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18-24 Year Olds Spend Twice as Much Time on Social Media Compared to 35-44 Year Olds

In a recent post by MarketingProfs, Age, Not Gender Drives Most Social Media, some interesting statistics were shared about social media usage and certain demographics. The post shares that Facebook’s popularity across all demographics is not the norm when compared … Continue reading

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Consider These 5 Advertising Tools for Your Local Business

As a local business owner, we need to advertise to get the word out. When it comes to online advertising, it’s important to identify the best advertising options so you can choose the right fit(s) for your local business. We’ve … Continue reading

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Surefire Social Expands to Australia Market!

We recently announced our expansion into the Australian marketplace!   Surefire Social has partnered with SuperPages Australia to bring its services—ranging anywhere from website design and search engine optimization to blogging and social media engagement—to small and medium-sized businesses throughout Australia.   … Continue reading

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New Study – Google Places Optimization and Local Ranking Factors

We’re always encouraging local businesses to fully complete their Google Places listing. It’s a valuable resource for local businesses to boost local SEO, increase online visibility, post reviews, and more. Results of a study on Google Places was recently released … Continue reading

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2012 Social Media Marketing Industry Report Released this Week!!

The Social Examiner just released the 2012 SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING INDUSTRY REPORT by Michael Stelzner. This is the fourth annual release of the report, and it displays results of more than 3800 marketers and “how they focus their social media … Continue reading

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3 Things You MUST DO for Your Local Business Blog (if you want people to actually read it!)

We were recently taking a look at a prospective client’s blog to help them understand why they weren’t generating readers. In this case in particular, they had done a decent job of generating hits on the local business blog, but … Continue reading

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Facebook = A Necessary Marketing Tool for Local Business

With the number of social media users increasing—a whopping 800 million and counting on Facebook alone—local businesses are finding that social media is a valuable networking tool to create a mega buzz and lead generating machine to take their business … Continue reading

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Local Business Website Optimization Part I – Content Strategy

As more research becomes available, incorporated with first-hand experience, it’s clear to me that search and discovery should be the emphasis of any local business online marketing strategy. It can literally make or break a business in today’s online world, … Continue reading

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5 Local Business Incentives – Kick-Off the New Year with a Bang!

With the New Year comes opportunity to build a bigger and better lead generating local business than ever before. Consider taking advantage of this well-known time of year to offer attractive incentives that will generate sales to get your year … Continue reading

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3 Ways to Increase Income with Your Local Business Blog

Many business owners have yet to start a blog for their business, and this is unfortunate. Blogging is no longer just a ‘hobby’; it’s become one of the key online marketing strategies for local businesses. Building a blog, and a … Continue reading

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