Social Media for Small Business

Tara Kingi, Director at The Exposure Co is our guest. We talk about Influencer Marketing and how small businesses can make the most of Instragram. Includes great tips and tools for maximising your impact on Instagram.

Direct download: Episode102-TaraKingi.m4a
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What is the value of investing the time and resources required in getting to know our personas so well? How can understanding our customer buyer personas allow us to make better choices about our soical media. Anne Mehla of Australian-owned digital agency Zeemo is our guest.

Direct download: Episode101-AnneMehla.m4a
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We talk with Belinda Weaver of Copywrite Matters about the secrets to attention-grabbing social media posts and we ask her about video streaming with Periscope. We look at social media copy dos and don'ts and the words to use to get the most shares on social media.

Direct download: Episode100-BelindaWeaver.m4a
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Ryan Bonnici of Hubspot is our guest. We talk about what inbound marketing is and why is it so much more effective than traditional, interuptive marketing? Plus we look at how to talk very specifically to your ideal client in every social media post.

Direct download: Episode99-RyanBonnici.m4a
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Michelle Falzon of We Are Content speaks to us about we shouldn’t post anything on social media without a clear conversion strategy and why it's important to begin with the end in mind. Plus we look at the importance of really understanding (and speaking to) your ideal client with every communication.

Direct download: Episode98-MIchelleFalzon.m4a
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Laurel Papworth, Silkcharm, is a social media veteran, teaching thousands people each year how to harness the power of social media. In this episode she tells us how she connects with over 6million people every month and why engagement is more important than reach (and when).

Direct download: Episode97-LaurelPapworth.m4a
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Twitter still seems to be one of the most awkward social media platform for SMEs to use ... but it's such a rich and valuable platform when used well. Today we talk with Emily Huo, who currently runs the small business markets for Twitter across Asia-Pacific while being based in Singapore.

Direct download: Episode96-EmilyHuo.m4a
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Phoebe Vertigan, Campaign Manager at Thirst Creative, a full-service marketing, design and digital agency based in Melbourne.  We are talking about how to use hashtags! How do you come up with the right hashtags - the ones that connect you with your perfect audience, what are they good for and common hashtag mistakes.

Direct download: Episode95-PhoebeVertigan.m4a
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We talk with Suzy Yates of The Podcast Agency about the the value of powerful podcasts produced in a professional studio using the skills of an experienced radio presenter/producer and an audio engineer. Plus pro-tips that you can use, whether you're just starting or an established professional.Plus tips for make a female voice more authoritative.

Direct download: Episode94-SuzyYates.m4a
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David Parncutt of Engage Education Foundation speaks with us about how social media is at the heart of the marketing efforts for a non-profit organisation, how Facebook is actually very much alive and kicking when it comes to young people and how Facebook can be used to generate revenues, even in a non-profit context.

Direct download: Episode93-DaveParncutt.m4a
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David Earley is a 'traditional news' veteran and currently audience editor at The Guardian Australia. In this episode we talk about how journalism and news is changing, and how those changes are affecting our social media feeds. Listen to hear how small business owners can use social media to build relationships with publications like The Guardian, or journalists, to get the coverage they want.

Direct download: Episode92-DaveEarley.m4a
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Daniel Clark is a master of business-to-business marketing and community building via social media. His expertise comes from years of IT and business experience as well as co-founding multiple websites, his most recent project being Townske.com. In this episode we talka bout how to use social media to connect business to business and hwo to build communities online.

Direct download: Episode91-DanClark.m4a
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Nick Bowditch is the only person in Asia Pacific to have worked at both Facebook and Twitter and the only person in the world to do marketing for both companies. His expertise extends to small businesses as well – not only did he work in small business marketing for both social media platforms but also started and sold three of his own tech startups. In this episode he speaks to us about why being authentic on social media, matters.

Direct download: Episode90-NickBowditch.m4a
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Rachel McLean, Director of McLean Social Media is our guest. We talk about the importance of quality content creation in your social media as well as storytelling and how to uncover the great stories behind your products and services.

Direct download: Episode89-RachelMcLean.m4a
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When Google recently updated its algorithm it decided it will favour mobile-friendly sites in search results. What does this mean for your website? We ask Simon Phillips of Web123. Plus news and social media tips.

Direct download: Episode88-SimonPhillips.m4a
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If you feel like LinkedIn is the 'sleeping dog' in the social media landscape, then think again. Sue Ellson is out guest and she explains the opportunities that are right there, right now for you and your business on LinkedIn. Plus we talk about why LinkedIn Premium can be a great investment.

Direct download: Episode87-SueEllson.m4a
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Facebook was a fantastic tool for small business marketing. Now, it feels really tough. What is the 'real' state of play for using Facebook as a business in 2015? Loren Bartley of Impactiv8 is our guest. Listen to learn why Facebook is still where it's at in social media for small businesses. Plus the trends out of Social Media Marketing World 2015.

Direct download: Episode86-LorenBartley.m4a
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Attended by thousands of tech enthusiasts and early adopters, South by Southwest Interactive is a hothouse of big thinking and practical business technologies. It’s where Twitter was launched and has been a an accelerator for apps, technologies and startups. In this episode Cat Matson and Suzi Dafnis review some of the 2015 highlights. Hear about the big-name speakers, digital mind clones, behaviour changes, Uber, Google X, failing, testing and much more.

Direct download: Episode85-SXSWRoundup2015.m4a
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Meerkat allows you to stream live video from your phone to all of your Twitter followers. Streams have grown between 20% to 30% each day. And its user base is growing as well. Learn why Meerkat is one for you to watch, how Mashable, Guy Kawasaki and Jimmy Fallon are using it and how to use it in your small business.

Direct download: SMSB-Episode84.m4a
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Andrew Kolb of Kinfolk Communications is our guest as we talk about organic reach on Facebook plummeting and what to do about it to ensure your posts are seen. We give you tips to boost your results across Facebook (and other social media channels.)

Direct download: Episode83-AndrewKolb.m4a
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Today you’re listening to this podcast, but should you be starting your very own? Trevor Young of the Reputation Revolution podcast is our guest. We talk about easy ways to produce a podcast and why it's a secret weapon your small business could be using right now to build relationships with new and existing customers.

Direct download: Episode82-TrevorYoung.m4a
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Emma Lo Russo is the CEO of Digivizer, Australia’s leading people-centric social technology company . We speak to her about connecting conversations, people, data and decision-making and how to make the information we can gather from our social networks mean something useful. More on this episode at http://www.abn.org.au/smsb/digivizer

Direct download: Episode81-EmmaLoRusso.m4a
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