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Social Media – Lessons from Price Is Right and 18 Other Tips

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You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. Starting to get proficient at Facebook. Even used a #hashtag in a tweet. Great! Let’s improve your social media marketing. Did you know you can learn strategies from the popular TV game show Price is Right? 3 Social Media Tips You Can Learn From ‘The Price Is Right’ What the long-running game show can teach us about asking good questions and standing out. 6 Must-Do’s for Effective Social Media Marketing Six marketing experts give their best advice on how to grow an audience, regardless of your budget. 7 Important Hacks… 

Liberal Ideas to Improve Your Social Media

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We just finished helping the Liberal, Kansas Convention and Visitors Bureau with their social media. We managed their accounts this past year and fell in love with all things Wizard of Oz, the art gallery, and all the things to do in and around Liberal and southwest Kansas, aka, Wild West Country. After preparing notes to train the staff that will takeover the accounts, we thought, “why just share them with Sally and the staff? Why not everyone else? Others could surely use these tips.” So if your office has developed a consistent practice of posting/tweeting daily, shed the conservative… 

Social Media – 10 Hot Trends, 5 Ways to Sell on Pinterest and more

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You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. Starting to get proficient at Facebook. Even used a #hashtag in a tweet. Great! Let’s improve your social media marketing. What are the trends in social media so far this year? 10 Hot Trends on Social Media Right Now for Main Street Store Owners The exhilarating world of social media is constantly evolving and the savviest of business owners keep up with these fluctuating social media trends. While the headline says “for Main Street Store Owners,” these trends are applicable to any industry. In conjunction, What’s Ahead for Social Media: Live… 

Tourism Best Practices – Social Media, Partnerships and Award-Winning DMOs

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Tourism professionals at Convention and Visitors Bureaus – CVBs (or Destination Marketing Organizations – DMOs) are implementing some innovative programs to increase visitation in their destinations. We call them Tourism Best Practices. We start with a couple interesting strategies at social media… Social Media a Lumby Focus This is a win-win-win! The Chamber is partnering with another organization and receiving $11,000. Those dollars will be used to train a lady and create a full-time job. She will in turn, promote tourism in the region! VisitPittsburg Goes Sci-Fi with Futuristic 2022 Committee The DMO’s recently created “2022 Committee” will be looking… 

Social Media – Demographic Benchmarks, 22 Tips and 12 Things to Avoid

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You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. Starting to get proficient at Facebook. Even used a #hashtag in a tweet. Great! Let’s improve your social media marketing. Start this week looking at the demographics of the outlets… The State of Social Media Demographics: 2017 Benchmarks [Infographic] Tracx compiled information into a handy infographic that breaks down the state of social media demographics — who’s using which social network, and for what. 10 Social Media Tactics for Social Success If you’re confused about how to succeed on social, you’re not alone. Lots of people aren’t quite sure where… 

Spring Clean Your Marketing

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Spring has sprung. Home improvement stores have stocked up on flowers, plants, and landscape materials. Time to clean out the dead leaves and spruce up the flower beds. Spring cleaning will take place in homes and some offices. Clean out the old and make room for the new. (Which will probably just sit until next year’s cleaning and be the old that is cleaned out.) When it comes to your marketing, is there Spring Cleaning to be done? Perhaps there are some areas that you have not looked into for a while. “Dead leaves” to be cleaned out. Plant some… 

Social Media – The Why, The Rules, and 11 Tips

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Why should your small business be on social media? Once on social media, here’s the rules: The Rules of Social Media Haven’t Changed The rules the author shared ten years ago still ring true today. 10 Content Marketing and Social Media Tips for Small Businesses If you’re trying to market a business in 2017, you almost certainly need some kind of content or social media marketing. There are plenty of effective ways to use content to market small businesses in different industries. And members of our small business community have lots of experience using those different methods. Learn more by reading some… 

Social Media – 5 Best Reads Week of March 13

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You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. Starting to get proficient at Facebook. Even used a #hashtag in a tweet. Great! Let’s improve your social media marketing. But first, How Not To Use Social Media If you misuse social media your business could be at risk of losing followers or customers, gaining a bad reputation, losing sales, getting your account banned. The article above has four social media practices you should avoid. Instead of just posting on the fly, you must have a strategy. Here’s one’s Thoughts on Crafting a Social Media Strategy Inquirer.net consulted with JV Rufino,… 

Social Media – Video How To, Metrics and Content That Converts

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You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. Starting to get proficient at Facebook. Even used a #hashtag in a tweet. You’re hearing about and seeing video but wondering how to get started? How to Add Video to Your Social Media Marketing Understanding what types of video work best on each social network will help you create a well-organized video strategy. In Social Media Examiner’s article, you’ll discover four tips for adding video to your social media marketing. An Instant Recipe for Social Media Content that Converts If you are an entrepreneur, business owner or content marketer…