Strategy First

Could your Marketing use a Little Confidence?

GlueEd is Calgary’s Marketing Training Centre

Guessing at your marketing is not a good idea, especially when you’re counting on it to work. Who needs the stress of another few hundred – or thousand – dollars wasted on a marketing tactic that goes south? We’d love to give you a marketing crystal ball, but we prefer to eliminate the guesswork with proven, strategic marketing systems that are well-invested time and energy to get you on the right track. Here are a few ways we can get to know each other to improve your marketing.

Marketing Therapy – three hours, just for you

Do you have doubts about a business transition? Are you nervous about implementing a new marketing tactic? Some one-one-one time with a Marketing Therapist/Expert can sort you out for a while. Do you know someone you’d like to send to a Marketing Therapist? We’re listening. Get marketing therapy today.

7 Steps of Marketing Bootcamp – Half-day bootcamp

Do your skip your marketing like you skip your breakfast? This one’s for you! Our usual 7-week program is yours to devour in this half-day session. You’ll learn enough marketing strategies and tips to be able to decide whether your marketing needs a more serious intervention. The 7 Steps of Marketing Bootcamp is not for the faint of heart, but it’s perfect for small business owners who are ready to commit to marketing success.

Referral Flood Bootcamp – Full-day bootcamp

Do you have more referrals than you can handle? We didn’t think so. During this full-day bootcamp you’ll develop a referral strategy that will build a team of salespeople driving traffic to your business – all without any extra salaries paid. Referral marketing is the cheapest form of marketing out there. Put it to practice after taking this course.

7 Simple Truths of Social Media Bootcamp – Half-day bootcamp

We know, you don’t really think you need social media. You’re too busy to blog and you don’t care what your business contacts had for breakfast. However, social media is quickly becoming the most preferred method of communication for clients and businesses -  so you’d better learn what it’s all about to stay ahead. Attend this half-day bootcamp to learn the basics of social media. If you leave convinced that it just might be useful, we’ll apply your bootcamp fee toward the full Social Media Pro course to offset the cost.

Do you already know you want to use social media in your marketing? Be our guest and jump right into the full Social Media Pro program.

Social Media Pro – 5-week, web-based course

Are you social media challenged? Our web-based course will walk you through a social media strategy step-by-step, ensuring you cover the basic skills to learn to make social media meaningful to your business. You’ll learn how to make social media work for your business instead of flailing around in the dark. Yes, social media is a fad. No, it’s not going away. Embrace it and sign up.

Duct Tape Marketing Coaching – 7-week course with benefits

Are you ready to get serious with your marketing? Would you like to avoid all the mistakes? Do you think you might actually need a plan? A strategy? Or better yet, a system?

We hear you. There’s a time for fun and games, for experimentation and flexible budgets. But when the honeymoon is over, nothing will cause you more stress than emotional and financial floundering in your business.

Start fresh, re-invent and stay on the path to profitability, passion and fun. Every sale starts with a lead, and every lead starts with marketing. You’re going to rely on marketing to make your business successful, so it had better be a well-oiled machine. GlueEd’s Duct Tape Marketing Coaching gives you the tools to create and execute a systematic marketing strategy. Duct Tape Marketing has created a strong marketing foundation in hundreds of small businesses worldwide.

Our goal for you at the end of this 7-week marketing coaching program is confidence. Once you’ve completed the program, you’ll know how to get what you want out of your marketing. We’ll be there as a support system to deliver exactly what you need to execute your strategy.

What are the benefits? Duct Tape Marketing Coaching graduates receive special promotions for courses and have exclusive access to GlueEd’s Marketing Menu, where additional design and marketing services can be purchased at preferable rates. Included in your course fees are all supplies and materials from Duct Tape Marketing.