Have you ever wondered whether big events have any effect on how marketers reach their audiences? Under normal circumstances, some people are clicking on your ads while others are riveted…
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How do I avoid the duplicate content penalty?
It can be an enticing solution to a costly problem. You need content to draw searchers to your web site, but who has the time and money to write all…
Read MoreWhen are you operating in public?
I had several people talk to me about my recent post, “Do you know how to operate in public?” State Farm was embarrassed when a private letter was publicized in…
Read MoreMy boss says, “Raise my revenue 25% in six months!”
I recently got an e-mail from someone with a plaintive question. He just got a new job as the Internet marketing person at his firm. The boss waltzed in and…
Read MoreWhat does your business stand for?
Sometimes you see something that helps put into perspective a whole class of behavior that makes no sense. I’m talking about the bland kind of corporate good citizenship that is…
Read MoreDo you know how to operate in public?
A large insurance company runs on policies, and many employees at insurance companies and other businesses follow these procedures without thinking. That might have worked once, but today, everything your…
Read MoreIs it time to reassess your linking strategy?
Link juice. Organic search luminaries love to explain what it means and why you need it—it’s than hard-to-measure respect that search engines convey on Web sites that get high quality…
Read MoreDoes honesty in business pay off?
My wife and I ordered breakfast in a busy diner and the waitress returned the omelets we had ordered, except my wife soon discovered that hers had the wrong kind…
Read MoreUntangled web: The internet keeps changing marketing
I listen to people constantly lament about all the awful things that the Internet has wrought, from cyberbullying to identity theft to arcane new scams that only a rocket scientist…
Read MoreWhat’s a Facebook fan worth?
I’ve had a few clients ask me recently what a Facebook fan is worth. I hate seeing the crestfallen looks on their faces when I tell them, “Zero.” They are…
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