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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. Facebook and Macy’s team up.

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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. Identify Relevant Groups, Communities. Groups and communities enhance the feeling of community , which is core to social media. IHS Markit.

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These Hackathon Participants Want To Bring Detroit’s Small Businesses Online With The Help Of Coding Students

Forbes Social Media

As more small businesses in Detroit look to open up their doors after the Covid-19 crisis, a group of entrepreneurs wants to help them also get online.

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The Best Social Media Platforms for Location-Based Small Businesses

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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. Can YouTube help drive foot traffic to a location-based business?

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Happy National Small Business Week

Saying It Social

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Happy National Small Business Week Why National Small Business Week? As part of National Small Business Week, the U.S. This year, National Small Business Week will honor the estimated 27.2

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Local Retail Needs To Step Up

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This does not happen with major retailers. Recently, I was recommended to a local retailer for some home furnishings. No, I didn't do this beforehand (or while in the store), because I was taken by the conversation with the small business owner, and felt that there was a good rapport. This does not happen online.

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Corporate America steps up to deal with #COVID-19

Janet Fouts

Apple shut down their retail stores , offered expanded its sick leave policy to cover family issues, set up work from home guidelines. They’ll be partners with the advocacy group National Health Care for the Homeless Council to fund at least four housing activist groups in California, Seattle, and Portland, Ore.

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