US Black Chambers is an advocacy organization comprised of 145 black chambers and represents over 330,000 black owned businesses. Ron Busy, CEO of US Black Chambers said, in a recent interview, that while most business are seeking access to capital, black owned businesses number one priority is access to affordable credit. Ron shared that 20...
So you've got a customer (or a potential customer) who has a question and they're on your website. How fast you respond to them could be the different between a sale or not. Chat is a powerful way to quickly respond to customer queries. Today Messenger from Facebook is announcing an upgrade to it's...
Small business growth has always been challenging, it's even tougher these past few months. The state of small business owners outside of the USA is often even bleaker as most developing countries can't offer the support for their smallest companies that we have in the USA or in most developed countries. The Future of Business...
As the U.S. takes today to celebrate heroes all across the Nation, we would like to share some valuable resources to give back to those who’ve helped so many. Access Brand Communications has teamed up with Facebook to create new ways for veterans to find jobs and assist their family members while they are...
CrossFit is leaving Facebook, reports the Wall Street Journal. They're fed up with Facebook's censors - human or computer - stifling their groups and overall communication. I recently wrote here, that social media marketing is not enough. Billions of people are on Facebook, it's a great platform, use it. It's a powerful platform for advertising, use it. However,...
Social media is no longer just an outlet to share updates about your day and connect with friends. In fact, social media is a major advertising venue for all sizes and types of businesses. Facebook, which is widely known amongst all age demographics and use to share both visual and text content, has created...
If you've been following digital marketing trends over the past few months you know there's a big shift towards going NICHE and NARROW and not broad, to the masses. Of course Seth Godin has been touting this for years, now the rest of the world is catching up. I write about this quite a bit...
Yesterday, Facebook, Instagram and What's App were down. The world was going crazy. My wife was antsy, I even got a phone call asking me if the world was "ok". For sure many businesses in developed countries leverage some aspect of social media for their marketing and customer engagement. However, there's many things you can do when...
From eWeek - Despite privacy concerns and other controversies related to its consumer social network, Facebook has gained a significant toehold in the enterprise for Workplace, a secure collaboration and messaging platform that operates separately from the consumer version. Read the full article here.
Angie Ferrell and her husband Chris, owners of Sweet Rides Ice Cream in West Reading, Pennsylvania decided to open an ice cream business after a visit to the beach and watching a young girl selling ice cream from a bike. After a bit of research, they found that ice cream bikes were popular across England...
