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The Local SEO Guide For Small Businesses In 2021
If your business has a physical location or serves a particular area, you need to focus on local SEO. This will involve targeting local keywords, creating localized content, and more to catch the eye of customers in your area. By doing this, you can build local brand awareness, attract new customers, and get more foot...
Create Your Perfect Business Pitch – 5 Tips from Precious Williams
Picture it! Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 2019. I just walked into St. Mary’s University preparing myself to be the only African American, only American, and only woman of color to speak at the Professional Development Summit. How did I get here? Was the audience really that excited to hear from me? I was so taken...
Don’t Make Video An Afterthought. Enhance Your Video Marketing Strategy.
Insights from Yara Ohashi, Head of Digital Marketing, Americas and APAC at iStock who shares how to improve your video marketing strategy. Why a Video Marketing Strategy We’re just over one year into the pandemic — and even though we’re starting to see places open up again, small businesses face tremendous uncertainty in the months ahead....
John Lee Dumas – The Common Path to Uncommon Success
Starting a business in most cases is exciting. While it comes with its own challenges, it is often just the tip of the iceberg. The major challenge comes in scaling it up. For this reason, most entrepreneurs fail within the first few years of operation. However, there’s a way to escape or avoid this,...
Jim McCann On How To Future Proof Your Business
Dave Kerpen, serial entrepreneur, author and speaker, hosted Jim McCann of 1800-Flowers on Clubhouse, in the Likeable Business Club. Jim McCann went from being a social worker having a home for boys to building the world’s largest flower company. We learned his story and so much more wisdom and insight in the Likeable Business Clubhouse...
How to Expand Your Business and Go Global with the Largest Cross Border Ecommerce Platform
If you run a profitable business and you're looking to expand, how about going global? The thought might be daunting. How do you start and what if things don’t go according to plan? These are common concerns, however, it might be easier than you think. We talked to Tony Shan, the head of Alibaba’s...
Power of Social Media Storytelling at Smart Hustle Marketing Conference 2021
Social media stories are a powerful tool to connect with prospects and customers on a deeper level. This is because good social media stories evoke emotions, inspire actions, add value, and connect with our memory. However, telling captivating social media stories is a challenging task because you have to grab your audience’s attention in just...
Vimeo CMO to Talk About Humanizing and Personalizing Your Brand at Smart Hustle Marketing Conference 2021
There is tough competition out there. Regardless of your business domain, you are going to face competitors that are tirelessly trying to outgrow you. If you want to grab the attention of your potential clients, you have to stand out from the crowd. And humanizing and personalizing your brand can help you do so. Don’t...
BigCommerce Enables Small Business Owners to Sell Online Quickly and Easily
Customers have become increasingly comfortable buying things online, but many small businesses still have yet to cater their business to this option. In fact, 36% of small businesses still don’t have a website, let alone selling products/services online. Lack of experience, ability, and expertise to launch an offline business online often hold small business owners...
Smart Hustle Marketing Conference 2021: Tim Ray to Speak about Increasing Engagement with Your Email Marketing
Do your emails bring in sales? Your audience receives hundreds of emails daily. And the chances are your emails can get lost in the stream of emails finding a way the inbox of your prospects/customers. If you want to stand out from the crowd, you need to be creative. At Smart Hustle Marketing Conference...
Smart Hustle Marketing Conference 2021: Jeff Sieh will Help You Use Podcasts to Increase Sales
Podcasting has received tons of traction over the years. Why shouldn't it? Podcasting offers multiple benefits to businesses. Podcasts can build relationships with your audience, podcasts are highly engaging, podcasts are easy-to-create, and more. Have you ever thought that you can leverage podcasts to increase sales? Jeff Sieh is going to share how to...
7 Ways To Make Perfect Podcasts That Keep an Audience Engaged
Ramon Ray, the founder of Smart Hustle Media, wears multiple hats. He started four companies (sold two of them), wrote best-selling books, and interviewed the past United States president. Ramon is an authority on small business growth. Through his speeches, he inspires audiences around the globe. In addition to the above things, Ramon Ray is...