By Eco Paint, Inc. December 27, 2010
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By GBGIllinois November 18, 2010
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By Tammy Kelly Photography October 26, 2010
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Have you heard the buzz about Social Media Success Summit 2011 - the web's largest online social media marketing conference? Before I tell you how this virtual summit will help your business attract great customers and prospects, gain a unique competitive advantage, and measure your social media results, let me share a story with you. PROOF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING WORKS… In October 2009, Michael Stelzner started Social Media Examiner, a blog for marketers and small business owners. Almost overnight, his site became one of the top business blogs in the world. He didn't advertise, didn't rely on the press and almost none of his traffic came from search engines. Slightly more than a year later, his site has more than 57,000 email subscribers, over 31,000 Facebook fans, a half-million page views a month, and has generated nearly $2 million in sales. Everything he does focuses on delivering high-quality content coupled with intelligent social media marketing. Michael's story is not unique. A significant 73% of business owners and marketers plan to increase their use of social media in 2011 (2011 Social Media Marketing Industry Report). What's the connection? Your customers (and prospects) are using social media every day. Social media is a new marketing frontier because it bypasses all the costly middlemen and allows you to engage directly with your customers and prospects! AND this presents an enormous opportunity for you. SO WHAT'S THIS ABOUT? Michael (and his team) have been working for months to bring the best minds in social media together in a fully online event called Social Media Success Summit 2011. A significant 2,500 marketers and business owners from around the world attended his last Social Media Success Summit. Businesses were transformed. In fact, 96% of attendees said they'd attend again. This summit's focus is to empower you toimplement successful social media marketing tactics, track and measure your social media ROI, andsee how successful social media campaigns were executed. Twenty-two of the world's leading social media superstars will be summit instructors. Presenters includeJeremiah Owyang(Altimeter Group),Brian Solis(author, Engage),Frank Eliason(Citigroup),Mari Smith(co-author, Facebook Marketing),Erik Qualman(author, Socialnomics),Michael Stelzner(founder, Social Media Examiner),Dan Zarrella(author, The Social Media Marketing Book), and experts fromBoeing,Intel,Verizon,CiscoandLinkedIn. Plus joinAndy Sernovitz(author, Word of Mouth Marketing),David Meerman Scott(author, Real-Time Marketing≺),Jay Baer(co-author, The Now Revolution),Hollis Thomases(author, Twitter Marketing),Steve Garfield(author, Get Seen), andAnn Handley(MarketingProfs)–just to name a few. Attendees at our two last summits included well-known organizations such as General Electric, American Express, Staples, General Mills, Microsoft, Harvard, San Francisco Giants, MetLife, Kraft Foods, Hyatt Hotels, Stanford, Ben&Jerry's, IDG and Disney. But you don't need to be a big business to benefit! This is the world's largest online social media eventdesigned to empower marketers and business owners to master social media marketing. And the great news is it's a live online conference you can attend from your home or office. Go here now to learn more: Social Media Success Summit 2011 Here's to your success! ...read more
By DediKated Resource Virtual Administrative Solutions March 02, 2011
We're all in business to make money and grow our business, we want to be successful. We watch and monitor what affects our bottom line, making sure our expenses don't exceed our income so we can make a profit. We advertise, have sales, and we have good months and bad months. But, when it comes to growing our businesses, believe it or not...it's not all about the money. Being a successful business owner is also about relationships. I teach my social media clients how to build relationships online, get to know their fans and followers first. If you immediately start promoting your business, you are considered a spammer...and nobody likes a spammer. Marketing is not only about promoting yourself or your business, it's about people and building relationships with them. This includes customers, potential customers, and fellow business owners. How can you help them? Simple, just ask. Even in our high-tech business world, the tried and true philosophy of "people do business with people they know, like and trust" remains. People want to feel like they're doing business with someone that cares about them. Building relationships is also important offline. How many times have you been asked "Do you know a good electrician or plumber?" Who comes to your mind first to recommend? The person you know and have a relationship with! If people don't know you, they won't think of your business to refer. Growing a business is a lot like planting a flower. It takes time to see the results after you plant the seed. Investing time to build business relationships is priceless. How many networking meetings do you attend each month? Do you spend time getting to know people? I encourage you to do so, the long-term benefits could be limitless. Remember this is two-fold and provide referrals to other business owners, this is how we help each other. ...read more
By DediKated Resource Virtual Administrative Solutions February 23, 2011
Have you heard the term O2O yet? If you haven't, you will. It stands for Online to Offline and it's the newest strategy in marketing. It is actually considered to be one of the top trends to shape small businesses in 2011. While most small businesses have been focusing on getting online this year, the trend next year will be to integrate the online marketing with the offline marketing. As my awesome Marketing Coach says, "In this high-tech world, people need high-touch." She is absolutely right! The O2O marketing strategy provides a more personal experience by bringing people from your online networks to your offline networks. This is done by connecting and engaging with people online and then inviting them to your store, a networking event, a Chamber meeting, or even lunch. I have met many people "in real life" that were online friends or connections. Some have turned into great friends and some are now clients. There were many predictions this year about traditional marketing being dead. While it may have slowed down, it definitely seems to be making a comeback. People miss seeing people, the handshakes, and real conversations. Networking groups have increased nationwide, thanks to the popular site Meetup. I've always believed that you need a combination of both traditional and technology styles of marketing. This past year I've written about how to establish an online presence for your business and the importance of social media marketing. Now, it's time to integrate that with offline meetings and events. Online and offline marketing will be working together! So, add the O2O strategy to your marketing plan for 2011 and have fun meeting people. Let me know your thoughts on O2O! ...read more
By DediKated Resource Virtual Administrative Solutions November 30, 2010
Today people oftentimes receive their news in a different way than they ever did in the past. This is because news is available almost instantaneously online. While this is great for convenience, it has unfortunately caused some challenges in the way of media management. ...read more
The media plays a very big role in today's information seeking world. With our current technology, people are able to learn what is happening in other countries by watching global new broadcasts and live streaming video. Communicating with friends is just as simple; using cell phones and computer... ...read more