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Going Green is the New Black

July 26, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

According to a recent report, there was a 59% jump last year in the number of  businesses that have gone green. This is great for the environment, plus nine  out of ten of those businesses experienced cost savings by going green. Going  green could spell black for your business, and this is especially important for  small […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Guest Articles Tagged With: going green, New Black, Outsource Your IT, Quincy Yu, Reach for the Cloud, Save You Money, Succeedasyourownboss

How Effectively Managing Relationships Leads to Business Success

August 3, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 16 Comments

Relationships are fundamental to how we operate and interact with each other.  They may begin as an unassuming acquaintanceship and are often influenced by our surroundings.  So interaction anywhere from that with a family member or others via our work environment, interest groups or associations can initiate relationships. Over time, relationships are built upon and […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Customer Service, Guest Articles Tagged With: lead generation, managing relationships, tips for managing relationships

Use the 3 C’s of Social Media: Content, Community, Commerce

August 8, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 6 Comments

If you are running a small business today you better be using social media marketing.   Social media has taken over the internet over the past few years.  The great thing for small businesses is it’s all about the one-on-one connection, larger companies no longer have the upper hand. You must listen, engage and then […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Social Media, Technology Tagged With: commerce, community, Content, Featured Post, melinda emerson, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, social media, social media marketing

How to Keep the Sales Engine Rolling

August 15, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

The day-to-day hustle in your business can make you forget to focus your marketing activities on keeping your pipeline filled.  To help you reach your monthly sales goals, I have created a list of 7 marketing techniques you should revisit every 90 days. They are designed to ensure that you focus on revenue-generating activities in […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: Featured Post, marketing, melinda emerson, sales, small business, smallbizlady

Building Your Expert Brand with Reinvention Strategist Marshawn Evans

August 18, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with brand reinvention strategist Marshawn Evans @MarshawnEvans. Marshawn is the bestselling author of SKIRTS in the Boardroom,  Owner of ME Unlimited and founder of MeUniversityLive.com.  She is committed to equipping women around […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, SmallBizChat Tagged With: branding, Featured Post, Marshawn Evans

How web analytics goals makes your online business better

August 23, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

So you may already imagine what a goal is, but if you’re still wondering how exactly does goal setting in web analytics help your business, you’re in for a treat – this post will show some basics and answer that question to make your site a working asset for your business. How web analytics goals […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, Guest Articles, Technology Tagged With: Featured Post, goals, online business, online sales, online trafffic, Pages goal setting, Pierre DeBois, small business, Web analytics, website visitors

Do You Have a Holiday Sales Strategy Yet?

September 14, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Do You Have a Holiday Sales Strategy Yet? If you sell stuff online or offline, it’s time to create a Christmas holiday strategy. Some businesses make 80% of their profit over the holidays, so you need to make sure that you get your share of the holiday spending.  You should be thinking about how you […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Customer Service, Grow Your Business Tagged With: Black Friday, Christmas, cyber Monday, melinda emerson, online retailer, retailers, sales strategy, shipping options, smallbizlady

Simplify Your Social Media Strategy

September 20, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

As a small business owner, it’s important to keep essential aspects of your operation in-house whenever possible, logical, and cost effective. Social media outreach is one element more and more small business owners feel comfortable handling themselves. But whether you’re taking on the responsibilities yourself or delegating them to other members of your team, it’s […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Guest Articles, Social Media Tagged With: Brooks Hays, engage with content, facebook, Simplify social media, small business, Social Media Strategy

Time to Start Planning for 2012

September 26, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 9 Comments

The kids are back in school and Halloween is fast approaching.  People it is time to start planning your budget and marketing plan for the coming year.  2012 will be here before you know it and you do not want it to sneak up on you. Just like many of your clients are reaching out […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: accountant, Budget and Sales Projections, Clients, Marketing Plan, melinda emerson, niche target customer, Plan for 2012, relationship selling, small business, smallbizlady, Tax preparer

How to Use Twitter Without Losing Your Mind

September 27, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 6 Comments

Guest Post by Tai Goodwin I love Twitter. Depending on which group I am speaking to, I can’t always say that too loudly. There are some crowds that get it. There are other rooms, many of them filled with small business owners and solopreneurs who don’t get it — yet. LinkedIn makes sense. Facebook is […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Social Media Tagged With: SmallBizChat, social media, Tai Goodwin, tweetchat, twitter

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