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Cost-Effective Small Business Marketing Tools

Written by Daniel Mason on October 6, 2011

Marketing is often considered a function reserved for large businesses with expansive budgets and creative departments; however, with new technology options available, its easier than ever for small businesses to effectively market.  The team at Math + Marketing wanted to put together a list of cost-effective small business marketing tools to help businesses get started…

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Amazon Local?! Have Daily Deals Gone too Far?

Written by Daniel Mason on August 22, 2011

First off, I don’t have a lot of time to write a lengthy article so I’m going to let the image below sum up my thoughts on this issue, which were prompted by a daily deals offer from Amazon Local!  Don’t they already own Living Social?  Maybe it’s a re-branding thing- but nope- Living Social…

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Is LinkedIn Useful for Marketers? [w/ Infographic]

Written by Daniel Mason on April 30, 2011

[box] LinkedIn has always been a powerful tool for those interested in business networking; however, in recent months, the platform has finally begun to realize its potential as a major player in news, social networking, and advertising. [/box] More specifically, here is an overview of why LinkedIn is becoming such a great tool for marketers:


Track AdWords Performance With URL Code

Written by Daniel Mason on April 21, 2011

Why Track AdWords? Google AdWords truly is a fascinating platform to learn and a great way to generate leads and convert customers on your website.  Google AdWords, unlike many online advertising platforms is easy to begin with but has a definite depth of knowledge required to become a quality user.  This differentiates AdWords from Facebook…

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Organic vs Paid Media: Friends or Foes?

Written by Daniel Mason on April 20, 2011

Organic vs Paid Media: A Linear Progression or a Widespread Misread? Most of the time organic and paid media, from a marketing standpoint, are considered to be primordially and principally different, especially among marketers at the far ends of the spectrum- the staunchly social and the stubbornly traditional.  While its true that the past decade…

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