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http://mashable.com/2009/10/28/small-business-marketing/ Ross Kimbarovsky is the co-founder of crowdSPRING , a community of 43,000+ graphic designers that helps small businesses from around the world with graphic design needs. You can follow Ross on Twitter @rosskimbarovsky and @crowdSPRING . Capacity – especially to plan and execute effective marketing strategies – is a big challenge for every small business. In this post, I’ll offer 10 suggestions for how small businesses can supercharge their marketing efforts by leveraging social media. For each suggestion, I will discuss a basic strategy – for those who simply want to get their toes wet, as well as an advanced strategy – for those who want to spend a bit more time and go a bit deeper in their social media marketing efforts. These tips are based on my experience leveraging social media marketing for my company, crowdSPRING.

10 Small Business Social Media Marketing Tips

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60 Tips From 60 Of the Biggest Social Media Gurus

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HOW TO: Start Marketing on Facebook

The Social Media 101 Series is supported by Global Strategic Management Institute . GSMI’s Social Media Strategies Series are the leading educational events for organizations looking to advance their online capabilities. Learn more. It’s no secret: U.S. consumers continue to spend increasing amounts of time on Facebook . Consequently, marketers — lured by Facebook’s suite of highly targeted marketing products and the site’s smooth ability to spread information across networks of friends — are investing increasing amounts of capital in the platform.

10 of the Best Social Media Tools for Entrepreneurs

http://mashable.com/2009/10/26/socia-media-entrepreneurs/ This series is supported by Grasshopper, the Virtual Phone System designed for entrepreneurs. Learn more about Grasshopper at Grasshopper.com . Whether your company is just starting out, just starting to turn a profit or already on the verge of an acquisition, as an entrepreneur you’ll be constantly evaluating the tools that will help get your business to the next stage.
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The Best-Ever Social Media Campaigns - Forbes.com

Procter & Gamble 's Old Spice was just another guy brand with an entertaining spokesman in its TV commercials until the brand's agency, Wieden + Kennedy, put Isaiah Mustafa on the Web recently and invited fans to use Twitter, Facebook and other social media outlets to pose questions that he quickly answered. The questions poured in--even celebrities asked a few--and Mustafa responded in more than 180 Web videos shot quickly over a few days. The real-time effort was the first of its kind, but it won't be the last. Marketers are eager to find clever new ways to engage consumers online with branded content and interactive advertising that is good enough to make people want to share it with their network of friends. Consider Burger King 's ( BKC - news - people ) "Subservient Chicken," who has been taking commands on the Web since the guy in the chicken suit was introduced in 2004.