10 Ways To Market Your Business This Holiday Season
Here at The Social Brand we are getting ready for the holidays. We figured you are too, because they are coming, COVID or not! We knew you could use some easy, last minute ideas to keep your brand bright and fresh in spite of all the competition, so here goes. Gifts: What simple memento can…
Read More7 Ways to Use Small Business Saturday to Promote Your Small Business
Here at The Social Brand, Small Business Saturday is one of our all-time favoriiite holidays… cause we kiiiinda love small businesses. With there being just two business weeks until our favorite holiday, we wanted to give you some great ideas to utilize this amazing holiday to promote your amazing small business! 1. American Express Resources…
Read MoreMessaging
As you have probably heard about by now, at The Social Brand, we break everything down into two categories – branding and marketing. To learn more about this breakdown and what this means, check out our blog on The Cycle of Promoting your Business by clicking here. Branding is broken down into three major columns:…
Read More9 Reasons Why We Avoid Stock Photos
Using stock photos is common practice in web building today. At The Social Brand, we’ve gone against the flow a bit and we actually don’t use stock pictures for any project. Stock photos tend to be cheaper in web projects, they’re easier (because you don’t have to get in front of a camera) and that’s…
Read MoreThe Deal with Online Reviews
Studies tell us over and over again, that online reviews help move the needle when it comes to bringing in new customers. According to reviewtrackers.com, “approximately 53% of consumers visit a business within 48 hours of performing a local search on Google.” If you are brand new to online reviews and the profiles you can…
Read MoreThe Cycle of Promoting Your Business
At The Social Brand, we know that there are two parts of promoting your business – branding and marketing. We guide all businesses to start with their branding efforts and once they have a strong branding foundation, then it’s time to move into marketing. It’s very important that you understand what these things are so…
Read MoreWriting a Mission Statement (that Doesn’t Suck)
At The Social Brand, when we begin working with a new client one of the first things we ask for is their mission statement. Most of the time I get one of the following responses: Deer in the headlights look, then they hang their head and say “Oh I knew you were going to ask me…
Read MoreThe Email Thing
It seems old fashioned. In a Slack, Facebook, Dropbox world, using decades-old technology like email may make you feel like you’re the old person at the farm-to-table, community seating restaurant. The last thing you want right now is to seem out of touch with the customers you’re hoping to win over. But take heart old…
Read MoreNew Year, New You
Your new customers are waiting for you, and you’re missing them. That may sound dramatic, but it’s true. Your business is one of the thousands of advertising voices your potential clients are hearing throughout the day. You know you’ve got a great product or service to offer, but your message sounds more like the teacher…
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