Many people still think that a B2B business is not the place to create an innovative campaign. That the conversation and negotiation between two companies must always be formal, serious, and tedious. And this is because important decisions are being made and they usually mean large amount of money and risk taking. But the problem…
In light of the recent news announcement of the Microsoft acquisition of LinkedIn you might be wondering — is it a good time to ramp up your social sales strategy there? The brand and mission will remain the same: “LinkedIn will retain its distinct brand, culture and independence. We’ve been changing the way the world’s…
Would you like better insights into your potential customers on Facebook? Do you already have a healthy list of subscribers to tap into? Then you will love using the Custom Audience feature — a free tool that helps your business zero in on the right target market through the connections you already have. Salesforce Canada…
A very rare move by us – A Saturday post. Just a brief editorial lead but no curation at all. For some light, non-businessy reading, we’d like to present this lovely infographic by BuzzEssay.com, of a great storytelling quote from each of 15 famous writers! Enjoy! Storytelling Quotes from Great Writers A special thank you…
Backlinks are like little SEO testimonials for your page. If you want to get your site to be recognized as a valuable resource, then you’ve got to find out a way to get more of these. Now most of us are of the more common strategies, such as guest posting and blog comments. The thing…
LinkedIn is the world’s largest business professional network. One that anyone involved in professional services should by now be using actively. The recent announcement of Microsoft’s acquisition came as a bit of shock even if in retrospect not entirely unexpected. The plummeting share price since last year was a clear indication of the challenges in…
It may seem like the best way to hike up the number of likes on your Facebook Business page is to buy Facebook ads. But this can be a costly endeavor and is still not guaranteed to bring you the attention you need to grow your business if you can’t keep the ads running consistently.…
If you’re a business owner then you already know the importance of using email to stay in touch with your leads and customers. In fact, the marketing firm, Mailigen, reports that 89 percent of marketers gain new prospects through their email campaigns. In order to effectively reach your target market, your business needs to communicate…
Reason #1: Your Demographic is There Some have called Facebook the “Coca-Cola” of this century. And that’s a pretty apt description. The company is huge; of all adult users of the Internet, 72% are on Facebook. And these users are from all demographics – young, middle-aged, seniors, rich, middle-class, poor, all races and religions, all…
Following on from a period when allowing comments on blogs was out of favour, it’s now time to reverse that trend and get commenting again! Yes, I know social media has taken over. But really is that a good thing? Don’t you find the quality of comments there can leave much to be desired? Many bloggers claim…
