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j.j. ramberg. welcome to "your business," the show dedicated to helping you grow your company. love it or hate it, social media particularly facebook is a big deal. and while there are endless questions right now about how it's been used and abused in the political world, in the business world, many entrepreneurs take it on faith that their company needs to be on social media if they want to stay in the game. we decided to take a closer look to find out what's the payoff? is social media really cost effective? it's a refrain we hear from almost every company these days. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter, join us on instagram, sign up for weekly updates. even on this show we say it every week. >> and don't forget to connect with us on all of our social media platforms as well. >> social media has been hyped for its ability to connect brands to consumers, increase brand loyalty, and boost sales. all for a bargain price. but does it work? for some it does. but it is not a slam dunk. >> the study that harvard business review published last year showed that following a brand

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j.j. ramberg and welcome to "your business," the show dedicated to helping your growing business. a little competition never hurt anyone. knowing that other companies are out there trying to grab a share of the market can certainly keep you on your toes, but now switch it up. imagine you are the only game in town. how do you motivate yourself to evolve and get better? we go to alabama for some answers. that's where the team at the unclaimed baggage center is trying to improve their customer service experience even though they have the market cornered when it comes to lost luggage. >> we're world class and you can't just step into that arena and try to compete with us. we own the market. we're really good at what we do and we're continually getting better. >> there is no other business like unclaimed baggage center in the country. >> we stock upwards of 7,000 unique items to your sales floor every single day all at a discount. >> this is the lost luggage capital of the world. >> it's the definition of one of a kind and customers absolutely love it. >> i don't think anybody was as e

j.j. ramberg and welcome to "your business." the show dedicated to helping your growing business. couple years ago we want to santa monica, california, to meet the founder of dog vacay. matches pet owners with pet sitters. their biggest competitor. we decided to head over to rover seattle headquarters to find out what it takes to smoothly merge two different cultures and two different teams and two different platforms in a way that makes sense for the company and the customers. it was just another regular work day at the santa monica headquarters of pet sitter booking company dog vacay. that is until it wasn't. >> that morning our ceo actually called an all hands meeting and brought the whole company in and sat us down and basically said, hey, we're being acquired by rover. which was kind of a shock for us. it was a shock for the employees. but not for the executive team. they had been working on this for years. aaron easterly dog vacay's biggest competitor had always considered the possibility of merging the two companies. >> does it make sense to put this thing together early? i

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