{"id":138,"date":"2012-01-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/marketdc\/discover-how-to-grow-your-biz-with-social-media\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T18:53:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T18:53:33","slug":"discover-how-to-grow-your-biz-with-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/marketdc\/discover-how-to-grow-your-biz-with-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover How to Grow Your Biz with Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Discover How to Grow Your Biz with Social Media<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Mass consumer adoption of social media<\/strong>: There are more than 800 million active Facebook users, 80% of all Americans use a social network and Americans spend more time on Facebook than any other U.S. website (Nielson). Your customers are there. These are numbers you just cannot ignore.<\/p>\n<p>A significant 61% percent of small businesses are landing new customers through <u>social media<\/u> activities (Crowdspring). Plus, more than 70% of small businesses using social media see increased traffic and more than 60% improve search rankings (<em>2011 Social Media Marketing Industry Report<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Small Biz Success Summit 2012 is a live <em>online<\/em> conference <\/strong>that will empower your small business to use social media to gain more exposure, increase traffic, better engage customers (and prospects) and increase your sales. The <strong>world\u2019s leading small business social media pros will show you how.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>The event is spread over multiple weeks from February 1 to February 23 (and fully online).\n<\/div>\n<p>Join <strong>28 experts<\/strong>, including including <strong>John Jantsch<\/strong> (author, <em>Duct Tape Marketing<\/em>), <strong>Anita Campbell<\/strong> (founder, Small Business Trends), <strong>Michael Stelzner<\/strong> (founder, Social Media Examiner and author, <em>Launch<\/em>), <strong>Mari Smith<\/strong> (co-author, <em>Facebook Marketing<\/em>), <strong>Jesse Stay<\/strong> (author, <em>Google+ for Dummies<\/em>), <strong>Hollis Thomases<\/strong> (author, <em>Twitter Marketing<\/em>), <strong>David Siteman Garland<\/strong> (founder, \u201cThe Rise to the Top\u201d and author, <em>Smarter, Faster, Cheaper<\/em>),<strong> Joe Pulizzi<\/strong> (founder, Content Marketing Institute and co-author, <em>Get Content, Get Customers<\/em>), <strong>Brian Clark<\/strong> (founder, Copyblogger Media), <strong>Lee Odden<\/strong> (founder, TopRank Online Marketing), <strong>Ramon Ray<\/strong> (founder, Small Biz Technology and author, <em>Technology Solutions for Growing Businesses<\/em>) and <strong>Lewis Howes<\/strong> (co-author, <em>LinkedWorking<\/em>)\u2014just to mention a few (scroll down to see full list)! The event is spread over multiple weeks from February 1 to February 23 (and fully online).<\/p>\n<p>Secure <em>your<\/em> spot in the <em>largest <\/em>online professional development conference <strong>for small business owners and marketers<\/strong>seeking to master social media. By attending this online summit, you will:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><strong>Discover the best and newest ways to market your small business with Facebook, Google+, <a href=\"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/blogging\/\">blogging<\/a>, LinkedIn, Twitter and video marketing<\/strong> (no guesswork\u2026 you benefit from the wisdom of those who\u2019ve gone before you)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Learn how to create a smart social media marketing plan<\/strong> (discover how to draw masses of people to your small business)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Uncover how to sell your products and services via social media<\/strong> (you\u2019ll learn how to turn fans and followers into customers)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Find out how to track and measure your social media return on investment<\/strong>(so you\u2019ll know precisely what\u2019s working!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>See how successful social media campaigns were executed<\/strong> <strong>by other small businesses<\/strong> and how you can achieve similar results (play-by-play steps provided)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Learn how to creatively grow and engage a loyal social media following<\/strong> (gain raving fans who become your standard-bearer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Learn how to <strong>Integrate social media activities with your other marketing efforts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gain a leg up on your competitors<\/strong><strong>, helping you stand out<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ask <em>live<\/em> questions and get answers<\/strong> (you speak live to the experts\u2014no chat boxes)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Learn in your spare time and eliminate travel <\/strong>(you participate via the Internet in live sessions that are spread over multiple weeks\u2014plus <strong>recordings and transcripts are provided<\/strong>!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Network with your peers<\/strong> and share experiences <strong>via a private and exclusive LinkedIn group<\/strong> (more than 1600 people joined our private LinkedIn group at our summer summit)<\/li>\n<li>Become part of a genuine community of business owners and marketers just like you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So the big question is this: <strong>What do experienced small business owners and marketers <em>know<\/em> and <em>do<\/em> with social media that makes them so successful?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you knew that\u2014<strong>if you knew step-by-step how the pros create and execute their social media plans to attract high-quality customers and achieve success\u2014you could simply duplicate what they do<\/strong> and achieve similar results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That\u2019s what the Small Biz Success Summit 2012 is all about<\/strong>. We\u2019ve brought together the most successful small business social media practitioners and asked them to reveal their success secrets to YOU. And it\u2019s all live!<\/p>\n<p><strong>And the best part? You <em>don\u2019t<\/em> have to spend a small fortune on travel, meals or a hotel to attend<\/strong>. The conference is <em>completely online<\/em>. You \u201cattend\u201d from the comfort of your own home or office, using your computer to <em>watch, listen and participate<\/em> in the presentations and networking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is my Social Media Ten Commandants<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Here is a PDF on the Schedule SmallBizSuccessSummit2012<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200px\"><strong>Debbie Clark<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Online Marketing Coach<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\u260e(480) 330-9373<\/div>\n<p>www.debbieclarkonline.com<\/p>\n<p>www.howlearn2.info<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><em>Produce 10-15 FREE leads per day by leveraging the simplest and best working internet strategies <br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover How to Grow Your Biz with Social Media Mass consumer adoption of social media: There are more than 800 million active Facebook users, 80% of all Americans use a social network and Americans spend more time on Facebook than any other U.S. website (Nielson). Your customers are there. 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