A Funny Facebook Look Back

If you haven’t yet seen the Facebook video in the last week or so, it’s time. To celebrate Facebook’s 10th birthday, they made available this look back feature that creates a short video (about 1 minute in length) detailing some of your more significant moments on this social media outlet. Paired with piano music that…

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Happy 10th Birthday, Facebook!

Tomorrow is Facebook’s 10th birthday! This milestone is an excellent opportunity to reflect on the changes that Facebook has brought to online marketing efforts for small businesses. The following infographic takes a look back at the key milestones that Facebook has experienced throughout its meteoric rise to becoming the world’s leading social network. This also…

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Put Your Local Business on the Map With Place Pins

You’ve hopefully discovered the advantages Pinterest has for your business. Whether you sell specialty products, food items, fitness equipment or homemade items, there’s a market of users ready to save the ideas you post and put them to work in their own lives. Pinterest has helped small businesses grow due to its innate capabilities. With…

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Recap of 2014 Marketing Strategies

While we might be wondering – and I know I am – exactly where 2013 went, it’s time to look ahead to what’s trending for marketing your small business in 2014. Below is a recap of the most popular online marketing trends for small businesses of all kinds. 1. If you are a dentist or…

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10 Dental Marketing Strategies for the New Year

A good infographic is easy to read and comprehend without taking a lot of time. I love the one featured below regarding the 10 Dental Internet Marketing Strategies that produced results. After reviewing it in-depth, I am quite happy to say that we incorporate all of them for our dental – and non-dental – clients!…

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Small Business Saturday: Steps to Prepare (#smallbizsat)

Black Friday is good, but Small Business Saturday is better! Like the clients that we support, Local Fresh is a small business owned and operated by people just like you. We provide online marketing products and services for small business owners and operators to make the most out of their marketing dollars. We encourage small…

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7 Creative Ways To Make A Buzz Online

What is online buzz? It’s when news about a product or service launch keeps humming throughout the far-flung corners of the online world. For businesses generating an online buzz is one lifeline that could spell success or failure. If you are planning to launch a business or perhaps offer a brand new product, generating online…

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Why Google Plus Matters To Your Business

There are way too many social networks these days. The consolidation will happen soon enough, but in the meantime, which networks should you use to engage customers? The answer depends largely on your business. Consumer-focused businesses must be on Facebook, but what about Pinterest, Instagram, Youtube, etc.? And if you’re a B2B business then you…

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Google+ Now Offers Custom URLs

Google+ rolled out their custom URL program last week, to the delight of all of us at Local Fresh. Why are we so pleased? This means that Google+ can be so much easier to manage for our clients! A custom URL for the Google+ page of a small business makes it much easier to build…

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Tweeting for the Holidays

Halloween is right around the corner. How are your social media profiles gearing up for the holidays? There’s no better to come up with interesting material than during the holidays, no matter which one it might be—Halloween, Christmas, Chanukah or New Years. With each creative hashtag or relevant Tweet, you have the possibility to bring…

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