We all do it. We check our Facebook on a regular basis and we are always looking for technology to make our lives easier. So it isn’t surprising that Facebook is making it easier for businesses to sell products online. This week’s business news from Half a Bubble Out is to give an update on social media marketing and to help you decide if your business is up to snuff.
Read MoreBusiness News-How Facebook is Taking Online Shopping to the Next Level
November 12, 2015 / by Jessica Miley
posted in Social Media, Business Development, News
5 Reasons Why You Should Care About Inbound Marketing Software
September 8, 2015 / by Paige Gilbert
posted in Inbound Marketing, Business Development, Grow Your Business
You might not care at all about the software used to provide inbound marketing services. You might care a lot because the budget you have to work with requires you to use the software yourself with an agency’s guidance. Either way, if you’re considering inbound marketing services for your business you need something that’s user friendly, can meet you wherever you are, and help your small business on the progression to get more customers.
Attention: Online Marketing Consultants Cause Changes to Your Health
August 19, 2015 / by Paige Gilbert
posted in Inbound Marketing, Business Development, Grow Your Business
This just in: hiring online marketing consultants may cause significant changes in your health and well-being. A significant number of small business owners have reported less stress, fewer sleepless nights, heftier pocket books, better employee relationships, and actually looking forward to going to work. They credit it all to inbound marketing.
Read More4 Internet Marketing Solutions That Help Build the Business You Want
August 6, 2015 / by Jessica Miley
posted in Internet marketing, Business Development
Imagine your perfect business. You have happy customers and happy employees which means customers show up to buy and your employees show up to work. You are always in the green which means that you don’t have to worry about provision. Your business has room to grow if that is what you want. Heck, do you want to go global? If this sounds like something you want then learn more about 4 internet marketing solutions to help get you on the right track.
Read MoreBusiness Marketing: Hulu Going Ad Free and Why it Matters to You
July 24, 2015 / by Jessica Miley
posted in Business Development, News
It’s happening - the numbers from Nielsen are showing that TV watching is going down and the number of subscribers to online streaming services is going up. One of the popular services, Hulu, may be making a marketing move that will not only please its customers but will bring in more revenue. The billion dollar a year company might be going ad free. But as a business owner, why should you care about this weeks’ business marketing news?
Read More5 Tools Everyone in the Inbound Marketing Agency Industry Should Be Using
July 14, 2015 / by Jessica Miley
posted in Inbound Marketing, Business Development
So you are the CEO of an inbound marketing agency. Congratulations and welcome to the cool kids club. We know what great work you can do with inbound and we also know how much energy and effort goes into every task that we complete. To help make your life easier, here are 5 different tools that you need.
Read MoreWhy You Need Social Media Consulting Even if You (Think) You’re a Guru
May 26, 2015 / by Paige Gilbert
posted in Content Marketing, Social Media, Business Development
Meet social media Sarah. When it comes to her personal social media pages she never misses an opportunity for a stellar status update. She’s a great Facebook friend. She’s terrific at Twitter. Her LinkedIn profile is professional. Her Instagram is incredible. She manages all of her personal social media accounts flawlessly. It’s fun for her and she’s good at it, which is why she thinks she could do it as a career, no problem.
Poor Sarah. She doesn’t know that there are some big differences between social media for personal and business use. She needs social media consulting if she’s going to even think about doing it professionally.
Read MoreEmail Marketing Strategy 101: Get The Basics Today
April 29, 2015 / by Jessica Miley
posted in Business Development, email marketing, Lead Nurturing
We get it, there is a lot of information on the internet that makes you question whether or not you are running your small business properly. Now you are questioning whether or not you need an email marketing strategy. Keep on reading to get the basics on how businesses can use consumers’ inboxes to increase awareness and gain more customers.
Read MoreHow to Have a Marketing Strategy So Good You Can Taste It
April 22, 2015 / by Paige Gilbert
posted in Business Development, Traditional Marketing, Marketing
When I say “ice cream” what three brands come to mind? You’re walking down the frozen section aisle of the grocery store. Ice cream is on the list. Which brand do you buy? You might think that you’ll buy whatever is on sale. Or whatever you have a coupon for. Or whatever your favorite brand is. I almost always buy Breyers, even if it’s not on sale. It’s just the one I like – or is it? Lately, I’ve been seriously considering Ben & Jerry’s. Why? Because I want to try The Tonight Dough™ “caramel & chocolate ice creams with chocolate cookie swirls & gobs of chocolate chip cookie dough & peanut butter cookie dough.” I know! It sounds like mouth-watering madness! Go ahead. Wipe the drool from your mouth and stop teasing your taste buds.
Read MoreReady to Quit? How to Rise Above 3 Small Business Marketing Challenges
April 14, 2015 / by Paige Gilbert
posted in small business, Business Development, Marketing
Are you spending money on marketing your small business and wondering where it’s going? If it currently feels like you’re throwing your money out the window while driving down the highway at 70 miles an hour; or watching the coins slowly slip through your fingers like grains of sand on the beautiful beach you wish you were spending your hard earned dollars on vacation, then you need to examine your small business marketing strategy.
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