Let’s face it, marketing can be hard! In each marketing blog post, we hope you’ll find the information you need for your business marketing success.

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How To Use Facebook Ads

Build ‘likes’ with Facebook Ads: Facebook comes down to the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’. The ‘haves’ are the brands/pages utilizing what’s available, and the ‘have nots’ are the pages that just post, look at Facebook as FREE, and don’t  invest anything other than time into Facebook — Facebook ads, no way, pay for Facebook.…

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Local Search Google Places Now Google Plus

Google Places is Now Google Plus: If you haven’t noticed Google has now moved Google Places pages to Google Plus Local pages.  What does it mean to the local small business owner?  At this time not much.  Although, aesthetically the landing page is much nicer, and if you’ve added pictures you can create a much more…

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Facebook Do You Have A Facebook Strategy? – The Beginning

What is your Facebook strategy, do you have one? Is it about getting people to ‘like’ your page, ‘like’ posts, comment on posts, drive traffic to your website, visibility, likeability, engagement, awareness, promote products, sell products or services, expert status, public relations, customer feedback, to make money?  Your answer is probably yes, yes all of…

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Google AdWords For The Small Business Owner

How To Engineer A Google AdWords Campaign: Every marketing campaign has different goals and objectives, or at least they should.  Google AdWords can be an effective marketing tool if used correctly.  Running a campaign on Google AdWords isn’t much different than a print campaign.  Typically there are one of two objectives in a print campaign,…

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Local Search SEO and Siri

The Importance of Local Search: While most in the tech industry have been watching the battle go on between Google and Facebook, Google launching Plus and Facebook talking about beginning a search engine of their own, under the radar comes Siri with possibly a huge advantage with local search.  Can Siri and Yelp change the scope…

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SEO: Small Businesses Medford Oregon

Why Local SEO For Medford Oregon Business Owners: So why is Search Engine Optimization (SEO) so important to a Medford Oregon business?  Well it begins with over 40% of consumers won’t shop at a business or brand if they can’t research you or find your business on-line.   Search Engine Optimization (SEO) allows not only…

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The New Facebook Business Page Will It Have An Impact?

The New Facebook Business Page: So as everyone is talking, blogging, and designing their new Facebook business page, the big question is will it have more of an impact than the current version?  Every admin has access to their insights and can see the traffic that is driven to their timeline (wall), and that’s what…

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Facebook Milestone Feature For Small Businesses

Your Facebook Business Page transforms to a ‘Timeline’ page in 3 weeks whether you’ve made the changes or not. Since the announced change, a lot of small businesses have changed their cover photo and made the plunge and have been slowly adjusting and updating their page. But if you haven’t taken a look at the…

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Strategic Marketing Options for a Hair Salon: Building Scalable Momentum

Opening a new salon is an act of creative courage, but in a saturated market, talent alone isn’t enough to keep your chairs full. To move from a quiet grand opening to a bustling local staple, you must evaluate the best marketing options for a hair salon that align with today’s digital-first consumer. While many…

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Facebook Timeline For Business Pages

NOTE: If you’re interested in learning more about these changes, check out our FREE webinar on the changes you can expect for the Facebook Timeline for Business Pages.   Don’t look now! Facebook Timeline For Business Pages: It appears the new facebook timeline for business pages is finally be arriving.  Word has it, and it makes…

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The Real Enemy: Social Media Fragmentation

Fragmentation—whether in traditional media or across today’s social platforms—remains one of the biggest challenges facing small business owners. Social media fragmentation doesn’t just mean “more options.” In practice, it often means more work, more cost, and less effective reach. We’ve addressed social media fragmentation before, but the pattern continues to repeat itself. New platforms emerge,…

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Think Different! Build A Campaign

It’s a great time for small local businesses to “Think Differently” and create campaign messages and not immediate hit and run messages. The most remembered commercials:   Outside of Apples 1984 commercial,  the most remembered commercials, are campaigns, not commercials.  National companies and big boxes, think that way, they see the benefits of the campaign while the small…

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Online Retailer Ups the Stakes for Local Shops (sort of)

Last week, Amazon announced version 1.2.1 of its Price Check mobile app—an update that pushed the conversation around online retailer competition into an entirely new spotlight. The premise is simple: while shopping in a local store, you can scan a barcode or enter a product name into the app to find Amazon’s price. The twist?…

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Two Big Shop Local Events Set for November

As November approaches, two major shop local events are gearing up to make a significant impact on communities and small businesses nationwide. While each event has its own purpose, both tap into a growing cultural shift—a renewed awareness of buying local, supporting hometown businesses, and taking a closer look at where our money goes. Bank…

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How Bold Business Marketing Shapes Your Brand

In every industry, there are rare moments when cultural momentum, consumer emotion, and marketplace conditions align. When they do, the businesses that act with clarity and courage stand out. This is the essence of bold business marketing. Perseverance and forward thinking often separate brands that stay relevant from those that fade. These opportunities can’t be…

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Tisha Oehmen to Speak in Eugene for Women’s Business Network

Paradux Media Group is pleased to share that Tisha Oehmen will be speaking in Eugene, Oregon on October 5 for the Women’s Business Network (WBN), a group focused on strengthening local business networking and supporting professional growth through community connection and education. The Women’s Business Network is an alliance of business and professional women serving…

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Understanding Local SEO Basics Without the Overwhelm

For many small business owners, SEO feels like one more confusing acronym on an already crowded plate. You know how important a Google search is. You want to show up near the top. But between running the business, keeping up with social media, and hearing “you need better SEO” from every direction, it’s easy to…

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How Local Community Engagement Amplifies Your Social Impact

Every so often, something happens that reminds us of the power of local community engagement. When Extreme Makeover: Home Edition announced that its 200th episode would take place right here in the Rogue Valley, word spread instantly. And within hours, our feeds turned into a wave of generosity, excitement, and hometown pride. Businesses across Medford began offering…

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Five Ways to Create Local Loyalty

Earning local loyalty today is harder than ever. With constant discounts, social deal sites, and a race to the lowest price, customers are often pulled toward whatever looks convenient in the moment. For local business owners who have invested years into serving their community, that shift can feel discouraging. But loyalty isn’t gone — it…

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When Paying for Facebook ‘Likes’ is a GREAT Thing

What a Facebook ‘like’ is worth is always a hot topic. There are many different perspectives, and you rarely find the same answer with the exact dollar figure attached. There are so many other variables, like what business you are in. Social Media has proven to be a GREAT medium to get the word out…

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