Small Business – Facebook marketing yes, but facebook ads

You know that facebook ads exist, you can see them on the right hand side of any facebook ads for your small businesspage,but did you know facebook can put your business ad in that space? Here is a few quick facts on facebook ads reported in The Huffington Post to get you thinking.

 

Business owners say they like Facebook as a marketing 

venue, but less so as an advertising outlet, according to a new survey from MerchantCircle. The study found that while 70 percent of business owners used Facebook for marketing, just 23 percent had actually shelled out money for Facebook ads. That was up 5 percent from the prior survey six months earlier. However, among those who had used [Read more…]

Small Business – Word of Mouth Marketing

The undisputed king of advertising or marketing is  for your business word of mouth. I love infographics, they are easy to read and understand. Check out this one on word of mouth marketing. There’s some proof on what might have expected, or ways to improve your business in dealing with customers, finding out what they want, how they want to be treated and how much more they would pay for the ‘experience’, what are the driving forces of purchasing decisions. Apply these to your advantage.  source: column five mediaword or mouth marketing