Did you see the viral video from a week ago with the flamboyant green haired man? You know the one...#PieceofABurger. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour Podcast, Dawn and Traci laugh uncontrollably and share how brands who engage in "Social Listening" really win in our current culture of social media. Resources mentioned in this episode: Happy Hour Inner Circle...
We've dedicated the month of June to Instagram, yet we almost completely ignored this hot platform. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share how spammers almost kept them away, but why they're not going to ignore IG and why you may want to consider not ignoring it either! Episode resources: Happy Hour Inner Circle Mastermind...
How can you sell products and services to your prospects without feeling icky and manipulative? Who wants to be a "boiler room" kinda sales person anyway? In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share how you can put the needs of your prospects first and increase your results by focusing on them and not you! Episode resources: The Social Media Marketing Happy Hour InnerCircle...
When should you start building your email list? What if you don't have anything to sell? In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci answer a listener, Emily, about her question with a business she and her husband plan to launch this fall! Even if you have an existing business and a list, you'll want to check out this episode as the girls share their email marketing secret weapon! Episode resources: Autoresponder Madness...
Our clients have been asking us to focus on Instagram, and so for the month of June, that's our focus. Just as we roll out our tips and strategies for growing a vibrant brand on Instagram, IG announces that they're going to be rolling out ads to all advertisers in their Photo Feed! If you've been a fan of FB ads, you're going to love this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour!...
If you are just getting started in business, marketing online can be pretty overwhelming. Where do you start? In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci answer a listeners question about where to begin when marketing your business....
No matter how much you may know about a topic, there is always room to learn more. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share a story of a recent experience that really brought this home, and by being open to learn, has made a huge impact in business results....
So many people struggle when it comes to finding a good way to create social media posts with a good, strong call to action. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci answer a listeners question about how to create posts with great calls to action, as well as how to add new friends on Facebook. You don't want to miss their answers!...
In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci answer the question submitted by a listener about creating a library of social media posts. If you are trying to get more organized with your content calendar, this is the show for you!...
In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci answer a listeners question about how to incorporate your own website into your marketing. If you have a website, have thought about your own website and how you would use that to market your business, you don't want to miss today's episode!...
If you have a question that you'd like answered on the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour Podcast, you can email us at info@HappyHourHangouts.com. In this episode, Dawn & Traci answer a listeners question about sharing their direct selling company on their Facebook page....
Great news! If you use webinars to grow your business in any way shape or form, two of The Social Media Marketing Happy Hour's favorite tools now work together! In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share how you can now use Webinar Jam with LeadPages!...
In another episode of #AskHappyHour, Dawn & Traci answer a question from a loyal listener of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour....How do you create and leverage group coaching when you have a very visual or hands on kind of business. If you've ever thought of doing group coaching, check out this episode...
After a little hiatus, Dawn & Traci are back! In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, the girls answer a listeners question about email marketing providers, who they recommend and who they don't when it comes to building your email list and creating a killer follow up to grow your business fast!...
There are lots of ways to get traffic to your website or lead capture pages, but not all sources of traffic are equal. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci talk about why Facebook Ads can help you build your list fast with highly qualified leads. Be sure and take advantage of the free Facebook Ads course that LeadPages has put together at http://HappyHourHangouts.com/fbads...
Facebook ads continue to be one of the most targeted and lucrative forms of traffic for your business around. For most people, they don't know enough about how to run an ad to confidently start investing their profits into advertising. Our good friends at LeadPages have put together one of the best free trainings we've ever seen on Facebook advertising and in today's episode of the Social Media Markeitng Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share why you should head over to http://HappyHourHangouts.com/fbad...
Social Media has made it super easy to stay in touch with your prospects & customers, and customer service has taken on a whole new twist. So when our friends at PostPlanner wrote an article about turning off the direct messaging feature on your Facebook Fan Page, we thought it would be a good subject to discuss on this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour....
A Social Media Marketing Happy Hour listeners asks which tool do Dawn & Traci recommend, Hootsuite or Edgar? If you're looking to automate your social media, you won't want to miss the answer Dawn & Traci give you in this #AskHappyHour episode....
If you are in direct sales, you don't just need to deal with competition from other companies, but you also have competition from your own company. In this edition of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci answer a listeners question on how to stand out in a crowd....
Leveraging the power of the internet to free up your time is incredibly appealing to entrepreneurs, but how do you take a face to face, or in person coaching business online? In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci answer a listeners question and share some advice to be able to leverage one to many....
In this #AskHappyHour edition of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour Dawn & Traci answer a listeners question about how to overcome fear of the phone. It's easy to do certain things when it's your "job" but what about when you're the boss & the employee?...
You've probably heard the saying "Facts Tell, Stories Sell", and in this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share how telling stories in all aspects of your marketing will make a huge difference in your results....
As an entrepreneur, it is natural to want to reach your goals and success fast. Sometimes, we're so focused on the destination, we don't realize the amazing things going on today. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci take some time to encourage you along your journey to greatness!...
If you have a blog and use the Facebook Like Box plugin, then you don't want to miss this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour. Dawn & Traci are sharing some important changes to this plugin effective June 23, 2015....
Your reputation and integrity is everything, not just in business, but in life. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share how important it is to be a person who does what they say, both online and offline. Marketing may be a lot about the words we use, but it's critical that we back it up with action!...
When you run out of people to talk to about your business, and you don't really know how to generate your own leads and sales, its natural to think that buying leads is a great solution. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci get into why this is a horrible idea, and what you should do if you're wanting to get more leads for your business....
There are a few things that get us fired up, and one of the major ones is when a home based business owner is told by their company that they can't market their business online. If you are in Direct Sales or Network Marketing, then you definitely don't want to miss this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour!...
So you're running your ads but you aren't getting the results that you think you should be getting. What on earth could be the issue? In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci talk about one of the most common reasons for ads to fail....lack of congruency between your ad and the page the prospect lands on....
One of the areas people struggle with when it comes to Facebook ads is where to send people. Do you send them straight to a sales page? To your Facebook Fan Page? If you're considering running Facebook ads, or you already have been, then you won't want to miss this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour where Dawn & Traci will give you the rundown of where to send your ads if you're trying to get more leads & sales!...
Do you know it's time to run Facebook ads for your business, but you're scared of losing money? You're not alone... Many business owners are reluctant to spend money on ads. Never fear... in today's episode Dawn & Traci give you the low down on Facebook ads and why you should probably be using them in your business!...
