Commentary on Bynder State of Content Report 2023, and More Small Business Digital Marketing News This Week

In this week's episode:

• State-of-Content-Report_2023_EN_Awareness.pdf
• Growth Story: Global mobile AR user devices 2019-2024
• Apple VR Headset to Run iPad, Sports Apps and Eye Scanning Feature at WWDC 2023
• Deloitte Insights predicts the metaverse will be an $80B market
  

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Preparing for Marketing During a Recession, and More Small Business Digital Marketing News This Week - Web and Beyond Live - July 19, 2022

In this week's episode:

• Here are all the new emoji that could come to your iPhone later this year
• How Connection and Community Are Changing Online Learning
• The Subscription Economy Is Growing. Can Your Company Adapt?
• Automating Your Webinars The Engaging And Delightful Way
• 6 Recession-Proof Business Marketing Strategies
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Each week, President of W3 Consulting, Managing Director of W3C Web Services (https://store.w3cwebservices.com) and host of Web and Beyond Community (https://www.webandbeyond.community) Ray Sidney-Smith broadcasts live to update you on the latest small business digital marketing and business productivity technology updates you need to be effective.

Happy National Independent Retailer Month, and Amazon Prime Day Begins Soon-July 11, 2022

In this week's episode:

• July is National Independent Retailer Month - Small Business Trends
• Increase Revenue With Digital Ads in Your Retail Space
• Cabinets.com Shoppers Can Remodel Kitchens Online | PYMNTS.com
• Follow These 7 Paid Marketing Steps to Fuel Your Startup's Growth
• Premarket stocks: This is what doomed Elon Musk's Twitter deal - CNN
• 5 More Deals You Need To See Before Prime Day 2022 Starts Tomorrow - IGN
• Walmart's epic Prime Day 2022 rival sale just dropped: Shop the 50+ best deals
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What's New at Google, June 2022 Edition

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Are You Listening (on Social Media)? and the Digital Marketing New This Week - June 6, 2022

In this week's episode:

• Blue Apron Launches Walmart eCommerce Offering
• eCommerce Chatbot Maker Zowie Raises $14M
• Sheryl Sandberg will step down from her role as COO of Meta this fall
• How YouTube built a better way to connect your TV and phone
• The Future of the Virtual Assistant
• Better Customer Experiences Through The Use of Journey Mapping
• Send to Kindle EPUB, Old Kindles drop support for buying books, new e-reader
• The State of Social Listening in 2022 – Improving Your Listening Process
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What's New in Social Media - May 2022 Edition

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Consumer Trends & the Future of Commerce 2022 Criteo Report Commentary, and the Digital Marketing News This Week

In this week's episode:

• Google launches My Ad Center for user ad personalization
• YouTube timed emoji reactions spreading more widely
• The 5 Essential Marketing Lessons From The Sharing Economy
• A Guide to Accepting and Managing Recurring Payments
• Current Market Trends For The Fastest-Growing SMB Industries
• Criteo Shopper Story 2022: Consumer Trends & the Future of Commerce
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Google Hardware, New Google Ads Format, and More Digital Marketing New This Week - May 16, 2022

In this week's episode:

• Google Testing New Ad Format With Swipeable Images In A Carousel
• Everything Google announced at I/O 2022 | Mashable
• YouTube’s memberships gifting feature launches Wednesday, but in beta to start - The Verge
• Biden announces new partnership to expand broadband access - The Verge
• Here is the new and improved Google Wallet
• 6 Ways to Boost Customer Satisfaction for Your Online Shop
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Web and Beyond Live - May 11, 2022

In this week's episode:

• Media CDN, modern extensible platform for immersive experiences | Google Cloud Blog
• Microsoft Advertising is rolling out Auto-generated remarketing lists and more
• Coming soon to a streaming service near you: Ads - Vox
• Amazon introduces Kindle EPUB support in the most ‘Amazon’ way possible
• Apple could be forced to support Google Pay and Samsung Pay | Macworld
• A US college is shutting down for good following a ransomware attack | Engadget
• Apple officially retires the iPod | TechRadar
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Web and Beyond Live - May 2, 2022

In this week's episode:

• Snap Pixy: hands-on with Snapchat’s selfie drone
• Google Says AI Generated Content Is Against Guidelines
• Opera browser now allows emoji-only web addresses
• Better Images Reduce Returns for Online Retailers
• Merchant processing fees could trickle down to shoppers
• Yelp introduces Keyword Boosting, rolls out Custom Location Targeting to all advertisers
• SBA Partners to Launch Small Business Digital Alliance - Small Business Trends
• SBA Now Operating a Women's Business Center in All 50 States - Small Business Trends
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WordPress Gets Full-Site Editing, WordPress Gets IndexNow Support via Plugin, and More Small Business Digital Marketing News This Week - Web and Beyond Live - January 10, 2022

In this week's episode:

• Is Your Workplace Disorganized?
• Crocs sees fourth-quarter sales up 42%, capping an 'exceptional year'
• EVA Foam Driving Loafers | Floafers
• QuickHire: Job Search, Hospitality Jobs, Service Industry Jobs & Retail Jobs
• The AR, VR future coming in 2022: What we learned from CES - CNET
• How to Build an Instagram Sales Funnel That Converts : Social Media Examiner
• What's new in WordPress 5.9 - a Reading list on Full-Site Editing and Block Themes. - Gutenberg Times
• Microsoft releases IndexNow plugin for WordPress
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CES Is a Forecast for 2022, and More Small Business Digital Marketing News This Week - Web and Beyond Live - January 3, 2022

In this week's episode:

• The flip side of the ‘great resignation’ — a small-business boom
• BlackBerry OS Will Bid Adieu on Jan. 4 | PCMag
• 'Tag Us in Your Photos!' How To Use Customer Photos | Constant Contact
• The Days of Calling on a Hotline Are Gone. Social Media is King.
• LastPass is going to become an independent company - The Verge
• You can now link Google Analytics 4 to Google Search Console
• Google Voice now lets you set custom rules for phone calls - The Verge
• CES 2022 Is Happening. Here’s What to Expect | WIRED
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Small Business Social Network Updates, December 2021 Edition - Web and Beyond Live - December 20, 2021 In this week's episode: For show notes and podcast, please visit https://w3cinc.com/7138 Join us in Web and Beyond Community! It's easy and free. Each week, President of W3 Consulting, Managing Director of W3C Web Services (https://web.w3cinc.com/) and host of Web and Beyond Community (https://www.webandbeyond.community) Ray Sidney-Smith broadcasts live to update you on the latest small business digital marketing and business productivity technology updates you need to be effective.

Pantone Color of the Year 2021 Is Very Peri, and the Small Business Digital Marketing News of the Week - Web and Beyond Live - December 13, 2021

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IndexNow Is Speeding Up Website Indexing for the Entire Web, and the Small Business Digital Marketing News of the Week - Web and Beyond Live - November 15, 2021

In this week's episode:

• The IRS is cracking down on digital payments. Here's what it means for you - CNN
• Funding Alert: U.S. Treasury Quietly Unveils Details on a New $100 Billion Small Business Aid Program | Inc.com
• FTC Sends Out Official Warnings to Over 700 Brands Over the Use of Fake Reviews | Social Media Today
• Bitcoin taproot upgrade: What it means for investors
• Stripe report tracks checkout changes, emergence of services like Klarna, Afterpay and more | ZDNet
• Start Your Own Amazon Subscription Box Business - Small Business Trends
• Announcing the Launch of the LinkedIn Services Marketplace | LinkedIn
• LinkedIn Lets Freelancers Promote Their Services For Free
• Take your project from to-do to done | Discover Trusted Providers on LinkedIn
• Google ‘My Business’ is changing to ‘Business Profile’, losing app in favor of web integration
• Twitter Blue is now available in the US - The Verge
• Clubhouse Launches a Replay Feature: What It Is and How It Works
• IndexNow is a Major Change to Search Engine Indexing
• Crawler Hints Update: Cloudflare Supports IndexNow and Announces General Availability
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Celebrating Veteran-Led Small Business With Patra Frame, Strategies for Human Resources - Web and Beyond Live - Nov 8, 2021 In this week's episode: National Survey of Military-Affiliated Entrepreneurs - Institute for Veterans and Military Families Highlighting America's Veteran-Owned Small Businesses – SBA's Office of Advocacy SBA Veterans Programs and Resources Office of Veterans Business Development Resources Entrepreneurship - Institute for Veterans and Military Families Service2CEO Programs — The Rosie Network Veteran-owned businesses Veteran Entrepreneur Portal - Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization 20 Resources for Veteran Business Owners Guide to Hiring Veterans Join us in Web and Beyond Community! It's easy and free. Each week, President of W3 Consulting, Managing Director of W3C Web Services (https://web.w3cinc.com/) and host of Web and Beyond Community (https://www.webandbeyond.community) Ray Sidney-Smith broadcasts live to update you on the latest small business digital marketing and business productivity technology updates you need to be effective.

Honoring Female-Led Small Business With Laura Hatcher, Laura Hatcher Photography - Web and Beyond Live - October 18, 2021

In this week's episode:

• Laura Hatcher Photography

1. Laura Hatcher Photography - Facebook
2. Laura Hatcher Photography LLC (@spikenavy) • Instagram
3. Laura Hatcher - LinkedIn

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• National Women’s Business Council
• Women’s Business Centers
• Small Business Development Centers
• SCORE
• MicroMentor
• BusinessAdvising.org
• HelloAlice
• Female Entrepreneurs: How and Why Are They Different?
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Where Is the Mall of the Future for Small Business?

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Insights from the State of Global Small Business Report, September 2021 Edition

In this week's episode:

• Google shuts down Plex banking service after less than a year | Engadget
• Managing harmful vaccine content on YouTube
• Vaccine misinformation policy - YouTube Help
• Ozy Media and the Limits of 'Fake it till you Make it' - The New York Times
• Startups have more options than ever to lower their reliance on venture capital | TechCrunch
• Sunday Wants to Make Restaurant Payments Free | PYMNTS.com
• Facebook Data For Good
• Global State of Small Business Report September 2021 - Executive Summary Deck
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Should Your Business Start Marketing With Text Messages? - Web and Beyond Live - September 28, 2021

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