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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…
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…
Five Ways to Increase Your Local Social Media Presence
Building a strong local social media presence begins with shared values. Last week, over lunch with a new friend, we found ourselves talking less about marketing tactics and more about what guides the choices we make — as business owners, as consumers, and as neighbors. The conversation drifted to our community’s Humane Society, a no-kill…
Managing Your Website with WordPress: Regain Control and Strengthen Your Brand
Websites are an essential part of your business’s online presence. Yet, too many business owners share unsettling stories about being held hostage by their website service providers. Managing your website with WordPress can breathe a breath of fresh air into your website strategy. When Did Website Management Become So Difficult? It’s astonishing how often service…
Website Consolidation for Improved SEO: A Strategy for Business Owners
It might look a little different than before, but rest assured, it’s still the same Paradux Media Group, you know. We recently decided to consolidate multiple websites, bringing all our content and blogs “in-house” under one roof. This change wasn’t just about making things look neater—it was about solving a problem many businesses face: fragmented…
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…
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…
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…
Local Newspaper vs Social Media
To communicate effectively, we must realize that we all perceive the world differently and use this understanding to guide our communication with others. Well, that just wouldn’t be a fair fight now, would it? It would fall under the proverbial saying, “Don’t bring a knife to a gun fight. ” This is part three of…
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…
Facebook Friends Come In All Shapes and Sizes
Everybody has a different need and use for facebook. We have friends who look at Facebook as a place to contribute, me being one of those. I rarely go two days in a row without making a post, and depending on what’s happening will generally make one to three posts in any given day. We…
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…
3 Little Must Do’s for your Business Facebook Page
It’s the simple things that always separate you from your competitors. Nothing is more evident of that fact than with Facebook. It’s not hard to tell the difference between businesses that do the homework before they jump in and those that jump in for the sake of jumping in. It’s not hard, nor is it…
Separation of Personal Page and Business Page Like Separation of Church and State
A lot of us have Facebook personal pages as well as business pages. A pet peeve of mine is people who spend most of their time on their pages talking about their business, sharing the links from their business, and then asking me to ‘Like’ their business page. Why? You’re filling me in with all…
Informational Marketing: Position Your Brand as a Knowledge Hub
One of the most potent ways you can (and should) use your brand is to position it as an informational marketing resource for your customers. Think about it: every one of us accumulates significant information/trivia in our given field simply because we work there. Remember when you were relatively new to your field, and every…
The Innovative Ducks a Little Like Social Media?
Have you watched the Oregon Ducks play football this year? If not, you’re missing out. As I watch how innovative Coach Kelly and the Oregon Ducks are on the field, I can’t help but think of the comparisons they make with social media. Some traditional football fans and writers complain that their offense is gimmicky…
Blogging-Like Eating Vegetables
I wouldn’t say I like blogging. I do find it a necessary evil today, no matter what business category you fall into. Blogging seems to lend credibility to who and what you do. It can make you an expert in the field that you work in. It adds excellent material to your website, tweets, and…
So What’s Your Social Media Strategy?
So, what’s your social media strategy? I’m sure that when it comes to most marketing endeavors, you attach some strategy to it. Have you done that for social media? No, I’m not talking about an ROI; I’m talking strategy. What is the base for your social media, Facebook? Twitter? Is location-based social media like Foursquare…
Traditional Media Created Social Media
Before conglomeration, there was a time when radio, television, and print were local community outlets. The big three were locally owned and focused on the local community. Most decisions for communities regarding their major media are made thousands of miles away. What music to play, what programming to air, and cuts made in print to…
Grassroots Marketing: Where Social Media Makes Perfect Sense
We belong to a local Chamber of Commerce that represents many small communities where we live. It means small communities with populations as high as 8,000, but most closer to 1,000. Like many small communities, the summers are filled with unique and creative weekend events. The events have no accurate media budgets; they are all…
