Social media is a blessing for small business entrepreneurs to spread the word about their business without spending a huge amount of advertising dollars. Nevertheless, a majority of small businesses are not able to capitalize on this opportunity. A recent ProOpinion poll found that many small business professionals don’t use social media or a social media calendar on a regular ... Read More »
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Social Media Calendar Template for Small Business
Word Doc – click to download Excel Version – click to download PDF Version – click to download This social media calendar template for small business is for YOU! It is based on the calendar format we use internally here at Small Business Trends LLC. Like many of you, we have limited resources and time. In a small business, you never ... Read More »
Complete History of Social Media: Then And Now
Interacting with friends and family across long distances has been a concern of humans for centuries. As social animals, people have always relied on communication to strengthen their relationships. When face-to-face discussions are impossible or inconvenient, humans have dreamed up plenty of creative solutions. Avalaunch Media recently unveiled their Interactive Infographic entitled, “The Complete History of Social Media.” History of Social ... Read More »
20 Popular Social Media Sites Right Now
Social media networks are a major resource for both small and big businesses that are looking to promote their brands on the Internet. The platforms are easy to use and some of them even have paid advertising options for businesses that want to reach new audiences. However, just because your business needs to be on these platforms doesn’t mean that ... Read More »
Interesting Statistics for the Top 10 Social Media Sites
Social media is that dominating force in the modern world that can change minds, catch more business, increase sales or build and shape a brand or business. Have you fallen prey to spending hours on Facebook, or waking up at midnight to check for Tweets? This is because of the impact social media has on all of us these days. Over ... Read More »
WhatsApp Video Calling Launched, Vivo V5 Launch, and More: Your 360 Daily
WhatsApp Video Calling Launched, Vivo V5 Launch, and More: Your 360 Daily HIGHLIGHTS WhatsApp’s video calling feature is rolling out to over 1 billion users Quarterly smartphone shipments in India cross 30 million Apple reportedly planning a foray into Augment Reality-based wearables Here’s your 360 Daily, bringing you the biggest technology news of the day – from WhatsApp video calling ... Read More »
Dharmesh Shah of HubSpot: Chatbots Are the Most Important Technology in Decades
Small Business Trends: What’s the biggest thing since you started HubSpot with Brian Halligan ten years ago that has surprised you the most about marketing, and how people have gravitated around some of the things that you’ve put out there? Dharmesh Shah: The biggest surprise for lack of a better term is how global the underlying fundamental philosophy of Inbound ... Read More »
Hot Social Media Tools For 2013
Pinterest emerged as the social media darling of 2012. According to this Nielsen report, Pinterest had the largest year-over-year increase in audience and time spent of any social network, across PC, mobile web and apps. As if that wasn’t enough to prove the social network has staying power, Pinterest surpassed Yahoo in organic traffic, making it the 4th largest traffic ... Read More »
Amazon Launches New Kindle Oasis, Most Expensive To Date
0 Each new iteration of Amazon’s Kindle e-reader brings with it new innovations and price points that make these devices a great value. However, this time around, Amazon might have jacked up the price a bit too much for the Kindle Oasis. Early reviews of the Kindle Oasis have been great, with virtually everyone agreeing on the functional improvements Amazon ... Read More »
Here’s What Every Solopreneur Should Know about Social Media
Aren’t you sick and tired of trying to figure out this social media stuff? I can’t say I blame you. Social media for solopreneurs can be quite a challenge. If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably tried tons of different advice. You might have even had some success. But then you hit a wall. It’s like you’re hitting your Twitter ... Read More »