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While MANY small businesses are “rocking it” in their use of technology a survey by Microsoft shows that so many small business owners are far behind in their use of technology.
The survey results show:
1. 30 percent of small businesses are using cloud technology and 10 percent are not familiar with cloud technology at all.
2. 30 percent of respondents said that they still primarily use filing cabinets and folders to manage their content, while 12 percent said that they do not have a...
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Referral marketing is a POWERFUL and LOW cost way to bring in more revenue.
Customers who already bought from you are the best evangelists to promote your business and what you sell!
However, often times it’s a challenge to capture the referrals, promote the referrals and most importantly to ASK for the referrals.
A new service, Refgo, is out to change that. They offer, from what I can tell, a simple and feature rich platform to help you add your contacts, develop a mobile friendly landing...
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Every marketer knows the importance of landing pages – those single pages of information that are designed to worked hard to capture a lead or make a sale.
As business owners our job is to market our businesses and sometimes we don’t take the time to create great landing pages or know how to do them properly.
Email marketing vendor, GetResponse has a new service launching soon – a landing page creator. that can help you make great landing pages.
A GetResponse spoke person...
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I’ve just tested out a new service, ,Emphatic, which creates smart social content for small businesses.
I tested the service in creating content for the Small Business Summit.
After I posted my request on the Emphatic web site, in less than 24 hours, an Emphatic writer reached out to me and through their portal shared with me about 6 posts they had created for the Summit.
What was impressive was that clearly the Emphatic writer had taken the time to get to know the Summit and create posts...
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If you’re a restaurant owner and use Facebook, check out your Facebook page now.
Facebook is enabling pages, which are listed as restaurant or cafe to to add menus to their Facebook page, by uploading a PDF of their menu.
Restaurant owners have so many options to build their local brands and drive traffic to their restaurants. Many are free
- Add your menu to your Facebook page
- Ensure your Facebook, Yelp, Google Local and other local listings are up to date and completely filled...
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There is no denying the power of Social Media, especially when it comes to the marketing opportunities it brings to businesses of all sizes and industry. But many are still not able to harness this power for their business. From not knowing where to start or just not having the time to spend maintaining a social media marketing program, many business just don’t get past that basic Facebook or Twitter page.
Infusionsoft’s ‘Best in Class – Social Media’ winner, L. Lee...
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Social media is definitely here to stay, so for all those small businesses that have yet to get on the train, it’s time to get your ticket and take the ride! One benefit of the rise of social media for business has been the number of great tools that have developed as a way to help manage social media channels. These tools allow you to schedule posts, optimize engagement and give valuable insight to the who, what, where and when of your social activity. I use many of these tools when...
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What is one video marketing trend small businesses should consider taking advantage of?
The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently launched StartupCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses.
1. Animation
Use animated graphics, voice-over scripts and pictographs to tell your story. Because they...
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