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6 Facebook Marketing Tips & Strategies To Enhance Facebook Engagement
December 3rd, 2012 | Posted in: Facebook Marketing, Online Lead Generation, Social Media MarketingWith a constant flow of changes to Facebook since its inception, brands on Facebook today cannot rely on fan-gated content to appeal to their target market… they need Facebook marketing tips and strategies that actually encourage more engagement on the social media powerhouse. The relevancy of content on Facebook is very important in getting a […]
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3 Facebook Business Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make
June 19th, 2012 | Posted in: Facebook Marketing, Local Business Marketing, Social Media MarketingNowadays, most businesses are well aware of the marketing potential of Facebook and have at least a Facebook business page started there. Considering that there are nearly a billion members on Facebook, the potential reach of the social site is absolutely staggering on a local, national and international scale. Still, you can’t just post a […]
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Linkedin For Businesses and Professionals: How It Works
June 5th, 2012 | Posted in: LinkedIn, Local Business Marketing, Social Media MarketingLinkedin for businesses and professionals has become a serious networking tool with over 150 million users. The best part is it doesn’t cost you a dime to get set up! Utilize personal profiles and company pages on Linkedin to begin the process Learn more about the in’s and out’s of the Linkedin platform in the […]
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Why Landing Pages Are Key To Effective Online Marketing
May 18th, 2012 | Posted in: List Building, Online Lead Generation, Search Engine MarketingIf you want better lead generation and a whole boatload of qualified leads at that, you’re going to want a great landing page. Seems obvious, right? The problem is most small business marketers often take the landing page for granted and spend more time and money on all of the other bells and whistles – […]
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Google Penguin Update Leaves Some Websites Out In The Cold
April 30th, 2012 | Posted in: Google, Internet Marketing News, Local Business Marketing, Search Engine OptimizationGoogle’s latest algorithm update – dubbed the Google Penguin Update – has left a lot of business owners feeling a chill about their website rankings. The fact is, there are tons of website owners that will do just about anything to one-up the competition. They don’t care about right or wrong. They just want results. […]
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Is Google Panda Update 3.4 Hurting Your Rankings?
March 29th, 2012 | Posted in: Internet Marketing News, Search Engine OptimizationThe latest Google Panda Update has been carried out via Twitter on March 23rd 2012. If you have suddenly witnessed a drop in your website ranking on the giant search engine then you can safely conclude that it is because of the new Google Panda Update 3.4. On every occasion when Google Updates their algorithm […]
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Facebook Social Plugins For Business Enhances Marketing
March 15th, 2012 | Posted in: Facebook Marketing, Local Business Marketing, Social Media MarketingEver wonder how to integrate your Facebook page with your business website, or any other entity you want to put a Facebook Like Button or a Facebook Like Box on. This video is going to show you all of the available social plugins for the social media giant. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1euRfmJ5zY8 Facebook Business Social Plugins Video Tutorial […]
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3 Local Business Marketing Tips From Our Friends At In-And-Out Burger
November 18th, 2011 | Posted in: Local Business MarketingYour first encounter at In-And-Out will always be with one of the friendly, well dressed, enthusiastic, professional, fast moving attendants (inside or out). This well established ‘Burger Joint’ has a lot of traditions as well as some very important local business marketing tips worth their weight in gold. Back in 1948 when Harry and Esther […]
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Local Marketing Strategy Guaranteed To Crush Competition
October 14th, 2011 | Posted in: Google Places, Local Business Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine OptimizationJust because there will continue to be more competition in your local market doesn’t mean you can’t still win big in this economy.
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Do You Have An Online Marketing Plan in Place?
July 22nd, 2011 | Posted in: Local Business Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Website DevelopmentDon’t get me wrong, the Internet can be a daunting place for many reasons, but that doesn’t mean not having an Internet marketing plan for your local business is acceptable, especially today. Read this closely: The Internet is Not Going Anywhere Anytime Soon, so this means that if you own, run or work for a […]
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Secret Local Business Internet Marketing Formula
July 7th, 2011 | Posted in: List Building, Local Business Marketing, Search Engine MarketingRevealed in the video above is the Secret Internet Marketing Formula for Local Businesses. Stray from this simple 3 Step Formula and you may be putting your business on a long frustrating path to acquiring new customers online. Not only will this formula help you understand exactly how to attract new customers for your local […]
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Do You Know What’s Happening In Your Market Online?
July 6th, 2011 | Posted in: List Building, Local Business Marketing, Pay Per Click, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine OptimizationIf you want to leverage the Internet to get more leads, sales and customers, then you MUST have a strong pulse on your market online. What does that mean exactly? Two words: Keywords and Competition First, you must know the keywords your target audience uses when they search for your product or service online. What […]
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Quickest Way To Burn Through Your Advertising Budget
June 22nd, 2011 | Posted in: Local Business Marketing, Pay Per Click, Search Engine MarketingThe majority of business owners continue to side-step this one particular question of mass Importance: Who is your target market? And for the few that actually give me an answer, there’s a strong chance this was their answer: ‘Everyone.’ Well, this couldn’t be farther from the truth (unless you’ve got tons of dollars), especially when […]
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Are You Testing and Tracking Your Marketing?
May 13th, 2011 | Posted in: Local Business Marketing, Search Engine MarketingTesting and tracking your marketing performance might sound like a lot of work, but the time and energy you put into this one piece of your marketing plan is worth its weight in GOLD. In fact, it might just be the difference between winning and losing in your local marketplace. Here’s the deal, how do […]
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Is LinkedIn Essential for Your Local Business?
May 11th, 2011 | Posted in: LinkedIn, List Building, Local Business Marketing, Pay Per Click, Social Media MarketingIt’s amazing how many local businesses owners are brushing off the potential impact LinkedIn could have on their business. They say it takes too much time, it’s not effective, or they just don’t see the point, but just like anything else, you get out of it what you put in. Well here’s some food for […]
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Are You Leaving Money on the Table This Way?
April 26th, 2011 | Posted in: Content Marketing, Email Marketing, Facebook Marketing, List Building, Local Business Marketing, Online Lead Generation, Pay Per Click, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Web Video, Website DevelopmentAre you using clear, concise, direct calls-to-actions in your online marketing? The reason why I’m asking this today is because I see far too often businesses build big, beautiful, robust internet marketing campaigns and then when it comes to action time, they don’t firmly state what the next step is for their target audience to […]
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Google Tags Officially Retired From Google Places
April 17th, 2011 | Posted in: Google Places, Internet Marketing News, Local Business Marketing, Local SEOIt wasn’t long ago that Google decided to test “Google Tags” for local results. This was a very inexpensive way for business owners to gain additional exposure on maps and local search. Businesses could pay a flat monthly fee and in return get a yellow tag next to their organic places listings that showcased offers, […]
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How Long Should Your Video Be
April 9th, 2011 | Posted in: Content Marketing, Local Business Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Web VideoHow long should my video be? is a big question people ask a lot of times and it really depends on what the goal of the video is. Yes, people have a short attention span. Take a look into your niche. Look at what other folks are doing in your marketplace. Go to YouTube […]
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Most Common Video Marketing Failures
April 8th, 2011 | Posted in: Content Marketing, List Building, Web VideoLocal businesses try online video with little success and don’t understand why. This post explains the most common online video failures guaranteed to sap video viewership. The first most common failure in video marketing is the video intro is too long and people are hitting the back button. The intro is there to let viewers […]
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Local Business Video Success Formula
April 7th, 2011 | Posted in: Content Marketing, List Building, Local Business Marketing, Online Lead Generation, Web VideoGive somebody one thing to do and they’ll do it. Give them two things and they won’t do anything at all. Keep with one specific goal for your videos. What is your ideal outcome and what is your viewer’s ideal outcome? Answer these 2 questions and you will be able to pull your video all […]
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