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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. However, most SMBs haven’t a clue how they can profit from this proximity which gets even better with social media via social listening. BlackBerry.

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The Pros and Cons of Social Media

Ignite Social Media

In the last twenty or so years, social media has gone from a vague concept that people used occasionally to a critical part of life, especially for many young people. Social media has both its pros and cons, both for private users and brands. Pros of Social Media. Below are the 5 pros of social media.

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Social Media And Small Businesses

Small Business Mavericks

Most of you have heard of tweet, Facebook, YouTube and Myspace. We all know that these platforms are social media where you can connect with friends and family to keep abreast of things in each other’s world. But, what does it mean for small businesses? If you ignore them, the readers will go away.

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Is SEO Better For Marketing Or Social Media

Small Business Mavericks

We hear a lot of information about how social media is a great marketing tool. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is actually the better way to go for small businesses. A recent Merchant Confidence Survey shows that 35% of small businesses use and are optimized by SEO over the social media marketing.

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Facebook considers competing with Myspace on the music front

Freelance Social Media

The surging social-networking giant is talking to a number of song-streaming services and music community sites, including Rhapsody.com, iMeem.com, iLike.com and Lala.com, about an outsourcing deal that would more deeply integrate their music experience into Facebook, sources familiar with the situation said, the NY Post reports.

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Facebook Rules The SMB Social Media Roost

Small Business Mavericks

A recent survey shows that Facebook is the king of social media for small businesses. Why is Facebook so effective for small businesses? But look at the numbers for other social media services: Video sharing - 14% and 23%, respectively. I think there’s an interesting study here.

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Are You Too Focused On One Social Media Platform?

Small Business Mavericks

Social media is everywhere and it can often be a little daunting when for a small business owner about to engage in a social media marketing campaign. All to often a business will focus on one or two social media platforms, particularly Facebook and Twitter since they receive the most mentions.

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