Facebook has been getting a heck of a lot of buzz lately as the social networking site continues to add value for brands and small business owners. Late last week they improved local ad opportunities for SMBs and just yesterday they announced a partnership with Eventbrite to help business owners monetize events advertised on the site. The combination helps to make Facebook an even more attractive marketing channel for SMBs to utilize.

Last month, we discussed the basic underpinnings of positioning, that cornerstone of personal marketing that creates an indelible image of you in your prospect’s mind. However, we understand that to many people (including some advertising professionals), positioning is still a hazy concept. So we’re going to show you, step-by-step, how to create an exploit your powerful, unique marketing position.

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The underlying theme in all this, which might better have been introduced first, is that it costs less to sell more to existing customers than it does to sell more by acquiring new customers.

Your current customers already know and trust you. That gives you the chance to establish your expertise and experience, which will differentiate you from your competitors.