Design @ Metal

A multi-disciplined branding design principal at Metal with extensive experience in corporate branding, personal branding, print, annual report, web, social media, mobile, blog, content, monetization, ecommerce, and retail merchandise design. Obsessed with strategic entrepreneurial thinking with a clear understanding of branding, marketing and business strategies, my designs were published in top publications such as Graphis, CA, Print, How and Archive. I will share my favorite projects, interesting things on design, business, technology, inspiration, and social media marketing for big and small business here.

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Double revenue in four months? How?

Talked to a friend of mine the other day. She owns restaurants. What she shared with me was very interesting. Thought I passed it along to other small business owners. Her revenue doubled in four months hitting her five-year goal in less than a year.

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Design @ Metal is about design, business, technology, social media, inspiration.

Metal is a strategic multidisciplined design firm in beautiful San Francisco.

What to do in a crowded market?

Find new ways to sell your product.

Forging new effective sales channels for your product can help diversify your brand and attract more customers.

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Why use linkedin for your small business?

If there’s one social media platform that perhaps doesn’t get the attention it deserves, it’s LinkedIn. Yes, most professionals and employees of Fortune 500 companies have put up their profiles and enjoy interacting with others within the site, but many people still remain skeptical about the value of LinkedIn. This is especially true when it comes to small business owners – most of them aren’t using LinkedIn to its fullest potential.

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Ever wonder how the Facebook “like” works?

With some understanding, it will help you know how to use Facebook to market your brand.

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Get bold. How to build a social business.

Ten years ago there was a significant shift in the way people interacted with each other: the web came to the workplace and became a serious business tool for organizations in industries of every kind.

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How to be perceived as expert

How To Ensure You Are Perceived As An Expert
Being an expert though never being appreciated as such is possible. Being knowledgeable is not enough; one also needs to be recognized for that knowledge. This is a common problem and one you may be experiencing. You have done your 10,000 hours, made mistakes and learned your lessons. Nevertheless, your clients or boss fail to recognize the knowledge and experience you have accumulated.

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Many people claim to be experts, but only few invest thousands of hours of work to become one.

Have you ever wanted to take a client by the collar, shake them around vigorously and demand that they take you seriously because you are the expert? If so, you are not alone. Whether you consider yourself an expert and want recognition or are looking to one day become one, you need to step back and ask why being perceived in that way is important.

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Generating leads on linkedin

While the early adopters flock to Google+ and our kids and moms become power-users on Facebook, LinkedIn is where business gets done. Execs from all Fortune 500 companies are there…

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Generating sales lead using Facebook and Twitter

When Jim Amos announced the opening of Tasti D-Lite’s new store in Nashville last July, he got an unexpected publicity boost. Country music star and Nashville resident Taylor Swift took it upon herself to promote the opening, sending an enthusiastic Twitter message to her 800,000 followers on the social networking service. “We’re getting a Tasti D-Lite in Nashville,” Swift wrote. “YES!!”

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Successful use of social media

If you’re NOT using social media to help you in your work, then all I can do is direct you to 2002, because that’s where your workflow lives. Your competitors, co-workers and clients are all using social media, which means if you’re not, you’re getting left behind. Social media isn’t just a time waster, and it’s not just Facebook and Twitter – there are many different ways you can use it to advance your business or career. Some ideas to use social media to help your grow.

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Ways to prevent your blog from failing

Let’s say that a couple of months ago, you decided to really start drinking the inbound marketing Kool-Aid, and you took the plunge: you started a business blog. You put in the time to get it going, published a few posts, and waited for the leads to start rolling in.

So why haven’t you noticed a difference? What happened to the results? WHERE ARE ALL THE LEADS?!

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Making money with Social Media part 2

Branding Within Applications
The best way to use apps is to create something that is functional such as a calculator, entertaining such as a game, or provides some sort of social connection such as an app just for your community. Your app can be fee based or you can give it away to build a relationship with customers.

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Making money with social media

                      

While monetizing social media is difficult it is not impossible. There are companies that are getting the word out about their brands using social media and are turning a profit.

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Helpful tips on Facebook wall posting

When done correctly, Facebook wall posts can generate buzz about your brand, offer insight about your customers and drive traffic to your website. However, it’s not that simple.

The tough thing is finding the right content and using it to create conversations on your Facebook Page. Here are some I find helpful.

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How to maximize social media.

Efficiency is key to small business success, and social media can provide the tools to help you do more. Here are five ways that smart businesses are using social media.

1. Discover potential partners
You may already be using LinkedIn to stay in touch with business associates, but the real power of this popular social networking site is in letting you go beyond your inner circle by tapping into new relationships.

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