Rachel Philips is the Business Development Manager at Search Engine Guide. In this video, Christina “CK” Kerley interviews her about the Small Business Marketing Unleashed conference series. Rachel discusses the various locations of the show and the reasons for each. SBMU is about “exploring opportunities” and making your business better. Watch the full interview for more information.

Amber Tardiff is the Marketing Director for the Law Offices of Joel Schwartz as well as an assistant to Wendy Piersall of Sparkplugging.com. She attended both SBMU Houston and SBMU Columbus to learn how to incorporate new ideas into the traditional marketing mix. Amber now has knowledge of social media, viral marketing, and low-cost tools and is sharing it with others. Get all the details in the SmallBusinessNewz interview with Amber Tardiff.

In this day and age of constant communication with social networks and such, every business needs to adopt social media as part of their overall strategy. In this video from SBMU Columbus, Amber Naslund of Radian6 discusses how most businesses feel unworthy or that they lack enough content to pursue social media. Amber counters that argument and says every business is unique and interesting. Find out more in the SmallBusinessNewz interview with Amber Naslund.

Craig Sutton of BrightWeb Marketing attended both SBMU Houston and SBMU Columbus and received great benefits from each. Craig said he has gathered information about communicating with his customers through blogging and social media. Analytics is another important area that was brought to Craig’s attention at the show that many people do not take seriously. Watch as Craig discusses these ideas and how he learned to further them as a result of SBMU.

Social media is now a must for businesses of all sizes. Sites such as Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook are essential for business branding and marketing. These sites are a great way to build and strengthen relationships and lower your risk. In our video interview with Christina Kerley “CK”, founder of ckEpiphany Marketing, she explains how these sites are used as “strategies that bring us closer to our customers.” She discusses the approach that should be taken toward social media and the importance of branding. Check out the video above for more insights from CK.

With so many tools available, it’s hard to discern which ones are worth investing your time and money. In this video interview, Matt McGee explains the theory that expensive tools aren’t always effective tools. There are many less expensive tools that still get the job done. This information is helpful for small businesses since they typically have a shoestring budget to work with. Watch this video for more information from Matt McGee.