Marketing Basics to promote and market your small business
In November 2008 LinkedIn added an Events Feature. This feature allows members to add events they are organizing or merely attending. Since this feature is fairly new and not yet widely used, it does have some nice potential as a networking and marketing tool. When you go to the events home, it lists upcoming events. […]
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At some point in your business career, you will likely end up at a networking meeting. For many businesses, networking is a key marketing strategy. It becomes their main source of new business. But for too many entrepreneurs, attending networking meetings never really pays off. They attend regularly, talk to people, but never see any
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As always, the Blogging Boomers Carnival includes a wide array of topics for baby boomer readers. This edition is no different. From 401(k)s to folk art to fashion, this edition has something for everyone. If you’re a new reader you may be asking, what is the Blogging Boomers Carnival? A blog carnival is a collection
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Twitter is the hottest new social media trend and it seems like everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. Small business and marketing experts are on Twitter in droves. In spite of this, there is a small number of people who are taking the time to ask, “does it work?” Yes you can reach a large
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This week’s edition of the Blogging Boomers Carnival is being hosted by Fabulous After 40. Deborah and JoJami give fashion and beauty advice to women who want to look “Fabulous After 40.” Now I confess I’m not much of a fashion plate. Working from home means I’m often happy in jeans, a t-shirt and my
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Recently I was reading a blog post by social media and communications expert Dave Fleet – Getting Started: Social Media Policies For Your Company where he discusses what corporations need to consider when it comes to employees using social media – both at work and at home. It got me thinking. What if you’re a
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One of the great things about blog carnivals is it gives me a chance to be a part of a mini-community in the greater blogosphere. We are a diverse group of bloggers who have never met in person and yet we have come together because we have enough passion about our own little niches that
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I suspect I’m like a lot of baby boomers who use social media regularly. I’m comfortable with the various tools and platforms, but I still get a kick out of the entire concept. I have built business and personal relationships with a large number of people from all over the world: other parts of Canada,
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A few summers ago my then seven-year old son and his friend participated in a common summer-time rite of passage: the lemonade stand. They decorated their stand, made signs and posted them throughout the neighbourhood, drew chalk arrows on the sidewalk and got started. At the end of the day they had made $14, a
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By Ted Demopoulos Podcasts are a great way to help promote your business by showcasing your expertise, spreading the word about your company, products, and services, building community with your target market, and more. Here are 5 unconventional tips to help you along your way. 1) Sponsor a podcast whose audience fits your target demographic.
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