When I talk with business owners about using social media to market their businesses I get several reasons why they’re not, or why they won’t, use social media for marketing. Many times they can tell me the reasons, other times they hint at what the obstacle is. First, they don’t know anybody else who is… Read more »
The Dark Side of Marketing
I was thinking about this the other day when I was by the lake. I have learned many ways to reach people and convince them to do something—be it buy a product, leave an e-mail, or register for a webinar or an event. All marketers and salespeople have this skill to some degree. Actually, all… Read more »
Paid Social Media
Last week I talked about organic social media and why you should use it. This week I want to add paid social media to the conversation. While organic social media is the base of your presence on different platforms, it takes time. To build a sizeable audience on Facebook, or any other platform, will take… Read more »
Organic Social Media
What is organic social media? When I was in the food business, organic meant that the item was created with no chemicals. It was grown naturally. How does this relate to social media? This terminology relates back to Google searches. Organic search results mean that people found you with a search, and you didn’t pay… Read more »
Nurture Your Relationships
We have been talking about collecting leads and moving them through your sales funnels—taking people as prospects and turning them into engaged customers. Wrapped around all of this are the relationships you build with everyone who comes in contact with your business. The value of your business is related to the quality of the relationships… Read more »