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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Social Media Power Tips for Local Businesses

A recent Patch-sponsored discussion offered advice to local businesses about harnessing the power of social media to attract and keep customers.

Our Ultimate Social Media Extravaganza, at the St. Pete Pier, featured local social media and marketing experts last week. Here are practical tips from the meet-up to help market, brand and build your business or nonprofit. Michele Northrup, founder of Intensity Academy Gourmet Sauces. The so-called "Saucy Queen" says she did not spend thousands to build her business using traditional advertising. Instead she used free social media. Northrup sent five bottles of sauces to five international food bloggers. These food bloggers created salsa dishes and then tweeted the final salsas. Northrup says within hours, thousands of orders came in for her sauces. A successful business was born! Ebony Grimsley, owner of Above Promotions, encourages …

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Thursday, June 21, 2012

You're Invited to the Ultimate Social Media Party at the St. Pete Pier

Watch our video to find out why our social media party and business expo will help you drive customers to your business or non profit organization.

Patch has partnered with Localshops1 to offer an evening of social media power tips geared to small businesses from local experts plus great appetizers and entertainment. The Ultimate Social Media Marketing Extravaganza and Business Expo is July 12 from 6-9 p.m. at the St. Petersburg Pier and includes some well-known local special guests as well as great food from Bowled Restaurant's Michael Cecere. The cost is only $10 per person and free to LocalShops1 members. Register now to reserve your seat; tickets include seating to hear our panel of experts and keynote speaker, appetizers from Bowled and other local vendors, and free one-on-one advice with social media experts. Hot topics will include business websites, Facebook, Twitter and …

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