Business Marketing Matters

Please reply below with your guess for how much the Easter Bunny is making this year. Cha-Ching!  $$$$

Don’t forget that even though we are still in a recession, there are glorious peeps to be bought, bright green plastic easter grass, and Cadbury eggs.

Before you laugh at Cadbury’s clucking bunny, did you know that in 2009 when many businesses were struggling, the Cadbury egg pulled through with impressive results?

How will the Easter Bunny fare this year?

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According to OMG, over the past 24 hours, online interest in “aniston smart water” and “aniston viral video” have more than tripled. When you see news like this, you might want to consider a video post on your business blog. It won’t necessarily “go viral”, but it will help your website or your blog get more traffic. And it will help potential customers understand the products and services you offer.

Watch the video here:

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W hen celebrities use Twitter, everyone listens.  Take your cue from the top trending item on Yahoo!  On her Twitter account, the British supermodel Elizabeth Hurley announced that she’s been cast as “the evil villain” in the upcoming Wonder Woman pilot.   Read more about Elizabeth Hurley as the evil villian in Wonder Woman.

As a small business owner, you won’t get the same following from a Tweet as a celebrity will, but you will get some targeted people following you.  Our biggest suggestion to small business owners wanting to increase their advertising reach is to use social media, in addition to traditional advertising methods.

Read this article to learn about how your small business can be more productive for 2011! 

Ever think your small business made a big mistake?  Don’t feel bad.  Plenty of big name sports transactions have backfired in a major way.  From Vince Carter’s guaranteed contract to NBC’s Olympics Triplecast, read about 7 sports business decisions that flopped.

http://www.askmen.com/sports/business_100/125_sports_business.html

Are you a small business already using Facebook successfully to promote your brand, or do you need help getting started? 

Here are 5 ways to use Facebook for your small business.  http://www.suite101.com/content/five-ways-to-use-facebook-for-your-small-business-a335197

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