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Content Marketing
You Know You’re a Smippy When…
You know you’re a social media hippy (smippy), when: You start or sign a petition to stop Twitter auto-responses… which won’t actually do anything to stop Twitter auto-responses. You think outsourcing your company blog is some violation of the commandments of blogging. You think a company developing a character on social media sites in order to market their product is…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Addvocate: Identify, Amplify, Measure, Optimize, Govern
Companies don’t take advantage of the powerful force they have internally when it comes to social media. We watch all the time as companies employ 1 or 2 social media folks to manage a corporate social media presence. They work hard, they distribute great content, but they’re in their own bubble when it comes to promoting their content. If you…
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Paid and Organic Search Marketing
Check your Content Strategy with Google Search Console
Many people know of Google Search Console for site submissions and verifying robots files, sitemaps and indexing. Not enough people utilize the search statistics to get a clear strategy for their site content, though. Navigate to Statistics > Top Search Queries and you’ll find a fantastic data grid: On the left side of the grid are the Top Search Queries…
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The Sad Facts of Happiness
I believe that I am in charge of my own happiness. There are a number of outside influences (money, work, family, God, etc.) but in the end, it’s me that decides whether or not I am happy. This morning, I watched the news and it’s plastered with Madonna on Oprah explaining her adoption of a child from Africa. What struck…
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Analytics & Testing
The Path to Conversion: Ensuring Every Page Guides Users Forward
When discussing website conversions, many immediately think of the final sale, lead submission, or sign-up. However, conversion is more than just a destination—a journey. Every visitor’s step toward becoming a customer, subscriber, or engaged user is a conversion. Each of these steps are conversions: Engagement Conversion: A visitor lands on the homepage and clicks on a featured blog post that…
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Public Relations
JustReachOut: AI-Powered PR Outreach to Land Press Features and Backlinks
Getting media coverage and high-quality backlinks is essential for growing your brand, but traditional PR outreach can be expensive and time-consuming. Hiring an agency often means paying thousands of dollars while handing over control of your brand’s story to someone else. What if you could take charge of your PR strategy and secure press mentions yourself? JustReachOut is AI-powered PR…
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Customer Data Platforms
Yesterday’s CRM Can’t Win Today: How Top Teams Run Revenue
The average company is hemorrhaging over $2 trillion annually due to revenue leak. BCG The enterprise pipeline is leaking opportunities at every stage. This is primarily due to missed forecasts, poor handoffs, and stalled deals — and it’s happening in plain sight. This isn’t a people problem. It’s a system failure driven by outdated CRMs and siloed processes. Marketing, sales,…
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Analytics & Testing
Adobe Social and the Adobe Marketing Cloud
When Adobe made the Omniture purchase, I was concerned that they would just give up on the analytics front and the products would be lost among their publishing tools. As we work with more and more clients and see the Adobe Digital Marketing Suite truly assemble, I’m starting to change my mond. Test & Target is a great platform and…
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Advertising Technology
Angi Roofing’s Lack of Disclosure and Conflict Of Interest Should Draw Some Attention
Readers of my publication probably realize that we’ve helped multiple roofing companies build their online presence, grow their local search, and drive leads for their businesses. You may also remember that Angi (previously Angie’s List) was a key client for whom we assisted with their search engine optimization regionally. Back then, the focus of the business was driving consumers to…
