SMBSS – Setting up a Budget for Social Media

I posted yesterday about the differences between Large and Small Businesses in social media. It was originally supposed to be a one off post. After letting it stew over night I realized, that each recommendations I made could be it’s own post. I am going to take them in order and give more in depth suggestions […]

How are Small Businesses Different than Large Businesses in Social Media Marketing

The world of social media now puts businesses on a level playing field. Meaning there is equal access to all social networks for all businesses. Unlike the days of paid media, smaller brands couldn’t afford large newspaper, prime time TV and Trade journal advertisements. Now small companies have a chance of getting found and going […]

Is the Customer Always Right?

It’s the age old question in customer service. Is the Customer right? In 1909 Harry Gordon Selfridge, the founder of Selfridge’s, gave us this mantra. Is this the case now? Mashable ran a great article about this topic last week. “Top 5 Reasons the Customer is Always Right is Wrong.” It’s a very interesting read and […]

Whataburger is on Point for Internet Trends

When you think of cutting edge social media campaigns. You think of Oreos, Coca-Cola and more. You don’t think of a Fast Food restaurant. Most quick service restaurants are focused on getting customers. This is done by running ads and timing posts for just the right time. Rarely does this step outside the food arena. […]

Adobe Spark – Spark Your Marketing Creativity

Being a small business and having great graphics and landing pages are sometimes luxuries. They are big expenditures in a marketing budget. Adobe has released a new service that could come in handy. It’s called Adobe Spark. They rebranded it into a trio of apps. The apps are now Post, Pages and  Video. Instead of iOS […]