Developing relationships with social media influencers can be a good avenue for expanding the reach of your own brand. Working with influencers who have large followings in your industry can improve credibility for your service or products and be very persuasive to your target market. But understanding how to leverage that influence effectively requires a…
Most small business owners today know it’s important to have a social media presence for their companies. However, few are good at understanding the methods to successfully building customer loyalty through their social accounts. Social media is often just one more burden on their already heavy plates, and there’s not a lot of time in…
Social media is a key component of growing a business and deepening loyalty among your current customer bases. Establishing yourself as an authority on social media requires a consistent presence and voice. Aligning posts with brand identity is no easy task and failing to post and respond consistently can quickly result in a dwindling community…
When budgets are tight, finding the right type of marketing to reach your audience can be stressful. It’s no longer as easy as buying ads in local media. Digital marketing is key, but it’s also daunting, and options can be overwhelming. AZ Media Maven can help you navigate how to best direct your dollars. We’ve…
Many businesses overlook Pinterest when building media marketing strategies. There are a variety of reasons for this, but perhaps the most common is the inability to see how the social media platform can make a tangible impact in their field and among their target audience. A common misconception is that your business has to be…
Social media can make or break a business, and it’s important to stay current with social media trends in order to share the most effective content possible. The first half of 2020 had all social media managers on their toes as businesses shifted their models from storefront to online. At AZ Media Maven, many of our…
Here in Phoenix, AZ, the Cactus League is in full bloom with Major League Baseball teams in town for spring training. Media Maven just happens to be managing a Facebook baseball page, too, albeit for a much smaller division: the Laveen Youth Ball Association. Using social media is relatively new for the all-volunteer, nonprofit organization,…
Hundreds of marketing companies will tell you that your business cannot possibly succeed without having multiple social media accounts, from Facebook to Vimeo. Social media is the wave of the future, you are told, and companies without social media presence are doomed to failure. Perhaps those are slight exaggerations, but only just a bit unbelievable.…
AZ Media Maven has been fortunate in gaining several new clients who have requested timely blogs about their companies. In developing their content, I found that many of them already had WordPress pages set up under other administrators. After much gnashing of teeth, I figured out how to transfer a blog from their admin user…
This week has been an interesting learning experience for AZ Media Maven. I belong to a Facebook group of public relations professionals based in Phoenix, Ariz. One member posed the question of how much of your professional knowledge should you share with a colleague who wants to sit and “pick your brain.” As a former…