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4 Reasons for Networking Locally

04/28/201804/28/2018Blog, leadership, small business, Social Mediabusiness, connection, Small business, small business owners, Social Media, success

What is the benefit of networking for your small business? Well, if you aren’t networking, you can’t know, can you? I was stubborn. I tried several networking groups, but none struck a cord with me Read More

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3 Ways to Encourage Written Reviews from Customers

02/27/2018retail, review, small business, Social Mediabusiness, customer loyalty, customer service, Facebook, Google, online listings management, ratings, retail, review, review platform, Small business, Yext

We live and breathe by our business reviews. So, you’ve made it a habit to ask your small business or retail customers to go to Google, Yext, Facebook, etc. to post reviews. Then, you discover Read More

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Small Business Stories – An Introduction

09/12/201709/12/2017Blog, leadership, management, marketing, restaurant, retail, small businessblog, business, connection, customer service, customers, Education and Training, management, Marketing, Small business, small business owners, success

Small businesses begin with stories. Small Businesses root in an idea, an inspiration, an event, a need – which leads to a story. This post is an introduction to a new direction of blog posting I’m Read More

Engagement and Why Your Facebook Page Isn’t Getting Any

03/11/2017marketing, small business, Social Media, Technologybusiness, engagement, Facebook, images, Smartphone, Social Media, success, technology, twitter, Video

Why aren’t your engagements stats better? Please don’t say it’s because you don’t understand engagement! If that were true, you’d have a heck of a time having any type of relationship with your customers and Read More

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3 Small Business Social Media Best Practices

02/19/2017Blog, Email Marketing, leadership, management, marketing, retail, sales, small business, Social Mediabusiness, customer service, Education and Training, Small business, Social Media, success

It astounds me how many small businesses I patronize… do not request I follow their social media account, do not request my email address for newsletters, and do not request a review when I mention Read More

If You Don’t Ask, You Don’t Get Reviews

11/24/201508/14/2016Blog, marketing, non-profit, retail, small businessbusiness, customer loyalty, educate, Google, google search, local search, Non-Profit, reviews, Small business, staff

Reviews: Ask your customers and fans to help you grow your small business or non-profit. Yes, you have to ask. When customers or clients are happy with your business, they are happy to share that experience, BUT – people are Read More