Your business?s website is so much more than just a place to sell goods and services on the web. It is also a place to engage your potential customers in a manner that increases brand awareness. By implementing a blog on your company website you are able to regularly connect with customers by providing information about your business and its related industry. But where to start? In this post we?ll go over the five steps of developing and creating a blog for your company website.
Social Media Marketing
Does My Business Need a Twitter Account
March 17th, 2014
Does your business need a Twitter account? Can you use your personal Twitter account to promote your business, or should you keep the separate? What are best practices for trying to grow a Twitter account, get the most out of it, and what mistakes do you want avoid making on your Twitter account? In this post we'll take a look at those questions and more.
Do I Need a Facebook Account For My Business?
February 27th, 2014
Does your business need a Facebook page, can you use your personal account, and what are some of the best practices for companies and small businesses who are trying to get involved in social media? In this post we'll take a look at those questions and more.
Using Twitter for Small Business
February 18th, 2014
Twitter has been on the scene for almost 8 years and has gathered a large user base that wants to know what?s going on in the world in 140 characters or less. People use the service to keep in touch with colleagues, industry professionals, and their favorite brands. Can a small business use Twitter help meet their goals? Absolutely. You just need to have a strategy that suits your brand.
How to Use Pinterest for Your Business
January 23rd, 2014
Pinterest is one of the newer social networks to pop up, and while it hasn't been around as long as Facebook, in many cases it drives more traffic than Twitter and LinkedIn and Google+. In this post we'll be taking a look what does well on Pinterest, developing an overall strategy, and getting the most out of your participation.
How Small Businesses Can Take Advantage of Google?s Local Carousel
October 17th, 2013
For small and local businesses figuring out how to make the most out of Google?s local services can often complicated and confusing process. In this article we?re going to take a look at how Google is currently displaying local businesses, and what they can do to make themselves standout, drive traffic to their website and to their front door.
How to Develop and Maximize a Facebook Marketing Strategy
October 1st, 2013
As of late 2013, Facebook is one of the top 5 most visited websites in the United States, which means, for most businesses, being on Facebook and having an effective social media strategy is a mission critical aspect of their marketing plan. In this article we will be taking a look at how this works, what are some of the things you need to do, and how to do them smarter and more efficiently.
How to Use Facebook to Market your Business
September 19th, 2013
If you watch TV, go to the movies, read magazines, or see billboards, one of the things you'll notice is almost all of these businesses have the little blue Facebook logo somewhere in their advertisement. The problem for many businesses isn't setting up a Facebook account, it's what to do with it once you've got it and how to make it a part of your overall marketing strategy. In this article we'll be taking a look at some of those aspects and provide some ideas or example and guidance to help you meet your goals.
Ensure You Reach Your Consumers
August 28th, 2013
Business professionals launch websites as the means to different ends, however the overarching theme is the same: to fill a need of their consumers. In some cases this involves selling products or services, but in almost all cases it involves providing information that is not readily available in brick and mortars. A company?s website also allows a company to deepen their relationship with their consumers through various means. The most common platform used is a blog, which is ideal for displaying the depth and breadth of a professional?s knowledge. The issue that many business professionals wrestle with is how to get their content out to their prospective consumers.
Benefits of Using YouTube as a Marketing Tool
July 25th, 2013
To many, social media marketing strategies begin and end with a few Facebook posts and Twitter updates, but in reality, there?s a whole area of untapped marketing potential to be had. It?s more time consuming for sure, but you can bet that it pays off big and has the potential to create fans, shares, website traffic, better brand recognition and lasting impressions.