Posts tagged Social media

Learn How to Market Your Business Online

Do you want to learn how to move your business online, turn web visitors into customers and/or build your presence on major social media channels?

We can help!

The NYC Business Solutions Queens Center is hosting a seminar next week to teach you how to effectively market your business online using social media and search engines.

Social Media Emergencies: The Crisis Management Team
The increasingly pervasive presence of social media has increased the likelihood of a company’s internal crises situations going public. Within a broader conversation of how best to handle these emergencies, Kade Dworkin, Chief Crisis Officer for Red Alert Social Media, and attorney/moderator Sigalle Barness discuss who, precisely, should be involved in the crisis management process. Taken from the Lawline.com course “Keep Calm & Carry On: Social Media Crisis Management.”


This video does not necessarily represent the views, opinions, or expressions of the New York City Department of Small Business Services.

You Asked For It: More (free) Social Media Marketing Workshops

Small business owners tend to be so busy working in the day-to-day operations of their business they often end up slacking on one of the most important activities to make their business grow: marketing!

Although there is no magical key to becoming a successful business overnight, there is a foundation that can set these business owners up for long term success. This foundation includes: e-mail marketing and social media marketing.

In two upcoming workshops, we’ll show small business owners how to use e-mail marketing and social media marketing to broaden their customer base. 

SEO 101: How to Rank High on Google and Other Search Engines to Grow Your Business

Learn the best practices for expanding your business exposure on the search engines and meeting your business objectives using both major and niche social media platforms.

New LinkedIn Company Pages!

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On September 6th, LinkedIn announced huge changes to Company Page design and user experience. “For companies, this means a more powerful way to build relationships with your target audience on LinkedIn,” said Mike Grishaver from LinkedIn’s Product Management team.

(See more details from this announcement here:
http://bit.ly/LIupdate )

This sounds great, doesn’t it? The question is: are you prepared to optimize your own Company Page once these changes roll out to you?

Reaching New Customers

Hello, Mr. or Ms. Business owner. I have two questions for you: Who are you? And, why should I care?

That is probably how at least 95% of your potential customers feel.

As a small business owner, you probably do not have a budget set aside for marketing. So, how do you attract new customers in this ever-changing climate of technology? How do you stay competitive? How do you stay relevant? Most of all, how do you stay in business?

A NEW Resource to Grow Your Business Online

In August, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the launch of the Small Business Digital Toolkit, which offers small business owners free training to expand their online presence and grow their business.

I encourage all small businesses to take advantage of the Small Business Digital Toolkit – either online or at one of the NYC Business Solutions Centers.

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