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Marketing your business through social media isn’t rocket science. Here’s how to apply the marketing savvy you already have to the social media your prospects are using, helping you get and keep more customers, make more sales, and boost your bottom line.

• Find the business side — explore the variety of social media options and research where your target audience hangs out

• Collect your tools — discover ways to simplify posting in multiple locations and how to monitor activity

• Establish your presence — start a blog or podcast to build a following

• Follow and be followed — find the right people to follow on Twitter and get them to follow you

• Fan out — showcase your company with a customized Facebook business page

• Follow up — use analytics to assess the success of your social media campaign

Open the book and find:

• Tips for finding your target market

• Important legal considerations

• Step-by-step guidance for setting up a campaign

• Lots of helpful technology tools

• Blogging and podcasting advice

• How to make Twitter pay off for your business

• Tools for analyzing your success in each medium

• When to move forward and when to pull back

8 books in 1

• The Social Media Mix

• Cybersocial Tools

• Blogs, Podcasts, and Vlogs

• Twitter

• Facebook

• LinkedIn

• Other Social Media Marketing Sites

• Measuring Results; Building On Your Success

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When I started my business four years ago, I had enthusiasm and passion for my work, but a very small marketing budget. I also lacked a marketing plan for getting my message out to my target customer. I have learned a lot along the way and hope to impart what I’ve learned onto you. Whether you have just started your small business or are in your tenth year, there are some simple, affordable ways to keep your name in front of prospective clients and customers.

News releases. I recommend to clients that they distribute three to four news releases (better known as press releases) each year. This gives clients an opportunity to shout news out to the world about new products, services or partnerships; key hires; industry awards and certifications; new locations; events and more. News releases should be distributed on a timely basis to local media, trade publications and online. In addition, a well-crafted news release makes a great direct mail piece or a nice addition to your sales or media kit. Depending on whether you do the writing and distribution yourself, costs are variable. Distribution costs will also vary. Distribution via e-mail or fax is virtually nothing. Online distribution varies. Many news distribution sites are free, but I like to include a contribution to PRWeb.com to guarantee inclusion in popular search engines.

Online forums and networking sites. As social media continues to grow, relevant online forums and networking groups (Linked In, Connexions, Konnects) are a great way to interact with professionals and prospective clients. By actively participating in Q&A forums, you expand your reach. To take full advantage of these free opportunities, make sure you complete your online bio; include your contact information and web address; and participate regularly. Such participation can also help to position you as an industry expert.

Referral program. About half of my business comes from client referrals. To let clients know I appreciate their referrals and to encourage them to keep sending them to me, I include my referral program in my business agreement. In exchange for a prospect who does business with me, I offer the referring client two complimentary hours of writing, editing or marketing services. Aside from my time, this costs me nothing and benefits both my clients and my business.

Newsletter. There are so many affordable e-mail services these days that sending an e-newsletter to prospective clients is a no brainer. The service I use costs about $5 per month, and it not only maintains my e-mail lists for me, but it provides templates and tracks reader stats. Clients can opt-in, unsubscribe or change their e-mail address at any time. This is an inexpensive way to stay in touch with clients and prospects.

The next question, of course, is how and when to implement the above. I recommend pulling out your calendar and scheduling time for marketing and business development. Schedule a news release for each quarter, or at least three times a year. For online forums and networking sites, set aside a certain amount of time each week to participate. A referral program requires a little bit of set-up time and a notification to clients of the new program, but aside from that, it doesn’t require much time. For your newsletter, I recommend sending them to clients at regular intervals. If you can’t manage biweekly or monthly, at least put together a newsletter on a quarterly basis. Save ideas in a folder so they are all in one spot when you’re ready to get started.

Try these ideas for at least six months and watch your business grow and, if you find that one method works better than the others, focus your efforts in that category. Enjoy your new affordable marketing solutions!

Copyright © 2007 by Dana Blozis, Virtually Yourz

Dana Blozis
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Automotive social media is one of the fastest growing digital marketing niches, and with the latest innovations in social marketing tactics, automotive dealers can get a positive ROI on social media like never before. The question is not if an automotive dealer should invest a significant sum in social media and reputation management, but how much, and with whom? The days of standing on the social media sidelines have long gone: any dealer who wants to remain competitive must get onboard today.

Response Logix, the leader in automotive Lead Response announced at NADA 2012 that it has merged with Digital Air Strike, the industry’s leading automotive social media and reputation management provider. With the rapidly increasing market demand for both automotive social media and automotive Internet lead management, the future for both Response Logix and Digital Air Strike looks brighter than ever. Together, the two companies offer the industry’s most powerful and comprehensive solution for automotive social media and automotive Internet lead management.

For more information, visit www.digitalairstrike.com or www.responselogix.com.

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It wasn’t long ago that a social media presence was a nice-to-have. Today, it’s a must-have. But consistency is the key to success in social media – and that takes time. That’s where DeluxeSocial comes in.

Blogging has become a vital social media tool for any person or organization. According to blog analysts Technorati, there are 79.2 million blogs worldwide, with 120,000 new blogs being created daily and about 1.5 million posts made each day. With numbers continuously rising, it is evident that blogs remain the most interesting and powerful opportunity for communication, news updates, education, personal publishing and political insights that has ever appeared. For more details go to wwwauto-hits-machine.com Many companies are already part of the social media phenomenon, others still need to implement blogs into their Internet marketing strategy.

As Mr. Lee sits in the third row of the U.N. conference room, he rapidly types away at his laptop submitting his latest blog entry on the troubles in Somalia. His blog, which can be viewed at Innercitypress.com, offers up to date information on topics such as Wall Street and the U.N.

Organizations such as the United Nations allow press personnel to sit in on their worldwide conference meetings. We hear about many problems in the world, by reading their blogs, Political aficionados may want to know about issues in Somalia, Venezuela and Russia and a blog by Mathew Lee is what they may find.

Organizations such as the U.N. and others alike, are well aware of the impact of social media today. Traditional media is no longer sufficient to get the message across. Blogging is just one of many elements of an Internet marketing strategy that any smart organization should implement.

A blog creates a social community of people who read, comment and learn from the information being supplied by bloggers from all around the world. Having a blog web site with great content will attract users, which in turn will make them more inclined to come back, and you will have at your disposal an effective and inexpensive way to get to know your community better.

It’s important for society to know what’s going on in the rest of the world. Sure you can turn on the tube or read the paper, but as most people now know, the Internet has taken over. Currently, there are about 1 billion users worldwide. For more details go to www.internet-marketing-word.com Of these billion plus users, 233 million come from the US, and since 2000, there’s been a significant Internet usage growth of 151 percent (InternetWorldStats.com). Implement a blog into your Internet marketing strategy, and you will see the advantages social media can offer your organization.

Sukhbeer Singh
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