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Don’t Let These Common Business Pitfalls Trip You Up

Lauryn Johnson — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 16:21:57 +0000

Have you ever walked into a business and been really confused or overwhelmed? Maybe it was an overzealous business owner who wanted to share one too many ideas with you. Or maybe the staff was too stand-offish? Maybe you saw products and services that seemed mismatched or unfocused. There are hundreds of reasons local businesses [...]

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Know Your Neighbors – 4 Benefits of Business Networking

Lauryn Johnson — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 14:00:23 +0000

Large corporations routinely hire public affairs, community relations and corporate citizenship leaders to represent their businesses locally. Why? Some will say it’s to further a big business agenda, and maybe that’s partly the case. More often though, they’ll cite the benefits of supporting your local community, advocating for economic prosperity and most importantly – networking. [...]

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Don’t Take Our Word for it, Take Google’s

Lauryn Johnson — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 14:00:44 +0000

Google recently released a video called, “How to hire an SEO.” You probably know by now that SEO stands for search engine optimization. In real people terms, that means enhancing what’s on your website such that your business ranks well with search engines like Google, Yahoo! and Bing. Call us crazy, but if you want [...]

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5 Steps to Evaluate Your Online Business Listings

Lauryn Johnson — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 14:00:40 +0000

Do you know where search engines are pulling your business’s information from? The most common response we get when we ask that question is, “from my website, of course!” Not so fast. If you want customers to find your business first, consistent online listings up your chances of being found (in addition to off-the-chain website [...]

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Looks Aren’t Everything, But Your Emails Need a Makeover

Lauryn Johnson — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 16:34:20 +0000

Think of some of the reasons you delete emails before reading them. The biggest offender, for most of us, is spam – those emails you didn’t ask to receive and are likely not at all relevant. As a savvy business owner, you know better than to litter the inboxes of unsuspecting customers. But there’s more [...]

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6 Funny President’s Day Tweets That’ll Have You Feeling Patriotic

Lauryn Johnson — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 15:00:45 +0000

President’s Day is on the horizon, and we know you’re super pumped for your day off! Okay, that was mean. We know you’re more likely to be preparing for an increase in work while some of your customers take advantage of the three-day weekend. Most holidays have familiar, straight-forward themes that are easy to build [...]

3 Surefire Ways to Get Some Time Back Today

Lauryn Johnson — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 16:00:25 +0000

You probably feel a certain amount of productivity when you stay busy throughout the day. You’re jumping from task to task and feel like you’re getting a lot done. When the work day is over, what do you have time left to accomplish? Probably not much. Like any local business owner, we bet you’re tapped [...]

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Attach a Price Tag to that Happy New Customer

Lauryn Johnson — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 18:22:17 +0000

In a perfect world, every customer you bring in would stick around for the long haul. It’s a lot cheaper and easier to sell to someone you’ve sold to before – someone you already have a relationship with. The broad consensus is that it costs six to seven times more for a company to win [...]

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It’s Time to Pursue a Love Affair with Text Message Marketing

Lauryn Johnson — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 14:00:45 +0000

If you’re looking for a quick fling, this isn’t it. Successful small and local businesses are passionate about text message marketing and have embraced it as a key method to keep in touch with customers. Why? Cell phones. Some of us have what could only be described as intimate relationships with our devices, keeping them within a one- or [...]

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Don’t Let These Common Business Pitfalls Trip You Up

Know Your Neighbors – 4 Benefits of Business Networking

Don’t Take Our Word for it, Take Google’s

Top News Stories and Trends in Local Online Marketing 2/24

5 Steps to Evaluate Your Online Business Listings

Looks Aren’t Everything, But Your Emails Need a Makeover

6 Funny President’s Day Tweets That’ll Have You Feeling Patriotic

3 Surefire Ways to Get Some Time Back Today

Attach a Price Tag to that Happy New Customer

It’s Time to Pursue a Love Affair with Text Message Marketing