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5 Ways to Handle Online Reviews to Win Customers

Why do online reviews matter? You already know that online reviews are feedback left by past customers on websites, but why should you even pay attention to them? There are hundreds of reasons why online reviews make a powerful online marketing tool. Most important of all is customer relationship management. Client satisfaction is the cornerstone…

Holiday Marketing Tips

If you missed The Grand Central District‘s Holiday Mixer, below are the tips we presented to help market your business during the holiday season:   Light Up the District! We’re encouraging all businesses to keep their lights on through the month of December. This helps unify district by displaying all of the storefronts. Promotes your…

Junior Leadership Manatee 2015-2016 Accepting Applications Now

Attention all high school sophomores!!  The Junior Leadership Manatee program is now accepting applications for the 2015-2016 class.  Applications must be postmarked by May 30, 2015 to be considered. Junior Leadership is designed for teens interested in becoming future leaders by enhancing their knowledge of community resources, current issues and other factors influencing the direction…

Mobile Matters

Food for thought: 330 Million Americans using some 200 Million smartphone devices who tend to use their smartphone as ones ‘life remote’.  A May 2014 study from Google revealed near 60% of consumers use Google search every month to find ‘local’ information in which 1 in 5 local searches leads to an in-store purchase.  These…

How to Set Up Google Alerts

About Google Alerts Google Alerts is a service that monitors the web for keyword topics you want to track, such as your name, company name, product name, etc.  Based on criteria you provide Google delivers the results to your e-mail. This service is useful for many reasons, such as monitoring the web for specific information…