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How to Use Instagram Stories for Small Business

July 13, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Small business owners have been using social media platforms to promote their businesses not only because they are free but because they are also super effective. The fact is social media is constantly evolving. I’m not just pertaining to the ever-changing algorithms but to the features being added regularly.  And as social media sites add […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: benefits of Instagram Stories, engage your audience, find your story, instagram marketing, instagram stories

Developing the Optimal Sales Mindset

July 6, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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In order to be effective at selling anything, you need to know what you are selling, have a focused target, and a heart for your customer. But what really separates the best salespeople from the pack? Their sales mindset. They are motivated to sell. They fundamentally identify with the product or service they are selling, […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Branding & Marketing Tagged With: clients best interest, optimal sales mindset, qualify your customers, salespeople, scarcity mindset

5 of the Best eCommerce Marketing Strategies to Explode Your Sales

June 30, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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eCommerce marketing is one of the best ways to increase sales for any company. This is because these strategies raise knowledge about the brand online, and potential customers –or existing ones- get to know about the products offered.  eCommerce is a combination of traditional marketing strategies applied in the modern data-driven world, which involves multiple […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: eCommerce Marketing Tips, ecommerce strategy, email marketing, novel eCommerce strategies, Word-of-mouth Marketing

5 Ways Customer Personas Help Increase Sales

June 9, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Understanding potential customers are key to engaging them in meaningful conversations, recommending products that are the most relevant to their needs, and ultimately winning sales. Whether you have a sales team or you are a small business owner doing your own sales, connecting with prospects is an essential way to keep your business growing. Using […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: create customer personas, Create Effective Strategies, customer personas, How to Reach Prospects, Using customer personas

3 Low-Budget DIY SEO Tools for Small Businesses to Use in 2020

June 2, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Small businesses have a lot on their plate to maintain and strengthen their position in the market,  build a strong brand image, customer loyalty, increase sales, and survive the cut-throat competition.  Hence, having a strong brand presence on various online platforms to boost sales and maximize profits is crucial for SMEs to survive. In this […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: search engine optimization, search engine ranking, SEO strategy, SEO tools, small-scale business owner

5 Ways Small Businesses Can Use LinkedIn to Boost Their Marketing

May 26, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

5 Ways Small Businesses Can Use LinkedIn to Boost Their Marketing Open Graph

Marketing is essential to your business, not failing. But marketing tactics don’t always work.  You can let those PPC ad dollars add up and spend on great content — but what about organic efforts through LinkedIn?  I want to share five ways you can leverage LinkedIn to make your marketing efforts more effective. And, in […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: create a LinkedIn company page, extract email addresses from LinkedIn, LinkedIn Marketing strategy, LinkedIn Sales Navigator Generate Leads, optimizing LinkedIn profile

How to Have a Digital Marketing Strategy in Uncertain Times

April 22, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Last week, I had a great opportunity to share my latest webinar, Creating a Digital Marketing Strategy in these Uncertain Times as part of the Verizon Small Business Webinar Series. I was so inundated with questions at the end of my talk that I promised to answer the remaining questions this week on my blog. […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Q & A Interview Tagged With: digital marketing strategy, lead magnets, LinkedIn Generation Ads, mixmax, social media campaign, Verizon Small Business Webinar Series

15 Ways to Create Highly Effective Landing Pages

April 27, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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In the current pandemic all of us need to develop new ways to sell online. The best way to highlight your services or products online is with landing pages. We’ve all clicked through an interesting ad on Facebook looking for more information only to find yourself on a lame landing page that you abandoned it […]

Filed Under: 15 Things Series, Branding & Marketing Tagged With: build your sign-ups, clear calls to action, conversion goals, effective landing pages, irresistible offer, landing pages, sales funnel

How to Generate B2B Leads in 2020

April 28, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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New leads are the lifeblood of your company. When you’re running a B2B company, each new lead could represent a huge amount of revenue. Because of the disproportionately large amount of work that usually goes into finding new B2B leads, lead generation is one of the most frustrating activities you can do! It’s time to […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: B2B lead generation ideas, B2B new leads, generate more leads, lead generation strategy, running a B2B company

8 Growth Hacks For Your Small Business You Can Try Today

April 14, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Looking to grow your small business? Here are some growth hacks that you can try today! A vast majority of small business giants have admittedly succeeded, thanks to growth hacks. Just take look at companies like Airbnb, Quora, and Evernote. Smart and successful growth hacking relies on clever software used to implement lead acquisition and […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: content media strategy, Email list-building growth-hacks, growth hacks, Retargeting Strategy, ultimate growth hack

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