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Mike Cope – Learn about Social Media Outreach of Heartbeat Ministries

The Marketing Twins at 1429 Creative proudly announce that Mike Cope (new to Heartbeat Ministries) will be our featured guest on the upcoming edition of the “Double Take LIVE Broadcast!”

LIVE EVENT:  Tuesday, July 28th, 1pm CST

Register for FREE! (click on image below)

DTLB - Mike Cope

Small Business Marketing: Twitter

If you haven’t figured out why to use Twitter, you need to try it.   It’s a social message utility or micro-blogging platform that is so versatile for small business.

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First all, scan your eyes to the RIGHT SIDEBAR of this page (maybe scroll down just a little bit) and look for how you can follow Randy and Donny on Twitter.  Do that first.  I mean, you’re already here, why not see how The Marketing Twins use Twitter.

Secondly, if you want to understand Twitter in plain English, the folks at Common Craft can help.

While using Twitter, someone shared with me this resource from a Houston Search Engine Marketing and Optimization group offering 10 Examples of Creative Twitter Uses (pardon #3, but substitute another “industry”-how can you link prospects to you more personally?)

If someone has another creative Twitter use, I’d love to hear it!  Or do you have an idea on how Twitter could help a business?  For example, what if an automotive repair shop used Twitter to update customers on the status of their car.  You could send out tweets during the day about promotions (exclusively for Tweeters).  If you are a temp agency and have jobs available, you could tweet what positions are hiring.  Even a grocery store could tweet various specials during the day (again, exclusively for Tweeters – it’s a small part of building community and brand loyalty).  Gas prices drop?  Your favorite gas station should let everyone know!  So many uses . . .

John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing was also commissioned by Microsoft to write a “Twitter for Business” guide.

 These are also good to know:

https://twitter.com/search/users (find users based on username, first or last name)

http://search.twitter.com/ (find people based on content)

http://www.twitterlocal.net/ (find all Twitters based on location, city)

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SPECIAL TWITTER OFFER:  If you are needing help in getting set up on Twitter, we can help!  For a low price of only $75, we will work directly with you in a one-hour session to help you get on your way to Tweeting for Business Success.  Contact us to take advantage of this special Twitter offer!

Obviously, this is a good place to start for beginners – there’s a thousand applications and tools that are Twitter-related.  Get started today!

-Randy

If you didn’t obey above, do it NOW!  Follow Randy and Donny on Twitter.

FIREPROOF Interview with Stephen Kendrick – Instant Replay available!

DOUBLE TAKE LIVE BROADCAST - Stephen Kendrick, “FIREPROOF”

We’re excited to release the Instant Replay of our interview with Stephen Kendrick, Co-Producer of the hit, inspirational movie, “Fireproof”!

CLICK ON IMAGE ABOVE FOR REPLAY INSTRUCTIONS / CLICK PLAY ON PLAYER BELOW TO HEAR US!

Your Marketing Plan for ‘09 – Now’s the time

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Ok, so we are now officially 3 full weeks into the new year – have you developed your marketing plan for 2009?  If you haven’t, it’s time NOW to jump in with both feet.   Don’t let these struggles from 2008 continue in 2009:

  •  ”I don’t know who my target audience is so I’ll just advertise to everyone”
  • “I know I need a website that works 24/7 but I can’t afford it”
  • “I want to do email marketing but I don’t know what to write for each newsletter”
  • “It seems like everyone is getting on Facebook, but I don’t know how to use it for my business”
  • “Blogging seems like a good way to show my expertise but I’m not sure how to get started”
  • “My brand is important but my logo and other marketing collateral doesn’t reflect my business”

The Marketing Twins want to help you in 2009 and we can address all of these and other marketing struggles you may be facing.  And we can do this in an affordable and practical way.  We aren’t stuffy, high-priced marketing executives who charge an arm and a leg (and in some cases both legs!).  We are a Fort Worth-based company and we were born and raised in Texas so we understand how to treat people.  We feel confident that we can help you face your marketing challenges so that 2009 is your best year yet!

So go ahead - get your goggles on, your flippers on the right feet, your snorkle adjusted . . . and jump in!! 

Randy and Donny Vaughn
The Marketing Twins at 1429 Creative
themarketingtwins@1429creative.com

www.MarketingTwins.com