Small Business Social Media

If your business is one of the bricks and mortar kind, or service based such as a plumber here’s another tool that you should be using. Yes, sorry to say yet another one, though you can set it & forget. Google+ helps your business website rank on a local level.Why is this important? When a potential customer searches on local plumbers, those with a google places listing come up first ( just under paid advertising) and those that have had reviews (real ones) and have been google plused are higher than those who haven’t. So the moral of the story, actively engage in getting customers to review your site and/or google+. The easiest of the two is google+ and here are some set and forget strategies. [Read more…]

Staples, the largest office supply store in the world is giving away $50,000.00 in advertising. This is sure to help your small business marketing dollar go further in 2012.

“Staples wanted to do something unique to support small businesses in their local markets. The ‘Give Your Small Business the Push It Needs’ contest will help small businesses achieve their business goals in 2012 by providing an advertising boost to …

..The Staples survey revealed that more small business owners are turning to social media with 35 percent increasing their social media presence in the past year. Small businesses can enter to win the “Give Your Small Business the Push It Needs” contest by submitting a 15-second video about their company on Facebook.com/Staples. Of these submissions, five winning small businesses will be chosen to receive 15-seconds of advertising in a 30-second Staples television ad to run in their local market. The prize package is valued at up to $50,000 worth of local cable television airtime and includes $500 in Staples Copy and Print or Staples EasyTech(TM) services. Winners have a choice of either $50,000 in advertising or $40,000 in advertising plus $10,000 in cash

It’s easy to enter the competiton. Just go to http://www.facebook.com/staples like and find out more. Do you know of any competions that will help with small business marketing.

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Google + helps your business website rank on a local level

Small Business Marketing Free Advertising Giveaway from Staples