Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 6, 2013

She specializes on the topic of small business tips and resources. ChamberofCommerce.com helps small businesses grow their business on the web and facilitates connectivity between local businesses and more than 7,000 Chambers of Commerce worldwide. .

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Small business loves Facebook, though most don’t know if it “works.” ” 93% of small business owners and marketers use Facebook, and 92% agree that social media is important for their businesses. 93% of small business owners/marketers use Facebook, ahead of Twitter at 79%.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Among small business owners who use social media for business purposes, 91% use Facebook. Just 29% use LinkedIn for business. ( Just 3% say they communicate with brands using Twitter. ( V3+Broadsuite Blog ). 58% of social media influencers believe they should be paid for the coverage they give brands. Buzzweb Community ).

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 17, 2011

For example, included in the July 25 th edition on Social Media Informer are these posts (among others): • How Small Businesses Can Use LinkedIn to Grow. • Fifteen Incredible Mobile Statistics. • Web Presence Optimization, Reloaded. Topics on B2B Marketing Zone include social media , inbound marketing and business blogging.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 2, 2013

21% plan to implement such a system in the coming year, but another 17% “don’t know what a social CRM system is and why businesses need it.” small businesses (20-99 employees) and a third of midsized companies say they use social media “to engage with customers and prospects in a strategic and structured way.”

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 19, 2016

And of small business owners who use social media, 92% agree that “social media marketing is important for my business.” 33% of millennials identify social media as one of their preferred channels for communicating with businesses. 10 Stats About Social Media Demographics. Pew Research ). 70% of the U.S.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 3, 2011

Hailing from San Antonio, Alicia is founder and CEO of Sanera, a professional development and training firm for sales and business leaders. She describes herself as a “small business coach, speaker, corporate trainer, blogger, singer, lover of life, dreams, family and God.” @AliciaSanera. and never boring. Karen Emanuelson.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2019

These includes iShade for accounting, Biznik for small business owners, and Sermo for physicians. Besides mainstream sites like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter, there are also niche social media platforms that target specific industries.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

6 Common LinkedIn Mistakes Small Businesses Make, and What You Should Do Instead by OPEN Forum. Anne Field helpfully identifies six common LinkedIn mistakes (and it’s not only small businesses who make these BTW) and the right approach to use instead, for example, overtly promoting your product or service (gauche).

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LinkedIn Tips B2B Findability 189

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Research from HubSpot shows that small businesses with blogs have twice as many Twitter followers as those who don’t. Increased search engine visibility, targeted traffic and enhanced brand image are just a few of the benefits of business blogging.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 28, 2010

But here are three areas where many companies aren’t realizing the synergistic benefits of coordination with their SEO efforts: Blogging: given that less than half of companies —both small businesses and the Fortune 500—actively maintain industry blogs, this is an underutilized area for SEO benefit.

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SEO Press Release Social Bookmarking Technorati 181

Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 27, 2010

Social Media Means (Business-to) Business… Nearly 74% of marketers who have been using social media for at least two years report that it has helped them close new sales. And small businesses with anywhere from 2-100 employees were most likely to see this benefit.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 30, 2011

Consultants and small business owners get the concept of personal branding , because in one-person or very small companies, one person is the “corporate&# brand. Personal branding is a hot topic for entrepreneurs and solo consultants, by does it matter to large enterprises?

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 2, 2018

In other words, even for small businesses, social media maintenance is going to become a part-time job. If so, then you might have the time to effectively maintain multiple social media platforms. Social media marketers spend, on average, 2.5 hours per day managing accounts, strategizing, and creating content. They’ll Google You.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 27, 2013

you are a business, post only about your business.If you are a small business owner and you have a basic fan page versus a huge sponsored costly Facebook business page, it may be tempting to mix your business with personal.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

10 Free WordPress Themes for Small Businesses by American Express OPEN Forum. The English is broken but the list of free template sources, like Wp Mojo , eBlog Templates and ThemeLab is excellent. 20 Excellent Free WordPress 3.0 Themes by Blogfreakz. 32 Essential WordPress Plugins I Use…And You Don’t!

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Guest post by Chris Tweten. Social proof is a powerful tool for marketers who know how to use it effectively. In a nutshell, it’s word-of-mouth, magnified exponentially by the Internet. This psychological phenomenon has further expanded thanks to the growth of social media. Image credit: Karsten Winegeart on Unsplash.

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DECEMBER 21, 2010

A more recent study reported by Forbes stated that while “60% (of small businesses surveyed) credit social media with positively impacting their businesses…(only) 36% have attracted new business as a result of their social media efforts.&#.

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Social Media Research ROI Technorati 191

Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 19, 2011

Kmart as the place for fashion, or Oracle as ideal for small business) to the market. Proper training dramatically reduces the risk of an employee releasing sensitive information, inappropriate comments or just plain muddled messages (e.g. Being dishonest or misrepresenting the facts.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 12, 2012

Small Business…Big Coverage! .” as she points out), starting with making sure the post is newsworthy (“how-to” guides work well for blog posts, not so well for news releases) and ending with using third-person AP-style writing for the release. by Blogging PRWeb.

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AUGUST 1, 2011

The point is—no business can be all things to all people. Particularly for small businesses, focus is critical. And it was these folks who were clapping most enthusiastically, singing along with many of the songs.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 15, 2013

It’s easy to generate tremendous traffic and buzz on Facebook if you’re a major brand advertiser with buckets of money to spend, but what about small businesses with much more limited means? Facebook Upgrades Small Business Site by MediaPost. Facebook Stats. ” Facebook Rants and Raves.

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DECEMBER 3, 2019

And small businesses, such as boutique digital marketing companies, are actually among the most often targeted by cyber criminals. Cyber criminals know that small businesses collect data, but rarely secure it, and that makes them attractive targets. The Consequences of a Data Breach.

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JANUARY 20, 2015

10 Steps To Use LinkedIn For Small Business by MarketingThink. And LinkedIn’s Showcase pages enable brands to connect with audiences ion the social platform where they are already learning, networking, and engaging with peers,” Celia Brown explains why and shows how to use showcase pages for industry thought leadership.

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

You’ve seen the statistics on social media marketing : 93% of marketers use social media for business. And 92% of small businesses say that social media is an effective marketing technology tool. How Small Businesses Can Use Social Media at Events by MyBeak Social Media. 90% of Inc.

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JANUARY 17, 2011

How do social media marketing strategies in small businesses differ from those in larger enterprises? 75% of small businesses in the U.S. Social Media Use in Small Companies. Social Media Is Greater Marketing Priority for Small Businesses by eMarketer. Twitter has the fifth oldest.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Other noteworthy content marketing tips and guides from her blog include: • 3 Steps to Maximize Content Marketing Resources. • Visual Content: How to Re-imagine Your Brand. • 21 Social Media & Content Marketing Tips Tailored For Small Businesses. 13 Reasons Why Your Content Marketing Might Fail by Content Marketing Institute.

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MARCH 21, 2012

How To Maximize LinkedIn For Your Small Business by Sanera People Development Company. details the process of using LinkedIn for business development by small business owners/managers, from setting clear goals and developing a simple plan to reaching out and never spamming.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 15, 2016

First, all of these numbers seem a tad high; other (fairly) recent research has reported that 55% of small businesses have blogs but just 31% of Fortune 500 enterprises do. It seems to depend who you ask: one source below says 62%, another says 80%, and still another, 86%.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

She teaches one-on-one classes to small businesses on Twitter, and when she has “a few extra moments,” serves as a contributing editor to the Impact Lab, a DaVinci Institute blog billed as “a laboratory of the future human experience.” ” Jeanette Gibson. Janine Popick. janinepopick.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

.” 14 Ways New Facebook Betrays Small Business by Convince & Convert.

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MARCH 23, 2011

There are several free social media monitoring tools that provide limited functionality but can serve as a starting point for small businesses; however, larger and more socially active organizations will quickly recognize a need for more sophisticated fee-based offerings. Support and training.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Over the last decade, business blogs have gone from being a novelty to a leading-edge practice to an essential element for any company seeking to optimize its presence on the web. Why are so many companies now embracing blogging?

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 30, 2014

” 3 Types of Schema Markup Content Marketers Should Know by Small Business Trends. But it’s important to be building a healthy audience of the right people and to track those measures over time.” 7 Ways to Boost SEO Results for Your Video Content Marketing by B2B PR Sense Blog.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Advising “If you’re an entrepreneur, marketer or small business owner, do yourself a favor and join the site now,” Matt Beswick provides a concise but helpful guide to using the visual social network, from getting started and building a following to generating more traffic and properly categorizing your graphics.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It’s not just small businesses that question the value of social media. Barb Dybwad explains how small businesses can best capitalize on 10 free social media tools, from the obvious (Twitter, LinkedIn) to the fresh ( Monitter , UserVoice ). Learn to leverage the social-search connection by iMedia Connection.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Twitter users who also have blogs have 79% more followers on average than Twitterers who don’t blog (and that figure is even higher—102%—for small businesses that lack the drawing power of a popular brand). Websites with blogs attract 55% more visitors on average than traditional static websites.

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