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Facebook Small Business Boost: Free Ads for Small Businesses

Firebelly

Calling all small business owners! Facebook Marketing Solutions , the official Facebook Marketing page, has launched a contest called Facebook Small Business Boost that will award a $10,000 prize to the 10 participating small businesses that accrue the most likes on their Facebook page by April 1, 2012.

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Fraud The Biggest Threat To Any Small Business In 2012

Small Business Mavericks

What’s the biggest threat to many small businesses in 2012? Most small business owners would probably point at their competitors. There has been a gradual shift in fraudulent activity in recent years with hackers slowly switching their focus away from big businesses and on to small businesses.

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5 Things Small Businesses Need To Know To Avoid The Groupon Curse

Waxing UnLyrical

Desperate for answers, I did what any customer in 2012 would do and looked to Facebook and Twitter. She explained that they were a small family business and that Groupon had actually misunderstood their offer dates, posting them incorrectly. A small business should not only expect but be ready for an influx of inquiries.

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8 Marketing Trends to Implement in Your 2012 Marketing Plan

yMarketingMatters

So here are my 8 marketing trends to implement in your 2012 marketing plan. I think these marketing trends are a must for your SMB this year, following how the landscape “ended” in 2011 and are going to be very powerful in 2012. This will be even more prevalent in 2012. Integrate customer review software within your website.

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9 social media trends to keep your eye on in 2012

Akamai Marketing

But this is a dynamic field and we’re sure to see changes in 2012 too? What should businesses plan for in 2012 and what should they be looking for? I’m putting my Carnack hat on and writing down the trends I see in social media for 2012. The curve ball here might be Facebook.

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The Cannes Lions Grand Prix Winners for 2012

Mindjumpers

Tweet Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2012 was held last week and was the 59th annual festival. Direct Lions: Small Businesses Gets An Official Day by Crispin Porter + Bogusky for American Express. Cyber Lions: Nike+ FuelBand by R/GA for Nike+. Film Craft Lions: Bear by Betc for Canal+.

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SendinBlue Review – Small Business Pricing with Enterprise Features

Kikolani

It was released publicly back in 2012 to give users their own attention-generating engine that powers marketing campaigns. You''re reading SendinBlue Review – Small Business Pricing with Enterprise Features , originally posted on Kikolani and copyrighted by Kristi Hines, freelance writer and professional blogger.