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Customer Data Platforms
Not Everyone Who Interacts With You Is a Customer
Online interactions and unique visits to your website aren’t necessarily customers for your business, or even prospective customers. Companies often make the mistake of assuming that every visit to a website is someone who’s interested in their products, or that everyone who downloads a single whitepaper is ready to buy. Not so. Not so at all. A web visitor can…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Social Is the Problem, Not the Media
Yesterday, I heard a great story about friends and enemies. The story was about how it’s much more difficult to make a friend than an enemy. An enemy can be made in a matter of moments, but often our friendships took months or years to create. As you look to social media, this also an issue… you or your business…
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Content Marketing
The Hidden Lessons of Google and Facebook
A few years ago, I was strung out on SEO. I’m not kidding… the traffic that Google was sending our blog kept me up at night, writing, tweaking, writing, tweaking, writing. I was chasing the algorithm, my competition, and it was driving every decision that I had with the blog. I was able to squeeze more and more visits, incrementally,…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Six Degrees of Social Media Optimization
Having worked heavily in the online software industry over the last decade, I suppose it’s not a surprise that more folks are seeking my advice on the development and enhancement of their platforms – especially with regard to social media. I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes an application optimized for social media. Syndication – the majority of applications…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Social Media Marketing is Failing
Last year, I wrote a post in response to Jonathan Salem Baskin, taking exception to his notion that Social Media could be dangerous for companies. (I actually agreed with him on many counts). This time – in my opinion – Mr. Baskin nailed it. Every company has been jumping on the social media bandwagon, increasing marketing spend in that arena,…
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Content Marketing
LinkedIn Gets Personal with its Storytelling
Of recent, I’ve been spending much more time on LinkedIn than other social media networks. I recently invested in a Premium account so that I could research who was reviewing my profile as well as improve the efficiency of networking with target organizations. The Premium account has the additional feature of an enhanced layout and a better view in search…
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Marketing Books
Can Social Media Cure Depression?
Mark Earl’s book, Herd, has been a tough read for me. Don’t take that the wrong way. It’s an amazing book that I found through Hugh McLeod’s blog. I say ‘tough’ because it’s not a 10,000 foot view. Herd (How to change mass behaviour by harnessing our true nature) is a complex book that thoroughly details a plethora of studies…
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Marketing Infographics
The Impending Mobile Data Spectrum Shortage
We may see some noticeable changes in the way that our mobile devices communicate in the next few years. Push technologies that are constantly communicating between servers and mobile devices are beginning to eat up the limited bandwidth we currently have. Some companies, such as AT&T are already capping packages. With movies going mobile, music streaming going mobile, and all…
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Marketing Infographics
How to Improve Your Facebook Page
Shortstack has used an Operation mentality — removing what doesn’t work and fixing what’s broken — as a helpful infographic to give your Facebook Page a checkup. Here’s a list of their tips on operate and improve your Facebook Page presence: To increase visibility, write a photo description for your cover photo that includes a CTA (to do this, just…
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Advertising Technology
What a Tangled Web Native Advertising Will Weave
I’m not sure if you’ve seen this video yet. It’s not safe for work but it’s absolutely hilarious regarding the topic of major newspapers and traditional news publications looking to increase revenue through the display of native advertising, also known as sponsored content. What is Native Advertising? Native advertising is an online advertising method in which the advertiser attempts to…
