by International Associations | Branding
1. Focus on Benefits: When writing copy for your small business, it’s important to focus on the benefits to the customer rather than just listing the features of your product or service. Customers want to know how your business will make their life easier, less...
by International Associations | Marketing
Amazon is one of the largest retailers in the world. In fact, in the U.S. alone, it’s responsible for about 40 percent of all online sales. And anyone can access a share of the retail giant’s profits — all you need to do is have a website and sign up for the...
by International Associations | Pinterest
PINTEREST VS INSTAGRAM FOR MARKETING YOUR BUSINESS PLATFORM USERS As of Q4 in 2021, Pinterest had 444 million monthly active users worldwide, with 89 million from the U.S. Pew Research found that Pinterest ranked fourth in audience size after YouTube, Facebook and...
by International Associations | Security
Why you should take security advice from your grandmother We tend to accept that younger folks are supposed to be more tech savvy, given they’ve grown up with computers and the Internet pretty much their whole lives. If you go back about 15 or so years, a lot...
by International Associations | Blogging
How to Build a CULTURE of Community Let me start by repeating the advice I gave last week that building community and reader interaction on a blog takes time. It won’t happen over night but develops day by day. It is also something that YOU need to take the lead in as...
by International Associations | Pinterest
It’s that time of year! Time to dust off the cobwebs from your Pinterest boards and clean up your account. We’ve covered this before but it’s always a good refresher. If you have your Pinterest account to a place where you want it to be, you’re good. But if you...
by International Associations | Social Media
It’s no secret that an online presence is a “must have” for ventures of all sizes. One of the best ways to improve your positioning across all social networks is through consistency of voice and branding — this includes finding the right social media image...
by International Associations | Blogging
How to Promote and Grow Your Blog Recently, I’ve been exploring five strategies that I’d employ to promote my blog if I were starting all over again. I said earlier in the series that I’m assuming ‘great content’ is being added to the hypothetical new blog that...
by International Associations | Pinterest
Do men use Pinterest? It’s the question I’ve been asked every year since I started Pinterest marketing. But this year, 2022, it’s about to get real. Pinterest is putting real effort behind getting more men to use the platform. Recent Pinterest research has shown that...
by International Associations | Blogging
Building Community On Your Blog Do you ever feel – as you blog – like you’re talking to an empty room? Day after day you publish posts only to have them greeted by…. If that is how you feel – then you’re not alone. In fact one of the most common questions that I hear...