You've heard of writers block, right? Many people who set out to blog often get stuck with coming up with ideas of what to blog about and what type of content would be of value to their audience. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share some strategies, techniques and tips to help you never run out of ideas for your blog. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have you joined our Facebook community yet? The Happy Hour Marketing #GameChangers are waiting for you! Click the lin...
Sep 02, 2015•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Blogging regularly and producing valuable content is an extremely powerful marketing strategy. But what if you don't like to write or aren't good at it? In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share some strategy to help even the worst writer smash any excuses about producing a great blog. Episode Resources: http://HappyHourHangouts.com/innercircle ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have you joined our Facebook community yet? The Happy Hour Marketing #GameChangers are waiting ...
Aug 31, 2015•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast If you've listened to the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour Podcast for any length of time, you know the importance we place on building an email list of subscribers. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share how you can build an invaluable "invisible list" with great content on your blog. This strategy will help you transform cold traffic, into nice warm traffic, ready to learn more and respond to what you can offer. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have you joined our ...
Aug 28, 2015•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you have your own blog? Is blogging part of your social media strategy? In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn and Traci share how blogging and creating valuable content can be a significant part of getting great results with your social media marketing. This one strategy alone can completely change your marketing results. Episode Resources: Join the Happy Hour Inner Circle http://HappyHourHangouts.com/innercircle ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have you joined our Facebook com...
Aug 26, 2015•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast When it comes to social media, you can't be constantly pushing your links and trying to sell all the time. People will tune you out. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share specifically how to balance sharing valuable content and promotional content on Twitter. Twitter isn't like most social media platforms so you don't want to approach it like you would Facebook or Instagram. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have you joined our Facebook community yet? The Happy Hour M...
Aug 24, 2015•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Leveraging social media and the internet is a great way to reach your exact perfect prospect, or as we refer to it, your avatar. But what about in person? How do you connect with your avatar more personally? In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share some tips on how to take the conversation to Skype, Google Hangout or even when you have the chance to meet you avatar in person! Episode resources: http://HappyHourHangouts.com/coaching ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have ...
Aug 21, 2015•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast A group of The Social Media Marketing Happy Hour Podcast listeners recently hopped on a Periscope with Traci to ask questions they want to have answered on the Podcast. In this episode, Dawn & Traci answer one of those questions. If you've struggled with copywriting for landing pages, sales letters, emails or even just Tweets, then this is the show for you! Dawn & Traci share some tips as well as their favorite resources to learn this valuable skill. You can follow Happy Hour on Periscope: @SMMH...
Aug 19, 2015•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Using the right tools to manage your social media accounts can make a huge difference in running your business or having your business run you! In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci answer a listeners question about their opinion on the best tools to use for content management. If you would like to have the girls answer your social media question on an upcoming episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, you can tweet @smmhappyhour using #AskHappyHour or em...
Aug 17, 2015•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Traci was recently asked if it was possible to build meaningful relationships online and that is the inspiration for today's Social Media Marketing Happy Hour. If you aren't sure if you can truly build strong relationships online then you won't want to miss what Dawn & Traci have to share on todays episode. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have you joined our Facebook community yet? The Happy Hour Marketing #GameChangers are waiting for you! Click the link in our bio! 👉 Join us at http://HappyHourHangout...
Aug 14, 2015•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Twitter is our favorite source of free traffic and leads and for many people, they have no idea how to make Twitter work for them. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci answer a listener's question who is starting to get more traffic from Twitter but isn't quite sure how to respond to it all. Episode resources: http://HappyHourHangouts.com/twitterhacks To ask Dawn & Traci a question for an upcoming Podcast, Tweet them using #AskHappyHour to http://Twitter.com/SMM...
Aug 12, 2015•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Social Media is an amazing way to grow your business. So many people, so many places. Where do you focus? What about the hottest new social media channel? Do you add it to your focus, or do you ditch one of your current channels? In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share with you what really matters when it comes to marketing on social media, and that alone will determine where you should focus your efforts! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have you joined our Facebook c...
Aug 10, 2015•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast If you're using social media to grow your business, then you want to make the most of your efforts and be sure to post when people are likely to see what you post, right? In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share with you when the best times to post are, as well as some important things to keep in mind when posting. Check out the amazing infographic that Microsoft put together over on the Happy Blog: http://happyhourhangouts.com/when-are-the-best-times-to-post-...
Aug 07, 2015•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast What would happen to your business if disaster strikes? Would your business grind to a halt? What would happen if you suddenly got so sick you couldn't show up to run your day to day business activities? Recently The Social Media Marketing Happy Hour had to answer these questions when Traci got really sick and was out of the game for more than 2 weeks. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share what happened, why it wasn't a complete disaster, and what you can d...
Aug 05, 2015•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast With all the constant changes with digital marketing, has blogging gone off to the marketing graveyard? In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci discuss where blogging fits in to your overall marketing strategy and if you should considering blogging or drop blogging completely from your digital marketing plan. Episode resources: http://HappyHourHangouts.com/innercircle ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have you joined our Facebook community yet? The Happy Hour Marketing #GameC...
Aug 03, 2015•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast A few episodes back, Dawn & Traci shared a strategy to get increased engagement in Social Media, specifically Facebook. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour Podcast, the girls share some insight on the results they've experienced since creating a Facebook Group for the Happy Hour Marketing #Gamechangers. If you've been thinking about starting a group for your followers, prospects, fans, then you won't want to miss this episode! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have you joined our Faceb...
Jul 31, 2015•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast One of the best ways to learn marketing is to watch marketers. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour podcast, Dawn & Traci share how they have not only invested thousands of dollars and hours into their marketing education, but how they have used a simple, free tactic to pick up some ninja skills along the way! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have you joined our Facebook community yet? The Happy Hour Marketing #GameChangers are waiting for you! Click the link in our bio! 👉 Join us at ...
Jul 29, 2015•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Social Media is amazing and we at the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour LOVE it!! But the truth is, you don't own your social media or your social media followings. So what the heck does that mean? That means you need to have a plan to get your followers to your email list or to your website! In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share the Number One way to get traffic from Social Media to wherever you want to send it! Don't miss this episode if you know you need...
Jul 24, 2015•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Having a solid marketing strategy to promote your business is key, but do you have a strategy to actually grow your social media following? In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share why you need to have a Social Media & digital media growth strategy to work with your marketing strategy to get better results in all that you do. Episode resources: http://HappyHourHangouts.com/products ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have you joined our Facebook community yet? The Happy Ho...
Jul 22, 2015•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Summertime, Christmas Holidays....they can both be extremely slow times for business. So what do you do? Do you just check out and buy into the fact that its "just a slow season" or can you do something to prosper while everyone is struggling? In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share how a little planning ahead & marketing strategy for slow seasons can make a huge impact in your business. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have you joined our Facebook community yet? The H...
Jul 20, 2015•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you suffer from a bad case of #FOMO? Do you even know what that is? In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci talk about #FOMO or the Fear of Missing Out and how that psychology is in play big time on the Periscope social media platform and how you can utilize the human nature to not want to experience #FOMO in your marketing! Discover how to create tension in the minds of your prospects and not guilt or manipulation. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have you joined our Fac...
Jul 17, 2015•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you sell things on Social Media? If you're in business, likely you do. If so, you need to be aware of a new warning that was recently released by the FTC governing the use of social media. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share what you need to be aware of as a marketer and how to handle it going forward. Should you be alarmed? Is this no big deal? Listen in and find out! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have you joined our Facebook community yet? The Happy Hour Ma...
Jul 15, 2015•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Have you heard all the buzz about Periscope, the new social media platform that Twitter bought? Well, Traci is utterly addicted, and in this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour Podcast, Dawn & Traci give you the low down on what this new platform is all about and share a few strategies for how it could benefit you in your business! Episode resources: For the Google Hangout software Happy Hour Marketing recommends, visit: http://HappyHourHangouts.com/webinarjam Download the Periscope...
Jul 13, 2015•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Facebook is still the granddaddy of all social media sites and where most businesses customers are hanging out. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci pick up from the last episode where they talked about using Facebook groups and in this episode they share some ideas of how you can create marketing strategies to fill your Facebook groups with potential prospects! Episode resources: http://HappyHourHangouts.com/fbgroup...
Jul 10, 2015•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast There are some people who believe Facebook is on its way out and going the way of MySpace. That couldn't be further from the truth. Things may be challenging for business owners running a Fanpage, but where there's a will, there's a way! On this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share with you how they are changing their approach on Facebook to reach more of their targeted audience and how you can too! If you know your ideal customer is on Facebook but you're having ...
Jul 08, 2015•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast You've heard the fortune is in the follow up right? Well it really is. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share some interesting statistics from their own business that really drive home the need for a good follow up series. What if you knew when a new subscriber was likely to buy? What if you knew that if you kept up your follow up beyond just the first few days you'd most likely sell more? Would you hunker down and write more emails into your follow up serie...
Jul 06, 2015•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast If you've never used PostPlanner to help you curate content for your marketing, now might be the time to reconsider it! In breaking news, Dawn & Traci share how the PostPlanner app (http://HappyHourHangouts.com/postplanner) now has feeds for trending Instagram photos! In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share with you why this is such a big deal, and how to use this new feature to help you grow your following & your business.....FAST! Episode resources: http://...
Jul 03, 2015•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast For the entire month of June, Instagram was our hot topic, and even though today is July 1, (Happy Canada Day to our neighbors to the north) Dawn & Traci had to continue the conversation, especially because Instagram has released an updated search & explore feature that is just HUGE for marketers! If you've seen results in your business from using the right hashtags on Twitter, or from using "trend jacking" ...now you have a tremendous opportunity with your Instagram account! Episode resources: ...
Jul 01, 2015•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast What do you do when you've gone through the efforts to discover who your avatar is, just to realize that they either don't want pay for or don't value your services? In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci discuss what to do in that case and why sometimes its more important to change your audience then change your act! Episode resources: http://HappyHourHangouts.com/innercircle
Jun 29, 2015•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this edition of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share some of the things going on with Happy Hour Marketing. Dawn is in a new studio and just got back from Ontraport certification. It's time to expand your horizons and look up for new opportunities for your business! To learn more about Ontraport visit http://HappyHourHangouts.com/ontraport or to find out how to hire Dawn or Traci or both email us at info@happyhourhangouts.com
Jun 26, 2015•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dawn recently shared an article in the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour Inner Circle and it caused a bit of an uproar. In the article, a women interviewed said Facebook is out, and Instagram is in. Don't miss this episode as Dawn & Traci discuss whether they believe this to be true or not and how it can impact your business. Article mentioned in episode: Facebook is out, Instagram is in when it comes to building a business, says Showpo chief Episode Resources: The Social Media Marketing Happy H...
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