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YouTube For Marketing Your Local Business?

Caroline Melberg at Small Business Mavericks  has pointed out that YouTube has added a local search feature.As far as I'm concerned, this is good news for business owners, particularly ones that wish to market via online video.

NFIB Announces $5,000 Video Contest

If you've got a video camera, at least 30 spare seconds, and a desire to win $5,000, the National Federation of Independent Business has a new contest involving YouTube that might be just the thing for you.

The Effects of Social Media on Business

Pierre Far, in a guest post on Techipedia  asks the question, Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing? Given the popularity of such activities as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, it’s clearly a question that many marketers must be asking.

YouTube And Small Businesses: Not A Bad Idea

Super Bowl commercials cost an average of $2.4 million this year, and after airing several of them, Salesgenie encountered accusations of racism.  Other companies simply saw a drop in traffic.  It seems obvious that anyone could duplicate these results - or hopefully do much better - for free at YouTube.

Don't Let Social Media Marketing Work Against You

Social media marketing can be a great boost to your business, but just the same it can be a nail in your coffin. If you are going to travel down its path, you're going to have to put some time and effort into it. If you are serious about earning business from the social networks, there are several factors that need to be taken into consideration.ConsistencyOne of the most important aspects of social media marketing is staying consistent among social networks.

Driving Demand with Online Video

I have a pile on my desk. You know the kind. The kind where you put important but not urgent material. Of course, over time those items become more and more urgent...and then irrelevant.