5 Steps to Successful Facebook Advertising

February 24th, 2010 in Blog by Jasmine 0

I’m not a big fan of pay-per-click campaigns but I’ve heard a lot of good buzz about Facebook as an ad platform. Online advertising is still a great way to throw money out the window and you need to smart about any campaign. Check out this post before proceeding.

Everyone’s Talking About: Facebook, Video, and Gilbert Small Business Alliance

February 12th, 2010 in Blog by Jasmine 1

This month I have heard a ton of chatter about using Facebook and video as a marketing tools and how the Gilbert Small Business Alliance is helping grow businesses in the East Valley.

Killing Two Birds with One Stone

February 2nd, 2010 in Blog by Jasmine 0

Two of the most common problems faced by business bloggers are the frequency and length of posts. Let’s face it—if you own or run a business, you have about 200 things that you need to do every day.Try breaking your longer posts into a series of 2 or 3 related posts.

5 Days Left in the Intuit’s Love a Local Business New Year’s Resolution

January 26th, 2010 in Announcements by Jasmine 0

Only 5 days left to promote your favorite business and possibly put $250 in your own pocket.

I Love Local

January 20th, 2010 in Blog by Jasmine 0

For a long time, I have been trying to shop local, sustainable, and organic whenever I can. In this post, I tell you about my efforts that I am making to support local businesses.

Don’t Jump Without a Chute

January 14th, 2010 in Blog by Jasmine 0

If you cannot clearly state (in writing with actual numbers), what you want from a marketing activity then you should re-think it. Marketing without a goal is like skydiving without a parachute—not very smart and certain to hurt.

Twitter: The Complete Guide

January 13th, 2010 in Blog by Jasmine 0

If you have been thinking about signing up for a Twitter account or already have one but don’t really get it,check out this helpful article from Noupe “The Complete Guide to Getting the Most Out of Twitter.” It covers terminology, apps and services, etiquette, and ways to use it. This is a very comprehensive article [...]

Two Facebook Resources to Kick Off 2010

January 9th, 2010 in Blog by Jasmine 1

I’m hearing a lot of chatter from the marketing, social media, and small business gurus that I follow about using Facebook to promote your business. For now, it seems to be the hot place to be. Here are two helpful resources that I found this week:

It’s a Wrap: Two Awesome Holiday Ads

January 7th, 2010 in Blog by Jasmine 0

As I was reading my email on Christmas Day (Oops! I guess I’m caught with my hand in the cookie jar), I opened this really clever holiday email from Google analytics. The e-mail itself wasn’t anything special just some news about upcoming improvements but the graphic really got me thinking. We get bombarded with so [...]