Small Business Marketing
Finishing a significant small business marketing initiative like a website redesign is an exciting time! After possibly months of work and waiting, your new website is ready to be launched and revealed to customers. Or is it? There’s a critical last…
Read MoreWho are these people who write reviews on websites like Yelp, Amazon and Angie’s List? And why do they have so much power over your success? Contrary to some opinions I’ve heard, online reviewers usually aren’t just disgruntled customers or…
Read MoreMore than 50% of customers view email marketing communications or social media marketing campaigns on a smartphone. This means every message you share must keep mobile in mind or risk being ignored by half of your customers. Here are some tips…
Read MoreFor many of the small businesspeople I advise, Twitter is one of the most confusing or overwhelming social media networks to make sense of. The barrage of information on Twitter is unrelenting, and it’s hard to know what strategies will work…
Read MoreCheck out this graphic of the Marketing Technology Universe from chiefmartec.com: With all these categories and marketing companies vying for attention, I can see why marketing is confusing for many small businesses. But it doesn’t have to be. Forget about the…
Read MoreMy article two weeks ago, “The Diversification of Search (and Your Marketing Budget),” seems to be coming true faster than I had anticipated. In this marketing podcast with Dave Weatherholt, I detail the recent news of Microsoft increasing user privacy…
Read MoreIn the near future, Google might not be such a hot-shot in the web marketing world. “That’s crazy!” you might think. Indeed, Google has been the major research resource for the vast majority of web users. And today, Google still accounts for…
Read MoreEarlier this month, I joined Dave Weatherholt on his radio program to discuss small business marketing with the social media site Foursquare. My recent article on marketing with Foursquare delved into the topics of claiming your venue and various marketing…
Read MoreFoursquare is a social site that reports having 15 million members worldwide. The number is pretty impressive, but is Foursquare an effective small business marketing tool? As with any marketing tactic, the answer depends on the kind of business you have. Here…
Read MoreIn the last few years, I’ve chosen WordPress as the web design platform for the vast majority of my clients’ websites. In fact, a colleague told me yesterday that his web team recommended they rebuild their entire site in WordPress,…
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