How is your business different from the other guy, down the street who does what you do? Or the other business that comes up in Google search for your same keywords and phrases? What’s Your USP? Before you can start marketing your business, you need to identify what your Unique Selling Proposition (USP) is. What […]
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One of the stumbling blocks that many small businesses face when delving into social media marketing is that you’re too attached to your 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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The 80/20 rule of sales and marketing has been around forever. 80% of your business comes from 20% of your target market. So what exactly does that mean? Basically, you need to get to know that crucial 20%! Especially, when you’ve got so many marketing choices out there, you need to know — Who’s your
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Whenever I’m over on Quora looking for questions that people are asking regarding digital marketing, I always see someone complaining that their marketing or advertising on Facebook or Google isn’t working. Many blame the platform. Hint: It’s not the platform’s fault! Usually, it’s one or more factors in the marketing planning process that the advertiser
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You survived the pandemic and subsequent business shutdowns or lockdowns that affected your business negatively. Now, with inflation and supply chain issues, along with government uncertainties, calling what you’re going through a “business slump” is probably an understatement. However, you can do a few things to jump-start your business, attract new customers, and bring back
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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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The social media offers are so tempting! Offers like “I will promote Your Website, Blog or Anything 20,000,000 Members On Facebook Twitter for $5″ or ” I will add 32000 Twitter or Instagram followers or 6000 Facebook likes for $5″ — seem too good to be true and they are! You do not want to
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Since I’ve worked in online marketing for over 29 years now, I’ve seen well-meaning business owners attempt to do their own marketing and fail miserably. Moreover, their failures and mistakes were 100% preventable had they asked an expert for help. Did they want to save money? Did they think they could understand the technology? Were
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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 in the social media networks to be able
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Many marketers make the mistake of jumping into blogging and posting or advertising on social media without considering who their target market is and what they want or need. Obviously, you must think about the customer and not about what you want to sell or what you like. When a potential customer lands on your
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