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What can you as a small business do to create a big impact? Often, your resources are limited. And when it comes to marketing, there is only so much your time and resources can do. (more…)
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Jon Ferrara’s a technology entrepreneur and noted speaker about Social Sales and Marketing. He pioneered relationship management as a co-founder of GoldMine Software, one of the early innovations in CRM and marketing automation. Now, Jon's the CEO of Nimble.
Quotes From this Episode:
“Relationships are critical to your personal and business success.” - Jon Ferrara
“Your personal brand helps people to see you.” - Jon Ferrara
“I think we connect on the 5 F’s of life: family, friends, food, fun, and fellowship.” - Jon Ferrara
“If you listen to people, they’ll tell you exactly what you need to know to find a way to add value.” - Jon Ferrara
“When you’re connecting with somebody, what you need to engage effectively is context and insight.” - Jon Ferrara
“Just by sharing the content of others, you actually begin to surface as a thought leader yourself.” - Jon Ferrara
“If you’re a business owner today, don’t forget that you can’t just share content on your corporate identity, you need to share content on your personal identity, and ideally on your team members’ identity.” - Jon Ferrara
“Whatever tool you choose, should have at its heart, contact management and social, work with all the tools that you use and work in the places wherever you’re engaged in.” - Jon Ferrara
“Contact management is about you, and engagement, and relationships.” - Jon Ferrara
“It’s easier to sell to somebody you’ve already sold to and get referrals from them than it is to go find somebody new.” - Jon Ferrara
Resources:
Jon Ferrara
Twitter: @Jon_Ferrara
Facebook: jon.ferrara
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonvferrara/
Website: https://www.nimble.com
BuzzSumo
http://buzzsumo.com
Buffer
https://buffer.com
Hootsuite
https://hootsuite.com
Zest
https://zest.is
Nimble
https://www.nimble.com
Brad Friedman
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefriedmangroup
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-friedman-group-llc
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/friedmansocialmedia
Website: https://friedmansocialmedia.com
Books
“Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
“The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
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The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC
Should you be blogging at this point in your business? Content marketing has always been on top of the list of any organization’s or brand’s marketing strategies, and for a good reason. In particular, blogging as a form of content marketing has helped many companies achieve success in measurable ways.
For one, it can help you establish thought leadership in the industry. It can also drive traffic to your website and increase the likelihood of conversions. But, how can you maximize the benefits of blogging so it can continually help you with sales and marketing?
In this episode of BRADS.LIVE, we discover many ways to generate content, make use of tools, and genuinely help people with your blog content while growing your company.
Mike Allton is a speaker, award-winning blogger, author, and brand evangelist. His blog, The Social Media Hat is a content marketing haven and resource complete with ebooks, guides, and free articles for small businesses. Mike teaches businesses strategies, tactics, and tools for success through content marketing together with SEO, social media, and mobile apps. He is also an Agorapulse brand evangelist, strengthening its relationship with agencies, influencers, social media educators and brands.
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Quotes From this Episode:
“The more that you’re able to publish, generally speaking, the faster you’ll get to whatever those goals are.” - Mike Allton
“After about 50 pieces of content, the number of visits and the number of leads began to rise exponentially.” - Mike Allton
“Blog posts do not have to be heavily researched.” - Mike Allton
“The other hurdle that a lot of people have that they may or may not admit is that they hate to write.” - Mike Allton
“Once you’ve pushed it out, that content keeps working for you, day and night without you ever having to pick up the phone.” - Mike Allton
“But if you spend an hour creating a piece of content that really helps people, all the feedback is positive.” - Mike Allton
“That’s what happens over time once you do inbound marketing, people come to you and they’re already grateful.” - Mike Allton
“I need to talk about something personal so that people can relate to me on social media.” - Mike Allton
“When they see a particular event that has happened, you need to ask yourself, is now a good time to write about?” - Mike Allton
“If you got an idea for a particular blog post, but you’re not sure if there’s real interest there or not, take it to social and ask.” - Mike Allton
“Your blog is a real opportunity for you to share who you are.” - Mike Allton
Resources:
Mike Allton
Twitter: @mike_allton
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeallton/
Website: https://www.thesocialmediahat.com
Evernote
https://evernote.com
Newsjacking
https://www.davidmeermanscott.com/books/newsjacking/ -Online Course
Newsjacking-Inject Breaking Generate Coverage -eBook by David Meerman Scott
BuzzSumo
http://buzzsumo.com/
SEMrush
https://www.semrush.com
Agorapulse
https://www.agorapulse.com
Brad Friedman
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefriedmangroup
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-friedman-group-llc
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/friedmansocialmedia
Website: https://friedmansocialmedia.com
Books
“Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
“The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
Be sure to sign up for the Brad Bot at TheBradBot.com To get reminders when I go live on Facebook and to receive freebies and other content from The Friedman Group, LLC.
The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC
Inbound or outbound? One of the questions you may be confronted with when it comes to marketing is whether you should have an inbound or an outbound strategy. This is especially important considering the investment required when implementing these marketing strategies over a period of time.
At the end of the day, what you need is an effective technique that does not only attract potential customers but also helps build trust that will lay the foundation for a long-term relationship with them. Inbound marketing could be a good fit for your company. But beyond marketing, an inbound revolution has been taking place - making inbound a philosophy to guide and direct your whole organization and business toward success. Discover the principles of Inbound Organization in this episode of The Digital Slice Podcast and learn how to live it and breathe it in your business.
Dan Tyre is one of the original team members of Hubspot. Dan is a recognized authority in inbound marketing as well as sales. He is also a senior level software executive, writer, speaker, investor, mentor and coach for inbound success. His expertise is in inbound sales, inbound marketing, and inbound service.
Todd Hockenberry is the owner of Top Line Results, LLC specializing in leading revenue growth in small to medium-sized companies and focusing on capital equipment, technology, and manufacturing. Todd is a published author for industry and technology trends specifically in magazines such as Photonics Online, The Fabricator, Modern Application News, Industrial Laser Solutions to name a few. He is also a sought-after speaker in trade shows and tech conferences.
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Quotes From this Episode:
“We started to write about case studies and application stories and solution stories about problems and solutions and what we found was we could really engage an audience.” - Todd Hockenberry
“We wanted to give HubSpot Partners a tool and a credibility piece that they could hand to customers or prospects and say, this isn’t just about marketing, it’s really about your whole business.” - Todd Hockenberry
“Buyers’ behavior has changed over the last ten years.” - Dan Tyre
“The balance of power just went from the sales person and over to you.” - Dan Tyre
“The basis of inbound in this book is you gotta be a human being.” - Dan Tyre
“You have to understand and treat people like human beings.” - Dan Tyre
“To grow, you need to change your business.” - Todd Hockenberry
“If you’re not practicing Inbound, quit.” - Dan Tyre
“Your customers, your users are your best sales people if they’re happy.” - Todd Hockenberry
“Reality is, if you don’t practice Inbound, you’re gonna get annihilated, and I can prove it.” - Dan Tyre
“Inbound is all about being a human being.” - Dan Tyre
“Companies have to recognize that the brand they project to their customers is also one they have to think about and cultivate for their employees.” - Todd Hockenberry
Resources:
Dan Tyre
Twitter: @dantyre
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dtyre
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantyre01/
Website: https://hubspot.com
Website: https://www.hubspot.com/dantyre
Todd Hockenberry
Twitter: @ToddHockenberry
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/todd.hockenberry
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddhockenberry/
Website: https://www.top-line-results.com/
Book by Dan Tyre and Todd Hockenberry: Inbound Organization
Brad Friedman
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefriedmangroup
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfriedman/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-friedman-group-llc
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/friedmansocialmedia
Website: https://friedmansocialmedia.com
Books
“Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
“The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
Be sure to sign up for the Brad Bot at TheBradBot.com To get reminders when I go live on Facebook and to receive freebies and other content from The Friedman Group, LLC.
The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC
Facebook is the world’s largest and most popular social networking site to date. Marketers and business owners often attempt to use Facebook due to its huge audience engagement, which they have taken advantage of successfully. In the recent changes to its algorithm however, many are taken aback and are scrambling for answers as to how to respond best to these changes.
What are you to do when your Facebook business page’s reach has declined? Should you continue posting content at this stage? What kind of content is being ranked by Facebook highest so you can formulate your content this way?
Here’s your slice of the digital tools, tips, and tactics on how you can still leverage Facebook to market your business effectively.
Brad Friedman is one of the most experienced and eclectic characters in the digital marketing world. Brad is an author, speaker, trainer, attorney, experienced executive, gadget addict, and time management guru. He is President of The Friedman Group, LLC, an inbound and social media marketing company. Brad understands how social media is a fluid and real-time marketplace for networking, collaboration, and business deals. He trains professionals how to use social networks to its utmost advantage. He believes in the power of social media and educates business owners and their team on how to continually engage prospects and current clients.
In this Episode:
Quotes From this Episode:
“Reach, and video watch time, and referral traffic from pages will also be decreasing” - Brad Friedman
“Over the last few years, we’ve seen that reach has gone down to 2 or 3 percent of people who already liked our business pages.” - Brad Friedman
“I think that is what we’ve been trying to do all along is increase engagement on our business pages so that we can build community.” - Brad Friedman
“If you are posting content that is not engaging, then it’s gonna rank lower on Facebook.” - Brad Friedman
“Posting less frequently is in the cards. I think it’s one of the things we need to consider.” - Brad Friedman
“We are trying to build more engagement than ever.” - Brad Friedman
“I have been preaching this for a long time and I continue to preach jumping into live video and doing it now.” - Brad Friedman
“Statistics tell us that live video leads to 6 times the interactions, according to Facebook.” - Brad Friedman
“We need to master Facebook ads.” - Brad Friedman
“As important as it is to embrace this technology, it’s just as important to maintain a high level of human interaction in the process.” - Brad Friedman
Brad Friedman
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefriedmangroup
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfriedman/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-friedman-group-llc
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/friedmansocialmedia
Website: https://friedmansocialmedia.com
Books
“Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
“The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
Be sure to sign up for the Brad Bot at TheBradBot.com To get reminders when I go live on Facebook and to receive freebies and other content from The Friedman Group, LLC.
