To All the Facebook Pages I’ve Loved Before I can’t remember how many Facebook pages I’ve set up and administered by this point. It’s not countless; I just don’t care to count it. I’m still listed as an admin on a few client accounts and receive those page notifications. I thought it was reasonable to […]
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It’s 2016 and we’ve been getting back to the basics in content marketing. It’s like getting back to the basics of love, but we all know that means a road trip to Luckenbach, Texas. Today’s post is for those hold-outs–and those who love them–who don’t have a Facebook page for their business yet. If you
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As the head of Business Development for my company, Return On Now, I have the opportunity to interact with prospects and customers on a daily basis. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is one of the primary services we offer. Most prospects come to us via referral, and as such, they already understand why they should be
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In our expert roundup to ring out the old year and bring in the new, we talked to thought leaders in the field of content marketing about their predictions for this year. Now we’re going to spend a little time parsing all that good insight into actionable plans around content marketing for small businesses. Bet on
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I’m feeling word-nerdy today, kids. So, let’s clarify some notions upfront before we get to your small business niche. In my very first post within this hallowed domain, we talked about how not everybody has to have or “do” social media. I encourage you to keep that in mind for today’s discussion. Let’s Just Define
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Mistakes: We’ve all made a few. In prepping this post, as usual, I’ve done some research on how and if peers propose public apologies in the social sphere. And, as usual, I’ve had song lyrics arise unbidden in my mind’s ear. Happens all the time. All. The. Time. They’re the voices in my head, I
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Stellar customer service, without exception, remains a pivotal component of a company’s success. And, behind every successful company are your resilient and blissful front liners, also known as, customer service representatives. However, if they are not happy with the environment, they could be inconsistent, which is not good for your company. According to the neuroscientists cited in an article
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Last week I had the pleasure of moderating a discussion for the Austin SEO Meetup. At that discussion, our focus was on uncovering what we expect to change next year — basically, an SEO 2016 Predictions session. The event took place at Orange CoWorking in south Austin. Thanks to owner Shelley Delayne for hosting the event. Orange is
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Have you ever considered repurposing content as part of your overall marketing strategy? Should you? When we asked content marketing experts the biggest mistakes they still see people making, several concurred on one point in particular, Content Marketers: You’re selling yourself short when you don’t reuse, repurpose, and repromote your material. Good Content Strategy Isn’t
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We’ve talked before about social media contests, particularly the hashtag contest: to generate momentum for your brand’s social properties to raise engagement with your brand to develop relationships with your would-be brand advocates Now, let’s talk about contests that do more. Contests that bring in some of that good good, that UGC. UGC stands for User-Generated
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