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What is your current small business challenge and how are you overcoming it? We would love to spotlight you on oGoing in front of over 10,000 small business members! All you have to do is: 1. Add your comment here about your present business challenge 2. Tell us which new business / professional you met on oGoing 3. Invite one other business to join oGoing! We will be choosing five businesses to spotlight on our next email blast! oGoing Member Spotlight We have selected seven members who responded to our previous question, and are featuring them now. Ergo21 Designer and Creator of Ergo21 Extreme Comfort Seat Cushion with LiquiCell - Liquid Filled Membranes. Sit for hours in comfort!      Go here to connect   wendywrites Writing & Editing Services Develop, write and edit marketing, public relations, advertising, and educational materials, both print & Internet, for business, government and nonprofits.      Go here to connect 36...

What's your story? Every small business has a story.  Can you answer these questions to create your amazing story? 1. Why you started this company? 2. What's your purpose? What drives you? 3. What is your vision and mission? 4. What are your short-term and long-term company goals? 5. What problem are you trying to solve? 6. Who is your customer? 7. How do you find your customers? 8. What challenges your customers face? 9. How would you define success? 10. Where do you see your business in five or ten years? Tell Great Story about your business, your products, your services, your brand, your customers, your community, your journey. Why you started this business? What keeps you going? Great Storytellers Rock! Do great marketing! Customers will love you for that. Want to market your business, get found online, connect with over 10,000 small businesses, and share your products and services? Join oGoing.com B2B Social Network today!

" The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well the product or service fits him and sells itself ." Peter Drucker Small Businesses live on, survive and thrive when they do great marketing. Unfortunately, they also die when they don't. Marketing then is a great divider between the successful small business entrepreneurs and the unsuccessful ones. The ones who get it, invest into it, and do it strategically do well in the long term. Marketing requires an investment of your time, resources and money. For many small business owners, they think of marketing as a cost function - a drain on their bottom-line. Whereas, online and traditional marketing does cost money, think of the long-term benefits, and not the short-term ROI. Wouldn't you want a strong brand for your small business? Wouldn't you want a website that is attractive and generates interest from quality prospects and customers? Wouldn't you want your social media channels to engage w...

Can You Help oGoing - The Next Small Business Social Network?  Why We Started This Company Ogoing.com was started to provide 28 million small businesses in U.S. the best network and platform to attract new customers. Our mission is to make every small business successful. Our innovative networking and marketing platform promotes the business, boosts online visibility, increases website traffic, improves SEO ranking, generates warm leads and grows sales. oGoing is led by Sanjay Dalal, who has been involved in 7 startups; one was acquired by Cisco for $3.2 billion; another by InfoSpace.  What Sets Us Apart Ogoing.com is made for small business from the ground-up. We are highly passionate about growing the small business. We have created the most innovative and easiest-to-use social media marketing and networking platform wherein any small business can create their profile, connect and start marketing within five minutes. Ogoing.com integrates with Facebook, Linked...

Introducing oGoing 360 oGoing 360 provides 360° Marketing Boost for your Small Business! oGoing 360 is your connector to trusted customers and partners. oGoing 360 promotes your business online, makes trusted connections, and finds new customers. " oGoing team has greatly increased our exposure in the little time they have taken over our account. Not only has the oGoing team improved our chances of letting people know about our live events, they have taken care of situations in a very fast and timely fashion. Their very affordable fees make oGoing a very reasonable and sensible solution to the small business companies ." - Lily Ann Hainline, GRA, Palm Springs, CA  Get nonstop marketing every month on oGoing for 12 months and these key benefits. Learn more " RBN is very appreciative of oGoing Team for their efforts in creating more exposure for RBN in recent months. Targeted online marketing and social media boost by the oGoing team on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+...

Are you thinking of leaving your corporate life and becoming an entrepreneur? Before you quit your day job that actually pays and start day dreaming, think of whether you fit the entrepreneurship mold... “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” - Thomas Edison Here is what could be in store for you: 1. Long, thankless days of hard work  (sure you are building something of great value, but don't expect to hear "Thank You" from anyone until they use your products and services and even then...) 2. Upfront and ongoing investment of money and resources  (what, you thought you don't need to invest your hard-earned money to start something. Welcome to the real world!) 3. Bank loans and growing debt that could ruin you financially  (enough said, watch out! you may have to tell your creditors to wait and wait and wait... until they get antsy) 4. Hard Truth that No one wants to invest in your company  (angel investors think you don't have the best ...

According to HubSpot and MIT, in a study based on data from 5,048 HubSpot customers and surveys from 236 knowledgeable professionals about their company's marketing strategy, Blogging ranks #1. A Blog is the best way to increase website traffic and get more inbound marketing, which usually results in more leads. I started this blog on Creativity and Innovation in Business back in 2006 on Google's Blogger service. I have to say that I am amazed by the number of readers of this blog and how it has grown organically, not to mention the website traffic and exposure it generates. Are you interested in starting your own blog and growing your online presence? Did you know that a well-written blog also helps you with SEO.  Contact oGoing Team to create your new blog, grow your SEO and social media, and begin sharing best practices, tips and insights with your customers. About oGoing: oGoing is the nation's leading small business social media marketing and microblogging platform....

Many Small Business Owners, Proprietors and Entrepreneurs are using social networking to create their social media profiles, share and promote updates about their products and services, make new online connections, get warm leads and grow their brand! Millions, if not billions, of potential customers are using social media every day! Thus there are plenty of incentives for small businesses to jump right in... What are some of the reasons small businesses are joining and marketing their company through social media? 1. It's inexpensive - well, technically it's free! However, free doesn't mean the time, expertise and resources it takes to create a beautiful profile and manage it well. It can take few hours a week at a minimum if owners want social media to yield results! 2. It's easy to use - again, easy for the most part. Most businesses still don't know how to connect or follow or engage with potential customers. The easy part is creating a profile and sharing a ...

Small Businesses and SMB are embracing social media to promote their brand, increase online visibility, build quality website traffic, provide effective customer service, generate warm leads and attract new customers. oGoing presents best practices for small business social media marketing "Social media marketing and networking helps small business owners, marketers and SMB professionals do more with their customers: connect more, engage more, service more, learn more and promote more." Sanjay Dalal, founder & CEO, oGoing. "oGoing provides an amazing social network and social media marketing platform for small business." Many business owners, entrepreneurs and SMB need help managing their social media. The experts at oGoing have created a highly affordable social media marketing package for $99 monthly. Learn more about the  oGoing Max  social media solution. How effective is social media marketing? Here are some key stats:* Most businesses are spending more tha...

Are you a smal l business owner , ent repreneur , service provider, executive or professional? How are you marketing your small business on one o r more of these key social media networks? The Key Bene fits of Social Media , according to Social Media Examiner , include: Gaining more Exp osure (for your business on the web ) Increas ing Traffic (to your website and your services)   Providing Market place Insight (to your cus tomers) Generating Warm Leads (for your sales) Dev eloping Loyal Fans ( and growing you r brand) Improving Search Engine Ranking or SEO rank Establish ing & Growing New Business Partnerships Reducing Marketin g Expenses ( when you promote & share ) Providing Customer Ser v ice and Support (and Feedback)   Growing and Improving Sales with New Customers (i.e. the Topline)    According to Jeff Bullas of Business 2 community: Facebook is now part of most people’s web lives, Twitter is where a lot of people are reading the breaking new...

oGoing Small Business Social Network has a Special Offer for our Business Owners in Southern California The Offer oGoing will promote your specific product or service in front of over 300,000 small business owners in Southern California through Facebook (from Los Angeles to San Diego, Santa Ana to Riverside.) Who is our target audience? 1. Small Business Owner Category on Facebook 2. Age 25 or higher (i.e. more matured business owners) 3. Own and operate a business in Southern California Your specific product or service announcement will be promoted through oGoing's Facebook page that gets over 30,000 unique page views each month, and is used by many small business owners already. oGoing will use exclusive Facebook Advertising to further give your message a Marketing Boost in front of over 300,000 small businesses! Bonus One: oGoing will promote your service on Ogoing.com, nation's leading small business social network for five days by providing your business a feat...

Happy Easter! oGoing has an amazing Exclusive Offer for Small Business Social Networking for owners, entrepreneurs, SMB and service providers! What is oGoing Pro? Expose your Business to Thousands of Potential Customers Online! Make Connections with New Prospects and Jumpstart Leads each month! Boost your SEO Ranking and Social Media Brand Now! "oGoing Pro Social Media Marketing Services have greatly increased our exposure in the little time they have taken over our account. Not only has the oGoing team improved our chances of letting people know about our live events, they have taken care of situations in a very fast and timely fashion. Their very affordable fees make oGoing Pro a very reasonable and sensible solution to the small business companies." - Lily Ann Hainline, GRA Learn more about oGoing Pro for $39 and Sign Up Today oGoing is the nation's leading small business social network! Thousands of owners and entrepreneurs use oGoing to promote and grow thei...

Fastest Growing Social Network for Small Business " Have you ever tried a side by side comparison between Ogoing and other social networks? I suggest you do it, and you'll see a huge difference in features and capability. On these criteria you'll really appreciate what Ogoing is offering small business owners and entrepreneurs in a clearly superior way. And this is not a subjective "plug" for Ogoing but an objective, direct comparison of features. It is simply giving credit and recognition to where it is due - and I believe Ogoing deserves it! " - Alejandre Abaygar Small businesses are vital to America’s economic future; 28 million small businesses create two-thirds of all new jobs. 97% of all customers look online for local products and services; yet most small businesses do not have a web presence. Our mission is to help promote local small businesses throughout USA. Keeping money in our neighborhoods by shopping locally ensures a thriving sma...

Business Owners spend 4 to 6 hours a week managing Social Media According to latest research, 25% of new customers are acquired using Social Media Further, marketing programs are 63% more effective when combined with Social Media oGoing's Social Media Management and Marketing Solutions will: 1. Connect and Engage with your Customers 2. Share Relevant Information and Content 3. Increase the Number of Qualified Leads 4. Deliver Real-time Customer Service 5. Generate New Business for your Products 6. Create a Trusted Brand for your Company 7. Obtain Better Reviews for your Services oGoing takes the guess work out of social media! You focus on running your business. oGoing delivers top-line marketing services that matter and accelerates your business. Why choose oGoing for managing your social media? 1. oGoing is the nation's leading business social network. We live social media 24/7 2. oGoing has been successfully managing social media services for clients for four years 3. oGoing...

Promotional products will give you a better return on investment than just about any other advertising medium. In fact, a recent study by the independent research company MarketTools, Inc. reveals that of consumers who had received promotional products ... 83% recall the brand or company advertised ... 75% remember the product or service ... 80% can clearly identify the type of promotional product they received … And 69% remember all three! But what’s most impressive is that 20.9% of those surveyed reported making a purchase after receiving a promotional product . That’s far superior to other forms of advertising such as print ads 13.4%, TV commercials (7.1 percent) and online ads (a dismal 4.6%). Go Green: Give your organization "Eco-cred" by marketing with organic, sustainable, recycled, bio-degradable or highly efficient promotional products! Get noticed: Put your brand message right in front of your customers, right where they work. Desktop Ac...

11 Innovation Ideas To Change Apple " The most important thing to Apple is to make the best products in the world that enrich customers’ lives . That’s our high-order bid. That means that we aren’t interested in revenue for revenue’s sake. We could put the Apple brand on a lot of things and sell a lot more stuff, but that’s not what we’re here for. We want to make only the best products. " Apple CEO Tim Cook (during the Apple earnings call on January 23, 2013) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of the top 20 innovators of the Innovation Index .  Apple stock got hammered after the earning s, and many analysts are predicting rough seas in the quarter ahead. Some are even questioning CEO T im Cook's vision and strategy. ( Check my earlier article: Why is Apple getting killed ? ) Here are my 11 Innovation Idea s to Change Apple: 1. Real new innovations - Apple needs to go back to the drawing board and create breakthrough products. Not just basic product refreshes, and adding c...