the new local is global
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Simply put, any local business can now expand globally using websites like eBay and social media systems to direct traffic to service and product offerings.TRANSCRIPT
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The New Local is Global.
How to remake your local business into a global business
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Do you still believe your customers live down the street?
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eBay started it all. Local merchants can now sell globally…
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A watch repairman in Wisconsin can now provide services nationwide
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Special websites enable local merchants to expand their businesses nationally
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How do you advertise your business globally and connect with your customer?
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The “Social Media” is now the main way for you to connect with your national AND local client base
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Twitter is the easiest to use and one of the most powerful social networks
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Twitter is now everywhere
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Twitter is mainstream
I think it’s pretty obvious that Twitter is on a trajectory to become one of the major media networks, A Turner, Fox, NBC, Time Warner, Viacom , Disney.
Dave Winer, April 25, 2009Blogging pioneer
Twitter traffic May 2009 by Comscore
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Twitter facilitates national reach for your products and services
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And Twitter conversations happen
most personally and significantlyat the community level
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Twitter fills the advertising void for local merchants by providing a free way to reach and interact with their customers anywhere
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Your business used to be local…
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But now your fiercest competition comes from the online behemoths
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To learn more about how to build your local business with Twitter, download our eBook.
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Domus Consulting Group is the ultimate resource for Local Merchants developing a global online presence
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Continue onto the next slideshow:
Twitter for Local Advertising
http://www.slideshare.net/pkitano/twitter-for-local-advertising
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