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To Grow Your BusinessPresented By David Mitroff, Ph.D.

Find more at www.PiedmontAve.com/Resources

@DavidMitroff Copyright Piedmont Avenue Consulting. All Rights Reserved.www.PiedmontAve.co

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Increasing Leads - Prospecting Efforts

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Tracking & Analysis

The Key Benefit of Online Marketing is the ability to track and analyze results,

then quickly iterate and adjust for optimal performance

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1. Website & Blog

2. Online Directories

3. Review Sites

4. Social Networks

5. Micro Blogging

6. Rich Media

7. Mobile Apps

8. Industry Specific

9. Event Promotion

9Key Areas of Social Media

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1Website & Blog

• Control the content.– A chance to tell your story.

• Define a clear message.– What do you offer?

• Create a medium for contact.– Invite feedback, questions…

• Provide links to other pages.– Share your FB, Twitter…

• Update your content.– Consistency in theme and info.

Google Ranking, Alexa Page Ranking, SEO/CRO, Blogger, TypePad, Wordpress

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Website – The Hub Of Your Online Strategy

• Most important area• Definition of you and

your message• Central hub with links to

other sites• You control it

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Wix enables everyone to design, publish and host stunning HTML5 websites.

Easy drag-and-drop website builder!

No coding No previous design

skills

Website – Wix.comBuild your Website Today

Create Your Stunning

Website. It's Free

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Call to Action – vCitaOnline Scheduling Software and Business Calendar

Easy Appointment Scheduling for Your Clients

Best Business Calendar for Your Team

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Call to Action – Constant ContactEmail Marketing – Customer Loyalty Program

Re-use content and stay on top of mind.

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SOCIAL NETWORKS –

• Communicate with clients. -Be involved with the conversation.

• Connect. -Associate your business with related pages and people.

• Establish a following. -Invite past clients/customers to view your page.

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Key Activities on Connect with your peers Professional community Communication through forums Write Articles - Be seen as an expert Send messages Start and Join Groups Introduce People Send Referrals

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Personal Profile - Custom URL Title = Story Websites Summary

– Keywords– Include Contact info

LION Privacy Settings

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Asking for Recommendations - “Dear Bob, Hope this email finds you well. The best way to improve your Linkedin profile is to have more recommendations. With that in mind, I'm asking you to write a Linkedin Recommendation for me, which I may also use on my Website. In return, I will do the same for you... thus we both have great testimonials and feel good in the process!

I'm asking for a brief recommendation of my work and/or personality. If it is the case, please reference how we have worked together. How has Piedmont Avenue Consulting services improved your business or how have my creative ideas, marketing services, consulting, insights, brand awareness, customer loyalty programs, technology integrations, assessments, feedback, etc... created new opportunities or sources of revenue.

If not the case, please testify that I'm a good person, natural networker / connector or that I'm your go to person when you need a bald guy. And of course, let others know that your recommend people get to know me, work with me, meet me, etc. “

If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks in advance for helping me out...and I look forward to returning the favor.

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Examples Invites -

“I happen to be traveling to Vietnam. Since you are in Vietnam and due to the industry you are in you have the characteristics or character of the type of person I have had success with in the past.”

“We have several mutual contacts - Lets connect”

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Company Profile - Find individuals

you know in a professional capacity

Company Profile Participate in

discussions Recruit attendees

to your events Invite people to

join your mailing list

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Groups Join Groups… 50 of them… Increase 3rd Level

Connections! Create your own Group… for Free LION (Linkedin Open Networkers)

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What Should I Do Now?Continue Learning

Create a Foundationwith Call To Actions

Use both Social Mediaand Email Marketing

■ Make adjustments to your website (test and see what works)

■ Work on increasing your business awareness on Social Media

■ Request a Social Media Report

Next 30 days■ Develop a more

comprehensive marketing plan based on your initial tracking and experiments in social media.

■ Attend another workshop

Next 60 days■ Sign up for Constant

Contact Trial■ Create a Wix.com

website and/or update your website to include:

- Clear call to action- Integrate social media- Blog or promote events- Email newsletter sign

up- vCita Scheduler

Today

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RESOURCES – DISCOUNTED LINKS

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