Marketing Minute with Kevin Willett: Websites vs Social Media Pages for Small Business

This week Kevin Willet of New England B2B Networking and Friends of Kevin asked a question I hear a lot from small business owners... why do I need a website when I can just use a social media page to advertise my business? While many small business owners are tempted to take the quick, easy and cheap route of the free social page, it's not really the best idea as a long term investment in your business marketing. Here I try to explain why that is true, and considerations small business owners should think about as they create their online marketing plan.

Social Media Marketing

Marketing Minute with Kevin Willett: Email Marketing

I'm kind of a dinosaur when it comes to online marketing. I've been working in online marketing since the mid-1990's, which has let me live through a lot of the growing pains of the industry.

But even back then, we knew that email marketing was one of the most important aspects to an online marketing plan that a business could work with. Today, all these years later, that hasn't changed. Social networks come and go, but email is here to stay.

Email Marketing

Marketing Minute with Kevin Willett: Social Media Questions

The Friends of Kevin networking group brings together the business, non profit and artistic communities to encourage outreach and support among those groups, and incorporates new faces and opportunities that aren't available at other networking events. The group organizer, Kevin Willett, gathered some of his most popular questions from small business members about social media and social media use for small business.

Here is what I was able to provide for answers...

Social Media Marketing

What's Up with QR Codes Anyway?

If you're somewhat technology savvy, you know about QR codes and might be trying to work them into your marketing campaigns.

Digital Marketing
Marketing Strategy

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