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How to Get the Most Out of your Facebook Business Page
You probably already have a Facebook Business Page. If you don’t, you should – in fact, setting one up should be the very next thing you do after reading this article. Why? Facebook has more than 2 billion active monthly users. Regardless of where your business is located or what you sell, the chances are excellent that a solid majority of your customers and potential customers have Facebook accounts. The issue that keeps coming up is that many of the local businesses that have Facebook pages aren’t making the most of them. They might look okay on the surface but, […]
8 Great Types of Content Marketing for Local Businesses
You know that content marketing is still king. That’s unlikely to change and that means that it’s your job to create and share the kind of content that’ll bring customers to your business and help you improve your bottom line. The numbers back up content marketing’s importance. Research shows that 91% of all B2B companies use content marketing, and the same is true of 86% of B2C businesses. However, only 63% of companies have a dedicated content strategy. You can see the issue at hand. Content marketing is a must and yet doing it improperly – without a clear focus […]
How to Use Social Media to Drive More Foot Traffic to Your Business
For many local businesses, online marketing is only part of the game. And, if you don’t have an online store, then it might seem like marketing on the web is an afterthought – something that has no relation to your sales and foot traffic. Think again. The truth is that a growing number of consumers rely on social media to find recommendations for local businesses. And those recommendations and reviews have a huge impact on which businesses they decide to patronize. In other words, your social media accounts should be helping you to get more foot traffic in your store […]
Get Ready to Improve Your Engagement on Social Media
Social media marketing is a must – but getting organic engagement is becoming increasingly difficult. With sites like Facebook and Twitter tweaking their algorithms constantly, local businesses need proven strategies to ensure that their customers see and engage with their posts. Engagement isn’t a one-size-fits-all proposition, but it’s undeniable that some strategies to increase engagement work better than others. So, instead of wasting your time with a bunch of ideas that may not work, let’s focus on the ones that do. Here are some of the most reliable ways to get the social media engagement your business deserves. Live Video […]
Does Social Proof Beat Everything Else in Marketing?
Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and said, “I don’t like what I see”? What you do next generally depends on you’re feeling. “Ah well c’est la vie, must be getting old” or “OK what am I going to do about it?” Funnily enough when you do something about it you begin to feel better about yourself and so do others. You start to get compliments and the world suddenly seems a brighter place. As a business how often do we look at ourselves in the mirror. The one thing for sure is that we are being […]