Social Media Marketing Tips

According to the NY Times, there are 1.97 billion internet users worldwide, and 266.2 million in North America alone. 600 million people worldwide have Facebook accounts, and over 25 billion tweets were tweeted last year.

Simply put, it is no longer something we can ignore. But where do we start? Here’s some food for thought from The Loud Few: Is social media right for me?

Some of you have started social media accounts and have gotten frustrated by lack of results. If so, take a look at Six Reasons Why You’re being Social Media Ignored.

To polish up on your copywriting skills, check out www.copyblogger.com. This blog is the standard for information on writing persuasive blogs, attracting customers, and writing amazing copy.

Finally, if you want some ideas of how to get started, take a look at people who are using social media well and take a move out of their playbooks.

Tom Howe teaches a great seminar at Mercy Corps Northwest on Social Media Marketing. But sign up soon, this one fills up quickly!

New Video: Seeding Food Carts

Directed by Matthew Winthrop
Produced and Edited by New Sky Productions

More and more, individuals in Portland are looking to food carts as an inexpensive alternative to starting up a restaurant. Even with the lower start-up costs, however, food cart owners often need help getting the capital to start up. Mercy Corps Northwest is dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs like these. We believe in supporting our local food industry, our local business owners, and in finding creative approaches to business and employment in a recession.