Last week, I was lucky to join Joe Apfelbaum of Ajax Union and Ben Kirshner of Elite SEM on a panel (ably moderated by Jules Kibbe of TicketNetworkDirect) for the Ticket Summit on the recent…
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Can Google succeed at everything?
A couple of months ago, I laid out Google’s emerging strategy to compete with everyone and everything, and to do it all solo. Unlike competitors (even large ones such as…
Read More2 huge search marketing risks in 2012—and what to do about them
If you’re like most businesses, your 2012 marketing plan relies heavily on search engine marketing. Both paid and natural search continue to offer businesses excellent growth opportunities for the foreseeable…
Read MoreHoliday season 2011 is over–Are you ready for 2012?
Whoa there, big fella!!! What do you mean that the holiday season of 2011 is over? It just got started? Heck, we’re still in the same calendar week as Cyber Monday…
Read MoreAmplify your good message with GaggleAmp
In order to keep on the cutting edge of social media I tend to play a lot. Experimenting keeps Gerris digital au courant. Several months ago I received a Twitter…
Read MoreContent is the foundation of a good link building strategy
There are two parts of a search engine optimization campaign. The first involves keyword research and optimizing the actual website by incorporating selected keywords naturally into the content and meta…
Read MoreMaximize your SEO benefit on Google+ in 8 simple steps
Let me boil my last post, Google Plus was born prematurely and you should take advantage, down to practical pieces. Part of what makes a technology premature is that you…
Read MoreGoogle’s new strategy: We do everything
Several years ago, I wrote a post called What’s Google’s Strategy? where I broke down the search giant’s real business model: advertising anything everywhere. And while I have had more to…
Read MoreInbound marketing the way God intended
Last week I asked my management team if what we do at Gerris digital is inbound marketing. Sara Wilson, my COO, told me yes, that our digital PR strategy of…
Read MoreUntangled Web: Why white hat SEO is the way for you
Marketing has always had an element of deception, even to the point that commentators believe that search marketers are nothing more than spammers. So-called “black hat SEO” has persisted for…
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