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Lemonade Stand Marketing: Marketing Strategies For Local Businesses

Yesterday, while walking to the gym by my house I saw an interesting site. 2 small kids (maybe 8 years old) were sitting on the corner of my street with a lemonade stand. I found it amusing. I remember doing stuff like that when I was a kid. Actually, I sold poems that I wrote…

4 Ps of Social Marketing Strategy for a Good Cause

We are all familiar with the traditional 4 “P’s” of marketing – Price, Product, Place and Promotion. The transformation is incremental. Kimberly Kadlec, former VP of global marketing at Johnson & Johnson, endorsed a fresh set of 4Ps for the Social Business, which she called Purpose, Presence, Proximity and Partnerships. The new suggested model seems…

A Comprehensive Guide on How to Define Your Brand Online

Your online “brand” is important because it differentiates you from all your competitors by defining your online presence. It is multifaceted as it allows your products or services stand out and be seen so consumers can identify and choose your product. Your “Brand” should convey the look, feeling, taste, sound and quality of what you…

5 Local Event Marketing Ideas for Fitness, Health and Wellness Businesses

If you have a local fitness, health or wellness business, be sure to get involved in community events. This is a great way to increase awareness, win customers, build strong bonds, create long-term loyalty, and build a better community all at the same time! There is no substitute for interacting with potential customers face-to-face. As…

Highly Sharable Posts Key to Social Marketing in 2014!

We all know that social media marketing and internet marketing are two of the same as far as brand building and sharing goes. Creating a website, establishing a brand, building social media accounts to connect with a larger audience, is all marketing no matter what you call it. Here we take a look at some…

The Definition of Online Personal Branding and How it Can Help You

Personal Branding is the art of attracting and keeping more opportunities by actively shaping public perception. You can control the way you’re perceived by the community you serve. Oprah, Tiger, Madonna – they realized early that talent alone would not take them to the top of their fields. So they created and promoted unique Personal…

Basics of SEO for Local Businesses

The first thing I do with any local client is to look at their current citations. I will look to see if they’re matching what is listed in the Google My Business listing and seek to fix any inconsistencies in those listings. One of the most important things for ranking locally is consistency, so this…

10 Preventable Social Marketing Mistakes

Social media has made a profound impact on the way businesses market their products and services. Did you think Facebook and Twitter wouldn’t last when they first came out? Many of us did but boy were we wrong! Social media has taken most of the world by storm and if you own a business you…

What IKEA Can Teach Us About Online Branding

I love IKEA. No, I’m not a big fan of the Swedish meatballs, and I don’t particularly care for putting furniture together. But the store is way cool. I wish there was one closer to where I live, but getting there is a day trip. When I lived in Los Angeles, we’d go to the…

Online Business Directories – Are They of Any Use for Local Businesses?

1.) Online business directories are very beneficial for small businesses. You just have to know how they work. An online business directory is a website submission service that allows your small business’s website to be added to a specific category where it can be searched for by interested visitors. These searchable online directories allow their…

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