How do people find your business if you’re brand new? That’s the dilemma for startups. Back in the day, it was easy to buy a few “coming soon” ads in the local paper and you were set. Not any more. However, what today’s social media marketing allows you to do is to build a following […]
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Nothing like waking up in the morning to a social media emergency! This is when you get a notification from one of your social media accounts and it’s not good. What’s a Social Media Emergency? When you wake up to find that some evil person: This happened to the Christian ministry I used to work
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Just about everybody’s on Facebook! However, even though Facebook provides free business profile pages, should you use that as your only online marketing tool? And what about other social media platforms like YouTube or LinkedIn? How about your own website? Yes, your Facebook or other social media page can serve as a website, but I
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As a small business, budgets are tight — especially in these uncertain economic times. Moreover, any entrepreneur knows that marketing — especially social media marketing — is a key factor for any business that wants new customers. Fortunately, today’s social media and digital marketing tools, are free to use if you know how to use
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Followers on social media are good, but engagement is better. Likes are good, but shares are better. There’s no doubting the fact that social media usage has increased tremendously in 2020. It’s insufficient to just post on social media and hope that your message gets to who needs to see it. You want engagement on
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Since the pandemic, with people stuck at home, social media usage increased tremendously — and stayed there! The best way to grow a social media following is still organically — not paid. You never want to buy followers — they are fake accounts and the networks regularly purge fake and bot accounts. Moreover, it’s a
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What’s your social media marketing strategy? Posting and posting and posting some more? Are you getting the results you want? Insanity – doing something over and over again expecting the same results. Is Your Social Media Marketing Yielding… These are the top 10 Reasons why your Social Media isn’t Working: Related: Why Your Marketing isn’t
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Very. When done properly. Social media can be very effective in generating quality leads. However, it takes planning, preparation, posting, participation, persistence, patience and perseverance. Yes, the 9 P’s of Social Media Marketing! A mistake that I see many companies make is trying to do it fast, off-the-cuff or trying to take shortcuts. They don’t
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Since each social network has a different audience, you need to consider the type of company you are to better reach you target market. Is your company more Business-to-Business (B2B) or Business-to-Consumer (B2C)? Sometimes it can overlap. Simply put, if you sell more to businesses rather than directly to the end consumer, then you’re B2B.
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Your online 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 that was kidnapped in Europe came up. Same name, different person. She asked me, “What can I do about it?” Not easy.
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