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Marketing with QR Codes On December - 16 - 2011ADD COMMENTS
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Using QR Codes properly can increase sales and engage customers as well as accessing important data. Putting together a good marketing campaign using QR codes effectively cn be achieved by following these 5 tips: 1. Have a Purpose Have clearly-defined objectives, ranging from collecting email addresses, distributing coupons or providing information. 2. Give a Reason [...]
Google+ Pages On December - 16 - 2011ADD COMMENTS
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Social networking has expanded with Google+ Pages, which brings new opportunities for social media marketing for businesses. Google+ Pages has similar attributes to Google+, adding people to circles (with permission), editing profiles, sharing content via different formats and creating Hang Outs. So how can Google+ Pages benefit you? Avoid the Clutter With other mediums such [...]
5 Ways to Boost Christmas emails On December - 16 - 2011ADD COMMENTS
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Marketing activity over Christmas is usually slow but you can boost your marketing strategy productively by using an email marketing campaign. Being asked to be put on your mailing list means that they want to receive information, so you can boost your Christmas sales by keeping everyone on the mailing list up to date. Follow [...]
Google+ On September - 22 - 2011ADD COMMENTS
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When Facebook emerged, it began to challenge the leadership of Google, previously the undisputed champion of online marketing. Google fought back, looking to diversify its product offering to enhance its presence in social networking, with failed measures such as Google Buzz. However, the internet giant is back with Google+. This is currently in beta phase [...]
QR Codes, the New Marketing Tool On September - 10 - 2011ADD COMMENTS
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IF you have seen a QR code in use, you will recognise it as a little square with a combination of dots and lines. QR codes are two-dimensional (2D) matrix barcodes holding thousands of alphanumeric characters of information, storing more data than standard barcodes including URL links, geo co-ordinates and text. QR codes are read [...]
Business Blogging Brilliance On September - 2 - 2011ADD COMMENTS
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Evolving from a medium where budding writers share their opinions, blogging has become an excellent online marketing weapon, allowing you to communicate and interact informally with your customers. What are the advantages of a good blog? Gain more web traffic from the search engines Correspond effectively with existing customers Provide a hub for your social [...]
Google Increases Its Respect of Brands On August - 16 - 2011ADD COMMENTS
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Google today made a change to the way it displays brands. If a user searches for a phrase which Google believes is a brand (or company name) then it will now display half a page of sub-links with descriptions. This is a significant extension of the existing “site links” which were single line text links [...]
Social Media Spotlight: Tumblr On July - 27 - 20111 COMMENT
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For those who love to blog, Tumblr.com is a new social media method. Similar to Twitter and WordPress, Tumblr.com extracts the best features from each, combining them to provide simply organised content and user friendly publishing tools. A tumblr blog, or “tumblelog” uses short posts, often simple images or links to get messages across. Tumblr [...]
Using Video for eCommerce On July - 17 - 20112 COMMENTS
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With internet technologies advancing and bandwidth speeds faster, how can your website attract more online shoppers? Although the old adage of content is king still holds true, your task is to harness the increase of web traffic through e-commerce. Good copy, clear product pictures are a must, but video is increasing in popularity for website [...]
Local Search Success in 5 Steps On July - 12 - 20111 COMMENT
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Local search marketing opportunities are becoming more important as the web evolves, making sites such as Foursquare and Google Places very useful for local businesses. However, beware of search marketers who claim to achieve top search result placings: the best approach is to follow techniques that have been proven to work for local businesses. Using [...]








