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How to do Effective Local SEO on a Budget
Over time, SEO has become more challenging and more rigorous, but should that necessarily mean more expensive? Not all companies that need SEO services are Internet-based or IT-related. The majority are small, local businesses that serve a specific geographic area.…
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36 Rules of Social Media
If you've read this blog for some time, you know that I despise rules. Social media is still very young, so applying rules at this point still seems premature. The folks at FastCompany are putting together quite a collection of…
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The Ecosystem of Lifecycle Marketing: A Detailed Analysis
Lead generation and conversion have become paramount in today's fast-paced, hyper-competitive business landscape. Customer loyalties are increasingly fleeting, making it crucial for businesses to understand the intricacies of the lifecycle marketing ecosystem. This article delves into the key insights provided…
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Zuberance: Unlock Always-On UGC and Referral Sales Fast
Customer trust is collapsing. Paid reach costs more every quarter, organic visibility is unpredictable, and audiences are increasingly numb to traditional marketing. Yet one channel continues to outperform every other form of persuasion: real customers sharing real experiences. Brands that…
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10 Takeaways From Gary Vaynerchuk’s Speech On Customer Retention and the ROI of Social Media
I'm not sure I've heard a speech that more closely matched the way we work with our customers. Like many of the other folks I respect in the online marketing industry, Gary Vaynerchuk isn't just blowing smoke with theory... he's…
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Long-Tail Keywords: Don’t Just Focus on the Tip of the SEO Iceberg
One of the SEO companies used to have a photo of an iceberg on their homepage. I love the analogy of an iceberg regarding search engine optimization. A recent conversation with a client regarding their ROI on SEO held some…
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Who’s Your Search Engine Marketing Villain?
It doesn't matter how much initial education you put into a new engagement, a Search Engine Marketing Villain will pop up when you least expect it. I have identified a short list of the Villains that we seem to come across…
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The Engagement Illusion: Why Comments Don’t (And May Never) Equal Conversions
I did some analysis of my blog this weekend to look for a correlation between my search engine results, my most popular blog posts, the posts with the most comments, and the posts that actually resulted in revenue due to…
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Tuned In: Deciding New Products, Services or Features
This week I received Tuned In from Pragmatic Marketing, and it’s already proving to be one of those rare business books that’s both accessible and transformative. I’m about a third of the way through it, and it’s making me rethink…
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The Keyword Research Tool That Finds Real Search Opportunities
Every business wants to capture the right traffic, but that starts with understanding what people are actually searching for. Keyword research remains one of the most impactful steps in any SEO strategy, yet it’s also one of the easiest to…
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Indianapolis Marketing & Business Book Club
Today at lunch I met with quite a few colleagues to discuss Naked Conversations . We had a fantastic group of individuals representing many industries: legal, public relations, television, telecom, internet, email marketing, sports, entertainment, information technology, marketing, and publishing!…
