Small Business Mavericks

JANUARY 3, 2012

If you are one of many people out of work and have been out of work for a while, take the initiative and start a small business. One, the United States needs more businesses and you need to go to work. Think about the skills you have and utilize them to start your own business. It is not as hare-brained as some may think.

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MAY 11, 2011

as a primary Web presence, but it is a good free place to start and could serve as an additional place for branding you as well as providing you with an inbound link to your business website. About the Mavericks | Services | Social Media | Proffessional Speaking | Resources | Case Studies | Why Small Business Mavericks?

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APRIL 6, 2011

According to Reputation Institute’s managing partner Anthony Johndrow, reputation is based on these three criteria: Trust in company and leaders, not products and brands Multiple stakeholders and interactions The connection between reputation strategy and business strategy Using these criteria is very telling.

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Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Search for online magazines or journalists who typically write about the brand and/or products you have. There are thousands of small businesses out there and you may never get noticed. If you have a third party endorsement, it will go a long way in building integrity for your business.

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

You can interact with others on Facebook as your branded Facebook page. This is a great opportunity for brands that are using Facebook for marketing. In the past, Facebook has been reluctant to allow brands to browse Facebook and interact with Facebook pages as brands. Now, that’s no longer the case.

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MARCH 22, 2011

If you go to a site like Quora, for instance, and type in a query using your competition’s brand name, then you are likely to find questions people have asked about how to use your competition’s products and services. d/b/a/ Small Business Mavericks, Minneapolis, Minnesota Website Design, Development & Promotion Services.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2011

QR Codes are brand new so they’re not that sophisticated yet, but I can foresee a time when you will use QR Codes for special promotions – in addition to your primary QR Code for general marketing purposes. d/b/a/ Small Business Mavericks, Minneapolis, Minnesota Website Design, Development & Promotion Services.

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Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 26, 2013

The value to be found in blog comments today is in branding. When you successfully brand yourself through blog comments, you’ll find your traffic. The people who like your branding story will follow your links and visit your site. Some of them may do business with you. But blog comments still hold value.

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Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Branding is the most effective and most rewarding type of marketing a small business can perform. Once you embed your brand into the consciousness of your customer, it tends to stick around. What makes blogging such a useful tool for branding? What makes blogging such a useful tool for branding?

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Small Business Mavericks

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

There comes a time in every business’s life when it will be prudent to re-brand the business. There might be several reasons why you’d re-brand a business. If the current branding is hindering you more than helping you, then that’s an obvious situation that requires paying attention to.

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Small Business Mavericks

JULY 1, 2012

Small business owners all over the world are about to get a big boost in helping them brand their businesses online. If television advertising has been off limits to you because of the high cost of production, maybe you can turn to online video marketing – or video branding if you prefer – instead.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 8, 2013

Which is these three is most important: Authority, Branding, or Social Media? Social media is an important marketing tool, but it follows from branding and authority. Branding is the act of defining yourself, your company, or your product. Obviously, you have to have a product or business entity before you can brand it.

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Small Business Mavericks

JULY 12, 2013

Personal online branding is important. Whether you are a CEO, a small business owner, or a freelancer, your online reputation could use a boost. Specifically, Google+ increased search listings for personal brands by 10% between January 2012 and May 2013 – but only for tech writers.

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

Is it important to brand a small business? Wesley LeFebvre has an interesting article on Small Business UK that discusses why and how you should brand your business. Of particular interest is the how, and he talks about five cheap ways to brand your business. Including a personal photo.

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

Not all businesses would benefit from using it, but if you think you have a brand that could benefit from Tumblr’s SEO/social mix , then give it a go. Blogging for Small Business SEO Social Media Tumblr' That’s not to say that Tumblr is for everyone.

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Small Business Mavericks

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Small Business Mavericks. Small Business Mavericks is not exactly a perfect example, however. I would consider it a partial match domain name since we do cater to small businesses, however, we provide online marketing services for small businesses. And of course there are plenty more!

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JULY 1, 2015

In fact, blogging and branding are inextricably linked if you do it right. For businesses, however, blogging has changed branding in a few very powerful ways. On the other hand, a blog is a new way to create and publish content that is versatile and customizable to your brand’s needs. That includes blogging.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 3, 2012

On the plus side, the Facebook Timeline will allow businesses to control their own home page images. A well designed header image complete with logo should be a real boost for many businesses. If you are a small business that uses Facebook to connect with consumers, and you don’t have a recognizable logo – get one.

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Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 6, 2012

I’ve discussed Facebook brand pages often enough that I think you know how important it is to have one, but did you know you can optimize it for search? Here are 5 ways you can optimize your Facebook brand page for search. Brand page name and title – What do you call your page? It’s true.

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Small Business Mavericks

JANUARY 4, 2016

While traditional branding and online branding are similar and have much in common, there are some stark differences. The idea is to get people to recognize your brand and to create a top-of-mind awareness. It’s important to have one, but simply having a website doesn’t make you a branding juggernaut.

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Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 4, 2012

Not only will customers and prospects perceive your brand to be unique and different, but your content will reflect the natural uniqueness of your brand – and that’s how marketing is supposed to work. Your business is unique, your customers are unique, your brand is unique.

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

Most of the content marketing advice small business owners get online is rehashed pat answers from stale old questions. In other words, there’s no need to build out a content calendar months in advance because sticking to it strictly won’t allow for you to address current events as they pop up in your business and industry.

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Blogging and branding go hand in hand like few other things online. You might say that to blog is to brand your business, or that branding online is blogging online. That’s how connected these two Internet business concepts are. But what’s that got to do with blogging, or branding? What changed?

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Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 3, 2011

They weren’t so much concerned with the coveted ROI on advertising campaigns as they were with branding themselves and achieving top-of-mind awareness. Are you looking for ROI or would you be happy with branding effects? But it could mean that you achieve huge branding success. Which is more important to you?

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DECEMBER 18, 2015

Brand management is not just a skill you should hone. Here are five ways to manage your brand more effectively–online and off line. In other words, what sets you apart from other brands within your industry or niche? In other words, what sets you apart from other brands within your industry or niche?

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Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 26, 2012

So is losing business to lesser competitors because you are counting the wrong things as important in your business. I think, more and more, small business owners are being faced with a choice. Either enter the video marketing arena and make an honest go of it or risk losing business to the competition.

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Small Business Mavericks

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

If you don’t have a business presence at Pinterest currently and you are ready to add a visual branding element to your social networking, you can set up a business brand page. If you do have an account in a business name, then you can convert that account to a business brand page.

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Small Business Mavericks

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Now, LinkedIn has rolled out an additional level of social media for companies with multiple brands and divisions called Showcase Pages. It’s also got the potential to be a great targeted marketing tool for enterprise businesses and small businesses alike. Then select “Create A Showcase Page.”

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Small Business Mavericks

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

61% of marketing agencies see social media as primarily a brand awareness tool while 64% of agency clients see it as a brand awareness tool. Among those channels included: Brand awareness. Frank Reed at Marketing Pilgrim seems to equate “brand awareness” with Likes and Shares. That’s brand awareness.

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Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 17, 2013

With the proper story well told, you can increase your brand positioning online and in the minds of your customers. ” It’s tempting to think that you must tell your own story – either your brand story, your corporate story, or the story of your founder or other strong personality. He, or she, is the hero.

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Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 16, 2011

11% follow brands in hopes of receiving special offers. 15% follow or search for information on specific brands. How can small businesses use this information? Here are some of the findings: 12% research products they’re interested in purchasing. 12% research travel offers or holiday destinations.

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Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Social media branding is powerful and can build a good business following with the right promotion and energy behind it. One of the least utilized ways of branding through social media is the Twitter chat. Simply hosting a chat session on Twitter can boost your brand and lead to new business.

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Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 14, 2012

Many small business owners don’t have the budget or the resources to manage their own online marketing strategy. But the importance of such a strategy is something that I like to stress because we are fast approaching a time when having no online marketing strategy at all is sure suicide for your business.

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DECEMBER 5, 2014

There is a difference between branding and logos , but that difference is similar to the difference between your face and your character. Branding is like your character — it is the accumulation of events over time. It’s like your branding box is full of random junk and your logo means confusion. .

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Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 3, 2013

I’m not sure whether to be encouraged that 57% of small businesses are actively growing their e-mail list or be disappointed that only 57% are doing so. If you’re one of the “more than two thirds” of small business owners who train their employees to capture customer information, good for you.

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MARCH 13, 2013

Some small business owners think they can just find a great image, put their business name on it, and they have a website header. A second thing your header should do is brand your business in a way that people will remember you and your website. Website branding is a difficult thing to achieve.

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Small Business Mavericks

JANUARY 14, 2012

As a small business owner, you can use this thirst for information to your advantage since Q&A sites often provide an inexpensive (as in free, apart from your time) way to communicate with potential customers. ” These are as useful for businesses too – still, some questions go unanswered for several hours.

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