SMB Acceleration Show

SMB Acceleration

SMB Acceleration is a live interactive Small Business marketing show. Wayne and Kevin put their 40 years of experience in marketing to work, providing you with a high-level look at effective ways to improve the marketing of your small business. Small business owners can get an extra benefit by taking advantage of our on-air free small business marketing assessment. This free assessment is a quick analysis of your business website and social media profiles from a user experience, SEO, content & social media marketing perspective.

  1. 03-03-2020

    Using Facebook Messenger for Small Business

    Good Morning Philadelphia listeners on WWDB 860 and everywhere else via the livestream. This is Kevin O’Brien and Wayne Widdleton with the SMB Acceleration Show! If you miss anything or want more information visit our website - https://smbacceleration.com Using Facebook Messenger as a Small Business.  For the small business owners not familiar with Facebook Messenger. What is it? What are some tips to help a small business owner get up and running with Messenger quickly? If you were starting a small business, how would you look to use Messenger? For small business owners who are looking to run ads, would you recommend pairing Messenger with ad spend? Beyond  messenger what other tools or assistance does FB offer to small businesses? Does FB offer any Messenger or Ad training or certification programs for users? If so how does a small business owner get started? Small Business News We Covered In Today's SMB Acceleration Show https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/hotels/2019/11/22/home-2-suites-mississippi-lets-guests-adopt-dog-right-hotel/4247171002/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/v/s/www.forbes.com/sites/allbusiness/2020/02/28/attract-new-customers-small-business-tips/amp/%3famp_js_v=0.1&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%253D#ampf= https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/28/small-businesses-are-pushing-trump-to-fight-chinese-counterfeits.html https://hoodline.com/2020/02/the-hardest-easy-solution-to-sf-s-small-business-crisis-buying-the-building

    57 min
  2. 25-02-2020

    Bart Mroz of Sumo Heavy Talks Small Business Ownership and E-Commerce

    Be sure to stay tuned for the entire SMB Acceleration Show today, as we are going to be joined by Bart Mroz CEO of Sumo Heavy. SUMO Heavy is a boutique digital commerce consulting firm with a core foundation of efficiency through process. We build successful brands and create online retail solutions with proven results. So if you miss anything today, you’re gonna want to be sure to download the podcast. You can find it wherever you get your podcasts, Apple, Google, Spotify, and more. So be sure to stay tuned as we are going to get right into it. In the News: Small businesses coming up empty on internet searches Though 90% of consumers use the internet to find local business, many have no website https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/small-business-coming-up-empty-on-internet-searches In a world where e-commerce and digital outreach are becoming commonplace in business, it’s rare to find a company without a website. But according to a study by portfolio company Visual Objects, one-third (29%) of all 30 million American small businesses plan to create a website for the first time in 2020. Questions for Bart: What’s the best platform for someone looking to start an ecommerce business? What advice would you give someone starting out with an e-commerce business? Would you spend any time on organic social media or SEO? What’s something you see that is missed by most people just starting out with e-commerce? What do you think abou Print on Demand POD For $1 day in Ads...what platform would you recommend someone using first? What are simple mistakes people can avoid when setting up their ecommerce brand. Help the listeners out….What’s 1 type of business you think is currently underrepresented on the web What’s 1 app or strategy that you recommend to any small business owner?

    56 min

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SMB Acceleration is a live interactive Small Business marketing show. Wayne and Kevin put their 40 years of experience in marketing to work, providing you with a high-level look at effective ways to improve the marketing of your small business. Small business owners can get an extra benefit by taking advantage of our on-air free small business marketing assessment. This free assessment is a quick analysis of your business website and social media profiles from a user experience, SEO, content & social media marketing perspective.