“If we get focused so much on just giving a haircut, then we quickly become like everybody else. We quickly funnel ourselves into a price game where you can just look at everybody choose the …

“He’s just a really innovative thinker; he’s a creative guy. He developed the Murney blog and he just kind of has a refreshing approach to the whole idea of marketing a business,” says Tyler …

“We’re selling three things really — we’re selling quality beer, we’re selling a hip atmosphere to consume that beer within the neighborhood, and finally and maybe even most importantly, …

“A lot of the things we have were family heirlooms,” says Sean Brownfield, owner of Dapper and The Hepburn. Brownfield says curating the furniture and decor for both Dapper and The Hepburn was …

“I really feel like the research that has the biggest bang for the buck, it truly is concept testing,” says Debra Kassarjian, an independent contractor and owner of DKInsights. Kassarjian says …

“You have to fail to succeed. It takes multiple failures to arrive at success,” says Shanda Trautman with Old Missouri Bank. Trautman says marketing isn’t a one-stop shop where developing your …

Brenda Jackson, Director of Business Development for Grooms Office Environments says one of the most satisfying things about being an entrepreneur is seeing the effect on her sons. Jackson, who owned …

How much does your search engine know about you? Dallas Nash, a speaker at Evangel University's Cybersecurity and Ethics Symposium and Senior Regional Manager with Dell, says whether you’re …

Tom Jennings spent a year and a half creating the custom artwork to represent TommyHawks Axe House. “I spent a lot of time on that, getting that just right, just the the way I wanted it,” says …

“I think like any new business, it’s a matter of just building it a little bit at a time and word of mouth, again, being the best thing that can get out and happen for you,” says John Twomey, …

“I honestly think marketing axe throwing, just because it’s such an unusual, different activity — I think it’s fairly easy to market it,” says Tom Jennings, who co-owns TommyHawks Axe House …

David San Paolo, co-owner of Redneck Nutz, says when they built their website, they thought customers would flock to it. When their orders were less than expected, they decided to try selling their …

“The more digital footprint you have, the greater vulnerability you expose,” says Dallas Nash, Senior Regional Manager with Dell. Nash says it’s almost essential to have social media pages for …

“We were pretty naive in believing if you build a website, you can sell anything,” says David San Paolo, co-owner of Redneck Nutz. San Paolo says you shouldn’t expect word of mouth and social …

“I think positivity and the vision that all things are possible is really important,” says Vanessa Brandt, Vice President/Managing Director - Account Service at Marlin. “I think if you’re a …

“Restaurants are a big form of entertainment here in the Ozarks and we want to make sure that every restaurant and every brand we’re doing offers some sort of entertainment aside from just …

How do you cope when project deadlines are looming? “I think one of the most important things we can all do is take a breath,” says Vanessa Brandt, Vice President/Managing Director - Account …

“It was almost like we shut down one company and we started a brand-new one.” says Nancy Bogart, Founder and CEO of Jordan Essentials. “That - 2007, rolling into the recession and everything …

 “Marketing for a company can be very interesting, in the sense that it’s hard to stand out in the crowd from everyone else,” says Alisa Lawler, Vice President of Marketing and Business …

“Working for an advertising agency, everything that we do is dictated by client deadlines,” says Vanessa Brandt, Vice President/Managing Director - Account Service at Marlin. “Oftentimes, their …