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Show & Tell Video: Brand Strategy Is More Than Recreating a Look or Logo

Five years ago, Michelle Sokolich founded Show & Tell, a video production agency based in Auckland. In 2017, she completed 6 months of business coaching with The Icehouse coach, ...

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Digital Opportunities: Why a Digital Audit Is a Good Idea

Change is coming. Change is already here. If you’re accessing this content on a digital device, then you’re already actively engaged in using digital tools.

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Of Course It’s Personal: 5 Tips for Creating Customer Loyalty

Many businesses focus their marketing efforts on acquiring new customers. And yes, new customers are important. Ultimately, however, acquiring new customers is not as ...

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Lodges, Hotels, Wine, and the Importance of Strengthening Your Brand

When I asked my American travel agent friend about which luxury lodges she recommends to wealthy clients planning a trip to New Zealand, her answer gave me the idea for this blog. ...

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The Value of Brands

A brand is more than a name, it's a promise. You need to be able to deliver what your brand represents. Get clear on what you stand for, why you are unique, and then have a strong ...

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A Brand Is More Than a Logo, It’s a Promise

Many think that a brand is just a name, a logo, or a design, but I am always heartened when a business owner can dig deeper knowing that their brand is reflected in what they ...

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Authentic Marketing in a Digital World

A great friend of The Icehouse, Duncan Shand, Managing Director of Young & Shand attended a marketing conference in the Big Apple circa 2013. He had a few notes to share that cant ...

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Three Basic Marketing Tactics to Launch Your Startup or Small Business (Without Big Budgets)

So you’ve started a business! You’ve done all your homework, validated the market, built a team, sussed out your business model and developed the product/service. Now you’re ready ...

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Marketing MacGyver Style – Getting Results With Nothing but Paperclips, Ductape and the Right Attitude

I love doing marketing on tiny budgets! And no, I’m not being sarcastic. In the last 5 years I’ve done marketing for three different organisations, have been involved in two ...

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Digital Marketing Strategy Part 5: Test, Measure & Improve

We’re almost at the end of our journey…. I do hope you have used my tools/tips and are well on the way to having a strong digital strategy.

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