In the increasingly vital world of social media marketing, if you don't have a strong digital presence, it's like you're not even there. Going Social is an indispensable guide to taking advantage of digital marketing, reaching a critical number of prospective customers, and revitalizing your business's brand. You'll gain answers to the questions every marketer is asking, like How much is a Facebook "like" worth? What are the best dashboards for monitoring...

Want Market Share? Google It! You know you've hit it big when your name becomes a verb-and no one knows that better than Google. In just over 10 years, Google has become the world's most valuable brand, consistently dominating its category and generating $6 billion in revenue per quarter. How does Google do it? In a word: marketing. You may not think Google does much marketing. Indeed, it doesn't do a lot of what has traditionally been viewed as...

Discusses how businesses can develop and grow authentic relationships with their customers in order to stay relevant and sustain growth.

The odds of getting a video onto YouTube's front page are 1-in-2,000,0000, but Tim Staples, founder and CEO of Shareability, knows how to make the algorithms of Youtube, Google, Facebook and Instagram work for you - and he has the results to prove it, with a thriving business that has gotten their videos onto YouTube's front page an amazing 25 times. Here he shows savvy marketers, entrepreneurs, and online celebrity wannabes how they, too, can develop...

It's time to take the fear and frustration out of social media. In today's crowded marketplace, it's harder than ever to rise above the noise and clutter. For millions of businesses, a savvy approach to social media is the secret to creating sustainable engagement with a profitable niche audience. Social media done right can build and strengthen your relationship with your customers, encourage brand loyalty, extend your influence, and expand your...

Examines the evolution of the marketplace, reveals the essential factors that are defining and driving successful relationships between businesses and consumers, and looks at companies that are succeeding with the strategic use of social media.

"From Mike Michalowicz, bestselling author of Profit First, Clockwork, and Fix This Next, a practical and proven guide to standing out in a crowded market. Many business owners are frustrated because they feel invisible in a crowded marketplace. They know they are better than their competitors, but when they focus on that fact, they get little in return. That's because, to customers, better is not actually better. Different is better. And those who...

Key topics covered include: The promotional mix, Advertising, Direct marketing, PR & sponsorship, Point of sale, Promotion, Above the line/below the line marketing, Ethics, Internet v conventional promotion.