack of verification of services or purchases. Anyone can leave a review regardless of whether they’ve ever had any engagement with your company. From competitors to entitled friends of actual customers to employees who may not have had a good experience working with you.

When you look at the statistics supplied in this blog, you can see both the positive and negative impact of reviews. Does it seem fair or reasonable your business can be impacted this way without any substantiation?

How Important are Reviews?

How powerful is this route to market is on customer buying decisions? The answer is very. 91% of 18-34 year olds trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations, and 93% of consumers say that online reviews influenced their purchase decisions.

What is the Value of Good Reviews?

  1. Increased Customer Trust
  2. Having direct feedback from the customer, helping you improve your products or services
  3. Improves Rankings

What is the Cost of Negative Reviews?

  1. 13% of consumers will consider using a business that has a 1 or 2 star rating.
  2. 94% say an online review has convinced them to avoid a business.
  3. Four out of five consumers have changed their minds about a recommended purchase after reading negative online reviews.