Monday Marketing Tips

With the holidays quickly approaching, here are some good reads to help get the most out of your marketing….

Holiday Shoppers Are Going Mobile: Is Your Small Business Prepared? by Constant Contact

The only smartphone or tablet application you may not encounter this holiday season is the one that is capable of carrying your packages. The marketplace has gone mobile, with everything from price-checking apps to map apps that show you where to find that sought-after item inside a particular store. In fact, the amount of mobile shopping this holiday season is expected to increase by about 40 percent. READ MORE

emailmarketnig12 Email Marketing Mistakes to Avoid Over the Holidays by Business News Daily 

Businesses looking to make the most of the busy holiday season better be sure to not turn consumers off with their email marketing campaigns. While tools such as email, mobile and social media marketing can significantly help in communicating the right message, to the right person, at the right time, Robert Burko, president of Elite Email, said without a proper strategy in place, businesses can easily lose customers. READ MORE

It’s not too early to start thinking about next year…

Drive 2014 Revenue with these Three Content Tips by PR Web

In 2014, marketing teams will spend $135 billion on digital marketing collateral, producing a combined volume of 73% more content than in 2013. With so much more content flooding the Internet and your mail box, marketers need to cut through the noise to generate revenue. Follow these three practices to stay on the path to success next year. READ MORE

Monday Marketing Tips

Start your Monday off right with some new ideas for marketing your business.

3 Strategies for Finding Customers With Social Media by Social Media Examiner

Do you need a strategy to reach your ideal prospects with social media? Are you overwhelmed by all the social media options? If so, you’re not alone. Social media overwhelm is one of the biggest challenges businesses face.

In this article, I’m going to show you three social media strategies so you can focus your efforts on the channels that best align with your business objective and target audience. READ MORE

 

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Five Successful Marketing Techniques by Business Know How

Marketing your business doesn’t have to be complicated. Use these five simple marketing techniques to build your business.

Here are 5 successful marketing techniques you can use to increase your sales. All of them are simple to use. And they’re effective for building any businesses.  READ MORE

 

How to Leave a Trail of Content Breadcrumbs Back to Your Website by SearchDog Marketing

The whole point of having a website is for people to visit it and buy your products, goods, or services. Then why is it that after spending hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars on a beautifully designed website, your web visits and lead conversions are so low? There are many factors, in fact, more than we have time to cover in this particular blog. READ MORE

Monday Marketing Tips

 

4 Ways Marketers Can Use Facebook Hashtags by Social Media Examiner

Have you started using Facebook hashtags for your business?  Are you wondering how to best use a Facebook hashtag?  In this article, I’ll reveal four important benefits of using hashtags on Facebook. I’ll also explore important considerations when putting together your hashtag strategy.   READ ARTICLE
 

15 Marketing Softwares That Can Boost Your Business by Forbes

In today’s knowledge economy, the marketing landscape for businesses has changed dramatically. Companies that hope to effectively spread the word about their offerings, attract customers, engage with them and ultimately retain them, need to adapt to these changes. Those that fail to do so will fall behind. Below are 15 great marketing softwares that can help companies remain relevant and master marketing in the digital age: READ MORE
 

19 Reasons Your Social Media Might Not Work Out the Way You Planned by Hub Spot

Social media is the most volatile and unpredictable marketing channel we’ve ever seen. Each network is constantly being innovated, redesigned, or updated. It’s also one of the most powerful tools marketers can have in their arsenal — if you know how to use it right.

The best and brightest minds in social media perfected and refined their skills by getting their hands dirty in social media. Whether they failed hard or succeeded beyond their wildest dreams, their first-hand experiences taught them invaluable lessons. Having been on the front lines of social media marketing for the better part of a decade myself, I’ve had plenty of failures and successes that completely blind-sided me.  READ ARTICLE