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Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Small business is slow to catch on. I run an IT support company for small businesses. Not one of them has a blog (solicitors, accountants, insurance brokers etc). It really worries me! The general public hasn’t showed up yet in the numbers they will.

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How to Use Facebook for Business and Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Reply Jamie Gorman May 5, 2010 at 6:02 pm Tamar, I had a friend show me a FB page he is designing for an insurance agency where he put a promotional picture (save money on your insurance) where the profile picture would normally be. For example, let’s say you’re an insurance agency or a bank.

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What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

For example an article with “10 Reasons You Should Buy Travel Insurance&# is almost never going to go viral, it’s not surprising, shocking, interesting or in any way sticky. Many companies just see this as a new avenue to push existing traditional marketing messages, and this is why they almost always fail.

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Best Social Media Stats and Market Research of 2010 (So Far)

Webbiquity SMM

What social media tool helps small business double their reach on Twitter? How much do small businesses spend on search engine marketing? Social Media Use in Small to Midsized Businesses (SMBs). Small Businesses That Blog Have 102% More Twitter Followers by HubSpot Blog.

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An Open Letter to Facebook

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Why not work with small businesses and those affected most by this policy change to find something that would work better for them that does not complicate the process or require a substantial financial investment? When you’re a platform for businesses, having a mutually beneficial relationship could even be a good idea.

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