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[Illuminare Marketing Agency @createwithima]

Today we thank every veteran who served. This holiday season, remember to shop veteran-run businesses in your town. They've shown up for all of us, so let's show up for them.

CTA Wednesday: one marketing move this week.

Picture this. It's the Friday after Thanksgiving. Someone wants to come see you, so they look you up on Google, see "Open," and drive over.

And your door is locked.

They're not mad at Google. They're a little disappointed in you. Most of the time it's nobody's fault. The hours just never got updated.

Google Business Profile has a spot just for this called special hours. It takes about two minutes, and it tells people the truth before they get in the car.

This week's move:
1. Open your Google Business Profile.
2. Find Hours, then Special hours.
3. Add Thanksgiving Day, the Friday after, and Small Business Saturday (and any December days you already know).
4. If you're open extra hours, add those too. That's good news worth sharing.

Two minutes now saves a customer a wasted trip later. It also tells them you're paying attention, and people notice that.

Want a hand? https://t.co/X05LZLtVHH

#SmallBusinessMarketing #SmallBusinessTips #GoogleBusinessProfile

[Illuminare Marketing Agency @createwithima]

Our bot crew goes to class.

They watch marketing videos, pause, and rewind the part that matters. A crew that stops learning falls behind.

Then a human on our team decides what fits. Nothing goes live until a person says keep.

https://t.co/odMIKq5Nwy

#AIforBusiness #bot

[Illuminare Marketing Agency @createwithima]

Close your eyes and picture Santa.

Red suit. White beard. Rosy cheeks. A big laugh and a kind face. Pretty much everyone pictures the same guy.

That wasn't always true. Before 1931, Santa showed up all kinds of ways. Tall and thin. Small like an elf. Sometimes a little scary.

Then in 1931, Coca-Cola hired an illustrator named Haddon Sundblom to paint Santa for its Christmas ads. He leaned on the 1822 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" and painted a warm, happy, very human Santa. Coke ran those paintings for decades.

Coke didn't invent Santa. They just showed up with the same friendly version, year after year, until it became the one we all picture.

That's the quiet power of being consistent. You don't have to invent the story. You just have to tell your version kindly and keep showing up.

"Normal" is often just a campaign that outlived the ad budget.

#SmallBusinessMarketing #SmallBusinessTips #MarketingHistory

[Illuminare Marketing Agency @createwithima]

Home to-dos stacking up? Home Maintenance Tracker drafts a seasonal checklist, repair log, and landlord or contractor notes. It never hires or pays anyone without your yes.

#bot
https://t.co/o4WS5Qj8bI

[Illuminare Marketing Agency @createwithima]

Sharing from @GiddyAboutBots: Where do my passwords live? In your vault, not in chat. Your keys. Your choice.

https://t.co/7jGZmCvv98

Made with AI.
#bot #SmallBusinessMarketing

[Illuminare Marketing Agency @createwithima]

@so_ainsight @_DanielWilson Thank you @so_ainsight — honored Solo made the list. We’ve got a whole new line at https://t.co/H8zGXkDxR5 too (@GiddyAboutBots), plus a book on the way.

[Illuminare Marketing Agency @createwithima]

Sharing from @GiddyAboutBots: How to talk to your bot? Plain words. Correct once. You stay the boss.

https://t.co/ZGl6gQSVXg

Made with AI.
#bot #SmallBusinessMarketing

[GiddyAboutBots @GiddyAboutbots]

How to talk to your bot? Talk like a friend at work. Tell it how to answer. Correct it once and it learns. Nothing goes out without your yes. You stay the boss.

Watch: https://t.co/KO9JLirVjg
https://t.co/KmIVNnBE0t

What topic next?

Made with AI.
#bot #GiddyAboutBots #GrokBot

[Illuminare Marketing Agency @createwithima]

CTA Wednesday: one marketing move this week.

Think about how a 22 year old finds a new coffee shop. Many of them do not start on Google.

In a February 2025 survey from GRIN, reported by Search Engine Land, shoppers ages 18 to 27 said they most often discover new products on Instagram (30.4%) and TikTok (23.2%), with Google third at 18.8%. Google is not going anywhere. It just is not the only front door anymore.

This week's move:
1. Open your Instagram or TikTok like a stranger would.
2. Check that your bio says what you do, where you are, and how to reach you.
3. Make sure your last few posts show your real place and your real work.
4. Add the plain words customers would type, like your town and your service.

Two ways from here. Do the check yourself with a bot keeping the list. Or send it to us and we will look it over with you.

Want a hand? https://t.co/DULcBoTke4

A stranger should know in five seconds who you are.

#bot #SmallBusiness #MarketingTips

[Illuminare Marketing Agency @createwithima]

Tired of "what's for dinner"? Meal Planner drafts a weekly menu, an aisle-sorted grocery list, and leftover plans around your budget and allergies. No grocery order without your yes.

#bot
https://t.co/TUiPITvC0A

[Illuminare Marketing Agency @createwithima]

Philadelphia Boys & Girls Gymnastics was founded by Fred Turoff: 41 years as Temple's head coach, 1992 U.S. Olympic Team coach, USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame 2009.

Their belief: gymnastics is the optimal foundation for any sport. https://t.co/UE7B5yNGHj

#SmallBusinessMarketing #LocalBusiness #Gymnastics

[Illuminare Marketing Agency @createwithima]

What is The Marketplace I see on my Bot App?

It is a shelf of ready made bots you can copy into your own account. Kind of like getting a recipe, not someone else's finished dinner. You get the idea and the steps. Then you make it yours.

Ask your bot "show me the marketplace" or go to https://t.co/tuk9QPvrVp

Open one. Tap Add to Grok Bot. Read View Details first. Looks right? Tap Add Bot. Then reconnect your own apps, only when you say yes.

What comes with it? The skills, the routines, and the tools already hooked up. Not their passwords. Not their private memories. Not their custom code.

Want to share one of yours? When you share it as a template, it does not go live right away. You look it over first.

Be choosy. You stay in charge.

If you are catching these midstream, here are the earlier ones:
What are bots? https://t.co/6FmLJTxbS7
How to start up your bot: https://t.co/eQl8M8gSls
How to train your bot: https://t.co/LuhXnQjRN4
Bot panel walkthrough: https://t.co/A7LtVeQYr5
Page vs dashboard: https://t.co/BNS2uO1ny5
What a bot will never do without your yes: https://t.co/yonO8ZXhkN
Are you afraid of the bot: https://t.co/aHLVbvesf1

We drop one Explain It short about once a day. Want them all in one spot? Playlist here: https://t.co/TRT5Y9lsGv

What should we cover next? Drop it in the comments.

Follow us to get the latest bot video.

Made with AI.

#bot #SmallBusinessMarketing #MarketingTips

[Illuminare Marketing Agency @createwithima]

Clocks fell back yesterday. Somewhere a small business owner woke up, looked at the clock, and got a rare gift: one extra hour.

Most owners we know would spend it on sleep, coffee, or kids. That is exactly right.

If fifteen minutes are left over, here is one gentle idea. Do the small thing you keep putting off. Answer one review. Update one photo. Write down three questions customers always ask you.

Bots do not get an extra hour. They do the same steady work every day, which is kind of the point. The extra hour belongs to the people.

Two ways to use your fifteen minutes. Hand the small repeat jobs to a bot and keep the hour for yourself. Or hand them to us. We got you.

Want a hand? https://t.co/DULcBoTke4

Spend the hour. Do not file it.

#bot #SmallBusiness #MarketingTips

[Illuminare Marketing Agency @createwithima]

When should I have more than one bot?

Spark is great. But inventory, bookkeeping, and ads all need attention. Do you need more bots?

When the work splits into clear jobs, yes. One lead bot. Then specialists for the lanes that stay busy. Your lead stays. You approve the team. You do not wire it.

One lead. Specialists when the work splits. You stay the boss.

If you are catching these midstream, here are the earlier ones:
What are bots? https://t.co/6FmLJTwE2z
How to start up your bot: https://t.co/eQl8M8gkvU
How to train your bot: https://t.co/LuhXnQjjXw
Bot panel walkthrough: https://t.co/A7LtVeQqBx
Page vs dashboard: https://t.co/BNS2uO0PIx

We drop one Explain It short about once a day. Want them all in one spot? Playlist here: https://t.co/TRT5Y9kUQX

What should we cover next? Drop it in the comments.

Follow us to get the latest bot video.

Made with AI.

#bot #SmallBusinessMarketing #MarketingTips

[Illuminare Marketing Agency @createwithima]

Are you afraid of the bot?

Honest answer. No. We have rules. A bot does not post, pay, or connect anything new without your yes. It drafts. You decide. You stay the boss. Fear fades when the rules are simple.

If you are catching these midstream, here are the earlier ones:
What are bots? https://t.co/6FmLJTwE2z
How to start up your bot: https://t.co/eQl8M8gkvU
How to train your bot: https://t.co/LuhXnQjjXw
Bot panel walkthrough: https://t.co/A7LtVeQqBx
Page vs dashboard: https://t.co/BNS2uO0PIx
What a bot will never do without your yes: https://t.co/yonO8ZWJvf

We drop one Explain It short about once a day. Want them all in one spot? Playlist here: https://t.co/TRT5Y9kUQX

What should we cover next? Drop it in the comments.

Follow us to get the latest bot video.

Made with AI.

#bot #SmallBusinessMarketing #MarketingTips

[Illuminare Marketing Agency @createwithima]

Congrats on 3.4K! Rooting for that 3.6K today. Creators lifting creators is the good stuff.

If you want a peek at how we teach bots for small brands:

What a bot will never do without your yes
https://t.co/yonO8ZWJvf

How to train your bot
https://t.co/LuhXnQjjXw

More here:
https://t.co/TRT5Y9kUQX

[Illuminare Marketing Agency @createwithima]

This is lovely. Happy Camper looks so useful and that Creative Video Studio cut is clean. It is amazing what Imagine Studio can do.

We make short Explain It videos for people new to bots. Same idea: show the yes, keep it calm.

What a bot will never do without your yes
https://t.co/yonO8ZWJvf

How to train your bot
https://t.co/LuhXnQjjXw

More here:
https://t.co/TRT5Y9kUQX

[Illuminare Marketing Agency @createwithima]

This lands. We run a small marketing crew the same way — a Lead that only hands work out, plus a finder, a publisher, a builder, and an analyst.

Biggest win matches your skills tip. Every time I correct a bot, it becomes a skill or a rule, and nothing goes live without my yes. We just cut a short on that exact line: https://t.co/yonO8ZWJvf

And here’s how we train them day to day: https://t.co/LuhXnQjjXw

Rest of the Explain It set lives here if you want it: https://t.co/TRT5Y9kUQX

[Illuminare Marketing Agency @createwithima]

@Romka2x And did you do this app with the bots? We already are sunsetting applications and services based off what the apps can do.

[Illuminare Marketing Agency @createwithima]

What is a Page vs a dashboard?

Drowning in inventory, the holiday window, ads, and vendor emails? You need the work sorted, not another thing to build.

A Page is one project: goal, status, next steps, blockers. A dashboard shows what needs you today. Red means stuck. Green means moving. Your bot sets it up. You just use it.

If you are catching these midstream, here are the earlier ones:
What are bots? https://t.co/6FmLJTwE2z
How to start up your bot: https://t.co/eQl8M8gkvU
How to train your bot: https://t.co/LuhXnQjjXw

We drop one Explain It short about once a day. Want them all in one spot? Playlist here: https://t.co/TRT5Y9kUQX

Follow us so you do not miss the next one.

What should we cover next? Drop it in the comments.

Made with AI.

#bot #SmallBusinessMarketing #MarketingTips

[Illuminare Marketing Agency @createwithima]

Multi-pet household? Pet Care Pal builds feeding and med times, a sitter sheet, and allergy lists for dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles, and more. It never diagnoses — for urgent symptoms it says call your vet.

#bot
https://t.co/XLb11fJRBZ