10 Big Marketing Predictions For 2010

If you read one article on where marketing is heading in 2010, then this is it. It’s already been tweeted 627 times as I write this into! It’s written by David Garland of Rise To The Top and I think he’s nailed it – from claiming the 30 second is FINALLY dead, to big brands [...]

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The World of Real Estate Marketing Has Changed. Forever.

Are you online? Or do you just have a website?
The world of real estate marketing has changed forever. And for the better.
Running ads, installing boards, printing fliers and having a website are still valid methods of marketing properties and attracting listings, however opportunities abound for the smart Agent who is willing to roll his or [...]

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12 Reasons To Use Social Media In Your Business

Many Clients ask me if they should be utilising the various social mediums available to them.
As long as they’re up for providing ongoing content, and they (or someone within their business) has an inkling about how to find their way around the web, then my view is GIVE SOCIAL MEDIA A GO. And here’s 12 [...]

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Twitter & Your Business

So I ran a webinar on Twitter and Business today….Click here to view it.
It goes for 30 minutes (plus 15 minutes of questions) and you can view it below.
Why’s it worth watching? Mmmm…well it shares with you some key concepts that, if you spend a moment understanding them, will enable you to develop a mindset [...]

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Marketing By Numbers

Every now and then I invite another small business owner to share their personal marketing experiences, tips and tricks. Today’s guest blogger is Jeri Wilson, owner of Hawkeye Business Services. I came across Jeri on Twitter where she was offering her Followers a commission for referrals. I love seeing small business owners using Twitter to [...]

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Thanks for $3,000 Twitter

I’ve been using Twitter since December 2008…You can find me here @TimboReid
I use it to share my marketing tips and tricks with small businesses and charities.
I try to stay on brief…’cause I think that’s important…but every now and then I’ll let my precious Followers know what I’m eating or how I’m feeling. Afterall, it’s a [...]

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32 Small Business Marketing Ideas

A few days ago I put a simple question out on LinkedIn…What’s your best small business marketing idea?
Within 48-hours I had 31 responses…Ah, the power of social networks!
My idea is to join online and offline social networks…Join and start conversations.
Here are the 31 others… 31 Small Business Marketing Ideas.
If you use one and benefit then [...]

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How To Use Twitter

I can feel a Tipping Point just around the corner!
It seems that each and every day more people than the previous day ask me what is Twitter and how do I do it.
So I wrote this one-pager…That’s all.
Download how-to-twitter.pdf
Follow me on Twitter here.

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Six steps to doubling your Cafe business using Twitter

I love it when I see a small retail business using social media intelligently.
In fact no, I love it when I see small business using social media. Period!
I mean, there’s too many reasons supporting the fact that it’s just a bloody good idea. Like…No cost of entry…No…not low. That’s good isn’t it?
So you can imagine [...]

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Here’s how Obama Used Social Media

There are many, many reports and opinions going around about how Social Media can work for businesses and organisations.
Well, you officially have my permission to stop searchiing for and reading all of them.
This is the only one you’ll need.
Beautifully titled The Social Pulpit : Barak Obama’s Social Media Toolkit, it takes you through how he [...]

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