Social Media Branding: What it is and what YOU need to know!

Most of us automatically recognize the golden arches, Nike's swoosh symbol, the apple for Mac products and what they stand for. Branding isn't only important for big name companies, but also a responsibility for small businesses. Just as your personal social media profiles are outlets [...]

Local SEO: What is it and how do you improve yours?

SEO (search engine optimization), is one of the hottest acronyms in the online marketing world right now. When you have good SEO, search engines like Google will place you higher in their rankings. High search rankings more often than not result in higher traffic to [...]

Drive More Traffic to Your Website in Four Steps

You don't get a second chance to make a first impression. You've probably heard that saying in some form or another and have been making an effort to ensure that your first impression is a good one. Yet there is one thing that is often [...]

Pinterest Updates: Direct Messages and More

Last week, Pinterest announced two updates that affect how business are seen on Pinterest and how they can communicate with their followers.   Pinterest logos get a slight makeover The first update, while small, is mighty important. The way profile images appear has changed from [...]

Twitter for Business: Getting Started on the Right Foot

Small businesses are using Twitter as a place to interact with their customers and community, a supplement to their customer service and a place to market their store. It is clear that Twitter is essential for small businesses. A recent survey reports that 72 percent [...]

Customer Feedback for Small Business

Your store may not have a physical "suggestion box," but there are many new ways to find helpful feedback that may not be so obvious. The more you know your audience, the better you can tailor your messaging to resonate with their interests and needs. [...]

Adding Personalization to Your Email Marketing

Personalizing customer emails can help you build loyalty and strengthen relationships with your customers. That's why we've added new features to make it easy for you to collect customer information, create lists and send beautiful emails to your customers. By adding a personal touch to [...]

13 Reasons Why Not to Use a Personal Email Account for Email Marketing

Sending marketing emails to your customers from Outlook, or any other personal email service provider, may seem innocent enough. No harm, no foul, right? Actually, it's quite the opposite. Not only does it violate major laws, it can have some negative effects on your business, [...]

Creating Trendy Store Displays with Mood Boards: Nautical, Rustic and Brights

Whether you live in a beach town or in the middle of a bustling city, it's guaranteed that your customers are going to be in a summery state of mind. Catch their attention with these three beautiful summer-themed store displays, and host a summer sale [...]