No! Well, it depends. I know a lot of social media marketing service providers are going to disagree with me, but here’s my philosophy on outsourcing… Hiring an outsider to manage your company’s social media marketing is like hiring a salesperson and sending them to talk to your potential customers without training them! In my […]
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Since the start of the social media marketing revolution, customer service has been real-time. People are likelier to tweet a question or post a complaint on Facebook before picking up the phone. Seriously, when was the last time you talked to a live person when calling customer service or tech support? At least within the
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Strategically planning your online marketing is a crucial, first step for any business that needs to reach new potential customers! This outline will help you plan your online marketing — whether you’re a brand-new startup or an established business that needs to revamp its online marketing efforts. Online Marketing Essentials Today’s digital marketing is daunting.
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One of the stumbling blocks that many small businesses face when delving into social media marketing is that they’re too attached to their business. You know your product, service, or industry inside and out. Who you really don’t know is your target market. You feel your product or service is the best and the greatest.
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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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