About Ryan
Hi, I'm Ryan Barton, a small business marketing, social media, and design consultant based in Los Angeles.
Welcome to my site, where you can
- browse years of free blog posts,
- subscribe to my blog,
- buy my book,
- hire me, or
- contact me for more information about working together.
I learned a great deal while leading a talented team of marketers at a niche ad agency.
Our clients were public transportation agencies. And often, they lacked the robust marketing budgets used by public transit's biggest competitor — the personal automobile.
I quickly learned the value of:
- precise targeted marketing,
- differentiation,
- two-way conversations with prospects, and
- creative, low-cost, and high Return on Investment campaigns that don't cost a fortune to be effective.
More about Ryan
Take a look below to learn where you can find more about me:
+ The Smart Marketing Blog
I share my thoughts here a couple times every week. Subscribe for free.+ "Smart Marketing"
I wrote this book specifically for small business owners, so they too could compete with industry giants. Buy yours today and start reading it tonight.+ Santa Drives a Saturn
Founder and head elf at a local service that's only open five hours every year on Christmas Eve.
I have good things to say here.
Let's get connected professionally.+ Google+
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Guest Articles
I've been fortunate enough to write for other great sites around the Internet. Here's a selection:
+ Problogger
"Understanding the Difference Between 'Want' and 'Want to Buy'"+ Problogger
"3 Ways to Use Twitter Favorites"+ Men with Pens
"5 Blog-Building Lessons from Model Planes"+ My Escape Velocity
"5 Ways to Escape Your Smartphone"+ E-Junkie.info
"4 Ways to Promote Your Blog with Twitter"+ Santa Clarita Valley Business Journal
"Expand Your Revenue Opportunities"+ Santa Clarita Valley Business Journal
"Better, Faster, Stronger, Smarter"+ Proxart
"Art is Business is Art"+ Vinyl Art
"Happy Father's Day Dads"+ FeelGooder
"7 Ways Travel Makes You FeelGooder"
Top 3 Viewed Blog Posts
Learn a lot in a little time. For your viewing pleasure, here's the top three viewed blog posts of all time:
+ "5 Ways to Grow Without Cold Calling"
Instead of asking readers to buy my book, I give you five ways to grow your business without stooping to cold calling.+ "The Timeshare Marketing of Awesometown"
How a home builder's marketing campaign stayed true to its core despite negative community feedback.+ "1,019,388 Walking Billboards in L.A."
The story of how one global retailer opted for a simple, yet effective marketing tool.
Audio
Hear me rambling and bantering in an interview or two:
+ Proxart Radio
"Art is Business is Art"
I look forward to hearing from you — let's talk!
- ryan.
