Tag: Social Media Marketing

Can Facebook Help My Business?

“Facebook…facebook….facebook….do I really need to use this social media service to help my business?”  That depends on YOU!  Being a business owner offers you a choice of what you want to do for getting the word out about your product and/or services.  However, with over 300 million users on Facebook and a growing number of … Read more »

Blogging For Your Business

The Purple Diamond Marketing Blog was launched a year ago, Oct. 6, 2009.   It started as my own experiment to see how time intensive blogging would be for a small business with limited staff and if it actually generates new business.  Ninety-six articles published in a year on this Blog and our stats were strong… Read more »

Personal Marketing With A Gift

When was the last time you read a book or an article that left you inspired or gave you insights in to a subject matter that you knew right away that you wanted to share that literary work with others?  Have you ever considered reaching out to your top clients or prospects with the gift… Read more »

Impact of Technology on Consumers

Last weekend was the “TAX FREE” Massachusetts Holiday and the first place my husband and I thought to shop was at our local BEST BUY store to see what types of savings we could get on components to upgrade our computer systems.  As I looked around the crowded store I commented that consumers are addicted… Read more »

Recommendations On Linkedin

This week I was happily surprised when one of my marketing clients posted a recommendation for my services on my Linkedin profile.  Though I have not really actively solicited recommendations for my work as owner of Purple Diamond on this site,  I have coached several clients on the importance of having a complete profile on… Read more »

Traditional Advertising Still Needs Social Media Marketing

Why do so many businesses now have a Facebook and Twitter page?  Simple, that is where the majority of people are spending their time! Whether they are using their Iphones or using internet from their PC at work or home, at any time of the day or night you will find a huge crowd hanging-out… Read more »