About Patty Hughes

Patty Hughes is President of Strategic Marketing Services and has over 20 years of experience in marketing and sales strategy. Having been fortunate enough to develop exceptional business relationships with both customers and colleagues throughout the years, she has been honored to help small businesses grow and has enjoyed being a part of their successes by partnering with them to establish a well-developed marketing strategy and assist in managing their ongoing marketing needs.

Starting a Marketing Strategy for Your Small Business

Every small business owner is looking for ways to improve their business, whether it’s to increase new sales, grow their brand awareness, or enter new markets to find new clients. One of the best ways to do this is through marketing. The best way to intelligently plan for marketing to ensure you’re getting the best [...]

By |2023-03-01T17:34:28-07:00March 1st, 2023|Marketing strategies|Comments Off on Starting a Marketing Strategy for Your Small Business

These are the Marketing Conferences You Should Check Out in 2023

In-person marketing conferences are back in full swing and virtual conferences are still going strong. There’s no better way to learn the latest and greatest marketing tactics, tools, and trends than to attend a marketing conference. Not sure which one makes the most sense to attend as a small business marketer? We’ve done the research [...]

By |2023-02-01T17:19:15-07:00February 1st, 2023|Marketing training|Comments Off on These are the Marketing Conferences You Should Check Out in 2023

Should You Try New Marketing Tactics in the New Year?

The beginning of a new year is a great time to assess how well your marketing performed last year and how you can up your game. If you’ve been following a small business marketing strategy, now is the time to take a look at how results stacked up to the plan. Some of your results [...]

By |2022-12-28T17:13:58-07:00January 4th, 2023|Marketing tactics|Comments Off on Should You Try New Marketing Tactics in the New Year?

Last Minute Holiday Marketing Ideas for Your Small Business

Holidays sneak up on all of us, but losing track of the holiday season can cost you sales as a small business owner. If you find that you’re late in getting your holiday marketing started, no worries! We have a few last-minute holiday marketing ideas that can still generate business before the end of the [...]

By |2022-12-07T14:28:13-07:00December 7th, 2022|Holiday marketing|Comments Off on Last Minute Holiday Marketing Ideas for Your Small Business

Are You Still Following These Outdated SEO Tactics?

Any marketers that have been around a while have seen the SEO landscape change significantly over the years. Most changes have been good, and a few have been frustrating. Like it or not, if you want to see legitimate results, you need to know which SEO tactics work and which ones need to be left [...]

By |2022-11-04T10:27:02-07:00November 9th, 2022|SEO|Comments Off on Are You Still Following These Outdated SEO Tactics?

Listen to These Podcasts to Up Your Marketing Game

Small business marketers are always looking for new ways to improve their marketing efforts. There are numerous marketing books out there with innovative ideas, but many small business owners and marketers simply lack the time nowadays. That is where podcasts can prove invaluable. We have sorted through many of today’s marketing podcasts and found a [...]

By |2022-10-12T15:34:29-07:00October 12th, 2022|Small business marketing|Comments Off on Listen to These Podcasts to Up Your Marketing Game

Beginner’s Guide to TikTok Marketing

If you are a small business marketer that hasn’t taken a second look at TikTok, maybe it’s time to do so. While TikTok originally started out with lip-syncing clips and other humorous videos, it’s quickly expanded into something quite substantial and a platform you should consider putting a few marketing dollars towards. Keep reading to [...]

By |2022-12-21T12:23:31-07:00September 14th, 2022|Social media marketing|Comments Off on Beginner’s Guide to TikTok Marketing

No Matter What You Sell, Don’t Try to Market to Everyone

One of the fundamentals of a small business marketing strategy is to determine who your target market is. By definition, a target market is a particular group of consumers or businesses at which a product or service is aimed. That makes sense, right? However, the concept becomes blurry when you sell or service or product [...]

By |2022-08-17T08:06:42-07:00August 17th, 2022|Marketing tactics|Comments Off on No Matter What You Sell, Don’t Try to Market to Everyone

Should Your Small Business Try Text Messaging Marketing?

It’s important for small business marketers to always be open to new and innovative marketing tactics that may help them reach more potential customers. While not all marketing tactics will work for every business, the tried-and-true approaches such as email marketing, content marketing, and social media still provide respectable results when done correctly. To supplement [...]

By |2022-07-20T16:35:41-07:00July 20th, 2022|Marketing tactics|Comments Off on Should Your Small Business Try Text Messaging Marketing?

Your Business Might Be Seasonal, But Your Marketing Shouldn’t Be

A lot of small businesses are seasonal, which means they have busy times of the year and certain months that are considered off-season. If your business is seasonal, chances are your revenue reflects this as well, with substantially more revenue coming in during busy months, and slow (or no) revenue coming in during the off-season. [...]

By |2022-06-22T16:53:42-07:00June 22nd, 2022|Marketing strategies|Comments Off on Your Business Might Be Seasonal, But Your Marketing Shouldn’t Be
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