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Word of mouth is often the first touchpoint for small businesses. These glowing reviews from coworkers, neighbors and friends can drive people to search for your company online. But what happens when potential customers Google your business and find negative content? Data suggests that businesses are at risk of losing one in five customers due…
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Once the excitement of Thanksgiving and Black Friday are over, people just want to relax – and shop. Origin & growth of Cyber Monday On the Monday after Thanksgiving, it turns out, people love nothing better than to put on their comfy pants and get out their mobiles to search for online bargains. In 2005,…
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In many ways, the concept of “promoting” your business gives the wrong idea. It implies that your audience are sitting passively at their computers and mobile devices, just waiting for you to push powerfully constructed marketing messages at them. It’s as if people think that marketing’s like that weird fairground game where you spray water…
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2026 Update: How Instagram Hashtags Work Now (Read This First) Instagram hashtags are still useful in 2026, but they no longer work the way they did when the original article (seen further down this page) was written. The algorithm, discovery systems, and search behaviour on Instagram have completely evolved, and your hashtag strategy (and obviously…
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Introduction: let’s get started! This article is going to help you create your App. The top 5 tips are designed to help get you in touch with your creativity. Tips 6 to 12 will provide a useful framework for you to start creating your App, giving you a ton of resources to help you meet…
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Black Friday is just a few weeks away, with shoppers and retailers everywhere gearing up for the event. Many have a love/hate relationship with it. On one hand, it can drive some major sales for businesses and customers can get some great pre-Christmas bargains. Yet, its popularity and size causes challenges for businesses as well….
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It’s tough being an “appreneur,” slaving away long days and nights designing the perfect app for your business that, if the mobile device gods smile down on you, will break big enough to make a positive difference in the number of people coming through the front door. You’re not looking to occupy the same rarefied…
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Marketers today understand the importance of using email as a predominant marketing tool. After all, with 3.7 billion active email users across the globe, leveraging email marketing is one of the best ways of fulfilling their top priorities of driving conversions and generating leads. In fact, email marketing when combined with email automation can work…
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Did you know that people who opt in to your mobile apps push notifications are more likely to keep using your app? But since TechCrunch reports that smartphone users use on average 9 apps a day, and statistics show that most people who download your app will stop using it within 3 months, you need…
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With three billion searches per month and 400 hours of video uploaded every minute, YouTube is the world’s second-largest search engine. For many business owners, it’s an ideal medium for marketing. Whether you’re looking to build your brand, find new buyers or educate your customers a YouTube channel may be the answer. A lot of…
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