Rising Star Events - Online Promotions and Advertising

How to Advertise Your Business for Free Most marketing experts recommend that businesses spend anywhere from 2 to 5 percent of their gross sales on advertising. But if you're still growing your business, you might not have the budget for large ad campaigns, or you might be focusing your capital on other areas. You too can take advantage of free ways to reach potential customers and advertise your business. Method 1 - Marketing Online 1  Start a web presence.  Harness the power of the Internet to draw attention to your business. The web is full of free outlets that can potentially reach hundreds of thousands of consumers . You can Make a Free Website to provide information about your business and market your products and services. A business email address is important. You can Make an Email Address for Free. On every email you send out for your business, have a small 3-4 line signature at the bottom (add this in Settings). Include links to your business' websi

Establishing and building a customer following is extremely important in the business world today. If you want to strive to be the Q-Tip or Kleenex of your industry then developing a strong and loyal customer base is extremely important. This will keep your competitors far away from you in the eyes of your customers. There are several ways you can create and share content that will strengthen your relationship with your customers. Do what makes sense for your brand and think of ways to make it creative and fun! Videos Videos are a fantastic way to engage and evoke emotion behind your content. Most companies use videos through social media to generate engagement, raise brand awareness, define a brand’s position and personality. Several more creative brands have showed us different ways videos can be used in search and social media channels. There are plenty of great brand examples using Vine, Instagram and YouTube to share videos to their followers. Find out what your cus

Did you know that having an engaged, active, and  growing Facebook community  is one of the best ways to succeed in direct sales? But, we all get stuck sometimes on WHAT to post to get our direct sales Facebook groups talking! I’ve put together the ultimate list for you. Here are 101 Facebook group engagements post ideas for you to use! Facebook Group Engagement Post Ideas Tell me what you just did and add “like a boss” Name a candy that starts with the 1st letter of your 1st name Describe yourself using emojis only What was the last book you read? Post the last picture you saved to your phone Name a song with a color in the title Drop an emoji that describes your Friday night Storytime! Using only 2 words keep the story going in the comments What is the weather like where you are today? What is your biggest pet peeve? What is your favorite food to eat? Describe your upcoming weekend plans using song titles What is your superhero name? Color of your pants + object to y

How to Create Pinterest Pins for your Direct Sales Business Who loves Pinterest as much as I do? I have spent the last few years using  Pinterest for my Online Event business . Creating my own original pins helps to  funnel  fresh eyes to my blog events and  Facebook page . Have you been creating your own pins only to see they are not getting shared? Frustrating right? My aim is to help you out. Here are 4 key things to remember when creating Pinterest pins for your direct sales business. Vertical Layout Most Pinterest users are on a mobile device and use the Pinterest app. The app favors vertical pins and populates them in the smart feed. Horizontal pins are smaller and have a lower repin rate so vertical is the way to go. Use a graphics platform like   Canva  to create awesome vertical pins. They have a Pinterest template made in the optimal dimensions for Pinterest pins. Browse the Pinterest templates and use them for inspiration for your own original pins.