Businesses depend on visibility. Before potential customers can even think about making a purchase, they need to be able to find information about a business, which is why business listing sites have so much power. Yelp attracts 145 million unique monthly visitors, and LinkedIn has 450 million users. As for Google, it seeks to list…
Ask any successful business owner what the true key to success is and many will answer that it’s obtaining and maintaining strong customer relations. No business is successful without a loyal and growing customer base behind it, and ensuring that your business has a friendly and effective customer service team and design in place is…
There are many benefits to creating a social media presence for your business, but it is not wise to sign up for all of them without some consideration. Being active on social media will increase customer loyalty to your business as well as provide many other benefits. Use these principles to help you decide which…
At its core, video marketing is simply using online videos in the promotion of your business. There are many ways to use videos to build your business including putting them on your own website or posting them on YouTube. The following article will help you evaluate the different types of videos and the many ways…
With so many messages competing for consumers’ attention, it’s important that people remember your business. Aim to make your business the first one that enters their minds when they think of what you offer. Here are seven ways to make your business more memorable. Trade Under a Memorable Business Name Your business name should not…
LinkedIn is a networking platform for professionals and businesses looking to connect with like-minded people, potential employers and new customers. Creating the right impression is essential for making useful connections on LinkedIn. Your LinkedIn profile is the first chance you will have to present yourself to the LinkedIn community, so it’s important to create a…
Turning on your automatic reply saying you’re out of the office before taking leave is good email etiquette. However, they tend to be generic one-liners and are a missed marketing and PR opportunity. Your out-of-office reply will probably be one of your most-read emails; the recipient, hoping for a reply, receives one seconds after they…
Every business needs access to social media. Social media marketing is one of the best ways to reach new audiences. Facebook and Twitter in particular have millions of users who are just waiting to hear about what you have to offer. But you can’t just go to social media and expect a sudden surge of…
According to the Radicati Group, 196 billion emails are sent daily around the world, and 109 billion of these are business emails. If you think email marketing is a thing of the past, think again. The worldwide use of emails is predicted to rise again in the next few years. Even alongside the rise…
It is a truth universally acknowledged that if you are in business, you need to be networking. Yet there are so many networking groups available that, for the newbie, it can be difficult to spot the best networking groups and make the most of time spent with them. Just how do you get the best…