If you’re in marketing, you’ve probably been tempted yourself. You’re not all that confident that what you are offering is all that exciting, so you might think that you need…
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Blogging 101
I’ve heard people say that blogging is so over now that Twitter is all the rage, but I don’t buy it. (If you’re reading this blog, you probably don’t either.)…
Read MoreHow can our products be remarkable?
Seth Godin is fond of saying that we must make our products and our companies remarkable, but it’s easier to say than to do (as Seth well knows). And I…
Read MoreBook review: The Art of SEO
I know I am the co-author of a search marketing book, but you really need to read this one, too. The Art of SEO: Mastering Search Engine Optimization is an…
Read MoreDoes your small business think local?
I’ve long tried to advise small businesses to find a specialty when they are prospecting for customers on the Web. They might have succeeded for years as the local business…
Read MoreJustify search budgets with a business case
A lot of folks asked me about a recent talk I gave at the Search Insider Summit, where I took some folks to task for treating SEO more like a…
Read MoreDo you innovate with customers in mind?
Innovation is a word that is thrown around a lot these days, but I see far too little innovation in the customer experience. A case in point is the Short…
Read MoreChecklist for Audio Podcasts
I run into folks all the time that are very well-spoken who wistfully exclaim, “If only I could write well, then I’d start blogging, too.” When I hear that, I…
Read MoreSearch keywords are your market segments
When I talk to traditional marketers, they are sometimes perplexed with how they put their skills to work. They understand messaging. They understand market segments. But they don’t know how…
Read MoreSEO gets no respect from John Dvorak
I think when you write a blog long enough, it’s possible to start to repeat yourself, and I am knowingly doing that today, but it’s not my fault. The reason…
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