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Paid Social Campaigns vs Paid Search

Small Business Mavericks

One of the questions asked on Search Engine Journal in the interview between Kelsey Jones and Pamela Lund, a well-known PPC marketing specialist, is which companies would do better with paid social campaigns rather than paid search. a Facebook contest where sharing gives extra entries should be on Facebook.).

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PPC For Small Business – Are You Attracting The Wrong Traffic?

Small Business Mavericks

Small business owners often feel a little overwhelmed when it comes to advertising online. Banners are not big converters, social media can be time consuming, and paid search expensive. PPC for small business can be frustrating, however, there are ways around some of these problems.

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Facebook Graph Search: 5 Must-Reads

Firebelly

Yesterday, Facebook announced Graph Search – a new type of search where “the objects we search for aren’t web pages but instead virtual representations of real world objects: people, places and things.” Facebook Graph Search: 10 Things You Need To Know About The Social Network’s Big Announcement.

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The real problem with Google might be Facebook

Convince & Convert

Or maybe it’s Facebook? As Twitter (and eventually, Instagram and Pinterest) get their self-serve advertising capabilities sorted out enough that small businesses can easily deploy them, companies that have lived and died by their Google paid search programs are going to develop a wandering eye.

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The real problem with Google might be Facebook

Convince & Convert

Or maybe it’s Facebook? As Twitter (and eventually, Instagram and Pinterest) get their self-serve advertising capabilities sorted out enough that small businesses can easily deploy them, companies that have lived and died by their Google paid search programs are going to develop a wandering eye.

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Two Easy Ways To Still Get People To Your Facebook 'Landing Tab'

Firebelly

Facebook surprised, and upset, a lot of people yesterday when they announced that now only "Authenticated Pages" or Pages with over 10,000 fans can have a custom landing tab. Not good news for individuals and small businesses who may have a hard time reaching 10,000 fans and don't have the money to become "authenticated.

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The Guide To Social Media Marketing Automation

Webbiquity SMM

Besides mainstream sites like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter, there are also niche social media platforms that target specific industries. These includes iShade for accounting, Biznik for small business owners, and Sermo for physicians. Such a business may look at Facebook and Instagram to reach their customers.