Yearly Archives: 2014


A Year In Review at J. Murray & Associates

2014 at J. Murray & Associates

2014 was a productive year at J. Murray & Associates. We created a new brand, plus developed a new website and collateral materials. Our website displays marketing services, samples of our work, blog posts and there are still more pages to come. Additionally, our J. Murray & Associatessocial media pages will provide you with valuable marketing information about social media, SEO and more. We also said goodbye to “David” this year and designed a cleaner, more contemporary logo.

 

 

A Look at 2015

2015 will be a milestone year for J. Murray & Associates. We will be celebrating our 25 anniversary! To thank our clients for their continued patronage, we will be offering “special anniversary pricing” on a service each month. To kick off the New Year, our January special will be 20% OFF Newsletters (digital design or design and printing).

Wishing You a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!


15% OFF Brochure Printing in November

J. Murray & Associates has a special on brochure printing throughout the month of November. Receive 15% off an 8.5” x 11” tri-fold brochure. Brochures are printed in four color process on two sides, 100# gloss text stock and an aqueous coating. 1,000 printed brochures are as low as $157.25*.

 

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J. Murray & Associates a Manufacturing Marketing Company in Downers Grove

Traditional marketing practices are still used by many manufacturing companies today. However, in recent years manufacturers are thirsting for a digital presence.

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We’ve all heard the term, “There’s an app for that.” Turn on the news and they’re reporting on tweets about a current event. And everyone has heard, “Just Google it.”

There are several digital marketing channels that can be used for manufacturing companies. But before you begin, you have to know your target audience.

Let’s assume your manufacturing company has a website (if you don’t, you should hire a web design company). How will prospective customers find your website- from your business card, catalog or a trade magazine? Many of the prospects will search on Google (Google receives 12 million searches monthly). But, how do they search for your company? If your website is not search engine optimized, chances are your site will not be found.

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Marketing Ideas for Small Business

There are many marketing ideas for small business today. You can create a social media page and engage with new and existing clients. Add a blog to your website and write daily posts. Other marketing ideas include joining a Chamber or Meetup group, sending out digital newsletters or become a speaker. Below are a few ideas to help marketing your small business.

Social media marketing ideas

Google+, Facebook, Twitter, and Linked-in are great social media sites for groups to discuss marketing. You can also start your own marketing group on any these sites. social-media-sites
Here’s a link for Linkedin groups:
https://www.linkedin.com/grp/
Google+ communities here:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities
Facebook groups can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/browsegroups/?category=membership

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