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May
07
2013

Support Your Internet Marketing – Part I

Filed under: Branding, Business, Social Media, thefras, Website Written by:

Many businesses now have a Facebook page, Twitter account and maybe a LinkedIn and Google+ account for marketing their business on the Internet.

I am often asked what else the Social Media Manager needs to help support their Internet Marketing. Over the next few weeks we are going to look at a few “support”  programs and websites that help you do your job.

Lets start by taking a look at YouTube. YouTube is one of the top destinations on the Internet with more than 1 billion unique visits a month (Yep, that’s a “b”). If you are anything like me, we have all spent an afternoon …

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Robert is the President/CEO of The Social Business, a Digital Marketing Agency in Toronto & Ottawa, Ontario. The Social Business can be reached at besuccessful@thesocialbusiness.ca or see us at thesocialbusiness.ca. See Rob’s BIO here

Mar
27
2013

So You Think Your Passwords Are Secure

Filed under: Business, Security, thefras Written by:

After being in the IT industry for almost 30 years, one of the hardest challenges is to get people to realize how important good passwords are.

From those that think that password1 is a decent password to those that have no passwords at all. Yet in this day and age, we actually have a lot more to lose by those that want to gain access to our accounts. Identity theft, loss of private information and in general – it is simply a PIA.

I’ve helped customers clean up hacked Hotmail, Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter and many other accounts where …

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Robert is the President/CEO of The Social Business, a Digital Marketing Agency in Toronto & Ottawa, Ontario. The Social Business can be reached at besuccessful@thesocialbusiness.ca or see us at thesocialbusiness.ca. See Rob’s BIO here

Feb
06
2013

Social Media Marketing Tips

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Have a plan. Decide what you want from social media – increased sales, more followers, connections with clients and potential clients, etc. Having a plan prevents you from spinning your wheels or wasting time on social media – and we all know how quickly time can disappear when on social media!

Fill in as much information as possible. Include links to your website and other social platforms. Make good use of keywords, so that when someone is searching for your business, they have a better chance of finding you. The more information you provide, the more potential customers you …

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Robert is the President/CEO of The Social Business, a Digital Marketing Agency in Toronto & Ottawa, Ontario. The Social Business can be reached at besuccessful@thesocialbusiness.ca or see us at thesocialbusiness.ca. See Rob’s BIO here