{"id":634,"date":"2016-01-05T20:47:18","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T20:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/condimentmarketing.com\/?p=634"},"modified":"2016-08-09T21:32:41","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T21:32:41","slug":"recommended-food-biz-marketing-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/condimentmarketing.com\/recommended-food-biz-marketing-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Recommended Food Biz Marketing Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here we bring you our best recommendations for online resources, tools, and apps for making food business marketing a little easier, a little more effective, and great for you making your food biz look BIG.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Consumer Research<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/insights\/consumersurveys\/home\">Google Consumer Insights<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewsocialtrends.org\/\">Pew Social Trends<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Content<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagomanualofstyle.org\/home.html\">Chicago Manual of Style<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/frontify.com\/\">Frontify<\/a> (style guide tool)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/tr.grammarly.com\/aff_c?offer_id=3&amp;aff_id=7103\">Grammarly<\/a> (automated proofreading)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.textbroker.com\/\">Textbroker<\/a>\u00a0(buy inexpensive web content and articles)<\/p>\n<h3>Email<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/bLqOIL\">MailChimp<\/a>\u00a0(newsletters)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.google.com\/\">Google Apps for Business<\/a> (business email addresses)<\/p>\n<h3>Food News<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/food.einnews.com\/\">EIN Food Industry News<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.epicurious.com\/services\/rss\">Epicurious RSS Feeds<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fnic.nal.usda.gov\/news\/rss-news-feed\">USDA News Feed<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Graphic Design<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fotolia.com\/partner\/205101676\">Fotolia<\/a> (stock images for purchase)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fotolia.com\/partner\/205101676\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiverr.com\/s2\/0884fdf47b\">Fiverr<\/a>\u00a0(inexpensive outsourcing)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiverr.com\/s2\/0884fdf47b\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gimp.org\/\">GIMP<\/a>\u00a0(open source software similar to PhotoShop)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.picmonkey.com\/\">PicMonkey<\/a>\u00a0(DIY graphic design)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Main_Page\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a> (free photos\/images)<\/p>\n<h3>Pay-Per-Click Advertising<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/adwords\/\">AdWords<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Public Relations<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apstylebook.com\/\">Associated Press Style Guide<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prweb.com\/\">PRWeb<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Search Engine Optimization<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/moz.com\/tools?gclid=COuZ5NrmvskCFQoKaQodFwQEpQ\">Moz Tools<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/yoast.com\/cat\/seo\/\">SEO Yoast<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Social Media Tools<\/h3>\n<h4>Social Competitor Comparison<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/simplymeasured.com\/free-social-media-tools\/\">Simply Measured<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sumorank.com\/fb-page\">Sumorank<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Social Research<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/analytics\/\">Google Analytics<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/trends\/\">Google Trends<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/trendsmap.com\/\">Twitter Trends Map<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Social Scheduling, Monitoring, and Reporting<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hootsuite.com\/\">Hootsuite<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Y5eqtS\">Sprout Social<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Surveys<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/forms\/about\/\">Google Forms<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/\">Survey Monkey<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Web Mention Alerts<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/alerts\">Google Alerts<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.talkwalker.com\/alerts\">Talkwalker Alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Web Development<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thecondimen.bigcommerce.com\/\">BigCommerce<\/a> (e-commerce websites)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sporkhosting.com\/\">GoDaddy<\/a>\u00a0(domains and hosting offered through our partners at Spork Marketing)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>These are The Condiment Marketing Co.\u2019s preferred food business marketing tools. 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