Monthly Archives: August 2011

Are you using videos to market your business? Are you wondering how to get started? Do you need some ideas to improve your videos? We asked our writers to share their best tips on how to make video marketing easy for you. Read … Continue reading →

When people talk about social media, the first things that inevitably come to mind are social networking platforms like Facebook and Twitter. With the average Internet user in the U.S. spending 4.5 hours a month on social networks, companies now … Continue reading →

Video is very hot and there’s a strong social media connection.  Are you using video to promote your business? Do you know the best ways to leverage this growing form of content? What follows are 5 ways you can tap into the … Continue reading →

Yesterday, we posted a roundup on news about small business social media. It’s among the hottest topics in entrepreneurial circles these days and here at Small Business Trends too. But what might be more important are ideas about how you can improve your … Continue reading →

Many of the questions I get asked during the social media training I deliver relate directly to ‘safeguarding’ social marketing activity and the implications of employees participating in social media can have on a business or brand. So – consider … Continue reading →

Fact – too many businesses still need to wake up and realize that social media is not “one of these Internet fads” that will disappear. Fact – because of this mindset, too many businesses are potentially missing out on extra … Continue reading →

Your employees are Facebooking and Tweeting at work. Face it. We’ve all learned to accept it as a fact of life. But before you begin locking access to social networks altogether, consider a few ways social networking can actually help your workplace become more productive. … Continue reading →

What is Google Plus? In a nutshell, Google plus is Google’s response to the massive uptake of Social Media from the key players in the social space; Facebook, Twitter and to some extent, LinkedIn. For some time now, Google has … Continue reading →

Do you wonder if you have what it takes to compete in the social media marketplace? Who, after all, has the time or the budget to mimic Disney or Starbucks? Certainly not a small business! Well, maybe that’s the wrong … Continue reading →