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October 10, 2013

Ask Rignite: How to Drastically Increase Your Social Engagement

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Here at Rignite, we have a department dedicated to answering your questions. We call this department ‘Glen.’ Ha! I’m kidding – our entire team is all hands on deck, working together to provide the best possible answer to each of the social media questions we get from fans and clients. Today, for the first time, we’re sharing some of these questions (and the answers, of course) with you. So, without further ado, let’s dive in:

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    September 5, 2013

    Inspiring Story of How A #SmallBiz With Thousands of Competitors Found A Way To Stand Out Using #SocialMedia

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    Have you heard the joke that goes:

    Q: How fast do you have to be to outrun a bear?

    A: Just a little faster than your hiking buddy.

    It’s not the funniest joke we’ve told in this space (or maybe, sadly, it is…) but it does serve to highlight an important point – standing apart is key to survival. But it’s not just key to surviving a race with a bear, it’s also critical for small businesses in …

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      August 22, 2013

      How A Small Business In A Niche Market Found A Big Audience On Social Media

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      Think building a large audience on social media is only for the big companies with broad appeal? Think again.

      While it’s true that many small companies, or companies with a more niche focus, choose not to bother with social media (or worse do it all wrong), there are tons of small businesses that are absolutely killing it on social media. After all, social media management is both a science and an art. It’s the companies that …

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        August 8, 2013

        6 Tips to Turn Followers Into Dollars using Social Media

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        The way we see it, prospects who have shown consideration of your product are just sales waiting to happen. They want to buy from you but are waiting for the right time and the right offer. They are just lurking out there … so how do you reel them in?

        Read on for our six best tips for converting your social followers into paying customers.

        1Closing the Sale Using Social Media Tip #1: Ask for the Sale

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          May 30, 2013

          How Businesses Can Benefit from Monitoring Social Media

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          Right this minute, in another corner of the Internet, your customers (and prospective customers) are instagramming what they ate for lunch, tweeting about their upcoming camping trip, pinning pictures of destination wedding dresses, and “liking” one of your competitors on Facebook.

          Sounds great right, so why should you care?

          The answer is simple: By sharing so much, your connected customers, potential customers and even your competitors are telling you everything you need to do to be more …

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            April 25, 2013

            Beyond the “Like”: How a Small Business Can Use Social Media to Drive Sales

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            If you watch ABC’s Shark Tank (there is no shame in admitting you’re home on a Friday night — Friday is the new Thursday! Or pretend you DVR’d it!), you may have seen Byron Young pitch CordaRoy’s — an ingenious bean bag chair with a bed inside. Yes, a bed inside.

            The sharks may not have been excited about doing a deal, but they all agreed the product was a great one. We adore this little-company-that-could …

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              April 4, 2013

              9 Advantages of Social Media for Business [Infographic]

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              Social media for business is usually considered a marketing function. But the advantages of social media can benefit all functions of your business throughout the entire customer life cycle.  Adopting social media across the organization can help businesses:

              Increase brand awareness
              Get more customers
              Increase lifetime value of their customers
              Keep customers happy
              Find new market opportunities
              Get their pricing strategy right
              Increase operational efficiencies
              Attract and retain talented employees
              Get industry insights to make better informed business decisions

              In this infographic below, we take a few …

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