7 Social Media KPIs Every Business Must Track

With more than 3 billions users all over the world, social media has become one of the most dominant marketing platforms to grow your business. However, unless you measure the right social media KPIs & metrics, it will be difficult for you to figure out what’s working and what isn’t in your marketing strategy,...

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3 Levels of Facebook Advertising to Set Your Business Up for Success

With over 2 billion monthly active users, Facebook has become a staple of marketing in the modern era. Pretty much every small business owner has a Facebook page (even if they don’t have a website!) and over the years many have counted on it to be the most cost-effective way to reach potential customers....

LinkedIn Native Video Is Here to Help Your Business

While many people consider LinkedIn to be high up on their list of trustworthy social media platforms, it isn’t necessarily the first place they think of to share their visual content. But LinkedIn has just announced that it is rolling out the ability to natively share video content via its mobile app. Currently testing...

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LinkedIn Launches Website Analytics Tool. Powerful Data About Your Traffic.

LinkedIn is powerful. It's now extending it's power to your web site. Knowing who is visiting your web site, what they're doing on it, what they're reading on it, and other details is critical to understand how your web site is (or is not) serving your customers. Just about every digital publisher has Google Analytics...

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How Social Media is Changing the Way Businesses Recruit and Hire

Social Media has had a huge impact on many facets of our lives. It's changed the way we connect and socialize with our family and friends. It's also changed the way we buy as consumers and access media. For businesses, there are just as many changes. For most businesses, social media allows them to reach...

The Blowfish Effect: How to Make Your Small Business Look Like a Big One

The Blowfish Effect: How to Make Your Small Business Look Like a Big One

America loves small businesses. Research from Gallup confirms that Americans are three times as likely to express confidence in small business as they are in big business. Still, it can be difficult for smaller companies with less staff and more budget constraints to take on large, entrenched competitors and win. But all of that...

Life Lessons and Marketing Tips from The Social Media Guru, Jessica Campos

Life Lessons and Marketing Tips from The Social Media Guru, Jessica Campos

You have heard it before: if you are not on social media, you are missing out on a prime opportunity to build relationships. My latest guest is Jessica Campos, the founder of Marketing for Greatness, and who many of you may already know as “The Social Media Guru.” She took some time out of her...

Lessons For Your Business From YouTube’s Video Success.

The Wall Street Journal reported that YouTube tops 1 Billion hours of video viewing. This is big news...for you. Not only are online videos watched just about surpassing TV viewership, but it shows the power of mobile, broadband and our overall thirst for video. One part of YouTube's success in generating more views is that...

How to Leverage Social Media to Warm Up Cold Calls

How to Leverage Social Media to Warm Up Cold Calls

Cold calls are notoriously challenging sales tools, especially in today’s tech-driven, multitasking environment. Salespeople are constantly looking for ways to warm up those cold calls, especially since engaging with a contact beforehand gives them a 56% better chance of closing the sale. But how can you engage before you dial that number? How can you ensure...