By Joel Widmer | Social Media
In January posted a list of our favorite small business Facebook pages that were using Facebook right titled: 17 Impressive Small Business Facebook Pages You Can Learn From. These were pages that were run by genuine local and small businesses without a big budget. We weren’t interested in big businesses that could throw money at their […]
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Have you ever had one of those days where it just got so busy you couldn’t squeeze in an update on both your Facebook and Twitter pages? Why not just copy and paste the same post across every channel or use Hootsuite to post everywhere? It may save time but it won’t build your audience. […]
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It’s easy to make a list of big brands on Facebook that are doing it right. But what I wanted to do is create a list of the smaller brands working with a limited budget who are doing an awesome job. I chose these pages, not because of the number of fans (several have a […]
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Welcome to my first podcast! I’ve been wanting to get this going for quite some time now and after talking to Stephen Zralek, who you’ll meet on the podcast, I knew I couldn’t wait any longer. The information Stephen shares is critical for any business using or considering using social media. I couldn’t think of […]
Continue ReadingBy Joel Widmer | Content Marketing , Social Media
I first met Tara on Twitter when I answered a question she’d tweeted through @TillamookCheese Twitter account. Shortly after my response, she responded back to me and thanked me for my input. I was impressed by how quickly she responded and decided to check out the rest of Tillamook Cheese’s online presence. Being from Tillamook, […]
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The other day I read a post that went on a rant about how Facebook Likes don’t mean anything which got me thinking about my own experiences with several company’s Fan Pages and how important each Like has been in growing their page and achieving their goals for Facebook. Don’t misunderstand me, a Facebook Like […]
Continue ReadingBy Joel Widmer | Nashville
One of the amazing things that came of out the Nashville Flood was how the Nashville community came together selflessly to help each other. It was incredible to watch the news (which I never do) and see story after story of people going the extra mile to reach out to those in need. One of […]
Continue ReadingBy Joel Widmer | Content Marketing , Social Media , Tools & Resources
Which ones to use? At the end of each one, add “If it’s relevant to my target audience”. Link to an industry related article and ask a question about it Create a short quiz and offer a prize to the winner Become a resource for something local (e.g. all the networking groups related to your […]
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