Category Archives: Stores and Services

From dry cleaners to shoe shiners, this category is for companies that do stuff for others.

New business headshots slideshow

Just completed another slideshow for Gretje Ferguson. This slideshow is for business headshots.  It looks beautiful for 2 reasons.  One, I am working with a talented photographer and two, the software I use to create these works well. Please note, I share … Continue reading

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Graphic designer in need of work can find plenty of opportunity with Zen Cart

If you are a graphic designer looking for work, I have an opportunity for you. Recently, I created a store for Dr. Fisher’s Mix (a high fiber and high protein dietary supplement)using Zen Cart. The default graphics on the Zen … Continue reading

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Why some businesses fail

I got an excellent pedicure at a spa once and when it started wearing off, I called for an appointment for another. Here is my conversation at 9:30am on Wednesday: Me: Hi, I would like to make an appointment for a … Continue reading

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The gift of the Magi?

One of our former clients – Day Spa Magi has been transferred to new ownership.  It’s always a little unnerving and exciting at the same time when this happens to a business.  It’s unnerving because it’s change.  It’s exciting because … Continue reading

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New Client – New You? Brown Couch helps Acupuncture Clinic of Brookline

We’re proud to announce that the Acupuncture Clinic of Brookline has become a client of Brown Couch Consulting.  We’re helping the clinic gain more visibility in the natural and herbal healing market in and around Brookline.  They already have a … Continue reading

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Yogurt and the anticancer link

An Example of Co-marketing between stonyfield yogurt and the publisher of Anticancer: A New Way of Life Continue reading

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Business sense at its best

As I write this post, I lament the end of a bag of granola I had purchased in Vermont on vacation.   Silly you! You might say.  Why not just order online for them again?  It’s so easy for us … Continue reading

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A picture is worth a thousand words

We often recommend a photo gallery for our clients.  Not only do customers like to see many different pictures of a product (think Zappos with their 8 images of the same pair of  shoes), but they also like to see … Continue reading

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A picture is worth 1,000 words

Well, that’s right folks.  We’ve added some images to our website.  Why?, you might ask. Well, honestly, the site felt bare and our consultant has been strongly recommending some visual help to our otherwise, dry and wordy site.  So, we … Continue reading

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Co-marketing

I noticed a brilliant piece of co-promotion in one of my holiday gifts. I received a calendar with daily tips for women on housekeeping. Inside, very nonchalantly, there was a business card for a woman who is a certified Feng … Continue reading

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