No One “Likes” Me: Connect with Your Audience

When you create a Facebook page for your business, remember the most important part of social marketing—the “social” part. A Facebook page is not just an online flyer for upcoming events at your place of business; it is a way for you to connect with potential clients. These are three important ways to connect with…

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Social Media Marketing Basics Presentation

Thank you so much to everyone who came out for the Social Media Basics Seminar, and thank you to Regional Federal Credit Union in Valparaiso for hosting it. Thank you also to Blackbird Cafe for the delicious lunch, and to Jesse Cohn. If you missed the presentation, you’ll find a link to the slide show…

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Facebook Tip of the Week: Blocking Apps

D. Cohn Communications is unveiling a new feature called “Facebook Tip of the Week.” On Mondays, I’ll be posting a quick tip with answers to the questions I get most often about using Facebook. You can find these tips on our Facebook page, under the Notes tab. Today our tip is about how to block…

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Keep the Hits Coming to your Facebook Page

You may have seen the panicked posts on Facebook, claiming that without paying to Promote them, small businesses’ Page updates will disappear from users’ News Feeds. This isn’t quite true. Facebook has changed the way it selects which posts show up in which users’ feeds, but that doesn’t mean free business posts are gone forever.…

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Darlene McCarty Cohn is Not a Guru

Let’s get one thing straight right out of the gate: I am not a Social Media Guru. I’m not a rock star either, but I’d be okay with the fast cars. I’m definitely not a swami. I am simply Darlene McCarty Cohn: writer, marketer, and educator. I’m good with that. “Guru” is a little too…

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