You need to be “liked” to get past first base at that job interview. Being left off the list is a lonely place. On the social web that has been transformed into every “brand” wanting to be liked. These likes are now marketing benefits.
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5 DIY Tactics to Boost Your SEO
Like all startup entrepreneurs, you too surely have high hopes to scale your business up the ladder with SEO. The better your SEO (Search Engine Optimization) rank, the bigger your business can grow. However, it is not easy when you are a startup entrepreneur. Here are some do-it-yourself steps.
How an Entrepreneur Can Be Open But Stay in Control
The emergence of social networking and the Internet has caused a new focus and value on “openness,” which leads to a new element of leadership, called “Open Leadership.” The mantra of open leadership is “Be Open, Be Transparent, and Be Authentic.” This is counter to the traditional business premise of “control,” so many companies are still pushing back.
The 5 Best Ways to Crowdsource for Your Startup
Follow these tips and get set to rock your startup using crowdsourcing! Now you can easily approach your friends on social media networks and direct people to invest in your business and see it grow up day by day. But you can use crowdsourcing in lots of different ways.
The 10 Commandments of Twitter
What are some fundamental principles that you should embrace if you want Twitter to work for you? Twitter’s sometimes chaotic nature does make managing the torrent of tweets seem like herding cats.
2 Steps to Produce Leads from Your Online Marketing
Let’s stop here and discuss the purpose of advertising and marketing your small business, which is: to produce leads. Leads are phone calls and emails from potential customers. Your job is to turn some of these incoming leads into customers.
Do You Feel Pulled in Multiple Marketing Directions?
Marketing has embraced every new channel and technology that it changes at the speed of light. And with those changes come specialists who claim that theirs is the best on the block for your small business or nonprofit organization.
Humanizing Your Customer Service
Customer service gives your company an opportunity to build a strong relationship with customers at a critical point. If they’re calling for help, then they’re likely frustrated. All too often, customers are greeted by “customer service robots.” Everyone’s familiar with this type of representative.
5 Great Social Media Analytics Tools
After evaluating lots of social media tools that try to visualize your online presence, your posts, people in your network, and messages in your network, here are some tools that caught my eye.
A 5-Step Beginner’s Guide to Video Marketing
Video marketing: You’ve heard the experts talk about it, the gurus blog about it, and your business peers rave about it, but how do you get started? What is the first step to creating your own engaging video content, and how can you share your videos with the world?
