Small Business Blogging Tips To Get More People Reading
You’ve done all the right things and your blog post that is targeting a specific keyword is now appearing on page one of Google but you can’t seem to convert the traffic from blog browsers to blog readers; you can’t get the engagement. If that’s where you are at your blog title or headline may […]
Google Tools For Small Business That Are Worth Your Time
Google has some great products that are extremely helpful if you’re serious about marketing your business online. Some of these google products are websites that you want to list your business on, some Google tools provide information you need to tweak your marketing message, correct site performance problems and drive revenue. There’s just one little […]
Creating A Strategic Marketing Plan Focused Around Your Ideal Prospect
Do you really know who your customers are and what makes them tick? If you want to get the biggest bang out of your marketing program you need to know what motivates them, where they hang out and what they respond to best. In short you have to develop a “profile” for your ideal customer. […]
5 Small Business Email Marketing Tips To Increase Engagement
You probably already know that building an opt in email list is one of the most productive marketing strategies you can pursue. Gaining the permission of a prospect to market directly to him or her is absolute gold if handled properly and “properly” means sending messages that engage the subscriber. You can do a bang […]
Do You Have A Well Thought Out Business Pricing Strategy?
Is your business pricing strategy still to win on price? Are you following the strategy of the big box stores, grocery stores, drugstores and other high volume retailers that match their price to the competition? Are you trying to win apples to apples comparisons? There’s a better way.
Pinterest Marketing: Millions of Additional Potential Customers
You’ve probably heard of Pinterest but do you really know what it is or considered if it’s a place your business should have a presence? Pinterest is another social media network but the best way to describe it is as a really cool shareable bookmark system. Remember when your mom found a recipe in a […]
SlideShare Marketing: Another Effective Content Marketing Strategy
If you are a business owner then you probably already know what SlideShare is. How do we know that? We know that because Comscore says that business executives are 5 times more likely to visit SlideShare than any other social media site. Wrap your brain around these numbers. SlideShare receives 60 million unique visits each […]
5 Smart Ways To Manage A Social Media Reputation Crisis In Your Business
Bad things can happen to anyone at any time and they don’t have to be big time media events to have a negative effect on your business. Something as simple as a bad customer service experience to more serious events like defective merchandise or services can quickly reshape what people think of you thanks to […]
Small Business Marketing Tips: Don’t Put All Your Eggs In The Google Basket
If you are a small brick and mortar local business don’t get so tied up trying to rank for particular keyword phrases on Google search that you miss out on other opportunities to promote your business. Search traffic is great but it isn’t the end all be all solution to your small business marketing. You’ve […]
Is Local Social Media Marketing A Smart Move for Small Business?
Is there are day that goes by when you don’t hear or see the term “hashtag?” Did you know that checking social media is the second most common activity among mobile device owners? Twitter, despite having never made a penny in profit now has a market capitalization of about $25 billion which is larger than […]
