The Customer Magnet Series: Attracting customers when they're ready to buy – event recording now available.

Presented by Pitney Bowes Google

With customers gearing up for the holidays and end-of-year spending, now is the time small and medium-sized businesses need to ask themselves two very important questions: How will I attract these customers? And how will I get them to buy from me?

We Can Help

Our live-streamed panel discussion focused on what businesses can easily do to attract, and capture, the customer who is ready to buy.

The panel discussed key issues businesses face when getting from wanting more customers - to effectively getting those customers. The experienced panel provided easy-to-implement solutions and shared first-hand experiences and ongoing support to help businesses expand their customer reach and help attract and acquire new customers.

Panel members

  • Small business communications expert Jeff Crouse, vice president and general manager, small and medium business, Pitney Bowes
  • Tim Freeth, specialist on maximizing local search, Google
  • Melinda Emerson, best known as the SmallBizLady on Twitter, seasoned entrepreneur, small business coach, and author of "Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months: A Month-by-Month Guide to a Business That Works"
  • Misty Young, owner of a chain of diners in the Reno, Nevada area and a savvy social media and online marketing practitioner. Recently profiled in The New York Times.

    • Moderated by Gene Marks, author of weekly columns and blogs for Forbes, The Huffington Post, Inc.com and Philadelphia Magazine, read by thousands of small and medium sized business owners around the country, and a small business owner himself.

      Recap of the Event

      Small Business Tips & Information

      Want more information focused on helping small businesses communicating with customers? Visit www.pbsmartessentials.com

Questions from the Event

How to manage messaging across the web?

Video Response by Justin Amendola, Misty Young and Gene Marks

What does it cost to reach customers through social media?

Video Response by Jeff Crouse, Melinda Emerson and Tim Freeth

What's most important to know about reaching customers?

Video Response by Gene Marks, Jeff Crouse and Misty Young

How to get more customers to buy from a direct mail ad?

Video Response by Gene Marks, Jeff Crouse, Justin Amendola and Misty Young

Should every business be on Facebook?

Video Response by Gene Marks, Jeff Crouse and Misty Young

Meet the Panelists

Jeff Crouse - Pitney BowesJeff Crouse
Vice President and General Manager, Small and Medium Businesses
Pitney Bowes, Inc

Tim Freeth - GoogleTim Freeth
Head of Industry
Google Adwords
Google

Melinda Emerson - SmallBizLadyMelinda Emerson
Author, Speaker and Straight-Forward Small Business Coach
SmallBizLady

Misty Young - Squeez InMisty Young
President/Chief Marketing Officer
Small Business Owner
Squeeze In

Event Moderator
Gene MarksGene Marks
Columnist, Author, and Small Business Owner
The Marks Group, P.C.