A few factors conspire to frustrate small business owners about branding. The first is the idea that an elaborate, creative logo is needed and the second is that anyone can write a winning slogan. Both of these misconceptions bog down marketing and create unrealistic expectations. It's why at Dog Star Media, we always emphasize positioning. T...

In this blog series about noise in your marketing, I've made plenty of references to metrics as a way of measuring and clarifying performance. The use of metric tools is vital to clearing up ambiguity and eliminating a lot of noise and confusion about your marketing activities. However, there is another aspect about using metrics that can cause jus...

We define sales as person-to-person communication that results in a resolution. When a sale is completed successfully, it should be a win for both parties. Seems simple enough, right? Actually, it's not. Since humans are executing that person-to-person communication, this is the source of plenty of noise. Verbal communication to build value and exp...

I've focused my new blog series on connecting doctors and dentists with the No. 1 concept required to successfully market a specialized medical or dental practice: Eliminating Noise. So, let's talk about noise. I'm sorry to inform you that it's deceptively present in every aspect of your business. Noise is anything that slows, stops or confuses you...

If you spend any time on social media, you’ve likely heard the buzz about Facebook’s new Explore feed. It has many businesses worried, especially those without a marketing team that consists of experts in social media strategy like Dog Star Media.

The newsfeed change has now been rolled out on mobile and desktop devices and shows posts from brands, companies and practices you don’t follow on a completely different feed, called Explore, in a way that makes them invisible to the average user. The Explore feed is buried under the Explore tool bar full of options such as "On This Day", "Saved" and the newest, "Order Food."