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Content Marketing
How to Add Featured Images to Your WordPress RSS Feed Using Functions.php
RSS feeds are a crucial tool for content distribution, especially for marketers looking to syndicate their blog posts, improve discoverability, or automate email newsletters. However, by default, WordPress does not include the featured image in RSS feeds, which can make your content less visually appealing when it appears in RSS readers or third-party platforms. In this article, we’ll show you…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Who Owns Your Corporate Twitter Followers?
Pretty interesting account on the New York Times of how Phonedog is suing a previous employee to gain access to the Twitter followers on the account he set up as part of their social media outreach. By current employment standards in the country, I suppose PhoneDog is fully within their rights… the work you do on company time is typically…
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Paid and Organic Search Marketing
We are Indentured Servants for Google
The online industry is pretty strange. If you develop and curate the world’s largest encyclopedia off of volunteer labor, you’re seen as a hero. If you send people free invitations to test and respond to your beta software, you’re not just a hero… you’re also cool. However, if you pay someone pennies on the dollar to do work, you’re abusive…
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I’m Right Behind You…
How would you modify your content if the person browsing your website were in a different country? A different state? A different city? Across the street? In your store? Would you speak to them differently? You should! Geotargeting has been around for quite a while now in the direct marketing industry. I worked with a database marketing company to work…
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Analytics & Testing
The Less I Watch, the Better Things Get!
Sometimes I wonder if long-term goals actually distract us from the job at hand. If you’re always yearning for more, are you ever happy with where you’re at? At times it takes something catastrophic at home or at work for us to figure out all we have to be thankful for. This last week, my blog is back on the…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Is Facebook Just Following AOL’s Demise?
In the evolving digital communication landscape, Facebook’s current role mirrors the prominence once held by AOL in the 1990s. Both platforms have served as primary gateways to the internet, creating controlled environments that shape user experiences. This article explores the parallels between Facebook and AOL, highlighting how Facebook has become the modern equivalent of AOL through several key aspects. Advertising…
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Marketing Tools
Best Team Communication Software: Why Chanty Is the Smartest Choice for Your Business
Clear communication is the backbone of every successful team. Whether you’re running a startup, managing remote employees, or scaling a healthcare clinic, how your team collaborates directly impacts productivity, morale, and results. In a world filled with endless pings, email overload, and scattered tasks, modern businesses need more than just a chat app — they need a centralized, structured, and secure…
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Paid and Organic Search Marketing
AI-Powered Content Optimization with Surfer SEO: Transforming Content Marketing and SEO in 2025
Surfer SEO has become a linchpin in the evolution of search engine optimization by weaving artificial intelligence (AI) into a unified workflow for research, content creation, and on‑page optimization. As the marketing technology portal MarTech notes, AI is revolutionizing sales and marketing by leveraging machine learning (ML), natural language processing (NLP), and predictive analytics to automate processes, personalize experiences, and…
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Analytics & Testing
The Rise of the Multidimensional Marketer
This afternoon, I had a great visit with the New Media Club at IU Kokomo. The club is made up of students, both new and graduating, as well as the professors that are leading the charge. The discussion was the business of new media. I remember when I first started DK New Media, a well-known colleague told me to forget…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
LinkedIn Testing New Weather Notification Feature
LinkedIn appears to be testing a weather notification across the header bar area. Since yesterday, hovering over the weather information icon indicates that the service is “Power by sun365”, the makers of a Google Chrome extension and the weather dashboard website sun365.me. And, yes, they say “power,” not “powered.” This appears to be an extremely limited test trial, or an…