I talk to folks about social media all the time. One of the things that I notice right away is the fear. Most people are worried that they don’t know…
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Untangled Web: Why white hat SEO is the way for you
Marketing has always had an element of deception, even to the point that commentators believe that search marketers are nothing more than spammers. So-called “black hat SEO” has persisted for…
Read MoreFor ranking algorithms, AdAge is no Google
As someone who has worked on ranking algorithms, I know how difficult they are to develop. No, check that. They are easy to develop. They are hard to develop only…
Read MoreHow important is Google+
Google had a small announcement this week. It would have been a big announcement for most companies, but Google isn’t most companies. I mean, a big announcement for Google would be an…
Read MoreHow do you break into SEO?
If you are in this business long enough, someone will come up and ask the question. To some of them, it is the most important question in their lives: “How…
Read MoreWhat does “Do It Wrong Quickly” really mean?
I was privileged to keynote the Webdagene event here in Norway this morning, and they requested that I talk about “Do It Wrong Quickly Marketing” (link to slides), which I…
Read MoreWhy Zagat might be a smarter purchase for Google than Yelp
By now you’ve heard the news that Google has purchased Zagat Reviews. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Zagat, it has a worldwide set of reviews that travelers…
Read MoreSocial media across the organization
I got a chance to speak Friday at a great event in Copenhagen along with speakers from Berlingske, Denmark’s national daily newspaper, and Facebook. My topic was how companies can…
Read MoreDo you know how to calculate your conversion rate?
I had a great time yesterday delivering the keynote at the Wednesday live conference in Stockholm, which featured an all-too-typical show of hands. First, I asked how many of the…
Read More“Unemployed need not apply” is dumb
You might have seen the blogosphere and the Twitterati starting to chirp about this one. My home state of New Jersey is trying to regulate it. I’m talking about the…
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