Are You Using Google Analytics?

Posted by Maya Pillai

These days, nearly all small and medium-sized businesses have an Internet presence. Keeping in constant touch with your potential or loyal customers is mandatory if you want to propel your business forward. With a click of a mouse, virtually anyone can get information they are seeking with a simple search engine. Apart from that, a website is accessible 24 x7 … Continue reading


7 Tips for making a successful sales plan

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Every sales department and company makes sales plans. However all the plans do not necessarily meet with success. Small businesses need to have sales plans just like established players do. A sales plan outlines sales goals, deadliness to meet the sales goal as well as the process to achieve the targets. By not planning, small businesses are setting themselves up … Continue reading


Why your small business needs its own mobile app

Posted by Maya Pillai

Internet technology has changed the way business is conducted. These days getting a loyal customer is a herculean task as the customers have many choices to suit their preferences and taste. If they feel that they are being offered a better deal by another firm, they will switch over very easily. Therefore, having a mobile business strategy in place is … Continue reading


Crowdsourcing for Small Businesses

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Crowdsourcing is the concept of connecting many potential contributors with a particular project. Small businesses leverage crowdsourcing to survive and even thrive in the competitive market. So if you are a small business owner you can start using this strategy right away. Many small business owners make the mistake of thinking they have to do everything in their business on … Continue reading


How small businesses can make use of LinkedIn

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Though there are several social media management tools present on the Internet, LinkedIn is the most popular among businesses and professionals. It is a widespread misconception that LinkedIn is suitable only for big businesses. Small businesses can greatly benefit from the host of LinkedIn new features. The professional networking platform offers useful features for networking as well as finding potential … Continue reading


Are you using social media correctly?

Posted by Maya Pillai

Nearly everyone is on some kind of social media platform nowadays. Small businesses are increasingly leveraging social media as a potent marketing tool. We look at whether you are using social media correctly. You don’t update regularly – A social media account which is neglected and sparsely populated sends a wrong message to current and potential customers. It is recommended … Continue reading


Spread Word of Mouth Marketing

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Small businesses do not have the enormous marketing resources of large businesses. Then how will they compete effectively in the market? The answer is word of mouth marketing, a potent tool for attracting new customers. We look at ways to get word of mouth publicity. Goal setting – Set concrete and tangible goals for word of mouth. Vague goals should … Continue reading


Instagram for Small Businesses

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Instagram is emerging as the social media platform for small businesses. Enterprises are having a dramatic reduction in connecting with their followers on Facebook, a mainstay for small businesses till recently. It is wise not to rely on Facebook alone and have other quality options. Instagram is a social media platform where users can share images with other followers. Currently … Continue reading


How Small Businesses Can Use Snapchat

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Though a relatively recent product, Snapchat has captured the public’s imagination. As snapchat advertising is rising in popularity and free to use, small businesses can leverage its power and use snapchat to promote business and wide reach in their sales and marketing efforts. Some notable Snapchat statistics There are 100 million monthly active users 70% of Snapchat users are female … Continue reading


Why Small Businesses Need a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) Solution

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CRM (Customer Relationship Management) is no longer an unknown term today. Many business organizations have leveraged CRM for business management in order to generate more profits and revenue. It is a myth that small businesses cannot afford CRM. Thanks to the cloud ERP technology, almost every major CRM solution is available as SaaS (Software as a Service). Small businesses do … Continue reading