In my last blog post, I talked about content strategy for building your expert status. Perhaps that isn’t your goal and instead you are trying to educate your followers about something. Building content that educates can look very different from content that builds reputation. Here are some ideas for your content when you are trying … Read more
Our topic is video strategies for small business. Whether you’re a local flower shop, a life coach, or a tattoo artist, there is a video strategy to meet your marketing goals. Watch the replay above and get the links below. If you do venture out into the world of pre-recorded or live video, we would love to see what you’re doing!
Recently a friend of mine added me to a short-term Facebook Group that existed to fundraise for a cause close to her heart. The premise of the group was to promote product sales with the profits donated to a specific charity. Normally I hate it when people add me to a Group without asking me, ESPECIALLY when it’s for product sales. However, this Facebook Group was for a cause near and dear to my friends and for a product I actually use and enjoy, so I didn’t immediately leave.
At first I just scrolled past the posts from the Group. Once or twice I chimed in if I felt like it, but mainly I was just not leaving in order to not hurt my friends’ feelings…because it was about the cause. Then one day I looked at this Group in a totally different way.
The world rejoiced when Twitter announced it was introducing a new comment retweet feature. For nearly nine years tweeps have longed for a way to add their own sentiments to a retweet in Twitter without resorting to third-party apps. Now we have it. When you click the retweet button, you are prompted to add your own thoughts in a compose window while the original post is embedded below your comments. You now have a full 140 characters to comment on something someone else has tweeted.
Every social media presentation I give participants ask which network they should focus on first, and many assume it’s Facebook. Chances are, for most small businesses, Facebook is going to be the first stop on your social media strategy. Here are some of my top tips for marketing your business on Facebook.
Do you have a Twitter strategy for who you will follow (or follow back) with your business Twitter account? If not, it’s time for you to consider the ramifications of willy-nilly following (which *is* a Twitter strategy in itself, I suppose). Savvy Twitter users are checking out your profile before they decide to follow you. One of the things they may be checking is who you are following–it gives them an idea of the kind of information you are interested in and might share.
One of the ideas I often give my clients and students for finding content for their social media strategies is to think about fun and interesting “holidays” that relate (or don’t) to their business. The obvious ones are all the health-related awareness days, weeks and months, which are good for everyone, but lesser known, more unique celebrations offer a new way to promote your business. I once suggested my daycare participate in “Chicken Dance Day” and call the media for a good news story opportunity. I mean, come on, who wouldn’t want to see preschoolers doing the chicken dance? Here is one quirky celebration for each month of 2013 to get your {chicken} juices flowing. There is something in each one that can be shared on social media, so don’t forget to take pictures.
