{"id":1766,"date":"2024-02-21T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.worldwidebrands.com\/blog\/?p=1766"},"modified":"2024-08-06T15:11:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T19:11:57","slug":"talk-it-up-competing-with-big-online-retailers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwidebrands.com\/blog\/talk-it-up-competing-with-big-online-retailers\/","title":{"rendered":"Talk it Up! \u2013 Competing with Big Online Retailers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Communicating with your customers and&nbsp; potential customers is&nbsp;important.&nbsp;You do this&nbsp;to keep your business in front of them so they don&#8217;t forget about you. As a small business owner, you can&#8217;t afford commercials on TV or big billboards across the country, but you do have email &amp; social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Communicating about Products<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a new product?&nbsp;Blast all the social media channels about it! 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