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Businesses on Social Media – Why it’s so Important

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2 WAY STREET MARKETINGSocial media changed the entire marketing structure for businesses. The ability to reach a large audience in a simple and lightning fast manner leveled the playing field and allowed all businesses the chance to affordably market.

Social media put an end to “One Way Street Marketing”.  Today’s businesses are able to engage with their existing and potential clients and in real time. Positive engagement with customers can lead to improved reputation and referrals which leads to more sales.

As the world is becoming predominantly mobile, social media sites allow your advertising to be seen in a mobile optimized format.  Be sure your website is mobile enhanced too.  The majority of internet access is done on a mobile device today, and the social media landscape is a very strong driver to your company website.

Traffic to your website not only connects your audience to your business, it enhances your organic search engine optimization (SEO) which will make it easier for people to find your business on the web. Social media networks are becoming search engines unto themselves and offer many opportunities to incorporate SEO enhancements such as keywords and back links.

If you aren’t utilizing social media in your marketing strategy today, you’re missing out on new business.

Summer Marketing Classes Set

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2016 MARKETING FOR SMALL BUSINESS SUMMER SEMINAR SERIES LOGOBack by popular demand, our Marketing for Small Business, The Basics Summer Classes have been scheduled!

Click here to see a short video on the Marketing for Small Business Summer Series

Click here to see a short video on the Marketing for Small Business Summer Series

This 4-part series covers marketing basics that every business should use.  Our first class covers blogging.  Learn the reasons why a business should blog and the importance of keeping your website content fresh and consistent.  We’ll discuss topics for content, when and where to find suitable content, how often to post and how to create back links to your website that will help with your organic Search Engine Optimization.

Next up?  Social media.  What is the value of a “Follow”, a “Like” or a LinkedIn endorsement?  Does social media bring new clients within a B2B platform?  Does Twitter or Facebook generate revenue?  Learn the value that social media can bring to your business, understand the demographics of the people on different platforms, and learn how the most used social media environments differ.

The 3rd class in our wildly popular series covers email & direct mail.  Learn about the

Classes are kept to a maximum of 15 people to enable accelerated interaction.

Classes are kept to a maximum of 15 people to enable accelerated interaction.

minefields surrounding email blasts and privacy regulations.  We discuss how to study, catalog and build your email list and identify content and links that can help with your organic SEO.  We’ll also review several online email services available to make online marketing easier.

Learn how direct mail has become a digital driving machine with a long shelf life.  The printed piece has become interactive with QR Codes and Augmented Reality and tracking results is easier than ever before.

The last class is about organic Search Engine optimization (SEO).   Our partners at Siteboxpro, a local leader in SEO and web marketing, will conduct this class.  Learn about the process of organically improving the visibility of your website in search engine results.

Our guest lecturers will review the parts that make up a search engine result.  They’ll show you ways to take advantage of local searches using free services like Yelp or Google maps.  We’ll discuss target-paid listings, budgets, and learn about different kinds of searches.

Classes are kept to a maximum of 15 people to enable accelerated interaction and enhanced learning.  Lunch is included with the registration fee.  This series has consistently been rated Excellent by our over 50 graduates.  97% of all attendees surveyed say they would recommend the series to a friend.

Classes are conducted at our facility in The Museum District of Houston Texas (near I69 & Main Street).  Special rates are available for multiple classes.  Classes usually SELL OUT, so register TODAY!    Click here for more details.

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Summer Classes Scheduled

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MAILING #1 - Introducting the SeriesWe are excited to announce that the 2015 Marketing for Small Business Summer Seminars have been scheduled!

Our Basics class is an update of the wildly successful series we presented last year.  The seminars cover Blogging (7/16/2015), Social Media (7/23/15), Two Mails: Direct Mail & Email (7/30/15), and Search Engine Optimization (8/6/15).

Kathy Norris HallGuest lecturer Kathy Norris-Hall of the USPS, will conduct the Direct Mail portion of the Two Mails class.  Kathy will review some new tools the postal service is using to help businesses determine the return using cross-channel marketing in conjunction with your direct mail campaigns.  She’ll also review list options, a wide scope of vehicles to mail, tracking response rates, and how to use your direct mail to drive customers to your website.

Jeremiah Mohr and John Horrell of SiteboxproBack by popular demand, our guest lecturers, Jeremiah Mohr and John Horrell of Siteboxpro will conduct the SEO (Search Engine Optimization) class.  Siteboxpro is a leader in SEO and web marketing and will teach about the process of organically improving the visibility of your website in search engine results.  They will review a breakdown of a search and show you ways to take advantage of local searches using free services such as Yelp or Google maps.

Angel Wiener of Business Extension BureauOur Angel Wiener is teaching the new and updated social media class.  Angel will review the demographics of the most popular social media platforms to help you determine which is best suited for prospecting new business.  She’ll review the basics of how to converse within each platform and how to identify results.

Also returning for another season is our Joy Zehrbach.  Joy Z is Joy Zehrbach of Business Extension Bureauconducting the Blogging and e-mail classes.  She’ll review reasons why a company should blog and how blogging keeps your website content fresh.  We discuss topics for content, where to find content and how to use back links to help your SEO.

The email classes review the minefields surrounding blasts and privacy regulations and how to study and maximize your email list.

Fall and Spring classes sold out, so if you’re interested in attending, register soon!  See what previous attendees said about our classes.

 

SEO QUIZ

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TAKE THE BEB SEO QUIZCheck out your Search Engine Optimization savvy by taking our online SEO Quiz!

We used the Quiz in conjunction with our Marketing for Small Business Seminars.  Take the Quiz by clicking onto the graduate and we’ll send you your results back within 48 hours!

Look for more classes in 2015!

Thanks for taking the Quiz.

Marketing for Small Business Fall Seminar Series Review

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Marketing For Small Business Fall Seminar Series ReviewsThe final 2014, Marketing for Small Business Seminar Series kicks off next week with with our Blogging class on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 between 11:30 – 1:00pm.

We have compiled results from the over 48 surveys submitted by participants since the inception of this program in July; and are proud to share the results!  90% of the respondents rated the classes as Excellent, 70% attended multiple classes within the series, and  97.3% said they would recommend classes to their friends and colleagues.

Each class covers a specific topic and is focused on teaching ways that small businesses can market using leading-edge technology without “breaking the bank” or having to hire a large staff to execute the plan.  The classes (Blogging, Social Media, Two Mails: Direct Mail | e-mail, and Search Engine Optimization) are limited to a maximum of 8 people to keep interaction at a high level and allow for personalized teaching.  For details and registration on the remaining classes, click here.

Our students gave specific examples of what they thought was good about the seminars.  See below for a glance at a few highlights:

Positive Comments from Marketing For Small Business Seminar SeriesOur valued graduates let us know that they are looking for additional class offerings as well.  We are currently creating content for the most requested subjects and will offer continuing education in the first quarter of 2015.  The new curriculum will include more guest lecturers and expanded content from the our original series.  In case you missed one of the original sets or would like to recommend someone, we will continue to offer the introduction of Marketing For Small Business Series once each quarter in  2015.

Marketing For Small Business Seminar Series suggestions for additional classesWe look forward to working with more new companies and expanding our relationship with our existing clients through further education of Marketing for Small Business.

Thank you!

 

 

SEO Survey

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Thank you for attending our Fall Seminar Series class on Search Engine Optimization.  We hope you found the class informative and enjoyable.  If you haven’t already, would you please share your thoughts on the class with us?  We welcome your comments and direction.

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