Personal Branding and Social Media: The Potent One-Two Punch

A smart personal branding and social media program make it easy for people to find your needle in the haystack – whether that “needle” is you personally or your business. There has been a growing trend in recent years to associate business owners – their personal brands – with the companies they run. This is true…

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4 Ways to Live It Up and Prosper in the New Marketing Era

We have been living in the era of marketing, ever since cavemen bartered food for pots. The Internet enables marketing to reach levels way beyond what was possible 30 or even 20 years ago. There are many ways in which marketing has changed in the modern era. Here are four tips to help you live…

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How Facebook Can Help You Grow Your Storefront

Looking to expand the reach of your digital storefront? Facebook’s a great way to connect with potential customers and get some sales! Social media may be one of the most powerful marketing tools in your arsenal—and if you use it effectively, it can bring more business to your storefront than any other medium. That’s something…

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6 Surefire Ways to Step Up Your Instagram Marketing

Instagram is more than just a network for picturesque breakfasts and cappuccinos. In modern digital marketing, it’s one of the best platforms for establishing your social presence, maximizing your online reach, and bringing more traffic to your website. Currently, there are over 600 million Instagram users ready to consume your social media content. Being the…

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Hackers, Stay Away: Protect Your Social Media Marketing Today

For many small businesses, social media marketing is a tool to get your message out to potential customers cheaply. So many small businesses have turned do it, and are putting information on it that they should not, that hackers have started making them targets. Protecting your social media marketing accounts from hackers is possible on…

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How to Convert “Likes” into Meaningful Behavior

If one of your social media marketing goals is to get more Facebook “likes,” you need to read this! “Merely liking a brand on Facebook doesn’t change behavior or increase purchasing.” (Harvard Business Review, March-April 2017 Issue) Say what? I know. All this time, you thought Facebook marketing would lead to increased sales, donations, engagement,…

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6 Social Media Lessons from Popular Brands

Don’t Ignore Your Social Followers Now that just about every business has a social media presence, the traditional days of customer service are long gone. Some customers may still call or email your company directly, but many will reach out via your social media channels and expect immediate feedback. JetBlue has a reputation for a…

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Small Businesses on Instagram: How to Use the Platform

Instagram’s user base is growing at speed passing the 600 million follower mark back in December 2016. Since it was first introduced five years ago, it has overtaken Twitter to become the social media’s rising star for businesses. So how can you use this platform to your advantage as a small business? Contrary to popular…

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