by Brad Friedman | General Business Advice, Social Media
How To Manage Your Social Media Policy
It takes multiple people to design and implement a great social media marketing strategy. But different people can have vastly different ideas about how to approach social media marketing, including what kind of tone to cultivate on a social media page, how often content should be posted, and even what type of content is appropriate to post. This is why it’s essential to design a social media policy for any social media marketing strategy. Failing to do so can lead to unfocused, ineffective, and potentially even inappropriate content on your social media pages. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | Inbound Marketing
Although inbound marketing has become very popular, a lot of people still have doubts about whether it actually works. This is because inbound goes against everything we’ve learned about marketing. When we think about marketing, we visualize a process of reaching out to the customer to convince them the product or service we’re selling is worth the investment i.e. we visualize outbound marketing. Inbound works in the opposite way. You don’t reach out to the customer; they reach out to you. And there are many inbound marketing techniques you can use to make sure that you don’t lose out when this happens. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | Inbound Marketing, Social Media, Technology
Successful crowdfunding is not a science, it's an art, a knack. You have to convince strangers that your idea is worth doing and you have to convince them enough that they vote with their wallets. A study of 400,000 crowdfunding campaigns conducted by HiveWire and Shopify provides some insights. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | Inbound Marketing, Social Media
Rather than trying to deal with all the aspects of your business in-house, it can be a lot more convenient to outsource some of them to consultants. Many businesses outsource their accounting and HR needs. If you don’t need to have a full-time accountant or HR person, outsourcing can save you money. Plus, you’re also getting someone who has a lot of experience dealing with businesses such as yours. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | Inbound Marketing, Social Media
3 New Social Media Marketing Tools
Social media marketing tools can make your life easier… or more complicated if you get bogged down with trying too many tools or thinking you need to use them all. After experimenting with a new social media marketing tool, ask yourself if it performs better than a similar tool you're already using. If one of your current tools can be replaced with a new one that's better, then go for it without anxiety. There's no need to hold onto a tool that no longer serves you. It's important to occasionally try new social media marketing apps because you may find one that saves you more time or money. Here are three new social media marketing tools that are worth trying: (more…)
