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Joy Gendusa
is the founder and CEO of PostcardMania, a marketing juggernaut that specializes in direct mail, email and website development. When she isn't orchestrating small business domination or flying around the country to share her marketing expertise, she can be found enjoying sunny Clearwater, FL with her husband and two sons.



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Health Blog Website Design Analysis ― Irvine, CA

Health Blog Website Design Analysis ― Irvine, CA

As always, these small business website design analyses are here so you can see examples of website designs that incorporate all of the 5 essentials of business website design. I’m your host Shannon Johnson (PostcardMania’s Web Design Specialist), and my … Continue reading

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AdWords Ad Copy: Best Practices for Maximizing the Character Limit

AdWords Ad Copy: Best Practices for Maximizing the Character Limit

Pay Per Click (PPC) ads don’t leave you a lot of room for copy. You get 25 characters for the Headline, 35 characters for the URL, and 35 characters for each of the two lines of body copy. That’s not … Continue reading

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Business Blog Post Ideas: Introduce Yourself to More Sales

Business Blog Post Ideas: Introduce Yourself to More Sales

A lot of small business owners don’t use a blog, because they don’t know what they would write about. I’m here to tell you, a blog is one of your most important online marketing assets. You really can’t afford to … Continue reading

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Google AdWords Targeting Options (Part 2): Choosing Ad Criteria

Google AdWords Targeting Options (Part 2): Choosing Ad Criteria

Welcome to part two of our series breaking down Google AdWords targeting options! In this second installment, we are going to take a look at the 4 best targeting criteria you can use for your image ads to present them … Continue reading

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Expert Email Marketing: An Interview with Joseph Putnam (Part 2)

Expert Email Marketing: An Interview with Joseph Putnam (Part 2)

Even though email marketing has been around for a while now, there are still a lot of myths and misconceptions that surround this marketing channel. I was lucky enough to get a sit-down with email marketing expert Joseph Putnam, Owner … Continue reading

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Is Your Marketing Simple Enough?

Is Your Marketing Simple Enough?

Our world gets more complex and chaotic by the day, and consumers are getting sick of it, according to Forbes Magazine. They named simplicity in their “Top 5 Surprise Marketing Trends in 2013.” You probably know exactly what they’re talking … Continue reading

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Understanding EdgeRank, Part 1: What Is EdgeRank?

Understanding EdgeRank, Part 1: What Is EdgeRank?

You may have come across the term EdgeRank when reading about Facebook marketing, but didn’t really understand it. More likely, you have never even heard the term at all until now. That’s why I’m doing this two part blog series. … Continue reading

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Pool and Patio Website Design Analysis ― Pensacola, FL

Pool and Patio Website Design Analysis ― Pensacola, FL

As always, these small business website design analyses are here so you can see examples of website designs that incorporate all of the 5 essentials of business website design. I’m your host Shannon Johnson (PostcardMania’s Web Design Specialist), and my … Continue reading

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Google AdWords: Keyword Tips for More Effective Campaigns

Google AdWords: Keyword Tips for More Effective Campaigns

With Pay Per Click advertising, your use of keywords is the key to your success, especially with search ads. Ads are more effective when they are targeted at a very specific group of prospects. When you target specifically, you can … Continue reading

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Small Business Blogging Tips: Creating Valuable Content

Small Business Blogging Tips: Creating Valuable Content

One of the main reasons small business owners don’t use a blog to market their business is they don’t know what they should write about. However, business blogs are such a valuable marketing asset for a small business. Those who … Continue reading

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