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Marketing & Sales VideosDouglas KarrMay 4, 2014
CoPromote: A Social Promotion Platform for Publishers
CoPromote is a social marketing platform where users opt in to share one another’s content. CoPromote is a network of publishers recommending one another. Some of the key features of CoPromote that help brand/content creators increase their organic reach include: Intent – All CoPromote members sign up to the service with the intent to share another’s messaging, whereas with Facebook,…
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Content MarketingDouglas KarrApr 23, 2014
Smart Ways to Combine Content Marketing with SEO
The folks at Blogmost.com developed this infographic and named it Little Known Ways to Build High Quality Backlinks in 2014. I’m not sure I like that title… I don’t think companies should focus on building links anymore. Our local search experts at Site Strategics like to say that new strategies require earning links rather than actively building them. More importantly,…
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E-commerce and RetailDouglas KarrMar 12, 2014
Which Social Media Platforms Drive the Most Sales?
Wow… to better understand how social media is impacting the e-commerce industry, Shopify analyzed data from 37 million social media visits that led to 529,000 orders. Here are some highlights from the infographic they shared: Nearly two thirds of all social media visits to Shopify stores come from Facebook. An average of 85% of all orders from social media come…
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Marketing InfographicsDouglas KarrMar 6, 2014
Why Women Are The Real Power Behind Social Media
During peak hours, almost 76 of online users who are on Facebook are actually women, and they update their statuses on Twitter and Instagram way more often than men. This is an interesting figure to consider, and is probably why a lot of brands appeal or target women when it comes to their online marketing campaign. This infographic shows that…
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Email Marketing & AutomationDouglas KarrJan 19, 2014
Email Versus Social Media
This well-detailed infographic from HostPapa provides more insight into how each medium – email or social media – should be utilized rather than whether one is a substitute for the other. They’re simply not. You should not be doing one or the other – you should be focused on doing both effectively. 75% of all adults express email is their…
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Social Media & Influencer MarketingDouglas KarrJan 11, 2014
Has Social Media Reached Its Innovative Capacity?
Social media’s growth in the last few years was unlike anything we’ve ever seen. Along for the ride, of course, was social media marketing. As we look to 2014, I can’t help but wonder if – as fast as social media rose – it’s now reached its innovative capacity. I’m not saying social media is any less popular nor is…
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Social Media & Influencer MarketingDouglas KarrJan 6, 2014
Businesses are Risking Authority by Buying It
Recently, I was in a discussion in a social media leadership group on Facebook and I was astonished when one of the members defended buying followers. A couple of years ago I wrote a post that Numbers Matter. In that post, I didn’t object to buying followers, likes, clicks, etc… in fact, I felt it was an investment that was…
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Marketing InfographicsDouglas KarrJan 6, 2014
A Field Guide to Navigating Social Media
This infographic from Lemonly and 9clouds providing insight into how to navigate social media is quite unique. The goal was to paint a clear picture to answer three questions that 9clouds always received – What networks should I be using? Why should I use Pinterest or Google Plus or [insert network]? What network is best for my business? The social…
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Content MarketingDouglas KarrDec 31, 2013
Video Marketing Works
Everyone is making their year-end predictions. I think you can forego all the hoopla and work your marketing strategy this coming year based on all the facts. Multi-channel strategies, marketing automation, mobile and video are going to continue to drive engagement and traffic to your business. Here’s a great infographic with fantastic stats that support your need to implement a…
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Content MarketingDouglas KarrDec 16, 2013
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,…