Small Business Marketing
If Your Small Business Sells to Women, Parents, Millennials or International Citizens, Pinterest May Be a Marketing Win Pinterest doesn’t get a lot of attention from marketing experts these days. This low-competition environment could be a solid small business marketing…
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Small Business Websites Powered by WordPress are a Hacker’s Biggest Target WordPress is a hugely popular platform for small business websites– it’s flexible, customizable and easy to learn. WordPress claims to “power 35% of the Internet.” The platform is also…
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A sample size of one isn’t data, but I can’t be the only tech-savvy person frustrated by the number of apps that are replacing old-fashioned customer loyalty programs. When Box Tops for Education switched from clipping boxes to scanning receipts…
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From Products, to Local Services to Books, Never Underestimate the Power of 5-Star Reviews to Boost Sales In the hustle of day-to-day operations and marketing, it can be easy to lose sight of encouraging online reviews from your customers. But…
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Beginning in November 2019, Amazon advertisers gained a handy new tool for their ad campaigns. Customer “Search Terms” show exactly what customers searched for before clicking on your ad. First, Understand How Ad Keywords Work When you create a list…
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Before Christmas, a marketing email from Scentmatchers caught my eye. I posted about it in “Going Out of Business Sale: Email Marketing Edition.” In an attempt to inspire FOMO (fear of missing out) in customers, the email includes lines like, “Keep…
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Long Island Watch owner Mark made a surprising announcement one day on his YouTube channel: “Today I will share a short story with you; after being a watch merchant on Amazon for over 14 years, my store has been suspended…
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Web Design Fashions Change for Better or Worse, but Small Business Websites Need to Change with Them It’s critically important to have an easy-to-use website that visitors find intuitive. But it’s just as important that visitors feel your website is…
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Ethical Marketers Will Welcome Changes, Although Inconveniences Might Occur Anyone who posts videos to YouTube will have noticed the recent requirement to mark if your channel and videos are “made for kids.” In an email to creators, YouTube announced on…
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Amazon Sponsored Product Ads Live and Die by Keyword Choices Successfully advertising your book or other product on Amazon requires an excellent understanding of which keywords are profitable– and the will to eliminate keywords that result in clicks but no…
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