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Too Many Small Businesses Still Ignore Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

When my friend’s small business was struggling a while back, I suggested he add some social media marketing initiatives, and his answer was that he was “too busy.” Develop a marketing strategy specific to this media. Social media demands two-way communication, rather than outbound only. But don’t stop there.

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How To Reinvent Yourself As A Business Startup Today

Startup Professionals Musings

Every company and startups needs marketing experts, who are skilled and knowledgeable in the development of marketing programs, content creation, lead generation, and the utilization of social media. This world changes rapidly, and needs a professional with experience in digital and conventional media to keep up.

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How Businesses Can Successfully Brand Themselves On Social Media

YoungUpstarts

The rise of social media platforms has brought an impressive range of new opportunities in communication and what we see is just the tip of the iceberg. It’s far more complicated right now to keep a bad experience from hurting your business, viral marketing can fire back. by Serban Enache, CEO of Dreamstime.

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6 Lessons Most Entrepreneurs Only Learn On The Street

Startup Professionals Musings

That first burst of customers via word-of-mouth or a viral video won’t sustain your growth. Start with a range of platforms, including social media, advertising, and a great website. With information overload due to the Internet, you need to find your customers, rather than assume they will find you.

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Test Your Aptitude for Business Internet Jargon

Startup Professionals Musings

Social media marketing. Today there are huge communities online, like Facebook and Twitter, which grew in popularity for socializing with friends. Viral marketing. Viral marketing costs real money, but is often worth it. You are now reading one of about 50 million out there already. Streaming video.

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5 Popular Freelance Opportunities In This Gig Economy

Startup Professionals Musings

Every company and startups needs marketing experts, who are skilled and knowledgeable in the development of marketing programs, content creation, lead generation, and the utilization of social media. This world changes rapidly, and needs a professional with experience in digital and conventional media to keep up.

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What You Could Learn from @John About Teens and Social Media

Both Sides of the Table

He explained to me that especially for young girls social media apps are really intimidating because increasingly teens are judged by the number of followers they have or by the number of people who like their photos on Instagram. So I sat down with John (whose Twitter account is, well, @john) and learned his story.