& How to Take a Break As a business owner, you deserve to take a break. While it’s important to keep up your business and marketing in the summer, you also need time to enjoy all that your summer has to offer. Summer is a busy time! If you’re a parent and business owner, you’re […]

How a Strategic Plan Creates Sustainable Business Growth Note from Crystal: Hey there! Before we dive into intentional marketing, I wanted to say something: this may come as a surprise to you, but even I need a business coach! I’ve put a LOT of hard work into Oakes Creative House, and I’ve worked all over

Marketing, Branding & Advertising: How They’re Different & Why You Need Them Since you’ve landed on this blog, it looks like you’re a current or aspiring entrepreneur seeking out marketing education. Well, you’ve come to the right place! A marketing plan and brand design are essential to building a business, and you can’t really operate

& What You Should Pay Attention To And just like that, it’s 2025. We’re now as many years from 2000 as 2000 was to 1975. Is that WILD or what?! And needless to say, styles, strategies, and trends have changed quite a bit in the last few decades. Even looking at just the last 10

There is a common thread that I see often when talking with business owners about why they hate sales. While putting together packages, service bundles, product bundles, specials, etc… has always come a bit second nature to me, I realize this is not the case for everyone. I believe that the majority of small business