February 6, 2012

How to Effectively Market to Smartphone Users

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Smartphones are quickly taking over the mobile communications market, with more and more customers adopting high end phones. Nowadays, smart phones allow users to access the web, as well as take photos and videos and effortlessly share them with others. As more users adopt smartphones, companies are also taking note of this shift by adjusting [...]

Top 10 Revenue Sources For Google 2011 Infographic

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How to Build and Maintain a Small Business Brand

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To build a brand is to build the essence of your company through the eyes and ears of your customers, colleagues, and even your competition. It’s not an easy task in any environment but it can be exceptionally difficult to do a proper job of building a brand in the small business environment without the [...]

Top 5 Common Business Misconceptions On Online Marketing

Top 5 Common Business Misconceptions On Online Marketing

In an era of technological innovations, many businesses are embracing the trend of online marketing as a tool to augment their business model. That is all well and good but there are many common misconceptions businesses hold about online marketing. Apart from the understanding that online marketing requires creativity and technological expertise, time, effort and [...]

Google + Is Nowhere Close To Catching Facebook

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When social media took flight in the days of Myspace, nobody expected it to be the way it is now. MySpace introduced the world to a new way of communication that seemed to change the life of every person. Then Facebook came along using the basics of MySpace while adding new features to enhance the [...]

Facebook vs Twitter vs Google Plus for Small Businesses

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What works for one business might not work for another, and Facebook, Google Plus, and Twitter each have their pros and cons. As a result, many businesses create pages on all three sites, thinking that “more is better”. However, I don’t think that’s always advisable, especially for small businesses. This is primarily because many businesses [...]

Landing A Job In Social Media Marketing News

Landing A Job In Social Media Marketing News

Social media has exploded in recent years due to sites such as YouTube, Yelp, Facebook, Twitter, and thousands of other social marketing websites. What really stared the trend was in 2004 at a web conference the term “Web 2.0” was coined by Tim O’ Rilley. Web 2.0 is a way for internet users to directly [...]

Five Social Media Trends for Small Businesses

Five Social Media Trends for Small Businesses

There are so many different social media platforms these days and tons of trends in each of those channels. As a small business, in the face of such overwhelming information, it can be difficult to determine where your time and efforts are best invested in social media. Here are five of the most promising trends [...]

How to Take Advantage of Google’s Freshness Algorithm Update

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Google has long favored unique content, even going so far as to punish sites that publish duplicate content. But with its recent “freshness” update, Google is beginning to focus on content it considers fresh, or of interest to users on the internet. Luckily, this recent change to its algorithm provides a few advantages to dedicated [...]

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