4 Tips for a Great Call to Action

4 Tips for a Great Call to Action

by | Jul 18, 2013

Social media and sales are about making connections, starting conversations, engaging your audience, and building relationships. Ultimately there is a call to action, after an earned relationship. Now purchasing decisions are made based on these relationships, peer...
Listening to the Customer

Listening to the Customer

by | Jul 15, 2013

Think about the last time you spoke with a business owner or employee who made you feel as if you were a truly valued customer. Didn’t you come away from that encounter feeling heard? Visible? Understood? Wouldn’t you want a customer to feel that way when they engage...
Seven Tips for Writing Great Content

Seven Tips for Writing Great Content

by | Jul 9, 2013

We can set up the best SEO in the world but without great storytelling we can easily lose our audience in social media. Some business owners are uncomfortable about writing content. It’s just not their “thing”. That’s ok. We don’t have to be professional writers. We...
The San Francisco Plane Crash and Social Media Learnings

The San Francisco Plane Crash and Social Media Learnings

by | Jul 7, 2013

Social Media Learnings from The Crash of Asiana 214 Being based in The San Francisco Bay Area, the tragic crash of Asiana Airlines flight 214 at SFO on July 6, hit especially close to home for all of us at Social Jumpstart.  As the story unfolded it was interesting to...
Instagram Video vs Vine

Instagram Video vs Vine

by | Jul 1, 2013

It’s been two weeks since Facebook released video for Instagram. Their version of Twitter’s popular video sharing app, Vine, stepped it up by including 13 new filters, video stabilization, and the ability to choose a cover clip.  To add to the blow, an additional nine...
Grow Local, Grow Social.

Grow Local, Grow Social.

by | Jun 14, 2013

Is your community’s Buy Local initiative taking off? Are you tweeting, posting and blogging about your small business? Are you building brand loyalty with your customers? Are you seeing increased sales numbers? Terrific! Guess what? It’s time to start thinking Bigger...