Category: Small Business

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    Fun Marketing Ideas

    Marketing is an essential part of building and running a successful business or organization. Your approach to marketing will often vary depending on your end goal. A good general rule of thumb is to think of marketing as a way of getting people’s attention. It doesn’t have to be stuffy or full of fancy jargon,…

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    Marketing on YouTube

    YouTube is a unique social platform that offers some cool marketing opportunities. It doubles as a search engine and has its own form of SEO. YouTube also has a vast amount of users, a lot of which use the site daily, and can provide you with some enormous growth potential. And, unlike almost all other…

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    Marketing on Twitter

    Twitter was founded in 2006. By 2013, it ranked in the top 10 most visited websites (Source). While it is not as popular as Facebook or Instagram, Twitter does boast over 100 million users and maintains it’s place as a social media giant. According to Pew Research most Twitter users fall in the 18-29 year…

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    Marketing on Instagram

    Instagram first appeared on the social media scene in 2010. It would then go on to explode with popularity, gaining one million users within just two months of its release (Source). Instagram quickly established itself as a social media giant and continues to be one today. Unlike some social platforms, Instagram’s user demographics skew heavily…

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    Marketing on Facebook

    Facebook has been an internet powerhouse since it came on the scene in the early 2000s. It continues to dominate the digital space in the United States and comes in second as the most used social media platform (trailing behind YouTube). Facebook’s base spans multiple generations, genders, and political alignments, making for a diverse population…

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    2 Things You Got Wrong About Marketing

    Marketing plays a vital role in running a successful business. Without marketing, your business is likely to plateau or even fail. Below are a couple of misconceptions business owners have about marketing and why you should think about those misconceptions differently. “I’ll market more when I get bigger.” This is a fairly common response to…

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    Picking Promotional Items

    One part of marketing that’s been around for decades is the promotional item. Take a quick look around your house or office and you’re sure to find at least one of the following branded things: pens, note pads, stress balls, or calendars. There are, of course, a whole plethora of promotional items available beyond just…

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    Picking the Right Social Media Platform

    Marketing on social media can be a great opportunity. 72% of U.S. adults use social media. Of that 72%, around half are using social media daily, and roughly another quarter are using it weekly. There are very few other marketing options that will be able to get you the kind of reach that social media…

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    3 Reasons You Should Consider Blogging

    When you set out to create a website for your business, there are several pieces of information to include. One piece that may be less obvious is the blog. Nowadays you can find blogs on virtually any topic. From cooking to photography to looking for Bigfoot to crocheting the perfect sweater, blogs are a great…

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    Some Dos and Don’ts for Social Media

    Social media provides you with the unique opportunity to connect with a wide audience. There are many different social platforms and each one appeals to a different demographic of people. While there are certain things that apply to specific platforms, there are some general rules of thumb that can help you grow your audience across…

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