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Looking for real advice to grow your business? You’ve come to the right place.From hard-hitting facts to interesting antidotes, our blog tells you the best ways to market your small to medium-size business. Learn tips to make your social media soar, amp up your online presence, or motivate your team to take it to the next level.
What is Your Value Proposition?
I know what you’re thinking: my what now? There are endless buzzwords, meaningless jargon and empty terminology that surround the world of online marketing, and there may be a temptation to simply throw “value proposition” in that same category. But the idea of a...
Referrals: Your Best Salespeople are Your Customers
Everyone’s got “a guy.” Even if that guy isn’t, strictly speaking, a guy, we tend to let people know when we have a guy. Lost a few shingles in a storm? I got a guy. Run-in with a shopping cart that left a nice dent in your car? I got a guy. Need to get that home...
4 Mind Hacks You Can Use to Sell Online
Business ultimately comes down to communication. Whether you’re in sales or marketing, your job is to make sure the other party understands your business and knows the value your service or product can bring to them. It doesn’t matter if you’re remodeling kitchens or...
Do Hashtags Still Matter?
In a high-tech world where communication with almost every living soul is available at the push of a button, the hashtag is a decidedly low-tech solution. When you think of the millions of lines of computer code powering so many aspects of our lives today, they are as...
Bold City Best is Back! Is your business prepared?
Nominations for Jacksonville.com’s Bold City Best competition begin June 3rd! Encourage customers to vote for you with branded gear, including vinyl banners, personalized posters and business cards, social media promotion, and much more! Learn more about...
Employee Spotlight: Meet Leann
At Times-Union Media, we work to create strong partnerships with our local customers, understanding their specific goals and creating custom solutions that add value to their business. Our mission is to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our readers and...
How To Create Short Videos People Will Watch
In the online realm of social media marketing, video is quickly becoming the currency of the kingdom. Not only has Facebook made subtle changes to its algorithm to boost placement of video, Instagram and Snapchat have begun moving beyond static images to videos. In...
National Small Business Week: 2018 Shop Local Jax Winner Announced
Times-Union Media brought their Shop Local Jax contest back this year in partnership with 121 Financial Credit Union. During April, local small businesses had the chance to enter to win up to $10,000 in custom advertising and digital marketing solutions! We truly...
Workshop: Learn How to Create a Strong Digital Presence
Partners Connect live stream Are you ready to take your small business to the next level with digital marketing? In honor of National Small Business Week, Times-Union Media is partnering with 121 Financial Credit Union to host a free Google workshop to help you...
Local Businesses: Win $10,000 in Custom Marketing Solutions
Enter the free Shop Local Jax contest today! We're excited to launch the Shop Local Jax contest for a second year! This year, we've teamed up with 121 Financial Credit Union to host this contest in honor of National Small Business Week. As a community-focused,...