WordPress 3.5 “Elvin”

The latest WordPress upgrade includes lots of goodies but the most significant change is the process for uploading photos and creating/organizing galleries. Watch the video or read WordPress.org's blog post for all the details on this upgrade... … [Read more...]

Office Moxie in the News

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Office Moxie was featured in the April 2012 issue of MN Valley Business magazine. To read the article Email marketing more important than ever, click here>> MN Valley Business Article April 2012 … [Read more...]

Women’s Night Out to Benefit YWCA Girls on the Run

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The Zonta Club of Mankato, Business & Professional Women (BPW) and Women Executives in Business (WEB) are proud to announce that this year’s Women’s Night Out event will be held on Monday, April 23 at the City Center Hotel in Mankato starting at 4:30 p.m. The event will benefit the YWCA Girls on the Run program, which aims to educate and prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living. The evening’s entertainment will feature “Pour Your Heart Into Life,” a fun, enlightening, and inspirational presentation overflowing with heart, humor and hope with Julie … [Read more...]

5 Tips for Preventing Social Media Burnout

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Making the decision to add social media to your marketing plan was a good one. There’s no question that it’s a smart, cost-efficient method for creating awareness, attracting a loyal following, building a solid customer base and boosting sales. Businesses everywhere are quick to attest to its success. But now that you’ve jumped into the social media pool with both feet, how do you keep from getting overwhelmed by the added responsibility of maintaining your calendar and keeping your content both current and effective? Take a deep breath and discover these five ways to maintain your … [Read more...]

Office Moxie Named One of Constant Contact’s 2011 All Stars

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Office Moxie Named One of Constant Contact’s 2011 All Stars Office Moxie recognized for achieving exemplary marketing results for its clients MADISON LAKE, MN — March 20, 2012 – Office Moxie, an administrative and e-marketing service provider, has received the 2011 All Star Award from Constant Contact®, Inc., the trusted marketing advisor to more than half a million small organizations worldwide. Each year, a select group of Constant Contact customers and service providers are honored with the All Star Award for their exemplary marketing results. As a solution … [Read more...]

Email Marketing is NOT Dead

  If you're using email marketing as part of your overall marketing strategy, I highly recommend watching this interview with Chris Brogan. Chris shares a lot of useful tips in this short, three and a half minute video. "...where other people go wrong though is that they stuff the email so full and if we're reading them on 3" screens, that's not good anymore...one simple call to action."       … [Read more...]

The State of Email Marketing

The state of email marketing

Constant Contact put together a great infographic about email marketing. Click the image below to see it full-size -- once it appears on the new page, click it again to see a nice, readable size.                                                               … [Read more...]

Back to the Basics of Marketing

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This month's feature article, Back to the Basics of Marketing, is by Kurt Johnson. Kurt is one of the founders of Postcard Builder, which provides small businesses with an easy and affordable way to design, print and mail postcards. I have worked with Postcard Builder on behalf of a couple of my clients. You can see a sample of an open house postcard we worked on here. Back to the Basics of Marketing by Kurt Johnson It might be time to get back to the basics of marketing. What does that mean? It means start by doubting and questioning everything. Are your current marketing programs … [Read more...]

Recharge Your Email Marketing

Recharge Your Email Marketing

Here are some quick tips from Constant Contact for "Recharging Your Email Marketing". Click the image to enlarge it. … [Read more...]

Avoid Twitter Spam

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Are you getting a lot of spam from Twitter? If so, then you may want to check out TrueTwit. TrueTwit is a validation service for Twitter. If you decide to use it, keep in mind that this will create an extra step for people who want to follow you. However, those who are truly interested in receiving your Tweets won't mind the validation process. It's another good way to keep the robots from getting into your inbox. … [Read more...]

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