by Suzanne Hoenig June 14, 2016 Follow @SMHoenigJune 14, 2016 Last week, we looked at Instagram in the abstract — as something Margaret Atwood may have written at the turn of the century — and then, with a high-level geopolitical analysis — because I fancy the work that Stratfor and the like do for our … Continue reading Instagram Pros and Cons for Small Business Marketers: 2016 Social Media Series
by Andre Oentoro June 13, 2016 How many times have you looked up a tutorial video on YouTube? Meanwhile, I’m sure there are books out there that basically contain the same information you’re looking for. There’s a reason why modern schools use video as a learning media instead of books. It’s because we process information … Continue reading Insider’s Guide to Producing a Top-Notch Educational Video Series for Marketing
by Danielle Foley June 6, 2016 Follow @FoleyMarketingJune 6, 2016 I recently completed a market research report on behalf of a client to determine the trends, usage and effectiveness of videos implemented as part of a marketing strategy employed by small businesses. Through my research, it became evident that video is an ideal medium for … Continue reading Why is it Important for Small Businesses to Create a Branded Video? A Market Research Report (part 1 of 3 part series)
by Suzanne Hoenig May 26, 2016 Follow @SMHoenigMay 26, 2016 Whereas Facebook and LinkedIn each merited their own series of posts, we will now turn our attention to Tumblr, Pinterest, and Instagram. For our purposes as small business owners, local and online merchants, one-man-bands, and other bootstrappers, let’s lump these three together as the “visual … Continue reading 2016 Social Media Series: Everybody Just Calm Down
by Michelle Van den Bergh May 21, 2016May 21, 2016 In this final post of my authentication blog series I focus on DMARC and how it uses SPF and DKIM to close the loop on email authentication. What is Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC)? DMARC basically standardizes how email receivers perform email authentication … Continue reading Authentication Blog Series: Part 3 – DMARC
by Claire Broadley May 15, 2016 Follow @redrobotmediaMay 15, 2016 Brainstorming blog topics is not easy. I can state that confidently, after more than 6 years’ experience as a business blogger. Some businesses provide me with blog topics; some ask me to formulate them on their behalf. It can be difficult to come up with … Continue reading How to Sprout a Series of Blogs From Just One Idea
by Suzanne Hoenig May 11, 2016 Follow @SMHoenigMay 11, 2016 Hello and welcome back to the 2016 social media series for relative beginners to business social media. Today we turn our attention to LinkedIn Ads. Small biz, local biz, franchisees, every flavor of private consultant from estate planners to wedding planners, massage therapists to art … Continue reading Learning About LinkedIn Ads: 2016 Social Media Series
by Michelle Van den Bergh May 5, 2016May 5, 2016 In part 1 of my Email Authentication blog series, I discussed Sender Policy Framework (SPF) in more detail In this post, which is part 2 of the series, I will explain the next element in the authentication framework, which is DKIM. What is DKIM (DomainKeys … Continue reading Authentication Blog Series: Part 2 – Domain Keys Identified Mail (DKIM)
by Brian Basilico March 6, 2016 Follow @bbasilicoMarch 6, 2016 I was speaking at Olivet Nazarene University recently, when it suddenly hit me … websites are not what they used to be. Back in the early days, websites were a series of pages that acted like an online brochure, or a web store. However now, … Continue reading Have You Ever Thought of Your Website as a Series of Landing Pages?
by Linda Misauer February 14, 2016February 14, 2016 Finally we have reached the last part of the process – sending the emails! Wonderful at least there is one easy step. Not quite….. This is probably one of the most involved steps – here, all the elements involved in the email campaign come together, namely: Send … Continue reading Blog Series: Complexity of Email – Part 5: Sending emails
