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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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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Success means different things to different people. Successful social media and digital marketing means increased sales, exposure, and repeat customers. What do you want to accomplish with your Social Media Marketing? Got you thinking, right? Well, successful social media marketing starts with setting goals and metrics. Moreover, they have to be SMART goals. I see
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It’s extremely frustrating when you have what you think is a great website, yet you’re not getting conversions. That is, visitors aren’t staying, they aren’t clicking on your offer, and worse yet, they aren’t buying. Whatever you’re doing to attract and drive visitors to your website is working, but they’re not doing anything once they
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Unlike for-profit businesses that usually have one main target market, maybe two, nonprofits have at least 5 distinct ones. These 5 target market personas need to be clearly identified and embraced. Ideally, you need to get to know them — intimately. You also need to find them on social media networks, get their attention, and
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Marketing on Instagram is a MUST for any B2C (Business-to-Consumer) business. Whether you’re ecommerce, brick-and-mortar, or home-based business, Instagram offers you unique opportunities to promote your business organically, without paying, to a large audience. Instagram is a great social media network, especially for B2C businesses. Though I’ve seen some B2B companies on there, it’s mostly
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Branding in today’s digital age is way more than just having a nice logo, a catchy tagline, and a pretty website. I’ve been doing Internet marketing since 1995, and I’ve seen lots of “brands” come and go. Some do well, and some fail miserably. Whether you’re just starting or your business needs a new look,
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