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HootSuite recently released a set of premium apps for their already robust social media service. The new apps provide further support to the highly popular social media sites YouTube and Instagram as well as one of the leading CRM companies, Salesforce. Each one of these apps adds an entirely new dimension to the HootSuite package as this social media manager tool continues to grow.
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Any marketer can tell you that the absolutely best kind of lead — whether from your website or somewhere else — is a “warm lead.” This is to say, a prospect referred to your company by a friend or colleague will undoubtedly convert into a customer more easily than a lead gained through any other practice. People will always trust their close acquaintances more than the unknown marketing machine employed by a company– even a well-known brand. Think of these leads as “thawed out.” A thawed prospect has had their icy exterior removed by a source they trust and are thus much more susceptible to any flavor of marketing you may choose to throw at them.
If your company is doing social media, you must not overlook the chance to grow your email list at the same time. Opt-in emails are a direct line to your market. Social media is perfect for interacting and sharing, and it should be done. But sending direct emails to your email list is also valuable and it has a high return on investment. And it is easy to build your email list naturally while doing social media such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.
Pepper your social media posts with invitations to join your email list. Build a landing page on your website that explains the benefits of signing up and provides a signup form. Set a monthly email list growth goal. Social media is such a fantastic way to interact with fans and (more…)
Phyllis Khare will Teach You!
My friend and social media maven Phyllis Khare is teaching new classes about how to become a social media manager or consultant. The classes will be held entirely online. Phyllis is a recognized expert in social media and co-author of two “For Dummies” social media books. The class will be co-taught by Andrea Vahl, who is also an expert and co-author of one of Phyllis’s books.
They are offering a free trial class you can download right now. This will let you try before you buy. Just click to take the take the free class now.
I was a Teaching Assistant for Phyllis’s social media classes recently, so I know that she is a superb expert and an excellent teacher. She spent decades in the teaching profession and has spent the last 4 years doing social media.
I highly recommend this new program. Sign up for the class if you:
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The new book Social Media Marketing for Dummies e-Learning Kit by Phyllis Khare teaches you how to market your business on the Internet using Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and more. It’s also perfect for full-time Internet marketers. Unlike some other more technical volumes on this topic, this visual and easy-to-understand full-color book is chock-full of intelligent Internet marketing strategy.
This book came out in March 2012 so it’s hot off the presses and 95% up-to-date. Printed in full-color, these 290 pages walk you through a series of eight lessons, including planning for major social media platforms, geolocation platforms, and analyzing your return (more…)
We offer superb custom-made Facebook “timeline” images for your business or personal page on Facebook. What are you going to do with the huge “timeline cover image” at the top? How about something like this?
Business Page Timeline Image
Everyone who visits your business page will see the cover image. They will spend just a few seconds wondering if it’s worthwhile “liking” your page, so this cover image is an important part of your marketing. We are offering a custom timeline image for just $99 (regularly $169). Contact us for more information.
We offer fast 2-day turnaround (usually much faster) and a “love it” guarantee. We will polish your timeline image until you love it, with a maximum of 2 rounds of changes. Our head graphic artist has a Master degree in Fine Arts and significant experience in graphic design. (more…)
Have you heard about Pinterest? This website’s name is a hybrid of the words “pin” (pinboard) and “interest.” Pinterest is an online pinboard, where you can organize information visually and post pictures.
Consumers can organize and share all the beautiful things they find on the web. People use pinboards to decorate their homes, plan their weddings, and organize their favorite recipes. People can browse pinboards created by other people who have interests in common, to discover, explore and become inspired.
For creative businesses like artists, retailers, and designers, the business value of Pinterest is obvious: show off your products and styles to get attention.
But what about service providers, business-to-business and online companies? Read this blog post on the Constant Contact blog to find out whether Pinterest can help your business.
Great news! My relatively new Web Marketing Star Facebook page just got a custom URL on Facebook!
FAQs:
Answer to Question 1: What is a custom URL on Facebook?
A custom URL is the alternative to the huge and unwieldy URL, or web address, that a business page gets on Facebook by default. It’s something like this: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Your-Companys-Name/3827473727. This is long and complex.
Answer to Question 2: Why would you want a custom Facebook URL?
It’s risky to put the long URL in your email signature, and you can’t put it on a business card, billboard, (more…)
The answer to the question of which social media sites are the most important to a small business is subjective. It all depends. But if you need a short answer, here it is: Right now, the top 5 social media platforms are Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and LinkedIn.*
There are many more social media websites to choose from. This article just talks about these top 5, plus some supporting elements like your website, blog and email marketing program.
Facebook is especially good for most small businesses, especially if they sell to consumers. You don’t have to spend a lot of money and time developing complex Facebook pages, apps, games, etc. Because you are small, your likers won’t expect you to have a new Facebook game every week, (more…)
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