Search engine optimization (SEO) is not an easy task. We like to act like it’s easy because that’s what everyone (meaning those who want to do it but don’t know anything about…
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What 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…
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If you’ve finally gotten convinced of the effectiveness of search marketing yourself, it might seem a daunting prospect to prove its worth to your CMO, let alone your CFO or…
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Hire an SEO specialist, not a marketing generalist
What some marketing companies don’t seem to understand is that they can’t be good at everything. As Internet marketing takes off and traditional offline marketing like print and PR suffers,…
Read MoreTarget Twitter followers using a theory of everyone
Well, as you all know who read this blog, I am Cluetrainian. This means I put more trust in the value and impact of the online influencer long tail than…
Read MoreMoving things vs. moving ideas
All of our existing controls around content, intellectual property, and information exchange were developed when moving information around was an ancillary function to what mattered at the time: moving goods…
Read MoreHow you can break into digital marketing
Sometimes they email me out of the blue. Other times they come up to me after a speaking engagement. They always seem so appreciative that I would help, but to…
Read MoreFire for effect when you can’t get a bead on your market
I’ve run a social media marketing agency since Autumn 2006 so Gerris digital is almost five years old. In that time, we’ve learned quite a lot. One of my biggest…
Read MoreThe Internet industry sounds like Charlie Brown’s teacher
Do you remember Charlie Brown’s teacher from the classic Peanuts TV show of a better age gone by? Take a listen to Charlie Brown’s teacher’s voice and see if this…
Read MoreInterview with SCORE on search marketing
Many of you might be familiar with SCORE (originally the Service Corps of Retired Executives), which is a longstanding resource to U.S. small businesses, in partnership with the Small Business…
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