Simplification Services

  • Home
  • Our Team
    • Kelly Butcher, Owner
    • Testimonials
  • Services
    • Discover Our Services
    • Online Business Manager Services
    • Internet Marketing Services
      • Marketing Strategy
        • Develop a Marketing Strategy in Five Easy Steps
      • Social Media Marketing
      • Email Marketing
      • Blogging
  • General Contractors
    • General Contractor/Home Remodeler Marketing Quickstart Guide
  • Blog
  • Contact Us

The Small Business Guide to Podcast Marketing as a Guest

May 1, 2025 By Kelly Butcher Leave a Comment

Are podcasts in your small business marketing mix? No? If you’ve been ignoring them because you think they’re for tech bros or news junkies, think again. You’re missing out on a low-cost method to reach prospects. Podcasts are the evolved version … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Internet Marketing, Marketing Strategy Tagged With: podcast marketing

How an OBM Can Help You Use AI for Your Small Business

April 8, 2025 By Kelly Butcher Leave a Comment

Everyone’s talking about AI and how to use it in business. But no one is talking about a real issue... overcoming the resistance to using it. Because the reality is, most small business owners don’t want more tech tools. They want less … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marketing Strategy, Online Business Manager Tagged With: OBM for small business

What You Should Know About AI for Small Business Marketing

March 8, 2025 By Kelly Butcher Leave a Comment

You can’t read about small business marketing without hearing about AI. And right now, everyone's telling you it should be at the top of your list. You may be feeling peer pressure to use it or FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) if you don’t, but don’t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Internet Marketing, Marketing Strategy

What Last Year’s Marketing is Trying to Tell You

February 15, 2025 By Kelly Butcher Leave a Comment

Were you surprised by your “Year in Review” on your music streaming service this year? I’m often surprised by what didn’t make my top list as much as what did. It's not just about nostalgia. It's about seeing data that didn’t match my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marketing Strategy

New Year, New Rules: Your 2025 Email Marketing Wake-Up Call

January 23, 2025 By Kelly Butcher Leave a Comment

Are you still emailing like you did in 2015? Or even 2022? If so, we’re sorry to inform you that your emails are living their lives in spam city – a land where much time and money goes to waste. There are new email rules and updates that have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: E-mail marketing Tagged With: marketing for contractors, marketing for small business

Streamline Your 2025 Marketing with Expert Help

December 5, 2024 By Kelly Butcher Leave a Comment

Marketing isn’t complicated. It may seem so, because of all the digital tools and platforms involved, but at the end of the day, we’re still using some of the same strategies to get leads and drive sales. Why does it seem so difficult? Time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Google My Business, Internet Marketing, Local Search Engine Optimization, Local SEO, Marketing Strategy, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Marketing Tagged With: growing a small business, local seo for small businesses, marketing for small business

Psychological Pricing Strategies to Boost Your Holiday Promotions

November 12, 2024 By Kelly Butcher Leave a Comment

It’s close to that time of year and while we’d ordinarily write about how to make your holiday promotions pop, this year we’re going to focus on how to make them ring—as in, ring in those holiday sales. We’re talking about psychological pricing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday Marketing, Marketing Strategy

Should You Market Your Small Business to Gen Z?

September 10, 2024 By Kelly Butcher Leave a Comment

If you’re reading this, you’ve probably wondered about Generation Z’s potential for your business— and with good reason. This generation is growing in number and buying power. But are Gen Zers a good market for you? And should you spend time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marketing Strategy, Social Media Marketing Tagged With: growing a small business, marketing for home service business, marketing for small business, small business marketing strategy

Better Marketing with Customer Avatars—The What, Why & How

August 16, 2024 By Kelly Butcher Leave a Comment

Marketing is like fishing. To catch a certain type of fish, you need to use the right bait and go to an area they’re known to frequent. If you use a bigger tool like a net, you might rake in more fish, but there’s no telling what kind you’ll … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marketing Strategy Tagged With: marketing for small business, small business marketing strategy

How an OBM Helps You Expand Your Business

June 7, 2024 By Kelly Butcher Leave a Comment

How much time do you have for expansion planning and strategy? We’re guessing not much.  With an OBM or Online Business Manager, you’ll have time to get that done. Because that’s one of our superpowers… structuring businesses so that they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Online Business Manager Tagged With: OBM for small business

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • …
  • 8
  • Next Page »

Are You Ready to Hire an OBM? Take the Quiz!

There are a few things that will determine whether you’re ready to hire an Online Business Manager. Take our quick 5-question quiz and immediately get your results!
Take the Quiz!

Connect With Us

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest

Recent Blog Posts

  • What an OBM Does (And When Small Businesses Need One)
  • 5 Strategic Planning Questions I ask as an OBM
  • How to Track Marketing Performance for Your Small Business (Simple Metrics that Matter)
  • A One-Page Marketing Plan You’ll Actually Use for Your Small Business
  • 5 Reasons Why Your Marketing May Not Be Working

Get in Touch

512-779-5626
Contact Us!

Connect With Us

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube

Search this Website

Copyright © 2026 Simplification Services · Policies & Terms
Built, Hosted and Managed by Digital Donkey Marketing