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7 Ways to Market Solar Products and Services with Twitter’s New Periscope App

by Solar Fred | Apr 30, 2015 | Blog | 0 comments

Note to B2B and B2C solar industry marketers: Twitter’s new Periscope app is not a fad. Unlike Google+, a zombie social network that should only be used for SEO purposes, Periscope will soon join Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn as your fourth must-have social platform...

Solar Fred Marketing Tip: Your Solar Brand Is Much More Than Your Logo

by Solar Fred | Apr 9, 2015 | Blog | 2 comments

People rarely ask me about what goes into a solar brand, and I think that’s because solar CEOs feel that it’s just one of those marketing thingys that …ya know… kind of, sort of needs to be somewhere in the business plan, but not really. Your brand is just a logo,...

Chart: Every (Solar) Customer Demographic Prefers Email Communications

by Solar Fred | Mar 26, 2015 | Blog | 0 comments

Whether you’re marketing to solar installers or consumers, you should probably pay attention to this chart, which reveals that every age demographic overwhelmingly prefers to be contacted by email. From 18-year-olds to retirees above 65, they all want you talking to...

What If Your Solar Company’s Design Engineers Could Be Known for This?

by Solar Fred | Mar 19, 2015 | Blog | 0 comments

Solar power may be best known for powering rooftops and pole mounted arrays, but we’re starting to hear about some creative new applications. I’m not just talking about the solar planes, yachts, bike paths, and cars in the news, but also the trend in new portable...

Is Solar Really Contagious or Is Persuasion Driving Neighborhood Solar Adoption?

by Solar Fred | Mar 12, 2015 | Blog | 0 comments

A few months ago I wrote about the latest study that shows how residential solar sales are contagious. That is, if you make a solar sale in a neighborhood, it’s not long before more installations appear in the same area. However, new non-solar research suggests that...

Solar Fred’s Short Guide to Solar Marketing Brevity

by Solar Fred | Mar 4, 2015 | Blog | 0 comments

This solar marketing post is going to be purposely brief, and you will probably appreciate that. Why Brevity Is Important Solar marketing brevity is so important today because we have so much more information, data, and distractions in both of our offline and online...
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It means to step back and to unwind your traditional concept of solar marketing. The only way solar is going to get into the energy main stream is if solar marketers–and their clients–are willing to take creative risks, grab the public’s attention, and then educate prospects about the myths and realities of affordable solar power today.
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