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Social Media Marketing

Ecommerce entrepreneurs have this great resource, the Internet and social media marketing, native to their business, and then 95% of them fail to harness its full potential. You have to face the facts: If you do business online, then you are a marketer first and foremost, regardless if you’re selling hand-crocheted rugby jerseys or splash-guards for dog-bathers. Marketing online is a full-time job all by itself. Here’s some fresh inspiration when you get burnt out on it:

  • 1. Link fluidly between social media accounts. Your Twitter should mention your business web address, and either your company’s Facebook or Google+ page. Your Tumblr blog should link to your Pinterest blog. Your website should have links out to all of the above for the best social media marketing strategy.
  • 2. Sponsor a simple contest involving social media. For instance, drawing your logo or company mascot on DeviantArt, composing the funniest meme image related to your business to post on Tumblr, or run an online scavenger hunt. Simple little exercises with a free product as a prize (and why not your company Tshirt?) will be fun and get customers involved, at the same time, easy social media marketing and getting some publicity for your business.

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