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Marketing a Small Business on a Tight Budget

Published on December 23, 2009 in email, emarketing, social marketing and social media. 0 Comments Tags: blog, campaign, email, marketing, Networking, newsletter, plan, ppc, results, Small Business, social media, social networks, strategy, tight budget, word-of-mouth.

It’s been a rough year for everyone in this economy, but business must go on. For people with a small business, that may mean finding a way to reach new customers, with a minimal marketing investment.

So if you find yourself looking for way to grow your customer base on a tight budget, don’t despair – you’ve got options.

You may feel that the big turnkey marketing options aren’t on the table. You can’t afford to advertise, at least not in the places or amounts that will make a difference – avenues like PPC may bring you results if you can afford to invest significantly ( alot depends on your industry), and print and other media can have an intimidating price tag for a business trying to save money.

So where does that leave you? Well, these days, the name of the game for many people is Making Personal Connections. The idea is, you may not be able to get your message out to every person on the planet all at once, but if you can reach a small group, and make them really feel connected to you and your business, then they may help you spread your customer base for you. You may not bring in the massive numbers of a big-budget campaign, but the people you do reach may be much more likely to become your customers. Continue reading ‘Marketing a Small Business on a Tight Budget’

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Is Social Networking Separated by Social Class?

Published on October 26, 2009 in Statistics, Viral Marketing, social marketing and social media. 0 Comments Tags: cnn, cnn.com, data, facebook, linkedin, media users, myspace, Networking, nielsen claritas, results, social media, social networking, social networking sites, social networks, twitter.

That’s what a new Nielsen Claritas study suggests.

The study says that there are class differences among users of social networks – particularly Facebook and MySpace. Wealthier people are 25% more likely to use the former, while the less affluent are 37% more likely to cling to the latter.

More specifically, the research found that “almost 23 percent of Facebook users earn more than $100,000 a year, compared to slightly more than 16% of MySpace users. On the other end of the spectrum, 37 percent of MySpace members earn less than $50,000 annually, compared with about 28% of Facebook users.”

MySpace users tend to be “in middle-class, blue-collar neighborhoods,” said Mike Mancini, vice president of data product management for Nielsen, which used an online panel of more than 200,000 social media users in the United States in August. “They’re on their way up, or perhaps not college educated.”

LinkedIn and Twitter were also part of the study – and the two skew even higher among affluent users.

Nearly 38% of LinkedIn users earn more than $100,000 a year, and there’s a strong overlap between Facebook and LinkedIn users.

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The Official Launch of VisibleU is this Wednesday!

Published on October 19, 2009 in Visible Shops Updates. 1 Comment Tags: affordable internet marketing solutions, b2b, courses, free trial, how to, internet marketing, internet marketing for small businesses, internet marketing methodology, launch of VisibleU, ny xpo, online marketing help, region's largest B2B show, results, ROI, seedlings, seminars, Small Business, training, videos, visible shops, VisibleU.

Months of intense labor has finally paid off … Visible Shops is very happy to announce the launch of VisibleU!

The official launch of VisibleU is on Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at the NY XPO for Business. It’s the region’s largest B2B show, featuring a full day of business opportunity, growth and value. Not to mention plenty of time to network! If you have time to stop by, we highly recommend it. You never know who you’ll meet – besides us, of course.

In the meantime, we wanted to let all of you know that VisibleU is up and running right now, and we’d like all of our friends from Visible Shops to see what we’ve done and how you can benefit from it.

Through the past several years we met with many small business owners who really liked our concepts, our methodology and our people, but said that we simply cost too much for them. We decided a year ago to do something about that. We resolved to find a way to bring our concepts, methodology and expertise to every small business owner that wanted to take advantage of Internet marketing.

The rules we set for ourselves were simple.

1.    Must be affordable for all businesses no matter how small.
2.    Must be able to educate small business owners on Internet Marketing concepts and tools.
3.    Must provide access to our professional Internet Marketing Staff.
4.    Must be scalable so all businesses can get what they need.
5.    Should not require a long term contract.
6.    Should always deliver a positive ROI.

We did it! Now it’s available to you. Visit the VisibleU Web site and check it out.

But wait – there’s more…

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Survey Says More People Watching TV Online Than Ever Before

Published on September 21, 2009 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments Tags: 2010, 2011, 2012, Ad Spending, advertising spending forecast, chart, conference, conference board survey, consumer internet barometer, data, data on online ad spending, decline in overall ad spending, emarketer, how much spending on online advertising, hulu, jack myers media business report, los angeles times, online advertising, results, Statistics, survey, u.s. ad spending resutls, u.s. advertising spending share, u.s. households viewing tv programs online, viewers.

The Los Angeles Times reported recently on the results of a survey conducted by the nonprofit Conference Board that says Americans are tuning in to their favorite shows on the Internet at a higher rate than ever before.

The quarterly Consumer Internet Barometer showed that nearly 25% of households in the United States now view TV programs online – up a staggering 20% over last year.

Most online viewers, or 43%, are watching new shows, while 35% are catching the sitcoms, comedies and dramas they missed on traditional TV. Less than 20% viewed reality programs, and another 18% got their adrenaline fix via sports programs online.

These statistics are congruent with data released by the Jack Myers Media Business Report, courtesy of eMarketer, that suggests that online ad spending will surpass print ad spending in 2012 to claim 13.6% of the total U.S. ad-spending pie.

Still, there’s a long way to go to regain traction. Overall U.S. ad spending is expected to drop 13.3% this year.

Find the full chart after the jump.

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Social Network Marketing Is About Brand Building, Not Bringin’ in the Benjamins

Published on September 1, 2009 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments Tags: anderson analytics, applications, brand building, branding, direct marketing, e-commerce, emarketer, endless shrimp, facebook, facebook fan pages, following your favorite brands online, improving customer loyalty, lead generation, Networking, red lobster, results, SEM, social media, Social Network Marketing, social networking, social networks, statistics on social networking and businesses, survey, twitter, usage statistics, using social media to build brands, using social network marketing to build brand loyalty, video.

“What can social network marketing do for me?”

We get asked that question a lot.

In fact, as early as last week, during our social media seminar, we were asked why social networking is important and how it can help individual companies.

A few years ago there were few answers to these questions. The buzz was there – that social networking was the be-all-end-all to every industry – but no one had solid results on how social network marketing helped or hurt a company’s bottom line.

Today the story is very different. As more and more businesses add social media to their marketing programs, the more available real results have become. Perhaps not in terms of actual financial figures, but rest assured that social network marketing is working in other ways to help companies keep a hold on their customers.

A new survey from Anderson Analytics, disseminated by eMarketer, reports that social networks are being used by companies for branding, improving customer loyalty, lead generation, direct marketing and e-commerce.

And now for the best news you’ve heard in a while … it’s working!

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