Most of you know that I serve Converseon as Chief Strategist, and I’ve watched Converseon’s great research team pull insights from social media conversation that have astounded me. But some…
Read MoreOptimizing your site information architecture (IA) for Panda
Last time I wrote about cleaning house and freeing up Google’s index for your best content. That’s a great antidote to Panda’s negative ranking factors that punish cluttered websites. But…
Read MoreIs your social media marketing about listening or talking?
I know you. You’re spending all of your social media marketing budget on promoting your brand, products, and services; that’s fine except you’ve either forgotten — or never knew —…
Read MoreWhat Are Your Customers Saying About You?
A couple of weeks back, I had the great honor of presenting at the RKG Summit, where I explained some of the issues around social media listening. I’ve been the…
Read MoreSearch marketers battle Panda, Penguin, and other Google animals
You’ve probably heard about the various black-and-white animals that Google has named its new search ranking algorithms for. First, in early 2011, it was Panda. Panda used human raters and…
Read MoreLet your B2B content run free–the case against gating
Yesterday, in this very space, my friend Ruth Stevens made the case for “gating content”–placing your best stuff behind a registration or contact form so that you mine your Web…
Read MoreTo gate or not to gate, that is the B-to-B content marketing question
There’s a spirited debate in B-to-B marketing about whether it’s best to give away information (aka “content,” like white papers and research reports) to all comers, versus requiring web visitors…
Read MoreKeep blogging even after you resent your blog
There’s no reason to ever let your blog go fallow. Unlike leaving farmland unsown for a period in order to restore its fertility as part of a crop rotation, there’s…
Read More5 Tips to get your online marketing ready for swimsuit season
What does summertime have to do with your waistline and your business? Well, if your business is at all seasonal, you’re gearing up for summer traffic peaks or slower demand…
Read MoreAgile Marketing
My monthly Biznology® Webinar Wednesday was called “Agile Marketing.” I talked for 30 minutes about how to “Do It Wrong Quickly” in digital marketing. It sounds odd, but the most…
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