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Top five: holiday retail trends to the fore

Sherrilynne Starkie

This week’s top five social media must-know news stories feature important retail trends for the run up to the holidays. Google My Business, Snapchat, blended retail, Facebook and Google Assistant all feature. Google My Business rolls out new feature. — SS. — SS. — SS.

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5 Simple Ways Small Businesses Can Ace Social Listening in 2019

Waxing UnLyrical

Big business bureaucracy stifles B2C communication. Small businesses on the other hand, are like the local government, they’re closer to consumers. Fast Retailing. Google Alerts is free and easy to set up as shown below: You should also listen for competitors and top performing keywords or hashtags in your industry.

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From Etsy Store to Multimillion Dollar Candle Studio: How I Grew My Small Business

Buffer Social

I didn’t set out with the intention to become a massive global brand, but it’s the dream for so many small business owners. Even once we were selling in major retailers, I did a huge rebrand because I noticed the market was going in a different direction and wanted to stay relevant.

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6 Small Business Challenges During COVID-19 (+ How to Overcome Them)

Later

Facebook’s new report on the State of Small Business does just that. Based on a survey of 86,000 owners, managers, and workers in companies across the US with fewer than 500 employees, the report paints a clear picture of the challenges that small businesses are facing. . Let’s get started!

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

Waxing UnLyrical

To the small business owner, Groupon might seem like an easy solution to drive business and increase sales. According to this New York Times article , most businesses make very little money off the deal (if any at all). A small business should not only expect but be ready for an influx of inquiries.

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The Best Social Media Platforms for Location-Based Small Businesses

agora pulse

No two small businesses have the same social media marketing objectives. Location-based businesses have different needs than their online-only counterparts. billion monthly active users , Facebook pages are a must-have for any local small business. Google+ is dead. Your Facebook Page. TLDR Facebook.

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Interview With a Small Business Owner Crushed by Google

Bill Hartzer

May is small business month, so as a follow-up to a blog post I wrote recently , I tracked this small business owner, Ira Zoot from TicketStub.com, and interviewed him. Mr. Zoot originally claimed that he, as a small business owner, has been crushed by Google. If so, how has it suffered?