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Last month, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Founder and CEO, announced that a complete overhaul to the Facebook newsfeed is coming soon. He said that the goal of these changes is to provide Facebook users with more meaningful and positive content. If your small business uses Facebook, these changes will make a huge impact on how you reach your audience. Here are five big changes that are coming soon.

As social media platforms and their users continue to evolve, your small businesses must be prepared for new developments and how they will change the ways your brand interacts with your audience. How will social media change in the months and years to come? Here are three expert predictions.

For entrepreneurs, creating a logo is one of the first steps to building your brand. Your logo is the foundation of your brand. But your brand is much more than a logo. Your brand is your customer’s overall perception of your business. Brand building is a process, but the ongoing effort will lead to long-term customer relationships, essential for a successful small business. Here are five keys to working with your brand.

Social media usage is at an all-time high and is continuing to rise. In the United States, 79% of American adult internet users have a Facebook account. 78% of these users log on daily, and 55% of those daily users log in more than once a day. If your business has a Facebook account, you’ve taken the first step towards maximizing your social media advantage. However, the average internet user has 5.54 social media accounts. Your business should be using more than just Facebook to reach your tar...

The millennial generation, defined as people born between 1982 and 2002, now makes up 25% of the U.S. population. This generation is larger than the Baby Boomers (born between 1946 and 1955) and three times larger than Generation X (born between 1961 and 1981). They spend approximately $1.3 billion a year on goods and services and this number continues to grow each year. Here are a few more interesting statistics that are important for small businesses to keep in mind.

In previous posts, we have highlighted the importance of a social media presence for your business. Facebook recently announced that they now have over TWO BILLION active users. Social media can be a valuable tool to build your brand’s reputation if used correctly. It can also negatively impact your brand’s reputation if used incorrectly. To make an impact, it’s useful to remember that social media activity involves both posting engaging content and responding to those who reach out to you.

Did you know that 79% of American adult internet users have a Facebook account? 78% of these users log in daily, and 55% of those daily users log in more than once a day. Usage of other social media sites, particularly Pinterest, Instagram, and Twitter, is also quickly growing. To think about these statistics in a different way, this means that the vast majority of your customers, both current and potential, are using Facebook at least once a day. In order to reach them, your business must have ...

This past week, Facebook announced that they now have over TWO BILLION users. To put this enormous number in perspective, that’s about 27% of the entire world population. In the United States, 79% of American adult internet users have a Facebook account. Also impressive is how frequently social media sites are accessed by their users. 78% of Facebook users log on daily, and 55% of those daily users log in more than once a day. Usage of other social media sites is quickly growing as well. 32% of...

We mentioned this statistic in an earlier blog post, but it’s worth repeating. Every SECOND, 40,000 people perform a Google search. Many of these people are potential customers searching for your business! A 2016 study found that 95% of all U.S. consumers used the internet to search for a local business at least once in the past year. 53% did so at least once a month, 38% did so at least once a week, and 11% did so every day.

Social media can be a powerful tool for your business to reach a large audience. Here are a few reasons why more small business owners are using a social media manager to help reach millions of potential customers.