Category: Podcasts

Let's say you've already heard about the benefits of Facebook groups from other business owners and now you want to try your hand at using it to promote your brand, products, and services as well. Once you decide why and how you'll use the group, it's a good idea to set up some rules and parameters for potential members to adhere to. You can even require they answer a series of questions before you determine if they're a good fit for the group. Proper vetting is important because the success and growth of your Facebook group really depends on consistent engagement in the group.

There's nothing quite like a live event--a conference, expo, or business networking gathering--to learn a connect with like minded people. However, too many people don't take full advantage of the opportunity. In today's episode we're going to talk about how you can get more out of any business event with a little bit of preplanning, whether you're a newbie or an old hand. Also, I'm going to be sharing some of what I picked up at Social Media Marketing World 2018 and what changes I'll be making to my own business.

Are you so busy that you wish you could clone yourself? Well, that's not legal, in the U.S. at least, so I'm not going to recommend it. However, I may have another option that is legal: finding a VA, a Virtual Assistant, that can help take care of the grunt work in your business so you can focus on the things that only you can do, and that you love doing.

If you're involved in digital marketing, you probably know who Chris Brogan is. New York Times best selling author, thought leader, business expert. He also runs many popular Facebook groups, so who better to talk to about what it takes to start and grow a successful group? Listen to this week's episode today!

Conversion rate optimization (CRO) are the strategies and tactics that create an experience that allows you to convert visitors into customers on your website. To do this effectively you need to differentiate yourself from the rest of the pack, and you can do that with things like building brand affinity and creating offers that differ from everyone else.

Businesses and brands are going to have to pay more attention to what they're posting and make sure they're creating content that invites and encourages real, meaningful conversations. Gone are the days of link dropping. It's time to explore other avenues such as Facebook Live, increasing the ad budget, and utilizing Facebook Groups.

Facebook groups offer many options to suit a particular Groups needs; you can make it public, private or secret, you can make admission limited or open, you can set guidelines for admission as well as for the Group members themselves. With the impending changes looming with how marketers can utilize Facebook, the Groups aspect offers another way to direct traffic to your other platforms, and even monetizing

Every dollar counts in today's world of digital marketing. Our businesses are utilizing so many different platforms and technologies that we have to be able to effectively deploy these in a way that is both cost effective to you, and provides an optimal user experience for those visiting your website and apps. The way to do that is with tag management tools.

There is a whole lot more to Facebook ads than just "boosting" a post. Just throwing money at Facebook isn't the answer. Your business should have an end goal, and then a strategy in place for how to reach that goal, including where within that process to use Facebook ads. Otherwise, you're just wasting money.