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The Holodeck | Marketing Plan
Well, here we are, party people. At the end of another quarter. How is this possible? I mean, seriously. Were we not just discussing...

Nikki Bauknight
Mar 13, 20232 min read


The Holodeck | Email Marketing
Let’s talk email marketing, shall we? Wait! Don’t go. I promise this will be valuable. Unless you prefer to break all kinds of rules,...

Nikki Bauknight
Feb 26, 20236 min read


The Holodeck | Personas Are Cool
For this week’s post, I get to do my favorite thing . . . tap into my creative side! (Fine. It’s technically not my very favorite thing,...

Nikki Bauknight
Feb 18, 20233 min read


The Holodeck | So. Many. Acronyms.
Have you ever stopped in your tracks and pondered the world of search engine optimization? Fluffy little clouds of SEOs, SERPs, PPCs and...

Nikki Bauknight
Jan 29, 20235 min read


The Holodeck | Marketing Segmentation
Here we are in a shiny new quarter with a fancy little segue from Principles of Marketing to Digital Marketing. Same BlogFest. Same cool...

Nikki Bauknight
Jan 15, 20234 min read


Imagining My Own Business | Conclusion
Here we are at the end of this Imagining My Own Business BlogFest. What have I learned and valued the most? Did I answer my original...

Nikki Bauknight
Dec 8, 20222 min read


Imagining My Own Business | Part 6: Marketing Plan
I have up to 500 words to give you my marketing plan. (Um, less now. Yikes.) Let’s do this. Sugar & Nice is a home-based, custom order...

Nikki Bauknight
Dec 8, 20222 min read


Imagining My Own Business | Part 5: It’s a Journey
When I go on vacation, I create a categorized checklist before I dive into the packing extravaganza. It’s kind of ridiculous and my...

Nikki Bauknight
Dec 8, 20223 min read


Imagining My Own Business | Part 4: Sugar & Nice
For someone with a creative mindset, branding a business is the most exciting, super-duper fun, and completely overwhelming part of the...

Nikki Bauknight
Dec 8, 20222 min read


Imagining My Own Business | Part 3: Sally vs. Sam
Is it just me or is it easier to market to a theoretical person with theoretical thoughts and theoretical feelings and a theoretical face...

Nikki Bauknight
Dec 8, 20222 min read


Imagining My Own Business | Part 2: Small Town Details
Pop quiz. Should small town, small business dreamers target everyone in their zip code or should they also narrow it down to a smaller...

Nikki Bauknight
Dec 8, 20222 min read


Imagining My Own Business | Part 1: Financing Fun
If you look back at my posts, you’ll see a theme whispering throughout. When it comes to starting a business, research is imperative. In...

Nikki Bauknight
Dec 8, 20222 min read


Imagining My Own Business | Introduction
I’m going to take you on a little journey in this post – which is mostly a self-therapy session and pep talk on what I might want to do...

Nikki Bauknight
Dec 8, 20223 min read


Branding | Advice You Didn’t Know You Needed
I’m here to give you some unsolicited advice before you take your branding from exploratory to execution. As a former Print Buyer and...

Nikki Bauknight
Nov 4, 20223 min read


Branding | Details, Details, Details
Not to start this post off all Negative Nelly, but allow me to shine a little spotlight on something that drives me insane. Bad....

Nikki Bauknight
Oct 30, 20223 min read


From Paper to Pastry | Change is Delicious
I’ve been in the Print Marketing world for over half of my life. (How is that possible!?) I love printing. The process of bringing a...

Nikki Bauknight
Oct 23, 20224 min read


Marketing Segmentation | Where Bigger Isn't Better
Let’s be real. If you have a business, your probable goal is to find success and stuff your wallet. Making money is fun. To do so, you...

Nikki Bauknight
Oct 9, 20223 min read
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