5 Things to Consider In Your Email Marketing Plan

Email marketing is an important – but often overlooked and undervalued – component of your marketing strategy. The benefits are simple. Over 3.5 billion people globally have an email address, and email remains the primary method of online communication. On top of that, statistics indicate you’ll get a $21 return for every $1 you spend on an email…

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4 Things to Consider When Business Planning For Next Year

Another year is coming to a close; last year has almost come and gone. With the holidays around the corner, the new year will be here before we know it! As we enter the 4th quarter, businesses are beginning to plan for the upcoming year. Planning doesn’t come naturally to everyone. Some must place reminders…

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Social Media: it’s Not Just About Being Social

The Importance of Social Media for Businesses This morning on the way to work, I was slapped on the back by Facebook, hit over the head with Twitter, and nagged at by Pinterest. But I am here to tell you that these debatably over-saturated platforms are crucial to your brand recognition, customer relations, and loyalty…

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What Does Your Social Media Say About You?

Building a cohesive, consistent, valuable online presence for your business Square rocks it on Facebook. The New Yorker is dominating Twitter. And West Elm is killing Pinterest.  Does ExxonMobil Corporation even have a Facebook page? How does Lil Wayne‘s Twitter have so many followers? These are some good, interesting, and bad examples from which to stem your social media voice. We all…

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7 Reasons Your Business Needs a Blog

Why Does My Business Need a Blog? Because we said so. If you want to be relevant, inspire a fan following, position yourself as a resource and show up in search results, you would be doing your company a great service to create a blog. Still not convinced? Here are 7 reasons your business needs…

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5 Easy Ways to Manage Multiple Social Media Profiles

The Art of Juggling Different Platforms It’s 9am and you’re already behind on posting. You’re sifting through Twitter, news feeds, Feedly, Digg, and more identifying post-worthy content. Finally you craft a post and open the various tabs to all of your social media profiles (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Google My Business …the list goes on). Thirty…

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What Is A Communication Plan?

So you’ve heard that blogging is a great idea and your website will love you for it. You know that e-newsletters could be a good opportunity to stay in front of your clients and referral partners, but you are afraid of being a nuisance or just ‘another email’ in an inbox. You’ve even been told…

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Growth By Learning

Three habits that will boost your business growth. When you hear the word “growth,” what’s the first thing you think about? In business, “growth” often brings up thoughts about how much money we’re making, how many employees we have, how many clients we have, and on and on. We associate growth with the measurable facts…

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How Personal Priorities Impact Your Entrepreneurial Life

Entrepreneurship is always met with challenges, but I’ve found that none are as difficult for business owners to live up to and balance as the personal priorities we set for ourselves, and the priorities we choose to keep. It truly takes commitment and grit to stand up and stand firm, keeping what we value in…

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