"There's never been a better time to take advantage of the expansive opportunities for online business development and growth that the internet affords. According to a Juniper Research study, the number of U.S. internet shoppers will grow at an average rate of 12 percent per year through 2010, resulting in more than $144 billion in … Continue reading Transform Your Website Into a Sales Powerhouse
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I’ve never done anything in purple before…
...but when your client is 'Luxemburg Linda' who loves the color, you make an exception! Linda just launched luxemburgrealty.com this week and after attending one of executive briefings on business blogging, she decided to add a simple Posterous blog to her site to drive search engine optimization and social media. Click the image above to … Continue reading I’ve never done anything in purple before…
I’m working on a presentation…
...on the Top 10 Tactics and Tools for Social Media. Here's my mindmap. What's missing? You can grab the map and move it around or make it full screen if that helps by using the menu bar at the bottom of the map... http://www.mindmeister.com/maps/public_map_shell/30396771?width=500&height=400&zoom=1
5 Tips for Improving Your Social Customer Service
Image via CrunchBase Back in the day, if you wanted support from a business, you had to go to where the business’s reps were. Be it via an 800 number, support forums, e-mail or chat, the business would set the rules about how quickly your inquiry was addressed. But with social media growing as a … Continue reading 5 Tips for Improving Your Social Customer Service
Is Groupon a Good Deal for Small Business?
In order to stimulate interest, businesses are told they have to discount goods and services by at least 50 percent. Even deeper discounts of up to 80 percent are encouraged. On top of that, the group buying site keeps as much as 50 percent (more perhaps?) of the amount the merchant brings in. You do … Continue reading Is Groupon a Good Deal for Small Business?
Culture eats strategy for lunch…
I was drawn in by the title of this compelling YouTube video. It's a thoughtful piece on why it may not be as easy as you'd like to introduce new strategies...
The blogging three step…
...according to John Jantsch...One of the most common questions I receive is “how do I get started blogging?” Some might find it a bit odd that I suggest a three step approach and the first two steps don’t have much to do with directly working on your own blog. No, I think you get started … Continue reading The blogging three step…
Can social media help me with my marketing issues?
Aliza Sherman has a great post over at Web Worker Daily... "How many times are you hearing the question, “Why should I engage in social media?” during your work week? I’m hearing it often, and it’s reminding me of 1995 and 1996, when clients — and colleagues — were asking “Why should I have a … Continue reading Can social media help me with my marketing issues?
Some good email advice…
...from a reputable source..."Want to be sure that you are a valuable member of the team? Well, then don’t annoy your coworkers with your email habits. Or worse, don’t annoy your superiors. “Since email is now the number one business communication tool it’s become the best way to trumpet your value and save your job,” … Continue reading Some good email advice…
Facebook is not the house
"These days I can’t get through a presentation on the use of social media in marketing without someone inquiring whether they should use Facebook as the primary web presence for their business. “I mean, it’s free and look at all these cools tools you can add to your Fan Page.” Let me be very clear … Continue reading Facebook is not the house
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