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Top Email Marketing Reads – Week of October 9

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Each week, we read a number of articles from online sources. Below, the top reads from the following week: Why Email Is The Locomotive Of Digital Marketing Why email’s star continues to rise and why it will remain the hub of digital marketing. The Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing For Small Business Email marketing is certainly the most personalized form of Digital Marketing. E-mail marketing is about building real links with people who want to hear from you. The Most Effective Email Marketing Tactics in 2017 Marketers rank message personalization and the creation of meaningful calls to action as the two most effective… 

Twitter Basics – The 11 Essentials to Tweeting

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Twitter has seen a resurgence of late. The President’s Tweet storms have helped bring attention to the social media outlet. Also the recent news that tweets will expand to 280 characters has excited the edit-challenged. Surprisingly, many are still not on Twitter. “I just don’t get it.” Okay. As lovers of Twitter, we’re going to help you “get it.” The first step is to understand the speak. There are certain words and jargon native to Twitter that you may already have heard in passing. These terms and their abbreviations (in parentheses) are essential for understanding the network. Tweet:A 140-character message… 

Customer Service – Top Reads Week of October 9

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Each week, we read a number of articles from online sources. Below, the top reads on customer service from the following week: What If Customer Service Week Could Last All Year? Sustain The Momentum With 8 Power Moves The only thing wrong with National Customer Service Week is that it doesn’t last long enough. So above are eight ways to sustain the central theme of National Customer Service Week. What ‘Modern Family’ Can Teach Us About Customer Service There are similarities between certain Modern Family characters and the general public when it comes to seeking and receiving service from a brand. Great Employees… 

Top Email Marketing Reads – Week of October 2

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Each week, we read a number of articles from online sources. Below, the top reads from the following week: 5 Examples of Awesome Email Marketing In a world that’s been sending and reading emails for years, how can you innovate within your emails and stand out from the pack Above are five examples of awesome email marketing to inspire you. Experts Share Holiday Email Marketing Tips for 2017 [Infographic] To make the holidays less tedious for you, EmailMonks has compiled tips and predictions shared by 10 Email Marketing and Social Media experts in their latest infographic. 5 Ways to Write Better… 

Social Media – Top Reads Week of October 2

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Each week, we read a number of articles regarding social media from online sources. Below, the top reads from the following week: How Social Media Can Transform Your Business With the percentage of the American population currently using some sort of social media platform on the rise every year, there’s no excuse not to make the first steps toward saturation on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and other services to take advantage of those stats. Listening on Social Media: The 5 Biggest Benefits and Risks Social media listening is a discovery and measurement mechanism. Social media listening helps you measure brand awareness, brand health and brand… 

Improve SEO: Search Boosting Blog Ideas

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There is ample opportunity to boost your website’s search engine rankings through a blog. It is one of the DIY SEO tips we recently shared. At minimum, a 250-word blog post should be added each week for maximum optimization (although the optimal length of SEO copywriting is still being debated.) But on top of social media posts, email, sales calls, and the general running of a small business, most are lucky if a blog post is written monthly. Quarterly? Once a year? Admit it, the hardest part about writing material for your blog is, well, the material! “What do I… 

Top Email Marketing Reads Week of September 25

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Each week, we read a number of articles from online sources. Below, the top reads from the following week: 7 Ways Marketers Can Increase Email Marketing Success There’s no magical solution to increase your email-open rate—but there are smart steps you can take. Above are seven. Your Email Marketing Could Be So Much Better: 4 Hacks Follow industry best practices and use the latest technology to make sure email delivers on its promise. 5 Email Marketing Tips to Make Sure Your Campaigns Work An effective email program allows you to forge a profitable connection with your customers while learning valuable… 

Social Media – Tips, Best Practices (and Mistakes) and KPIs

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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. Whoa! Wait. You haven’t started? Need to know where to start? Social Media Marketing for Small Business Owners: How to Start From Ground Zero and Do the Minimum This post gives you a clear idea of how to start with social media marketing before you can afford creative campaigns and resources to throw in this area. As you begin, consider what brands have done wrong and what they’ve done right. Hard-Learned Lessons Of Social Media… 

Customer Service – 23 Tips to Improve Your Service

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Customer service is at an all-time low and customer satisfaction in dealing with a product or service issue is just as low, about 40 percent. Two of three consumers are likely to experience rage during an interaction with a customer service rep. In addition, 63 percent of consumers are likely to experience no satisfaction whatsoever in dealing with a product or service complaint. For retailers the outcome is not good as it is putting about $202 billion in revenue at stake and can slash consumer repeat business and loyalty to shreds. To start improving your customer service, perhaps the first step is…