HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Signet Interactive, a leading provider of marketing, social media and advertising services for small and medium sized companies, announces the launch of their new microsite dedicated to helping local merchants take advantage of marketing resources and advertising for their companies as a part of Small Business Saturday®, a national awareness campaign that encourages consumers to "shop small" on November 24, 2012.
"Our SMB clients are an important part of our business, and the economy as a whole,” said Chris Mulgrew, Chief Strategy Officer of Signet Interactive. “We wanted to create a free resource that could help owners and operators generate more business. We are all part of the same ecosystem, and American Express has been the driving force behind bringing together other large corporations and brands like FedEx, Google and Facebook to help support these businesses."
The new Signet Interactive Small Business Saturday® microsite can be found at http://www.signetinteractive.com/smallbusinesssaturday.html and features:
- Information and statistics about Small Business Saturday®
- Tips to SMBs on how to promote business and special offers to customers in the week leading up to Small Business Saturday® and beyond
- Submission of small businesses and their offers to be promoted by Signet Interactive via their social media channels (between now and December 31, 2012)
- Scheduling of pre-written Facebook and Twitter posts for each day leading up to Small Business Saturday®
In conjunction with the efforts of American Express OPEN, Signet interactive is helping to promote Small Business Saturday® which is to help market and advertise small and medium business (SMB) on the Saturday between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. American Express, who created this holiday, reported a 28 percent increase in sales for small businesses in 2010 (the first Small Business Saturday) compared to the same date in 2009. This national movement urges shoppers to support small businesses during the holiday season and to raise awareness for these companies who drive a substantial percentage of the US economy.
In the trailing twelve months, commonly watched economic indicators illustrated a bifurcated recovery. While this may have increased a percentage of high income and employment, stagnation and unemployment persisted at middle and lower levels. In a similar fashion, the business sector saw a steady rise in profits for larger corporations, while the SMB sector did not gain as much positive traction, along with their customers. With the support of SMB by companies like Signet Interactive and American Express, it is hopeful that the SMB sector, as well as the economy as a whole, can make a stronger recovery in the coming months.
About Small Business Saturday®
Small Business Saturday® is a national movement urging shoppers to support small businesses during the holiday season. Created by American Express in 2010, Small Business Saturday® raises awareness for these companies who drive a substantial percentage of the US economy. The Small Business Administration (SBA) reports that the SMB sector produces over $6 trillion in GDP each year. The latest figures show that small businesses create 75 percent of the net new jobs in our economy and employ over 50 percent of all private sector workers.
Learn more about Small Business Saturday at American Express online: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/Shop-Small/
About Signet Interactive, LLC
Signet Interactive was established in 2011 as a full-service interactive consultancy bridging interactive, social and traditional mediums. Signet's distinctive services include strategy and message consulting combined with integrated channel communications and branding to achieve marketing and sales convergence. Signet's proprietary marketing system, The VeloCiti Program℠, helps clients get control of their online and offline messaging by focusing on the content publishing requirements for a website to maintain relevancy in the major search engines – impacting their company's visibility and speed of doing business at a local level. Signet plans, authors and publishes the visual, video and written content for each client's multi-channel marketing mix based on their proprietary, results-driven methodology.
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