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  • January 23 2012

    Internet Marketing Predictions for 2012 (and Why You Should Care)

    A handful of 2012 Internet marketing predictions from industry leaders with our Juicy take on what they mean to small businesses. Continue reading

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  • September 22 2011

    Local SEO: Beyond the Rankings and on to the Sale

    Ranking number one on the local search results is not enough to get you the customer. If you provide a link to a website in your local listing, it had better help (rather than hurt) your ability to close the deal. Continue reading

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  • September 21 2011

    Get Free Word of Mouth Advertising with Facebook Places

    As we’ve mentioned, we think your business should be paying attention to Facebook, because that is where your customers are spending their time. This is especially true if your business is a physical establishment where people shop, dine, receive services or just hang out. Continue reading

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  • July 27 2011

    Social Media Monitoring with SocialMention

    You’re out there tweeting, posting status updates on Facebook, Digging, Diigoing, Stumbling and posting content on YouTube. But do you know how well you are doing with all of these social media tactics? Are you monitoring the effects of your social media outreach? Continue reading

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  • April 18 2011

    Local Online Search (Part II): Tips to Optimize Your Business Profiles

    In part I of Local Online Search, we outlined steps to get started checking the status of your local listings, what info you should have on hand to correct and beef them up and how to navigate what can often be a frustrating process. In this post, we’ll discuss tips for listing optimization as well as go into a little more depth about how local search works. Continue reading

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  • April 18 2011

    Get to Know YouTube Advertising

    I know a fair amount or small business owners don’t consider YouTube a business tool because their interaction with the site has been limited to high school kids spoofing TV shows and double rainbows sightings. In reality, a large number of people use YouTube to learn things. Continue reading

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  • August 15 2010

    84% of businesses use stats ineffectively

    It’s commonly understood that no one can argue with cold hard data (except politicians). Unfortunately, we often see this fact taken out of context by clients who over expose prospects to dry and unexciting stats, figures and facts. Continue reading

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  • May 9 2010

    Foursquare tells you who is visiting your business

    I’ve been using Foursquare for a number of months and introducing it during our marketing seminars to small businesses. It’s a location-based social network that runs on your mobile phone and allows you to tell your friends where you’re at, … Continue reading

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  • September 25 2009

    Online doesn't work for my business

    This is something I have heard too many times to count in the decade that I’ve been marketing businesses on the web. Albeit, the frequency I hear this has decreased significantly each year as businesses see their competitors innovate their … Continue reading

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