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Before engaging in social media marketing, SMEs need to be clear about what they are trying to promote.

Before engaging in social media marketing, SMEs need to be clear about what they are trying to promote.

OFT threatens crackdown on dodgy Twitter marketing Debt management companies could be prevented from contacting consumers through social media after a regulator review revealed “widespread problems with misleading advertising”.?

Social media is such a huge part of small business marketing these days, we just can’t resist sharing the latest whenever we can. (6 hours ago)

Among the tools available to small businesses to market and leverage their brands to a larger audience, the easiest to use is probably Twitter. With posts, or tweets, limited to just 140 characters, Twitter is a fast and easy way to communicate and boost your brand. (15 hours ago)

Facebook has taken the world by storm and, far from being nothing more than a way to keep up with college or high school friends, it has become a powerful tool for small businesses as well. (24 hours ago)