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12 Tenets of Relationship Marketing Effectiveness

Heart Hands - Mari Smith

Relationship marketing refers to everything you do to make your prospective and current customers aware of your products and services, position your business in their minds as the obvious choice, and help you to build lifelong, profitable relationships with them. Whereas the traditional marketing approach is transactional, relationship marketing is relational. Old-style marketing mostly focuses…

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Ten Qualities of Social Media Superstars – Featuring 32 Leaders

A social media superstar is a person who has reached a certain level of industry leadership and success, in the eyes of his/her fans, followers and peers. And, these leaders naturally possess the ten qualities detailed in this post. Most of these characteristics transcend industries, and many of them transcend those who have or are…

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5 Ways To Record Videos For Your Social Media Marketing

Social Media Video Marketing

No amount of sophisticated technology will ever take the place of connecting live, in person. When we’re with someone in person, we can feel their energy, watch their body language, and look into their eyes. When it comes to technology, though, the next best thing to connecting with people in person is… VIDEO! With video,…

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5 Ways To Market Your Business On Facebook To Both Friends And Fans

I often poll my Facebook community to see what issues they’re facing regards their use of Facebook, particularly marketing on Facebook. Following are a couple of related questions along with several suggested solutions: Hilary asks, “I have a personal Facebook page and a ‘Fan’ page, which I prefer to call an author page. Not all…

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Highlights of 2010 – A Magical And Full Year! [PICS]

Mari Smith at the 2010 Grammys

As one year ends and another begins, it’s often all too easy to just jump right into what’s new and focus on the future. Whilst proper planning for the future is certainly essential, I think it’s equally important to reflect back on all that we created during the past twelve months, celebrate the wins, learn…

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