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6 Success Stories: Social Media Marketing for Local Business

by Michael Cage · 1 comment

in On Local Business Marketing

I love when people tell me social media isn’t for local small businesses… Sometimes I debate with them. Other times I smile and nod, knowing it’s a futile argument. Most often I point them to examples like the ones I’m sharing with you today: 6 real-life small businesses profiting from social media. Here’s an excerpt ...

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Social Media For Local Lead Generation

by Michael Cage · 3 comments

in On Local Business Marketing

I read a great article today that I want to share with you about using social media to generate leads for you local small business. There are lots of “how to’s” out there on social media, and this is one of the better I’ve come across: it’s simple and to the point. Of the 20 ...

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Social Media for Upscale Retail Businesses & Marketing To The Affluent

September 19 On Local Business Marketing

In a time when putting food on the table and gas in the car can be a weekly struggle, spending money on high-end clothing, jewelery and handbags seems low on a long priority list for most. So to what does local upscale boutique, Ginger, in Winter Park, FL credit its thriving sales? Social media. Watch ...

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Sweet Tweets: Restaurant Marketing With Twitter

August 25 On Local Business Marketing

Restaurateurs may well be one of the fastest groups of business men and women adopting Twitter for marketing their local businesses. And with good reason. If you own a local restaurant and you’re looking for a cheap, easy way to get paying guests in your door every single day, look no further than Twitter. But ...

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Virginia Real Estate Agent Blogs His Way To Success

August 21 On Local Business Marketing

Still wondering if social media like blogs, Facebook and Twitter are worth your time? Today’s social media success story highlights Danilo Bogdanovic, a Washington area real estate agent who, according to GrowSmartBusiness.com: … estimates that 75% of his current business can be directly or indirectly attributed to his two blogs (LoudounScene.com and LoudounForeclosures.com) and other ...

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How local business blogging = 850% increase in lead generation

August 12 On Local Business Marketing

In 2008, Duncan Page brought his grandfather’s 117 year old company into the Web 2.0 era through his blog, Twitter and Facebook. Louis E. Page Inc, which is based out of a warehouse in Littleton, Massachusetts, sells wire mesh fencing supplies. Not exactly the type of industry you’d expect to profit from social networking. But ...

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Local Businesses: 3 tips to handle online complaints and manage your reputation

August 5 On Local Business Marketing

Afraid your social media presence could leave  your business vulnerable to criticism and negative reviews? Well whether you like it or not, your customers are online. And they’re talking about you on sites like Yelp, MerchantCircle and even on Google itself. From The New York Times Small Business section: “Social media for business now is ...

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