Your online brand, image, or reputation can change from good to bad in seconds. Some time ago, a gal who was looking for a job Googled her name, and a sad story of a little girl who was kidnapped in Europe came up. Same name, different person. She asked me, “What can I do about
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Events are fun to plan, and one thing’s for sure: you want the event to be successful. The last thing you want is to spend time planning the party and have no one show up. I’ve enjoyed helping several clients promote grand openings, conferences, and concerts. Whatever your event might be: a seminar, webinar, open
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Social Proof is the positive influence when people find out that others are doing something. This includes shout-outs, reviews, recommendations, and sharing of your quality content. What exactly does Social Proof mean? For example, one of my clients, Simply Smashing Rage Room, several years later, is still following my advice and giving customers who check
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You’ve done your research. You’ve determined who your target market is and which social networks they use most often. Now you need to get your social media strategy going.
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What is a Buyer Persona? It’s making up a description of what your perfect customer looks like — detailing their demographics. You can have more than one target market. Some businesses are B2B (business-to-business) or B2C (business-to-consumer) or a combination of both. Here are some examples of target markets or buyer personas to give you
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Yeah, some people may “hate Twitter (X)”, but it is still a great tool to get exposure, as well as valuable SEO. People hate X because they don’t understand it. X is like a never-ending news ticker. It’s what’s happening right now in real time. At any given moment on X, one can see what’s
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When Twitter (now “X”) was created in 2006, people didn’t get it. Small business owners didn’t understand how to use it for marketing. Many still don’t. It’s OK if you don’t get it. X/Twitter users come in all forms. Many have been on since its inception. When Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022, he made
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This July 4th holiday will be like no other as America celebrates its 250th birthday! It also falls on a Saturday. Therefore, it’s observed on Friday, July 3. We have a long weekend! However, before you go on vacation, schedule out your social media posts to take advantage of what’s going to be trending in
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In this climate of deeply divided political and cultural issues, it’s very easy to offend someone just by replying, retweeting, or even posting on the wrong social media account. Now, if you happen to work in news media, politics, or a religious organization, this article isn’t for you. I would expect to see those types
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Endeavoring to market local brick-and-mortar businesses organically (non-paid) is actually fairly simple when you take advantage of these free tools: Instagram, Google Business Profile, and Facebook. Case Study: How one local business managed to increase Facebook reach when others were losing theirs… Due to the many algorithm changes that social networks constantly make, it is
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