While online influencer marketing is my raison d’être, business development is my new jam. As you may have read previously in I put my Sales money where my CRM mouth is and remember to…
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Cryptocalypse Now: hacking from the future or a Y2K déjà-vu?
If you have not heard about quantum computing yet, you will very soon, from both likely and unlikely sources, including Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Staged or not, the explanation provided by Trudeau…
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50 Facts about online consumer behavior not to ignore
81% of consumers research online before buying. (GE Capitol) If the goal of marketing is to reach the consumer at moments that most influence their buying decision, then understanding online…
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Have you read studies recommending your blog posts should be around 2,000 words and thought, “How can I write THAT MUCH BLOG CONTENT all the time?” I hear you. I’ve…
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Web giants advocate for readers, and that’s a good thing
Big Internet utility companies are beginning to think a lot more like media organizations and government agencies, and that’s encouraging. The most recent evidence is Facebook’s decision to tamp down…
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Blog2Social removes all social sharing pain
You know all the hell I go through every time I publish a blog post? The hell I will go through after I hit submit on this post? The process…
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Why content marketing complements (but doesn’t replace) link building
Content marketing has often been conflated with link building. In fact, numerous SEOs have declared content marketing to be the new link building. But there’s one problem: Content marketing doesn’t…
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Janet Thaeler & Maryanne Conlin on Influencer Marketing
Yesterday I had a lovely chat with two fellow influencer marketers, Maryanne Conlin and Janet Thaeler. Both conversations were quite different but both really reassured me that my practice at Gerr.is and…
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I’m an influencer, pay me more!
Back in January I had the honor of being a guest on Shel Holtz‘s premier PR podcast, For Immediate Release. It must have gone well because I was back on a…
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If you post it will they come (to read your blog)?
I work harder promoting my online content than I do writing the posts themselves. And so does everyone else, including mainstream media. If you build it, they won’t come unless you…
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