Monthly Archives: February 2013

Dominate the “Social Network” for Your Business

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Chris Marentis

Are you still not convinced that social media is where the future of marketing is headed?  Here are some hard facts:  Facebook is taking over Google and Yahoo in total time spent on the Internet, and 91% of individuals who … Continue reading →

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Twitter Is Testing A New Advertising Card For Lead Generation

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Surefire Social

by: Anthony Ha 2/19/2013 Twitter is testing a new ad unit that gives direct marketers a way to generate leads directly from tweets. You can see an example of the unit in this tweet promoting Twitter’s small business guide. Not only is … Continue reading →

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Report: Google Looking to Cut Off Funding for Pirating Sites

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Surefire Social

by: Todd Wasserman 2/19/13 Google is in talks with top credit card firms Visa and Microsoft as well as PayPal to crack down on pirating sites by removing their sources of funding, according to a report. The search giant is in … Continue reading →

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Hidden LinkedIn Lead Generation Secret for Small Business Owners

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Chris Marentis

Your business probably has a very large number of contacts via LinkedIn.  Wouldn’t it be nice to have all of their contact information in one place?  Rather than employ someone with the droning task of checking each contact’s page to … Continue reading →

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5 Ways You Can Monitor Your Local Business’s Online Reputation

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Chris Marentis

Companies in yesteryear never had to deal with the transparency issues of today.  Thanks to social media, any person, whether justified or not, can write a crippling review that can, and will, impact your business.  But what protocol should you … Continue reading →

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LinkedIn vs. Twitter: Which is Better for Local Business Marketing?

Posted on February 11, 2013 by fred

The Wall Street Journal recently published an article titled “Small Firms Say LinkedIn Works, Twitter Doesn’t.”  This immediately grabbed my attention since we’re constantly testing which social media sites work best for our customers.  I already knew that my personal … Continue reading →

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How Does the Facebook Lawsuit Affect Your Small Business?

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Chris Marentis

You may have recently seen in the news or on your newsfeed that Facebook may owe you money due to a recent class action lawsuit against sponsored stories.  As a small business owner, you may be utilizing this tool and … Continue reading →

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Download Your LinkedIn Contacts Email Addresses as an Excel File

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Surefire Social

by: Samantha Collier 2/1/2013 I was recently asked how to download email addresses to an Excel file from a client’s connections on LinkedIn. This is a handy way to get all the email addresses and phone numbers of people you … Continue reading →

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