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TARGET MARKETING USING SOCIAL MEDIA

I’ve recently joined the It’s Your Time team as an Administrative Coordinator after about 15 years of supporting financial advisors and portfolio managers with their books of business in several of the top investment firms in Vancouver. Target marketing using social media is not often used for marketing as finding clients in the financial industry is still very much a face-to-face process. Therefore, I had not had much exposure to

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Social Media – can it increase your bottom line?

This is the question we were asked to discuss at this year’s Pacific Northwest ISA‘s Conference yesterday. Samson and I presented to 45 ISA Members hailing from Oregon to Alaska and meeting in Surrey on Sunday. Like many small business owners the members were wanting to know more about social media in general and if or how it could help them build their business. There were some really great questions

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Social Media – Time Sucker or Really Worth the Hype . . . Part 1 of a series

. . .that time sucking, not sure if it’s effective but your told you need it way of connecting with the world. You’ve likely heard of, and participate on some level with, the big three: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. But there are dozens, if not hundreds, more. What platform is best for your business and how can you use them most effectively without consuming hours of your time? Navigating the

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Your Small Business and the Value of Social Media

“At the end of the day will Social Media actually help me realize more dollars?”  This question has been posed to be countless times.  If done right, the answer is yes.  It’s all about creating relationships. That’s what internet marketing, small business, and social media have in common and you won’t be successful without. You won’t even be selling water in the desert if you don’t understand it. People are

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Like Button vs Share Button

The cold days are upon us, which if you’re anything like me, drives us towards those tasks we can do in our comfy cozy clothes with a cup of something hot in our hands.  Time to put some more focus on our websites and Facebook! You’ve likely noticed that Facebook  has a new “Share” feature and are perhaps wondering what it’s for and whether you need to update your website

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BMO Chinatown Small Business Trade Show

A great day full of fruitful connections was had at the Bank of Montreal Chinatown Branch Small Business Trade-Show.  It’s Your Time was invited to attend to provide BMO’s Small Business clients some information about social media and how they could start effectively using it to engage their customers. In it’s second year the focus is on keeping it intimate with select exhibitors that are offering valuable services requested by

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Pinning Your Business Dreams

Source: thenesteffect.com via Amanda on Pinterest   Pinterest is an online pin-board, where you can organize and arrange just about anything from the web in one place. Perhaps you’re an old pro, and have been Pinning for a few years now. Or perhaps you have no idea what I’m talking about. Either way, you have to check out Pinterest! Sure, there are tons of crafts and recipes that make the

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