Social Media is the Key to Open Communication with Your Target Customers
If you are looking for a way to keep communications open between you and your customers, then choosing to invest in social media may be the answer you are looking for. Social media has become a vital way for individuals and businesses to generate awareness and increase promotional opportunities. If you want to implement it into your online presence, there are several tips that you should keep in mind that will assist you with your efforts.
Start by creating profiles on the major social media networks such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Each of these will allow you to communicate with your target customers in different ways:
- Twitter is more of an instantaneous way to reach your customers. It allows you to quickly connect and build your circle of influence.
- Facebook has basically two ways you can connect with your customers: with your personal page upon approval and with fan… Continue reading
How to Develop Your Business Social Media Marketing Plan
Social media marketing, or SMM, for business involves using websites such as Twitter, Facebook, and Foursquare, to grow your business online. Business owners can choose to connect with friends, peers, and potential customers while increasing their social media interaction. If you can access the Internet, chances are you have already been exposed to the concept. SMM as it is sometimes called, is the latest attempt by Internet businesses and marketers to reach targeted audiences.
Social media marketing is a great way to connect with your customers whether it is online or offline. Many choose to hold contests to attract their target customers while others use it to find joint venture partners to combine marketing efforts. SMM programs can focus their attention on different promotional aspects of business. This is accomplished through one or more techniques, such as direct advertising, public relations, personal promotions, and other advertising techniques that all have basically one thing in… Continue reading
Google Chromebook… What is it all about?
There is much talk about Google’s Chromebook which is suppose to be a solution for laptop/netbook users. It is suppose to offer it’s uses the ability to have great support while paying a monthly fee for the bells and whistles that come with the computer.
To help you get a better understanding regarding Chromebook, visit the articles below:
- Five Reasons why Google’s Linux Chromebook is a Windows killer
- What’s wrong with Google’s Chromebook?
Watch the video below and then leave a comment regarding your thoughts about Google Chromebook.
Happy Mother’s Day! Special Tributes to Mothers.
A quote by Maya Angelou that captures one of the things that my mother taught me while growing up was: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” One thing that my mother was known for was her hospitality even to strangers. This is something that she learned from her mother and passed it down to me.
Below are the additional quotes and tributes for Mother’s Day:
- Tara Reed: “A suburban mother’s role… Continue reading
7 Tips That Help You Better Engage at Events – Cd Vann
Have you been looking for an event that will stimulate your brain, stretch your social media efforts, and strenghten your online presence? Then you definitely should checkout unGeeked e’lite that is coming up in Chicago (May 12-14, 2011) and is hosted by Cd Vann a.k.a. @thatwoman_is. Also, I will be doing a live interview with CD, via BlogTalkRadio.com where she will further share her passion about social media, marketing, and branding for businesses.
unGeeked invites attendees to learn how to leverage their internal and external marketing and branding campaigns. Our Discussion Leaders cover topics that will assist departments such as Marketing, Public Relations, Advertising, Customer Service, Sales, Human Resources and Legal with engaging, storytelling and conveying the authenticity of the brand, whether it be to your customers (Product to Consumer) or to your clients (B2B) or to members (not-for-profits).
For special discount use the code unGeeked Retreat (case sensitive)… Continue reading
Web Tool: WiseStamp and Gmail
Have you been looking for an easy way to create a dynamic email signature in Gmail while sharing your social media connections? Then look no further because WiseStamp is a great add-on or extension for Gmail. It is an add-on for your web browser (works with Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari). 
According to their website, WiseStamp includes many exciting and improved fetchers for your email such as:
- Customize your Email signature Design style, Font, Size, Color, images etc…
- Add updating dynamic content to any email you send Automatically Share your latest blog posts, Tweet , Facebook status or Ebay item and more…
- Easily include your social services& Profiles Facebook, Twitter, del.icio.us, IM Services, LinkedIn, and many more..
- Use multiple signatures Create business & personal signatures to insert in your emails.
The unique thing about WiseStamp is that it allow you to liven up your signature with images and even your… Continue reading
PayPal Fraud Happen to Me, WOW!
So I logged into my PayPal personal account to check the status and to make updates to my account. To my surprise, $897 was stolen from me twice with a fee of $1 charged twice. I couldn’t believe my eyes and thought that I had logged into the wrong account somehow.
Immediately, I called PayPal to get the issue resolved. I felt that it was an injustice and I also felt violated. My first thought was, “How could someone get access to an account that isn’t associated with anything, anywhere on the internet?”. I have to admit that I’m surprised how efficiently everything was handled by PayPay because they did and excellent job assisting me.
My angel in disguise name was Pat (operator #42205). She was very calming, reassuring and knowledgeable regarding how to fix the issue. I asked her if there was an extra level of security that I could… Continue reading
Dealing with Small Business Challenges
As a small business owner, facing and beating challenges is a daily adventure and having a positive attitude can help you be successful. Whether your challenges are financial, staffing, or even marketing, you can overcome them by streamlining your processes and putting a plan in place for success.
One way that you can overcome your challenges is by “thinking big” and pushing past your comfort zone of running your business. Thinking big includes seeing what your industry leaders are doing to be successful and duplicate their efforts on a scale that will meet your business needs. Choosing to get out of your comfort zone and try new things can be the very thing your need to do to overcome your business challenges.
To help small business owners overcome their challenges and to get out of their comfort zone, you have to be willing to G.A.I.N. success. The list below was… Continue reading
