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		<title>Social Media Marketing for Small Business Owners</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Val</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us are probably not in a position to throw caution to the wind when it comes to our own marketing budget. Most of us want our marketing programs and strategies to work well the FIRST time we try them, and as we know, that's always a gamble. Postcard mailings aren't what they used to be. Direct mail doesn't have the same impact. Seminar and workshops are expensive when food is served, and there's never a guaranteed ROI on any of it.

Today there are other ways to market to your local community without spending tons of money. I will be the first to say that "in person networking" can never be replaced. The handshake and the ability to look someone in the eye is still just as important as ever. However, with a little web savvy, you can start those conversations a lot sooner, and educate a lot faster than ever before. Your reach has been enhanced by the power of the internet. ]]></description>
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		<title>If you missed the awesome Serious Social Media webinar, here&#8217;s the 	replay!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Val</dc:creator>
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		<title>Social Media Marketing Metrics in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Val</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social Media Marketing Metrics in 2010
http://blog.slideshare.net/2009/12/28/social-media-marketing-metrics-in-2010/

As Chief Marketing Officers develop their social media marketing strategy for 2010, they are demanding business results. That’s the message from a CMO Group/Bazzarvoice survey,

In 2009, 89% of CMOs tracked social media’s impact by using standard metrics such as site traffic, pageviews, and number of fans. However, CMOs expect that in 2010 top metrics will track more closely to P&#038;L business goals––not just Web-related goals. The study forecasts the growth of adoption of the top three metrics in 2010, as follows:

* A 333% increase in tracking revenue
* A 174% increase in tracking conversion
* A 150% increase in tracking average order value]]></description>
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		<title>Top 101+ Social Media Marketing Sites According to SEOMoz</title>
		<link>http://serioussocialmedia.com/blog/2010/01/12/top-101-social-media-marketing-sites-according-to-seomoz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Val</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Top 101+ Social Media Marketing Sites According to SEOMoz]]></description>
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		<title>A cool new tool for those of us who really enjoy fast easy social media access!</title>
		<link>http://serioussocialmedia.com/blog/2009/12/28/a-cool-new-tool-for-those-of-us-who-really-enjoy-fast-easy-social-media-access/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Val</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are regularly engaged in social media  (a &#8220;serious social median&#8221;) you probably enjoy being able to find your accounts quickly and accessing social media marketing tips and strategies that make sense (and are all FREE!).
Therefore, we designed the ultimate social media marketing toolbar. Download it for free HERE.
Easy to install and uninstall, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>St. Louis Business Owners- Internet Marketing and Social Media 2010 Predictions &#8211; Michelle MacPhearson is the expert that I follow.</title>
		<link>http://serioussocialmedia.com/blog/2009/12/20/st-louis-business-owners-internet-marketing-and-social-media-2010-predictions-michelle-macphearson-is-the-expert-that-i-follow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Val</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As 2009 winds to a close, we look to 2010 with antici…….pation and enthusiasm. It’s a whole new year with a clean slate. And with the new year comes a reflection on where we’ve been and where we’re going. The web has changed drastically and that changes the way we, as internet marketers, do business.
2009 Predictions: 4 1/2 out of 5 Predictions]]></description>
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		<title>Improving Our Customer Service- Running a Highly Successful Business Means Practicing What We Preach!</title>
		<link>http://serioussocialmedia.com/blog/2009/11/19/improving-our-customer-service-running-a-highly-successful-business-means-practicing-what-you-preach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Val</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a quickly emerging company with lots of wonderful clients and an ever growing staff, not to mention three 2 year olds and a recently brutal travel schedule, I have been reminded about the importance of excellent customer service.

    * Although we will not always agree with every customer, we can do better.

    * We have come to learn very quickly who our ideal client really is, and we will make sure we use a "suitability" factor moving forward.

So with that in mind we have implemented some new customer service options that make everyone's life easier and allow us to respond faster.

1. We now use a system called Schedulicity which allows our prospects and customers to schedule an appointment at their convenience. Here's the link: http://www.schedulicity.com/MakeReservation.aspx?business=LEPXC

2. Welcome Matt, Jill and Katie to the team. They, along with Kathy, Dawn, and Bill have been doing a great job!

Welcome to our new customer service- which will be always in state of achievement and improvement. You can't please all of the people all of the time but we are giving our best shot!!!]]></description>
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		<title>St. Louis Business Owners and Entrepreneurs, Free Social Media Marketing Class Live Nov 5</title>
		<link>http://serioussocialmedia.com/blog/2009/10/24/st-louis-business-owners-and-entrepreneurs-free-social-media-marketing-class-live-nov-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Val</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Free Social Media Marketing Class: St. Louis MO
Thu, Nov 05, 7p-9p
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St. Charles, MO, US
Free Social Media Marketing Class: St. Louis MO for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and consultants!

Limited to 16 seats- we use a computer training lab. Please RSVP at www.SeriousSocialMedia.com]]></description>
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		<title>Watch out Google and Adobe: St. Louis Small business is warming to social media</title>
		<link>http://serioussocialmedia.com/blog/2009/10/16/watch-out-google-and-adobe-st-louis-small-business-is-warming-to-social-media/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Val</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watch out Google and Adobe: St. Louis Small business is warming to social media. Facebook, Twitter and other forms of social media are catching up to traditional websites as a marketing mechanism for small businesses. That's the takeaway from a just released survey of 2,000 small businesses by research firm Internet2Go. That could be bad for Google (GOOG), which has a virtual monopoly on small-business online advertising, and for Adobe (ADBE), which has a real monopoly on software tools used to build websites. ]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Owners in St. Louis &#8211; Who&#8217;s Stealing Your Clients Using Social Media?</title>
		<link>http://serioussocialmedia.com/blog/2009/10/07/small-business-owners-in-st-louis-whos-stealing-your-clients-using-social-media/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Val</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your boss says”Our competitors are stealing our customers using this social media stuff. We need to use this stuff and do it better than our competitors and we need to do it NOW!”

You are then tasked with “doing it” but you have no experience or knowledge of what to do. So you look for help and find an outside resource whom supposedly has the experience and knowledge to know what to do. You bring the option of hiring this person to your boss and they ask about the cost and what will they get from using this resource.  You tell your boss the cost but aren’t sure exactly what it is you’re going to get. Then your boss says “I know we need to do this but I don’t know what it is or what we’ll get from it”.]]></description>
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