social media

Are Facebook Ads Still Relevant to Small Businesses?

Maximizing a small business advertising budget is always challenging task. With new platforms trending on a regular basis, should organizations stick with familiar sites such as Facebook or try exciting upstarts? That largely depends on whether Facebook ads are still relevant to small businesses. Are Facebook Ads Right for Your Business? Studies show that potential... Read More

Why Reputation Marketing Matters So Much to Local Businesses

Reputation marketing is all about a company choosing how they want to be seen and taking steps to build that perception. You have a reputation. Your family, friends, neighbors, and even Facebook all have a perception of who you are. People may see you as empathetic, hard-working, or  perhaps business-savvy. The same is true for... Read More

The Importance of Establishing a Personal-but-Professional Voice on Your Facebook Business Page

The Importance of Establishing a Personal-but-Professional Voice on Your Facebook Business Page Facebook marketing provides businesses with the opportunity to reach a wide audience in a variety of ad formats. It also offers interactive engagement in a format that consumers are already used to using. However, some Facebook business pages fail to reach their full... Read More

A Bad Rep Can Cause Hiring Woes

A Bad Rep Can Cause Hiring Woes If your business has a bad reputation, you already know it will cost you lost sales and new customers. It could have another affect, too, that will also hurt your bottom line: it could make it more difficult for you to hire qualified people. If you’re having a... Read More

The Importance of Establishing a Personal-but-Professional Voice on Your Facebook Business Page

The Importance of Establishing a Personal-but-Professional Voice on Your Facebook Business Page Facebook marketing provides businesses with the opportunity to reach a wide audience. Facebook offers a variety of ad formats, the ability to offer interactive engagement, all in a format that consumers are already used to using. However, many Facebook business pages fail to... Read More

4 Reasons to Use Memes in Your Digital Marketing

4 Reasons to Use Memes in Your Digital Marketing Memes have become ubiquitous in digital marketing campaigns. No matter where you go—your email inbox, social media sites, and even online forums—memes are always present. And for good reason. Memes are readily available and are a quick way to evoke a reaction from the audience. What... Read More

Is Your Company Leveraging Tik Tok Social Media Marketing?

Is Your Company Leveraging Tik Tok Social Media Marketing? As social media marketing continues to evolve, businesses are looking for more ways to reach their target audience. Enter Tik Tok. Once considered an app for tweens and teens, Tik Tok is now the 6th most-used social network with 689 million users. Businesses both large and... Read More

Beyond Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: Making Social Media Work for Your Business

Beyond Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: Making Social Media Work for Your Business While it’s difficult to ignore the millions and millions of followers that the big three social media sites have, there are more than 500 other social media platforms. Niche social media sites target specific audiences like book lovers, knitters and car enthusiasts. If... Read More

Quick Tip for Growing Your Facebook Audience [FREE]

A Quick Tip for Getting More Likes on Your Facebook Business Page One way to keep your customers engaged with your business is to post photos and updates on Facebook. But, if you want your customers to see your posts they have to “Like” your page (or you have to pay for advertising.) In the... Read More

Four social media trends for 2020

It’s hard to believe another year is coming to its end. As we look back on this past year, it’s fun to look ahead and try to predict some social trends we expect to see in the coming here. Here are four: Influencer marketing is here to stay. Perhaps the ‘pay to play’ philosophy social... Read More

Benefits of Facebook Groups for your business

If you haven’t started a Facebook group for your business, now may be a good time to start. Facebook groups can help you build a strong community, build up credibility with your customer base and connect with people who want your goods and services. Facebook Groups are more important than ever, given the ongoing decline... Read More

Facebook upgrades video creation features

Facebook is building on the Video Creation Kit introduced last year to make creating videos even easier for business owners and marketers. New features released in June provide additional ways to customize and automate projects through the video Creation Kit, turning you into a videographer with a few simple clicks or taps. Here’s what the... Read More

Are you using the right platform?

With so many different social media platforms to choose from, it’s difficult to know the right one for your business. A study released by the Pew Research Center, this year can help you find your way. The study looked at social media use across all demographics–from age and ethnicity to income–to determine which platform was... Read More

Facebook page feature gives info on competitors

Efforts to promote transparency in advertising on Facebook have given business owners an additional tool to use to scope out the competition. You probably already know how important it is to do a competitive analysis of your business competition: you need to know how they are marketing themselves to consumers in order to do it... Read More

Facebook scraps ‘Explore’ feature

Not every new idea is a good idea. Facebook announced this week that it was pulling the plug on one of the experiments it initiated and tested in some locations last year: the explore feed. “We constantly try out new features, design changes and ranking updates to understand how we can make Facebook better for... Read More

Top blog sharing tools

A blog is still a great way to spread the word about your business, share your knowledge with a potential customer base and provide evergreen content for your social media channels. There are several apps out there that will help you share your blogs in different ways, allowing you to reach new people and expand... Read More

Social media predictions for 2018

The New Year will bring challenges to business owners, and the continued digital marketing revolution will be there to help—or hurt. Just like last year, we expect plenty of changes to impact your business’ social media channels. Here are some of the top trends we’re predicting: Shrinkage. You probably noticed last year that the number... Read More

2017: a year in change

When it comes to social media, 2017 was a year of change. Even if your business only dabbles in a few of the social media platforms available for businesses, it’s probably that you saw some changes throughout the year—both good and bad. Here’s a breakdown of what happened in social media during a year that... Read More

Four easy ways to perfect your pictures

Good graphics can make your post and a bad picture can break it. Most small business owners don’t have a regular photographer or the ability to hire one and, let’s face it, stock photos will only get you so far. Don’t worry, though. There are plenty of ways to fix your photos, even if they... Read More

Six mistakes that will make your website look unprofessional

You don’t have to be a scientist to avoid these unprofessional mistakes. You never get a second chance to make a first impression. It’s true in life, it’s (mostly) true in business and it’s true on the internet. As a small business owner, you can’t afford to make the mistakes that might drive away potential... Read More