People are freaking out about the new Google Search. Online marketplaces that have historically been very profitable in the past have dropped off a cliff for many companies, be it…
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Mobile app vs mobile website? What’s better for you? 14 decision makers
The numbers show marketers are rushing into mobile. The numbers also indicate they are leaping before they look. So, if you want to know what’s better for your business: Mobile App…
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Many of you buy paid search ads–they work and you’re smart to use anything that works. But sometimes I see techniques that just don’t make any sense when you break…
Read MoreIs Vine a breakthrough in video?
Every few months, there is a new “latest and greatest” in digital marketing. Lately, you might be hearing lots of buzz around Vine, the six-second video platform acquired by Twitter….
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We love to hear clients talking about social media, SEO, blogging and email marketing, but too often the conversations we hear center on “doing” social media, for example. “Pinterest is…
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Are you surfing the social media wave (or are you too far ahead or behind)?
Social media marketing and digital PR consultants spend too much time paddling and not enough time surfing. Let me explain: it’s my opinion that social media and digital marketing strategists spend…
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Guest blogging has become a common practice among those in the SEO industry. This is because guest blogging, at its purest, provides an opportunity for a mutually beneficial relationship between…
Read More6 Tips for making your content more shareable
I’ve been writing pithy columns like these for a long time. And there will always be a place for short-form writing, as well as longer articles and stories, whether it…
Read MoreAre you trying to help your customers? Or fool them?
You’ve probably heard about this social media stuff on the Interwebz. Your customers are talking about you when you screw up. You heard about that, right? Well, it means that…
Read MoreWant more readers? Create content that’s newsworthy
Anytime I read about content marketing, the phrase “compelling content” inevitably appears. No one ever bothers to define it, and writers seem to accept that marketers know what it means. Because…
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