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Paid and Organic Search Marketing
Google’s Leaked Search Algorithm: Implications for User Privacy, Business Strategies, and SEO Practices
The recent leak of over 14,000 features and ranking signals used in Google’s search engine has sent shockwaves through the technology and privacy communities. While the trove of information provides unprecedented insights into how Google ranks web pages, it raises serious questions about the company’s data collection practices and commitment to user privacy. Key insights from the leak suggest that…
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Sales and Marketing Training
B2B Lead Scoring: From Rules-Based Models to Predictive Intelligence
In B2B marketing and sales, not all leads are created equal, and treating them as such wastes time and resources. That’s where lead scoring comes in. Lead scoring is a methodology for ranking prospects based on their potential value to the business, typically to determine sales readiness. It’s the bridge between generating leads and prioritizing them intelligently. Over the past…
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Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
Four Common Characteristics With Companies Who Transformed Their Digital Marketing
I recently had the pleasure to join the CRMradio podcast with Paul Peterson from Goldmine, discussing how companies, both small and large, are leveraging digital marketing. You can listen to it here: https://crmradio.podbean.com/mf/play/hebh9j/CRM-080910-Karr-REVISED.mp3 Be sure to subscribe and listen to CRM Radio, they’ve got some amazing guests and informative interviews! Paul was a great host and we walked through quite…
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Content Marketing
The Psychology Behind Irresistible Content: Harness These Two Triggers for Maximum Impact
Did you notice what just happened? You’re here because the title of this piece was crafted in a specific way. This isn’t just about blog posts or articles; it’s a key strategy employed across various content types, from social media posts to video titles, podcast episodes, and even email subject lines. Popular platforms like Upworthy and Buzzfeed have attracted millions…
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Sales and Marketing Training
The Heartbeat of Community Building: Why Passion, Not Brand, Creates Movements
Community is more than a buzzword—it’s a battleground for relevance, loyalty, and long-term brand health. Yet, many corporations still misread the core ingredient that fuels thriving communities: passion. It’s a critical yet often misunderstood distinction. Passion does not originate in a brand. It’s not baked into a logo or conjured through a clever slogan. Passion lives in people and is…
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Do You Encourage or Discourage Your Readers?
Tonight I received an email from Borders. There’s a contest on Gather to write about how a teacher changed your life. A recent blog posting from Brian Clark of CopyBlogger was my inspiration, 5 Grammatical Errors That Make You Look Dumb. Brian wrote the post over 2 weeks ago, but it’s been nagging at me ever since. I consistently struggle…
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Content Marketing
The Content Marketing Conundrum
Whether you’re across the pond or here in the Americas, I don’t believe the challenges with content marketing are indifferent… developing a measured strategy that develops compelling content relevant to your audiences across mediums and levels of intent is tough. There’s no secret, it’s simply hard work. As many of us would have expected their findings revealed that content budgets…
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Content Marketing
Productivity Secrets: Technology Isn’t Always Technical
I’ve got to admit, the four letters T-E-C-H give me the shivers. The term “technology” is practically a scare word. Whenever we hear it, we’re supposed to be either afraid, impressed or excited. Rarely do we focus on the purpose of technology: getting complexities out of the way so we can get more done and have more fun. Just Information…
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Paid and Organic Search Marketing
Talk to Me with TokBox
I am a marketing geek, so I get excited when a new technology comes along which can help my clients. I spend hours registering for, and testing new services . I think TokBox may be my new favorite tool. I was introduced to the service by my attorney. ( Yes I have an attorney, and better yet, he is a…
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Email Marketing & Automation
SPAM and the Text Messaging Industry
Businesses have vastly underestimated the impact of mobile text messaging. Text messaging, otherwise known as SMS (Short Message System), has been put in the shadow over more popular mobile web applications. However, not every phone is a smartphone and can use apps. Every mobile phone allows text messaging. As businesses are returning to this incredible medium, many are disregarding the…
