Posts Tagged ‘online marketing’

Small Business Marketing Guide: Types of Traditional and Online Marketing

Ross | May 1st, 2013

Many small business owners and young entrepreneurs are intimidated by marketing. There’s a good reason for this: marketing is expensive, can be time-consuming, and can be a waste of time. But marketing, when planned and executed correctly, can also lead to more sales and revenue. Whether you plan and execute traditional and online marketing strategies [...]

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How To Avoid Disaster In Your Small Business Digital Marketing Efforts

Ross | January 22nd, 2013

Small businesses are changing how they spend their money on digital marketing. These changes are driven, in part, by the growth of social networks and media platforms. For example, in a recent report from BIA/Kelsey, 63% of SMBs said they use social media as a marketing tool for their business. In the last five years, [...]

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Website Traffic or Conversions: Which Is More Important?

Ross | June 21st, 2011

Most companies, especially small business and startups, obsess about the amount of traffic to their online sites. Site traffic is important – it brings attention, a certain degree of validation, and the opportunity to convert visitors into users or paying customers. But traffic alone isn’t enough and more importantly, we tend to overestimate its impact. A [...]

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crowdSPRING’s Twitter Roundup On Social Media and Marketing

Ross | August 25th, 2010

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my Twitter account, I post links to posts or videos about logo design, web design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Here are the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week about social media and marketing. Why you should give [...]

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