Upward Climb | Local Marketing for Business http://www.upwardclimb.com Providing Growth Strategies for Small Businesses Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:56:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 3 Tips To Generating More Sales With Your YouTube Video http://www.upwardclimb.com/1493/3-tips-to-generating-more-sales-with-your-youtube-video/ http://www.upwardclimb.com/1493/3-tips-to-generating-more-sales-with-your-youtube-video/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:33:15 +0000 Steve Querio http://www.upwardclimb.com/?p=1493 Unless you've been hibernating in a cave for the past 5 years, you know that the use of video is exploding.  The main platform that has allowed that growth to occur is YouTube. Now this isn't your grandpas YouTube anymore.  It's not just about watching angry cat videos or skate boarders crashing into garbage cans [...]

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]]> http://www.upwardclimb.com/1428/why-you-should-never-create-fake-online-reviews/feed/ 0 Are Online Reviews Important For Your Business Success? http://www.upwardclimb.com/1403/review-process/ http://www.upwardclimb.com/1403/review-process/#comments Sat, 09 Mar 2013 15:09:41 +0000 Steve Querio http://www.upwardclimb.com/?p=1403 Most businesses would understand that an excellent reputation is important.  In fact, with the number of consumers searching online for products or services, it becomes understandable that there very next steps would be to review the online reputation of the business that they are thinking about using. But, is that really true?  Do consumers really [...]

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]]> http://www.upwardclimb.com/1403/review-process/feed/ 0 New YouTube Channel Rolling Out http://www.upwardclimb.com/1376/new-youtube-channel-rolling-out/ http://www.upwardclimb.com/1376/new-youtube-channel-rolling-out/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:47:02 +0000 Steve Querio http://www.upwardclimb.com/?p=1376   Seven YouTube channels now have the new channel layout that we talked about last week, and we appear to be heading for even more "Google-plussing" of the site, as these channels all have mostly a plain white background with a simple banner at the top, and a few sections underneath that include "Recent Activity," "What to Watch Next," [...]

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]]> http://www.upwardclimb.com/1353/growing-your-business-with-google-plus-local/feed/ 0 Are Customer Reviews Hurting Your Business? http://www.upwardclimb.com/1134/are-customer-reviews-hurting-your-business/ http://www.upwardclimb.com/1134/are-customer-reviews-hurting-your-business/#comments Sun, 09 Sep 2012 16:37:18 +0000 Steve Querio http://upwardclimb.com/?p=1134 Customer Reviews Can Impact Your Business Reputation Whether you're an author, speaker, small business owner or major corporation, your brand is everything. Get some negative press and you can really lose some business.  Earn more positive customer reviews and you can generate more sales. In fact, a September 2012 publication reviewed a study at UC [...]

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]]> http://www.upwardclimb.com/1134/are-customer-reviews-hurting-your-business/feed/ 0 Free Webinar – The Top 10 Ways to Use Video to Market Your Business http://www.upwardclimb.com/1328/free-webinar-the-top-10-ways-to-use-video-to-market-your-business/ http://www.upwardclimb.com/1328/free-webinar-the-top-10-ways-to-use-video-to-market-your-business/#comments Sat, 08 Sep 2012 15:51:27 +0000 Steve Querio http://upwardclimb.com/?p=1328 Free Business Webinar The Top 10 Ways to Use Video to Market Your Business Video marketing can provide your business with a powerful way to get your message out.  Those using it correctly can have a distinct advantage. Join us on Tuesday, September 18th at  1:00 CST for our free webinar to learn and implement [...]

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]]> http://www.upwardclimb.com/1330/free-webinar-how-to-turn-your-google-local-page-into-a-magnet-for-new-customers/feed/ 0 Free Business Online Reputation Webinar http://www.upwardclimb.com/1325/free-business-online-reputation-webinar/ http://www.upwardclimb.com/1325/free-business-online-reputation-webinar/#comments Sat, 08 Sep 2012 15:33:26 +0000 Steve Querio http://upwardclimb.com/?p=1325 Free Business Webinar Warning: Are Negative Online Reviews Costing You Sales? Your online business reputation is more important than ever!  A few bad reviews can really hurt your business.  So, how does your business deal with them? Join us on Thursday, September 13th at 12:00 pm CST for our free webinar to learn and implement [...]

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