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Heads & Hearts

Erica Barnhart — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:47:14 +0000

Mission-motivated organizations (nonprofits and social enterprises, I’m talking to you!) talk a lot to people’s heads. If you want more engagement, speak to their hearts. Find out how in this video!

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Paralanguage: The power of non-verbal communication

Erica Barnhart — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:47:43 +0000

How you say something is as important as what you say. Paralanguage is the non-verbal communications we send out as we use verbal communication. Is it affecting what you’re saying?

Paralanguage: The power of non-verbal communication from Claxon Marketing on Vimeo.

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Back to School with the 1,2,3 Marketing Tree

Erica Barnhart — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:50:25 +0000

It’s the first day of school in our neck of the woods. Time to get back to the basics. Claxon’s 1,2,3, Marketing Tree gives you the basic steps for your organization to inspire action and engagement (i.e. market itself) in a way that’s simple, effective and fun. Yep, yep! Find out how in this quick video.

1, 2, 3 Marketing Tree from Claxon Marketing on Vimeo.

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Connect through Humor

Erica Barnhart — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:46:50 +0000

Free and abundant, humor can be a great way to connect people with your cause. Hear two funny examples of using humor to advance your mission.

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Connect through Humor from Claxon Marketing on Vimeo.

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Elevator pitch – Door opener or Deal closer?

Erica Barnhart — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:58:12 +0000

Earlier this week, I made the case for having a good Elevator Pitch. But let’s be honest: creating an elevator pitches can be stress-inducing. It doesn’t need to be! Watch this short video for tips on how your nonprofit can open more doors with a simple elevator pitch.

Elevator pitch – Door opener or Deal closer? from Claxon Marketing on Vimeo.

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Word of the Week: Believer

Erica Barnhart — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:14:28 +0000

A believer is someone who accepts something as true. Watch this quick video and see if you’re engaging your believers, wooing agnostics, or trying to convert atheists.

Who are your believers? Are you showing them the love?

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Believers, Agnostics & Atheists

Erica Barnhart — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:49:33 +0000

The general public is not a target audience! Learn how to avoid this pitfall and focus your message to the people who matter most to your cause.

Believers, Agnostics & Atheists from Claxon Marketing on Vimeo.

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3 Simple Steps. 1 Great Plan.

Erica Barnhart — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:18:43 +0000

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Why plan?

Why create a marketing plan? It takes time, energy and usually isn’t all that fun. Plus, you have your plan in your head so you should be all set, right?

Wrong.

According to Kivi’s 2012 Trends Report, only 24% of organizations have a written plan that has been approved by leadership. And yet, writing down your goals has been proven to up your odds of achieving them.

With no written plan, you are at risk of falling prey to shiny object syndrome. You will hear about a new social media tool that sounds fab and decide everyone else is using it and you must use it, too. Or a board member will suggest you do a big PR push and off you’ll go, in full pursuit of the latest shiny object.

This is the tail wagging the dog. Maybe these are great ideas, maybe they’re not. It depends on your goals. Twitter, Facebook, PR, websites, blogs, newsletters, annual reports—these are all simply a means to an end. Planning makes sure you achieve your goals in the most effective and efficient way possible.

How to plan?

Now that you’re convinced you should have a written marketing plan, the question is how do you develop one given limited time, money and, let’s be honest, enthusiasm for the task at hand?

Enter the 1, 2, 3 Marketing Tree, a tool I developed to make it simple for you—the mission-motivate of the world—to get laser-focused on your marketing goals and how you’ll achieve them.

The 1, 2, 3 Marketing Tree demystifies marketing and reveals the three questions you really have to ask and answer in order to reach your goals.

WHAT does marketing success look like for your organization?
WHO do you need to reach in order to be successful?
HOW will you reach them?

Ready to get started? Download a free version of the Tree or buy the poster-size version (featured in the video above so you can see it ‘live’) and get planning!

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DIY Nonprofit Messaging Bootcamp: Step-by-Step

Erica Barnhart — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:17:14 +0000

Over 300 organizations survived the inaugural Nonprofit Messaging Bootcamp. Congrats to each and every one of them!

If you still want to get your organization’s messaging booty in shape, download the Nonprofit Messaging Roadmap and a Messaging Framework and then work your way through the blog posts and videos below.

We know you’re busy so everything is short and sweet–you’ll be in fab shape in no time!

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