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5 Ways To Make Sure Your Online Store Is Holiday-Ready In 2014

YoungUpstarts

If you own a retail store, now is the time to evaluate the 2013 holiday season and start thinking about how you can prepare your business in the months ahead for an even more successful holiday 2014. Here’s a quick guide to making sure your store is holiday-ready in 2014. Freshen up your website. Spread the word.

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Social network usage is starting to drop

The Equity Kicker

2014 has been a great year for social media marketing. A number of our companies have enjoyed great success advertising on Facebook and they’re not alone. This means that we can expect Facebook advertising to become more competitive next year. Advertising Facebook Startup general interest'

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Small Businesses A Great Fit For The New Nimble Marketplace

YoungUpstarts

Social Commerce. More than 2 billion people use social networks(8), such as Facebook and LinkedIn. Their popularity has prompted some social networking “stars” – including bloggers and YouTube favorites – to cash in by accepting advertising on their channels or selling their own products online(9).

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4 Ways Social Networks Can Boost A Company’s Reputation

YoungUpstarts

For many companies, the ability to strike the right tone on social networks is a key way for managers, marketing departments, and owners to reach customers and ensure that a great reputation isn’t a company’s best kept secret. On a social network, as in life, good manners are often the greatest key to success.

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The Growing Importance Of Mobile Advertising

YoungUpstarts

As consumers increasingly turn to their mobile devices for a wide array of information and entertainment, advertising agencies and brands across the nation are beginning to focus more intently on the integration of mobile advertising strategies. Mobile advertising allows brands to reach consumers wherever they are, at any given time.

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Twitter Link Roundup #227 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

Even The Onion has joined the game by launching a parody site – Clickhole – that on the one hand, pokes fun at click-bait, but ultimately, runs monetizes through advertising, just like every other click-bait site. This Is Why Social Media Doesn’t Work For Your Business – crowdspring.co/1pWbP8R. tl;dr: They all suck.

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Making Social Media Work For SMEs

YoungUpstarts

Small businesses rarely have the time or resources to invest in outsourced customer service support, and some are finding it more efficient to serve customers via social media platforms: one LinkedIn study from 2014 revealed that 81 percent of North American SMEs use social media [5]. Remember, you’re the newbie! 2] [link]. [3]