© Can Stock Photo Inc. / EpicStockMedia If you are in a traditionally “cool” business, like a coffee shop, indy bookstore, or juice bar, it’s likely you have scads of skinny jean-wearing hipsters hanging around your store. But if you’re reading this article, most likely you don’t but you know you need them. There are roughly 75.3 million Millennials in the United States. This number outranks the 74.9 million Baby Boomers. For a successful future, your business needs the young

Video content has exploded as a marketing tool and if you’re on the sidelines wondering why, it may help to know that according to eMarketer, daily time dedicated to digital video watching (for adults) has increased exponentially over the past 5 years. From a measly 6 minutes a day in 2010, to 55 minutes in 2014, we’re certainly getting our time in front of the screen. But it’s not just the amount of time spent that causes marketers to flock to this medium. According to a rep

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Photo credit: Baker County Tourism Early pioneers who helped settle and tame the Wild West had to overcome many challenges as they made progress toward success. Planning enough food and water, avoiding wild animals, maneuvering through Indian territory, overcoming disease, and arriving safely and successfully before inclement weather hindered their progress, were just a few of the factors to consider before loading up the wagons and heading out. Those who headed west were dri

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One of the things marketing consultants and business coaches will tell you is to be yourself on social media and in your blogging. Let your tone come through and allow people to get to know you. Your personality will help you stand out. And it does, whether you have a good one or a bad one. But since you don’t want to potentially alienate customers you should know there are two extremes when it comes to marketing – the job candidate approach and the like-it-or-leave-it approa

It’s time to roll out the red carpet for the best businesses, nonprofits and dining experiences on the Eastside. Cast your votes at www.theeastside.news/vote or drop off paper ballots at select Eastside businesses or The Issaquah Press office, 1085 12th Ave. NW, Suite D1, Issaquah. The 2016 contest is expanding to include coverage areas from all four Issaquah Press Group newspapers. Readers can submit and vote on their favorite businesses in Issaquah, Sammamish, the Snoqualmi

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Part of telling your business story – and encouraging customers and potential customers to know, like, and trust you – is to share personal things that your audience can identify with. As is true in building any relationship, with social media for business it is important to let people in. You want them to see your business (and you) as someone who “gets” them and understands what they want and need. However, you can share too much. Even with the increased desire on behalf of