Is your business utilizing social media? It should be! {Guest Blogger}

Today we have a very exciting guest post from Adrian Brooks, she also has a passion for Social Media like we do and you can check out her blog with more posts by clicking here!

Many business’ are catching on that the use of social media can immediately boost their business and become the pinnacle marketing tool they need to reach the masses. Many of the big corporations are utilizing social media. However, it is the smaller businesses that have not joined the social media trend because they may not know where to begin or not grasp how beneficial it really could be. Though social media marketing is a relatively new idea and perceived as a younger generation niche, marketing through social media sites is only going to grow larger and become the only way to market. This being the very reason why it is important to educate business owners now on how to utilize social media for their company, before they fall too far behind the trend. Social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and even the new-comer, Pinterest, can be the only marketing a business will ever need. Making it even easier, is how these sites now correlate with each other. Gone are the days of commercials and print marketing. Though they still exist and are used, they are considered ‘out of touch’ and a slower method within society. Social media has now dominated the marketing world and is on a fast-track to being the only way of reaching customers, in the quickest amount time. Technology and social media feed into the fast paced lifestyle that our society thrives on. We seek information and deals quickly which businesses on social media can deliver.

Business owners that do not understand the social media world and may not know where to even begin are seeking help from social media professionals and marketing organizations.  Some businesses, large and small, have even begun hiring social media specialists’ positions as part of their Marketing/Public Relations department. Social media professionals can give business owners the education and building blocks they need to help market their business successfully. So business’ owners make sure you are utilizing social media and reaping the benefits that it can provide to you and your business!

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By: Adrian Brooks

Thank you Adrian for sharing & remember if you need help taking YOUR business to the next level by using FREE Social Media, contact us today!

www.LNTSocialMediaTraining.com

~LNT

Social Media Marketing: Do's & Don'ts

Do's and Don'ts of Social Media Marketing!

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Do's

DO set up accounts on all the Social Media sites

DO attempt to become active on Social Media sites for your business benefit

DO ask for help when needed

DO take Social Media Marketing one step at a time

DO look at other businesses similar to yours and ask for advice

DO make an attempt to communicate with others on Social Media sites, you never know who could end up your customer OR even refer you to others :-)

Don'ts

DON'T be intimidated by Social Media, one step at a time!

DON'T over post on Social Media sites, less content is sometimes MORE.

DON'T be afraid to ask for help when navigating or setting up Social Media sites.

DON'T limit yourself to just one Social Media outlet, they are FREE!

DON'T give up if you don't see results, it takes take to establish a business on Social Media

That's it for today, hope you found our tips helpful :-)

**Check out our special valid until the end of July, $10 off ANY Social Media Training Services!

Contact us today at www.LNTSocialMediaTraining.com

~LNT

Social Media Marketing {Benefits}

Today, we'll be sharing some of the benefits of Social Media Marketing!

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—Connect with clients/potential clients.

—Post about news in your business.

—Share events and networking opportunities.

—Promote your business products/services.

—Gain more “branding” for your business.

—Communicate with customers and other businesses.

—And of course it’s FREE!

If your business needs helps with learning how to use Social Media contact us today at www.LNTSocialMediaTraining.com

~LNT

Event {Networking}

Come out tonight to support Lady Ashley Designs at this great event!

*Effective immediately, Lady Ashley Designs has "Teamed-Up" with Anastacia's Floral Design located at 8826 N. 56th Street in Temple Terrace.
Join us on Thursday, June 21st from 5:30-7:00 PM at Shamrock's Ale House in the River Run Preserve Shopping Center at the corner of 78th Street and Temple Terrace Hwy. for our "Kick-off" Party. There will be light appetizers and drink specials.

Stop by for an opportunity to chat about our new venture*

LNT Social Media Training is donating a 1 hour Facebook Training Session ($50 value), see you there!

June Special!

Check out our June SPECIAL!

Facebook one-on-one training session only $30 (one hour) until end of June! 

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Contact us today to book your session and learn how to create & maintain a Business Facebook Fan page. 

Appointments will be booking up quick so contact us today!

~LNT

www.LNTSocialMediaTraining.com

Branding & Social Media

Today we'll be discussing "branding" and how you can help achieve a strong brand status among your Social Media sites.

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You can use Social Media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn all to build your brand.

What is your "brand" you might ask? Your brand is what consumers think of your business(or you!).

Think of McDonald's, we picture the yellow arches, insurance companies often have catchy tag lines that always remind you of them and cities often have interesting slogans to make an impact on you either the visitor or resident. We recently attended an awesome seminar on "Branding" and came away with so many amazing insights on what truly a "brand" is.

You want people to remember YOUR brand.

You can do this by doing a few things through your Social Media sites to achieve the branding desired.

Here are a couple tips I have learned over the past few months:

• Make sure your logo, company colors, etc all match. This is the first thing a consumer sees representing your company(and yourself so wear your colors!!) so make it bold and make it something they will grow familiar with when they think of your business. Think of yourself as the brand and the main thing you are "selling" to others.
• Use Social Media to interact with your customers/future customers. If you have a  "mission statement" or any other tag line use it throughout your different sites to grow your branding and image.
• ALWAYS be a good representative of your brand, whether you work for a company or own your own business, whenever at a business function be professional and through Social Media outlets such as blogging and Facebook/Twitter. Create a separate business account for more professional related contacts and a personal account for home life. This is just our suggestions that have worked for clients.
• Remember: You want to be positive, trustworthy and someone YOU would want to do business with. If you don't believe in yourself why would someone else??

Hope you learned a little about branding today and contact LNT at LNTSocialMedia@hotmail.com if you need help setting up your Social Media sites to take your "branding" to the next level!

~LNT

Social Media {Blogging}

Hi there!

Hope everyone is gearing up for a fun Memorial Day weekend :-)

Today, we'll be talking about how to use Blogging to grow your business through Social Media.

I have found Blogging to be a very valuable(and free!) tool that can be setup through sites like www.blogger.com or www.wordpress.com to use yet another source of Social Media to connect with your customers(and future customers).

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Some business owners ask us "What do I blog about"? That is the best part about blogging.

You can blog(or write) about anything you desire!

I like to blog about Social media since that is what my company is about but blogging is a way to communicate through articles and little "blurbs" if you will about topics related to your business.

Different ideas to share on your blog are interesting facts or specials your company is having, articles related to your business industry, news and events or even just insights to what your business offers to clients.

I have found blogging a great way to meet more individuals or companies that "follow" along with blog posts and can be potential clients(or just interested readers). Others can share your blog posts which will give your business even more exposure.

If you need help setting up a blog for your company contact LNT today at www.LNTSocialMediaTraining.com to see how we can help :-)