Tag Archives: Small business

Texas is a top state for small business, according to survey

by Jaimie Siegle | Advertising Systems Inc. Not everything may be bigger in Texas, but the love for small business is, Inc. reported Thursday. According to a survey conducted by Thumbtack.com and the Kauffman Foundation, Texas received almost all A’s in categories that ranked states for overall friendliness toward small businesses. (After all, the word […]

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Driving Leads and Online Traffic with Quora

by Jaimie Siegle | Advertising Systems Inc. In addition to social sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest, Q&A website Quora may be another way for businesses to build website traffic, Small Business Trends reports. The California-based company recently raised $50 million in funding, and has already become a way for curious folks to get […]

Digital Marketing, News, Search Engine Marketing, Small Business, Social Media Marketing

Small Businesses Increasingly Targeted for Data Breaches

by Jaimie Siegle | Advertising Systems Inc. A new study by The Hartford reports that small businesses are becoming increasingly targeted for data breaches, but the majority of small business owners believe such an event is unlikely. Sound familiar? You’re not alone. About 85 percent of survey participants believed they were not at risk, and […]

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How Small Businesses Define Success

National Small Business Week is May 20 – May 26. Office Depot conducted a survey among entrepreneurs and small businesses to find out how they measured success. According to a press release, success was defined by “being profitable (73 percent); having a work-life balance (58 percent); and working on something in which they believe (56 […]

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Time and metrics are the keys to social media marketing, according to report

The results of a new survey on online marketing tactics of small businesses and nonprofits show that making social media marketing takes one large investment to prove successful: Time. Released on April 30 by Message Medium an Ventureneer, Ditch Digital Dabbling: How Small Businesses and Nonprofits Can Master Online Marketing compiled responses from business sectors ranging […]

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“Contextual Advertising”: What it is, and why it matters to small businesses

by John Theriault, www.HeraldNews.com As social media and Internet advertising gets more sophisticated, the focus is now on what’s called “contextual advertising”. The premise is simple but the execution is complex. The idea is that if you search for new cars online for example, you’ll start to see related advertising. Ads for similar types of […]

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Small Business Marketing Tips from NYC’s Social Media Week

Originally posted Feb. 17, 2012 by Megan Harris, http://digitalbrandmarketing.com Lujure’s Nathan Latka Shares Numerous Social Media Tips for Businesses CEO of Lujure Nathan Latka brought his social media expertise to dbmei’s Social Media Action Camp part of Social Media Week in NYC and offered business owners a number of tips for optimizing Facebook fan outreach. His company, […]

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