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Marketing & Sales Videos
Resources versus Resourcefulness
I happened across a video of Tony Robbins at TED that was pretty inspiring. One of his lines really rang true with me personally: Resources versus Resourcefulness One of the most fulfilling jobs I ever had was being an Integration Consultant for ExactTarget. At the time, ExactTarget had a fairly limited application programming interface (API) but our clientele was growing…
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Marketing & Sales Videos
How Comments Impact Search Engine Rank
Does commenting on other blogs help my search engine ranking? Google’s ranking algorithm weighs heavily on relevant links back to your site. Since links back to your site help, wouldn’t it make sense that commenting and leaving your links everywhere would benefit your site? Not exactly. In this recent video, Matt Cutts (Search Quality for Google) discusses the potential risks…
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Marketing Infographics
Facebook Failures
Last week we shared Facebook’s Security infographic that showed the security measures and statistics that Facebook has developed and documented. It’s not all unicorns and rainbows, though! Facebook has had its share of embarrassments and reversals over the years. There’s no doubt Facebook gets a pass on many of their failures given the fact that they’ve achieved what no other…
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Analytics & Testing
Website Privacy Standards
Marty and I were up at the Social Media Club in Chicago held by the good folks at Edelman. The topic was Transparency in Social Media and the panelists were Tom Chernaik, CEO of Cmp.ly, Michael Kiefer, GM at BrandProtect, Rich Sharp, SVP of Digital Health Group Edelman and Roula Amire, Managing Editor of Ragan.com. The discussion focused on the…
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Marketing Infographics
Using Social Media for Lead Generation
This infographic has some great stats but I don’t think it’s a deep evaluation of the total impact of social media. One example is the impact of social media on search engine results. If you have great content that’s shared a ton socially, the chances of more folks citing your content within their relevant content increases and; as a result,…
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Martech Zone Tools
Planet VPN: Work, Test, and Collaborate Securely Across Markets
While Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are often associated with bypassing security or authentication measures, they are much more than that. Businesses, marketers, and agencies use VPNs for various legitimate purposes, from ensuring online security to testing digital campaigns across different locations. A VPN is an essential tool that encrypts your internet connection, masks your IP address, and protects your data from…
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Analytics & Testing
61.5% of Your Traffic is NOT Human
Last March, Incapsula published a study that showed the majority of website traffic (51%) was generated by non-human entities, 60% of which were clearly malicious. Bad news… bot traffic is up and up tremendously. In fact, up to 61.5% of the traffic you’re seeing in Google Analytics wasn’t generated by a human at all, but a bot. This was a…
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Marketing Tools
Adobe Creative Cloud: Read the Fine Print on Licenses!
When Adobe Creative Cloud launched, I signed up! No more buying expensive licenses and managing DVD keys… just download and install as needed. We have an amazing team that works on our designs, but we often just have to make a quick edit or adjustment after we get files from our designers, so I purchased a license. My business partner…
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This is Spring Break?
This week I’m on vacation. It almost makes me chuckle saying that out loud. Here’s how my vacation is going thus far: About a dozen of my sites (or my clients’ sites) are being upgraded right now. The sites are being moved to new, faster servers with the latest versions of all software. That, of course, leads to DNS issues…
