Every business out there wants to dominate Google local search and, to accomplish this, you need to use reviews and ratings in conjunction with other search tools, such as optimizing your location pages on directory and social networking sites. These are ways that your business
Learn how to survive the global economy by thinking “glocally,” meaning think global and serve local. “Globalization is becoming a business imperative for survival and growth,” as referenced in my book, GLOBALIZATION: America’s Leadership Challenge Ahead. Is this how you currently view the business world
Writing quality content that is SEO friendly and gets search preference is only half the battle in today’s day and age of blogging content. You need to drive traffic to your blog and social media is one of the best ways to do that. You
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Social media makes it easy to host and run a contest. There are some key elements you must include in your social media contest to make it work. Launching a promotion, if done right, is a great way to introduce consumers to your brand in
So many blogs or articles about SEO focus on what you should do, but we decided to turn the tables a bit and look at what you should not do. 10 SEO Mistakes It’s time to check your ego at the door and be ready
Using Google Plus Hangouts for your business is a no brainer! For years business owners have been using the rising Social Media sites – Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, YouTube and Skype to increase their online presence. These social networking sites have helped savvy businesses to grow their
Oh my goodness – if I don’t see it once I see it often, and it saddens me to no end to see highly successful business professionals presenting themselves on social media in a negative way, specifically with Facebook rants. Zig Ziglar said it best,
The term Newsjacking, coined by David Meerman Scott refers to the act of leveraging a big news story or popular event to draw attention to your own content, product or brand. Newsjacking Done Right Oreo’s did it right with their Facebook post during the 2013
Getting views on YouTube is an essential part of growing your audience. The more views you have on a given video the more likely YouTube will reward you by being recommended as a suggested video on other videos. These are three simple methods that you
Are you tired of coming to the end of a workday and feeling like you didn’t get everything accomplished you planned to? Learning how to delegate tasks will improve your productivity and shorten your to-do list. Whether you are an employee or small business owner,
Your Social Media Guide For Small Businesses While social media marketing is meant to help companies directly engage target audiences, the medium remains difficult to organize and control. In order to use social media successfully, you need to create a strategy to reach the right
Now that your website is mobile-friendly, can you sit back and relax? Maybe, maybe not. The next big thing in mobile web is Accelerated Mobile Pages. Rocks Digital Editor Laurie Shook discusses the implications of AMP with Beth Kahlich, SEO Trainer and Digital Marketing Consultant.
Every product or business venture needs a strong value proposition. To be effective, that value proposition must answer the WIFM question. “What’s in it for me?” — Title of five different songs by five different recording artists Way back in the 20th century, a grad
Everywhere you look today, you’re hit with news coverage, ads and opinion pieces about the upcoming presidential election. You may be fed up with politics, but have you ever considered how campaign strategy and tactics relate to business? There are some clear presidential campaign lessons
The saying, “It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish” is wrong when it comes to building a successful business. If this were true, then why do the majority of new businesses fail in the first 2-3 years? In my opinion, starting well is
There are a lot of things that go into making a successful email marketing campaign. And sometimes, in spite of all the planning and hard work, email marketing campaigns still fail. It might be difficult to catch on at first, but if you’re starting to
So I’ll explain briefly the core motivations used to drive behavior and give examples of how to apply gamification techniques in retail, personal care and online businesses. Still reading? Or has your mind drifted off to a social platform, interactive game or phone app? Don’t
Let’s face it. If your blog posts aren’t attracting readers, you’re wasting your time. This post explains how to practice blog promotion using social media so you will have readers. “If you post a blog on your website, does it make a sound?” — Age-old
If you’ve been working in sales for at least a day, you have likely made sales mistakes. While we all know that mistakes happen, we do not like to be the reason behind them. Types of Sales Mistakes What types of sales mistakes am I talking
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