February, 2012

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Is Pinterest Just Another Fad?

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Everywhere I look I see stories about a site called Pinterest. We discussed this site several weeks ago in a post titled Pinterest – A Social Media Site Worth Consideration. Since then, everyone seems to have an opinion about the site, and they all appear to be positive. One wonders how a site that is still in beta and is invitation only could generate such interest; that in itself should have marketers sitting up and taking notice.

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Do You Build Networks Or Relationships?

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What sort of business owner are you – the complete extrovert? Do you have hundreds of people in your network with whom you only have a passing knowledge? There is nothing wrong with developing a broad network of contacts. However, it is often more beneficial to develop a sound relationship with a group of individuals. Generally speaking, a network is a one way operation.

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How Infographics Can Help Improve Your Social Media Appeal

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Are you using infographics on your website? Infographics are those images you often come across that tell a story. They can be as simple as pie charts or bar graphs, or as complex as product process from raw material to finished goods. Graphics in general have a lot of appeal. Infographics go that one step further – they deliver information in an image format.

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Are You Willing To Pay For Tweets?

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Every time a new social media site comes online, marketing people try to find ways to use it to advantage. Why not? It’s their job to look for marketing opportunities at every opportunity. Paying for tweets is not new. Cynthia Boris (writing on Marketing Pilgrim) came across a new twist on the paid tweet option – rather than having a customer pay cash for a product, they could pay by publishing a prewritten tweet.

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Building Partnerships To Help Grow Your Online Business

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There are tens of thousands of small business owners who are fantastic at what they do. The problem is, they are terrible when it comes to running a business. Take a tradesperson as a an example. They could be the very best in their trade, yet they go bankrupt everytime they try to work for themselves. Are they doomed to working for someone else for the rest of their life?

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Can A Small Business Survive Online With A DIY Mindset?

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The business world can be brutal, and the online business world is even more so. Name me a product and a price and I daresay I could find a handful of offers that beat yours either on price, service or reputation. That doesn’t mean the millions of shoppers who search online could, though a fair proportion of them will. Are you a small business owner who is trying to survive online by doing it all yourself?

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Where Online Marketing And SEO Converge

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Online marketing and SEO are really trying to achieve the same results – they just go about it differently. Some will argue that SEO is part of an online marketing strategy whilst others will argue the opposite, online marketing is part of an SEO strategy. It doesn’t matter which argument is right, what is important is to remember they do go hand-in-hand.

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