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Social Media Case Studies & Statistics Presentation
Hold on there Tiger! Give it a few seconds to load Social Media Business Case Studies and Statistics on Prezi Please comment below and share your thoughts and experiences with social media. Any amazing case studies or statistics you’d like to add? Or perhaps first-hand experience on the impact social media has created for [...]
Pinterest: 11 Ways to Leverage for Business Marketing
Many of you have heard of Pinterest and may be wondering how this social network can be leveraged for your business. I too had some intense curiosity and have since begun to realize the vast amount of capabilities of this network for engaging your target audience and driving traffic to your website. In fact, some [...]
8 Indisputable Reasons To Use Twitter for Business Marketing
Twitter started in 2006 and since has expanded to 200 million users and 1.6 billion searches per day. It’s an ideal social media tool for business owners to connect with their customers in real-time, a huge asset to customer satisfaction. However, many business owners find Twitter to be somewhat complex when first approached. Twitter also [...]
Social Signals and Their Impact on Web SEO
Why go to the trouble of having a Facebook fan page for a business? The truth is that social media has become an incredibly important driver of website traffic. Large search engines like Google frequently list sites such as YouTube, Twitter, or LinkedIn among the top organic results for a business name or organization. Even [...]
Facebook Adds Subscription Button to Personal Profiles
Yes, another Facebook change! How exciting! <—–sarcastic tone. This one mimics Twitter and the new Google+ Circles feature. Looks as if Facebook is trying to be everything every other social network is. 2 Benefits of the Facebook Subscription Button You may have noticed the “Subscriptions” link under your profile picture. This new feature allows Facebook [...]
What is keyword research and why should I bother?
The “why”of keyword research You have a small business website for a reason, right? To attract customers and win business. But what good is a business website if no one ever sees it? For any website to be successful it must generate traffic. There are many potential traffic sources available (email, social media, and YouTube [...]
Google+: All the Google Goodness and Then Some
Many people have asked my thoughts and opinion on Google+, so I decided to write a post to share all that I know, all that I like and what’s on the horizon. OK first off, it’s Google, so you might want to take it seriously. As have 20 million users within the first 3 weeks [...]
Facebook Sponsored Stories
Facebook recently introduced Sponsored Stories. Yeah, I know, ‘Sponsored Stories’ may sound sweet and innocent, but it clearly is another way for Facebook to get yet even more wealthy and another way for brands to advertise on Facebook. Sponsored stories leverages interactions that people have had with your brand and publishes it as an ad [...]
Facebook News Feed Optimization: 3 Tips On How To Get Your Updates Into Your Target Users News Feeds
Every wonder if your status updates are even being seen by others in your network? That is a topic that I investigated for my own purposes and came up with a wealth of information I felt every business page admin should know about. Many Facebook users don’t even know that when you view your news [...]
4 Reasons To Claim Your Local Business Listing on the Web
Remember the yellow pages not too long ago, when nearly every business could be found all in one place? Well, now we have online yellow pages, in a sense. If your business does not have a website, isn’t active on social media, and you aren’t listed in any directories, then you are virtually non-existent on [...]
Foursquare For Business
Why Foursquare? “Foursquare gives everyday people, venues and local merchants a voice. It opened the doors for businesses to see a whole new way of seeing their customer.” ~Dennis Crowley, Foursquare Co-Founder and CEO It is 50% friend finder, 30% social city guide and 20% nightlife game. You check into a venue, then the service [...]
6 Compelling Reasons Your Business Needs A Blog
We all know that social media is all the rage for businesses to connect with their existing customers, meet new customers and give value to your connections. A great addition to being active on the social sites is having a central hub for all your communication, which is a business blog. Having a presence on [...]
Are You LinkedIn? Learn How To Leverage This Powerful Marketing Platform for Your Business
LinkedIn is a social community, but unlike Facebook, it is a network of professionals. It is a great place for professionals to promote themselves as well as their companies or personal business. In addition, it is a great platform to connect with customers, prospects and industry thought leaders. LinkedIn is an excellent place to generate [...]
16 Compelling Reasons Why Your Business Needs To Have A Social Presence Online
So what’s all the buzz about? Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube…oh my! It can make any business owner dizzy, frustrated and downright freaked out, especially when they see a competitor bedazzled all over social media sites. Well I’ve comprised 16 compelling reasons why your business needs a social presence, and honestly you need this presence like [...]
Groupon For Businesses
I’ll be honest…I LOVE Groupon! I get an email every morning detailing the daily deal from a local business. The deals are really quite amazing. Two recent ones that I bought were, $7 for $15 at Moe’s Southwest Grill and The Gap in which I paid $25 for $50 worth of clothes. Plus I learn [...]
Google Places: Your Local Business Discovered On Google
Claim your business listing on Google-it’s FREE! Google Places will help your local business get found. You can also: communicate with customers get insights to make better business decisions show photos and videos of your business offer coupons that customers can print out provide a map to your business Watch the video below to learn [...]
How To Create FREE Custom Signatures For Your Emails and Blog
These videos will show you how to enhance your personal and business email interactions. Your email signatures can be easily customized, include instant message & social profiles, automatically share your blog posts, favorite quotes, news, bookmarks and more. You can even create personal and business ones depending on who you are emailing. This first video [...]
