As of late 2013, Facebook is one of the top 5 most visited websites in the United States, which means, for most businesses, being on Facebook and having an effective social media strategy is a mission critical aspect of their marketing plan. In this article we will be taking a look at how this works, what are some of the things you need to do, and how to do them smarter and more efficiently.
Social Media Marketing
How to Use Facebook to Market your Business
September 19th, 2013
If you watch TV, go to the movies, read magazines, or see billboards, one of the things you'll notice is almost all of these businesses have the little blue Facebook logo somewhere in their advertisement. The problem for many businesses isn't setting up a Facebook account, it's what to do with it once you've got it and how to make it a part of your overall marketing strategy. In this article we'll be taking a look at some of those aspects and provide some ideas or example and guidance to help you meet your goals.
Ensure You Reach Your Consumers
August 28th, 2013
Business professionals launch websites as the means to different ends, however the overarching theme is the same: to fill a need of their consumers. In some cases this involves selling products or services, but in almost all cases it involves providing information that is not readily available in brick and mortars. A company’s website also allows a company to deepen their relationship with their consumers through various means. The most common platform used is a blog, which is ideal for displaying the depth and breadth of a professional’s knowledge. The issue that many business professionals wrestle with is how to get their content out to their prospective consumers.
Benefits of Using YouTube as a Marketing Tool
July 25th, 2013
To many, social media marketing strategies begin and end with a few Facebook posts and Twitter updates, but in reality, there’s a whole area of untapped marketing potential to be had. It’s more time consuming for sure, but you can bet that it pays off big and has the potential to create fans, shares, website traffic, better brand recognition and lasting impressions.
Social Media ROI: Can It Be Measured? Should It Be?
July 12th, 2013
Social media is no longer an up-and-coming way to connect with current customers and curate communications with future customers; it’s an established and crucial facet of Internet Marketing. The effects of social media are unknown to most business owners, partially due to the fact that it’s difficult to determine its true monetary value. Measuring social media followers in a fiscal capacity is tough to do, but thankfully, the nature of the beast is that the bottom line isn’t always the bottom line.
Video for SEO
July 5th, 2013
Once there was a self-explanatory TV show called ‘Bowling for Dollars.’ If your goals for your website’s optimization campaign run along the same lines -- increased conversions and a higher ROI -- then you’ll need to consider how every aspect of your website can be used to attract qualified site visitors. Video optimization is a fairly new option so use it not only to get a jump on your competition, but also if you are a small company or even a startup to appear to have an even larger web presence.
Using Google Hangouts to Drive Business
June 18th, 2013
Google+, the competitor to Facebook and relatively new arm of the mighty Google empire, had a slow start but grew to around 500 million members by the end of 2012. Heck, even Mark Zuckerberg has a Google+ account. If you’re putting all your business social marketing resources into Facebook but are ignoring Google+, it’s time... Read More
Are Facebook Pay-Per-Click Ad Campaigns Worth It?
May 24th, 2013
Putting together a PPC (Pay-Per-Click) campaign on Facebook seems easy; just build your Facebook page, connect with your audience by creating targeted ads based on location, demographics and interests and engage your audience with updates, anecdotes, news and more, promoting posts with ads to increase exposure.
The Benefits of an Effective Social Media Marketing Campaign
May 10th, 2013
Social media marketing is all about gaining website traffic, exposure or sales through the use of social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter. These campaigns often focus on creating content that encourages readers to spread the word, make a purchase or just produce a greater sense of brand-identification within the reader’s mind. Let’s take a look at some tools for a successful campaign.
Business Social
November 13th, 2012
That antiquated expression from the 1980s ‘Business Social’ came to mean cultivating a prospect/client by building a sound working relationship. Future contracts and revenue were the mutually understood goals. It is much the same for businesses who have heard that Social Media outlets can work in tandem with their Search Engine Optimization/Marketing (SEO, SEM) to increase their ROI.
