Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 16, 2011

12% research travel offers or holiday destinations. But no matter what industry you’re in, if you can leverage social networks to place your brand in front of the people interested in your type of products, then you stand a reasonable chance of securing new business. 11% follow brands in hopes of receiving special offers.

Social Networking 182

Social Networking Sites Fashion Small Business 182

Small Business Mavericks

JULY 19, 2013

Types of companies that could benefit include: Restaurants. Travel companies. Virtually any type of business that allows consumers to set appointments or make reservations could benefit from such a service. Auto rental companies. Doctors and dentists. Various entertainment venues. Bus companies and passenger train services.

Directory 101

Directory Airlines Small Business Hotels 101

Small Business Mavericks

JANUARY 23, 2013

And there are certain types of businesses that will benefit from this in a big way. Travel destinations. That will most definitely help certain types of businesses that often rely on recommendations for acquiring new customers. This is good. These include: Local businesses. Restaurants. Artists, musicians, and authors.

Facebook 105

Facebook Travel Engineering Google 105

Small Business Mavericks

JULY 27, 2015

It could be a Chamber of Commerce event, a business referral exchange service, or any type of business meeting where you’ll meet other local business professionals. You may have to travel, but by developing relationships with people in your industry, you could find great networking opportunities. This is extremely effective.

Advertising 70

Advertising Meeting Travel Eventful 70

Small Business Mavericks

JANUARY 20, 2014

I’d say it’s safe to pre-schedule the following types of messages on most social media websites: Recurring messages that you send out on a regular or semi-regular basis. To the extent that pre-scheduling messages allows you to do that, it’s okay to pre-schedule some of your messages. Dated messages.

Social Media 112

Social Media Applications Travel Small Business 112

Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 4, 2013

There are three types of Rich Pins. Most likely, you’ll see Rich Pins for books, music, auto and travel categories, and possibly for other categories as well. Pinterest has something new they’re calling Rich Pins. Product Pins – These are great for e-commerce sites or websites with shopping cart items.

Travel 101

Travel Price Sites Types 101

Small Business Mavericks

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Tablets dominate travel and local. You’re likely not targeting your advertising by device type. Here’s a run down of some of the more interesting findings: Smartphones dominate games, social media, communications, productivity apps, news, weather, dating, sports, and shopping. Probably not. If you are, kudos to you.

Mobile 101

Mobile Advertising Sports Small Business 101