What is the one question you should never ask your Twitter followers? “What was your best experience with us?” or even worse, “Tell us about your experience with us.” Both McDonald’s and Blackberry have “black eyes” from the often brutal responses to similar requests they made of their followers on Twitter recently. These kinds of [...]
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Online Marketing: Twitter: The One Question NOT To Ask Your Followers…
February 3rd, 2012
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Posted in E-Commerce, General, Internet Marketing, Search Engine Trends, Social Media, Uncategorized | Tags: bashtag, hashtag, tweets, twitter
Online Marketing: Your Internet Marketing Must Constantly Adapt, Or Your Business Could Die…
February 3rd, 2012
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Your online marketing efforts must be just like earth’s weather…constantly changing. Like the old saying, “If you don’t like the weather…wait a minute.” Just a few years ago, nobody knew who GroupOn, Twitter, Facebook, and Google were…because they didn’t exist, yet. That’s how fast the Internet marketing world is changing. And the only thing for certain about [...]
Posted in E-Commerce, General, Internet Marketing, PPC, Search Engine Trends, SEO, Social Media, Uncategorized | Tags: internet marketing, online marketing, PPC, SEO
Twitter: Think Twice Before You Tweet…
February 1st, 2012
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I’ll bet these people will think twice before they send any tweets in the future. You never know who’s listening. If you or any of your friends still think all those tweets are strictly private, you might want to read this article. Yes, as I understand it, this monitoring also applies to Facebook posts, emails you send, [...]
Posted in Entertainment, General, Social Media, Uncategorized | Tags: are tweets private, tweets, twitter
Social Media: The Shocking Truth About Social Media And Love…
January 30th, 2012
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In a Yahoo! News article published yesterday, a college student drops out of all social media for 90 days…and makes a couple of enlightening observations as a result. He shut down his: email Cell phone Facebook and Twitter accounts All other social media he was connected with Here is a direct quote from the article… [...]
Posted in Entertainment, General, Internet Marketing, Search Engine Trends, Social Media, Uncategorized | Tags: facebook, facebook friends, time mangement, twitter
The Inside Scoop On The New Google “Fresh” Algorithm Update…
November 29th, 2011
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Google is at it…again. Google recently announced the “Fresh” up-date to their algorithm. What does this mean to you and your Google search results? It means a lot, that’s what it means. So you might want to pay attention here… The Google blog stated, “…we’re making a significant improvement to our ranking algorithm…” with the Fresh [...]
Negative Reviews Can Be An Opportunity
November 15th, 2011
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Yes, whether it’s true, or the reviewer lied, or the review is somehow bogus in any way…a negative review can be a marketing opportunity for you. As much as you might want to rip into somebody who posted a negative review on your business…you can’t. PERIOD. In a reader’s eyes…your prospect’s eyes…the moment you get [...]
Posted in General, Search Engine Trends, Social Media, Uncategorized, Web Design | Tags: negative reviews, reviews
How To Be SMART-er Than Your Competition…
November 8th, 2011
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It’s really fairly simple to be SMART-er than your competition. It comes down to setting goals. Are you tired of hearing about goals, goals, goals? Well, get over it…if you want to get things done and be successful. The SMART system is the best way to set goals. Period. If you use the SMART system, [...]
Posted in General, Internet Marketing, PPC, Search Engine Trends, SEO, Social Media, Uncategorized, Web Design | Tags: goal setting, goals, online goals, online marketing, smart goals
Why Your Business Must Have A Mobile Website
June 28th, 2011
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Ever hear of something called “Paradigm Shift”? If you don’t have a clue what “Paradigm Shift” means, here’s the definition: Your paradigm is how you view the world. EXAMPLES FILM…When was the last time you bought a roll of 35 mm film? You probably can’t remember, it’s been so long. Today you have a digital [...]
“Do It Yourself” Social Media Marketing
June 20th, 2011
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I know…you don’t have time to do social media marketing yourself, but you know it is essential to your company’s success. Fortunately, there are things you can have done automatially or have someone do for you. OUTSOURCE or DELEGATE Blog…Set WordPress to automatically send your post to Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook every time you publish a [...]
Posted in General, Internet Marketing, Social Media, Uncategorized, Web Design | Tags: internet advertising, internet marketing, social media, social media marketing
More on Google “+1″ Button – Problems…
June 16th, 2011
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If you’re having trouble installing or using the Google +1 button (yes, there are problems), or if you’re going to install the +1 button…don’t miss this Google webinar on June 23rd.
Posted in General, Internet Marketing, PPC, Search Engine Trends, SEO, Social Media, Uncategorized, Web Design | Tags: google +1 button
Your Worst Sales Enemy Is…
June 14th, 2011
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…You. Get over it. Now do something about it. Don’t know what to do? Try these for starters… DEVELOP Modern sales skills – Don’t read anything written before about 2000 on how to “sell”. The vast majority of all that stuff, no matter who the author is, doesn’t work today, for many reasons. Business skills – [...]
Posted in General, Internet Marketing, PPC, SEO, Social Media, Uncategorized | Tags: motivation, sales, sales training
Think Your Smart Phone Is Safe?
June 14th, 2011
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Think that great game or cool APP you just downloaded is safe? Think online banking is safe? Think again, Virginia. If you love your smart phone, love APPs, think Facebook and Twitter are fantastic, and believe “identity theft” is something that happens to others, this article could be a real eye-opener. Ignore it at your own [...]
Remember: Mom Is Always Right
May 18th, 2011
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If your target market is Moms, you need to know the most effective ways to get your message in front of them. The primary ways Moms communicate online are: Facebook (93%) email (91%) Twitter (36%) Personal Blogs (34%) MySpace (20%) 98% of Moms check their email accounts at least once every day. They give highest [...]
Posted in General, Internet Marketing, SEO, Social Media, Uncategorized, Web Design | Tags: internet advertising, internet marketing to moms, moms, mothers
Effective Internet Marketing: Get In Touch With Your Feminine Side
May 10th, 2011
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You probably think China is the next global emerging market. Wrong The largest marketing opportunity in the world today is… WOMEN Over 80% of all spending in the U.S. is controlled or strongly influenced by women (65% of spending worldwide). Big companies are finally getting smart. You’re starting to see marketing campaigns aimed specifically at [...]
Posted in General, Internet Marketing, PPC, Search Engine Trends, SEO, Social Media, Uncategorized, Web Design | Tags: internet marketing, PPC, SEO, women marketing
