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What Does Google My Business Mean to the Local Business Owner?
As a local business owner, you’ve likely invested time and effort into building an online presence. You may have created a Facebook business page, posted regularly, and engaged with your community to earn those precious ‘Likes.’ Maybe you’ve even ventured into other social media platforms like Instagram or LinkedIn. You know firsthand how time-consuming it…
Is Social Media Platform Fragmentation Becoming a Reality in 2024?
In the ever-evolving world of social media, platform fragmentation has become more evident, shaping how people connect online. While Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter) have long been the dominant players, new platforms like Threads, BlueSky, and Mastodon are emerging, offering alternatives that challenge the status quo. But does this growing array of choices attract…
Let Us Not Forget What Social Media Is About: The Benefits of Social Media Engagement
While many of us in the agency and media business write and try to calculate a business’s ROI in social media, let’s not forget the real benefits of social media and just how kind and generous people and companies can be. Our business page posted the best thing about social media on social media day. …
Twitter Rules? Let’s Not and Say We Did! A 2024 Perspective on X (Formerly Known as Twitter)
Why must we attach so many rules and expectations to how we communicate on social media? Every day, there seem to be new guidelines on how we should engage on X (formerly known as Twitter). But how boring would that be if we all followed the same rules and posted in the same way? Isn’t…
Social Media Experts of All Kinds
I feel like a small rant…It seems that anyone with a Facebook page is a social media expert these days. I stumbled across a company that positions itself as a “Social Media Expert.” A post they made on Facebook discussed the importance of setting up your Facebook page as a business page if you are…
The Groupon Effect
While there is plenty of debate over Groupon, this blog will not deal with “Does it train consumers only to buy things at 50% off?” but instead talk about one particular client we have who recently did a Groupon and their results. While many Groupons you see are for sexy businesses (your favorite places to…
Cause Marketing for Brands: Harnessing Social Media for Good
Cause marketing is most effective when it feels authentic, timely, and genuinely aligned with a brand’s values. Today’s strongest examples go beyond surface-level donations and focus on meaningful action. Brands that support environmental sustainability, for example, are not just pledging funds—they’re adjusting supply chains, reducing waste, and clearly communicating their progress to consumers. Others are…
5 Must-Know Reasons Businesses on Facebook Thrive
I’ve spent the week discussing with business owners why their brands should be on Facebook. More businesses are joining every day, but if you’re still on the fence, here are five compelling reasons businesses on Facebook can’t afford to miss out. 1. Facebook is the New Phone System Many business owners fear Facebook will distract…
Television vs Social Media
In part one of my comparisons of traditional media marketing comparisons, we looked at Radio vs. Twitter. In Part Two, we’re going to compare Television and YouTube. As a business owner and marketer, I believe that Television is best known for making stars and imagination; television is best used in your marketing plan to create…
Radio vs Social Media
The title is a little misleading, as it’s not pitting one against the other as much as trying to point out more similarities. Many small business owners invest in radio every month. These same business owners scratch their heads and wonder what or how social media fits into their marketing plans. So, for those business…
Talking to No One
I’ll always be a softy for radio. I spent too many years in the industry for it not to be in my blood. I sometimes wish it would go away; it reminds me of that old football injury that makes it hard to move in the morning, but you wouldn’t trade the pain for the…
Can We Teach an Old Media New Tricks?
It seems that traditional media has learned a little over the past 15 years with the announcement that The Washington Post Company has officially launched its full-service Facebook marketing and advertising agency, SocialCode. The agency will offer page management, app development, social commerce, fan monetization, message testing, and advertising through Facebook’s ads, but it is…
Your Brand is Art: Understanding Branding as an Art Form
Even as simple as it seems, branding as an art form is powerful. A few months ago, Simon Mainwaring made a post titled, “Social media explained by a 9-year-old in one sentence”. In it, he shared a quote from a 9-year-old named Elyssa, which said: “When I make my art about a flower, it is…
Social Media Lessons from the BCS
Social media seemed to be the most dominant presence during the BCS National Championship weekend. If you’re still wondering or questioning whether your business should be involved in social media, you weren’t in Phoenix this weekend. I was a lucky Duck fan to have enjoyed the experience of attending the BCS National Championship, which in…
5 Businesses that Should NOT be on Social Media
Every business today has a Facebook page, Twitter account, or corporate LinkedIn profile. Many blogs and news articles push the idea that every business should be on social media. But the truth is that some companies shouldn’t invest time in social media. You might be off the hook if your business falls into one of…
My BCS Experience
Our flight was from Sacramento which meant the trip began with a 4 ½ hour haul down I-5 Saturday morning. Tim and I were ready, a dream come true to watch the Ducks in the BCS Title game. The 4 ½ hours just flew by; we were in Sacramento in what seemed to be a…
We Can’t All Speak the Same Can We?
We see blogs every day with five ways to do this and ten ways to do that—this is how you need to do social media. If we all operated our social media the way the gurus say, then what would separate social media from everything else? One of the things I enjoy about social media…
If Organization Networking Why Not Social Media Networking?
For years, local business owners have joined networking organizations and clubs. Regional Chamber, 20/30, Rotary, BNI, to name a few. Some are exactly what they are networking, and some are disguised as charitable, although we know that 90% of the reason we are involved is for networking. Most clubs/organizations then have sub-committees for whom you…
Why Twitter? Maybe for the News
Everyone talks about how to use social media, and if you follow their ten steps, you’ll succeed. The one category that is using Twitter the right way is our local journalists. That is why you, the local small business owner, should be involved in Twitter. No matter the size, you cannot find a market that…
How the Marketing Landscape has Changed for 2011
The marketing landscape is changing quite rapidly these days. If you’re still advertising the way you were in 2009, you’re missing some valuable opportunities today, and more importantly, you’ll miss significant opportunities as we move into 2011. The trends of 2010 in blog-land this week are an essential marker for understanding how our marketing worlds…
