Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 7, 2010

An annual marketing budget survey of business-to-business marketing trends released today is showing that marketing departments are going to increase their budget in Social Media and in Search Engine Marketing in 2011. Two years ago, marketing budgets still were split 60-40 traditional to online.

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Engineering Survey Social Media Marketing 108

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Blogging is often viewed as the core component of a B2B social media marketing strategy, and other than discussion forums, it’s the most mature component of social media. Facebook, Twitter and even newer tools like Quora may be sexier and get more attention, but blogs are the workhorses essential to making social media marketing work.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 21, 2011

3 Ways A Blog Helps You SEO-Wise » How To Promote Your Business In 2011 When it comes to promoting a small business, you have to prepare for changes. Marketing today is a far cry different than it was in 1950, or 1980, or even in 2000. Here are some of the most effective strategies for promoting a business in 2011.

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Small Business Press Release Social Bookmarking How To 161

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

According to Compete.com, traffic to the site did fall off sharply in February and March of 2011 after an initial surge, but has rebounded to new highs since then (though half a million unique visitors per month isn’t particularly impressive for a social media site). ” A Marketer’s Guide to Quora by HubSpot Blog.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 13, 2011

Enter The Age Of Facebook Phone Calls » New Search Engine For Vets If you are a veterinarian or pet doctor, then you now have a new way to market your practice. It’s a search engine for veterinarians powered by Google. It’s a search engine for veterinarians powered by Google. The concept is nothing new.

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Small Business Engineering Case Study Press Release 161

Twist Image

JANUARY 6, 2011

Any other year, I may have used the words "online channels" instead of "digital channels," but 2010 tilted the marketing world a whole lot more. We can't just talk about world-class websites and getting found on the search engines anymore. Is your content representative of where your business is at in 2011? How up-to-date is it?

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 3, 2011

The answer may come from the email marketing field. Many of these were other B2B marketers, but others were social media experts, journalists, PR professionals, or just plain fascinating personalities. This list will be posted on Cheryl Burgess’ Blue Focus Marketing Blog. What is it? Jennifer Aaker. Allison Mooney. allimooney.

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Bill Hartzer

MAY 13, 2011

Every month about this time comScore releases the search engine rankings data, and I report it here. These are not the actual search engine rankings that you see when you search at a search engine, which are constantly changing. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in April with 65.4 comScore, Inc.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 17, 2011

» What’s The Best Discovery Engine? Until Bing called itself a “decision engine,&# not many people had heard that term. And I’d wager to say the same thing about “discovery engine,&# though I like that term. 7 Responses to “What’s The Best Discovery Engine?&#

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Small Business Engineering StumbleUpon Case Study 117

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 30, 2012

” Top 50 WordPress Plugins for 2011 to Zoom SEO, SMO & Audience Engagement by Zoom Factor. Pam Moore reviews 50 of her favorite WordPress plugins, divided into categories for social sharing & engagement, design and image enhancements, search engine optimization, and development (e.g.,

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Bill Hartzer

JANUARY 18, 2011

I am still amazed that search engine optimization firms like RankPay are still relying on what I would call shady marketing techniques like sending UCE Spam (UCE stands for Unsolicited Commercial Email), trying to get more search engine optimization business. On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Chris B. marketing dallas&#.

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

» Is E-mail Marketing More Effective Than Social Media Marketing? It seems that e-mail marketing is still one of the most efficient and cost effective channels available to businesses – that’s both online and traditional brick and mortar businesses. Are The Yellow Pages Outdated?

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Social Media Marketing Small Business Case Study 187

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Nevertheless, here are my top 10 posts of 2011 by pageviews: Which NBA Teams Have Seen the Most Growth on Twitter and Facebook? Also a special mention for a post from 2010 that continues to bring in considerably more pageviews than anything else: The Most Overused Buzzwords and Marketing Speak in Press Releases. Original idea!

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SEO Publishing Press Release Social Media 119

Direct Marketing Observations

JANUARY 3, 2011

Why do you think YouTube is the #2 search engine in thw world? YouTube as a search engine. I don’t think anyone anticipated YouTube being known primarily as a search engine, let alone the #2 search engine behind Google, but clearly the masses have spoken. Did you know that it was? Video as a search result.

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Trends YouTube Engineering Video 221

Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 25, 2011

» Where Should You Spend Your Marketing Time? Are you making the most use of your time as a marketer? I’d be willing to bet that most online marketers are spending too much time on social media or unproductive channels. 2 Responses to “Where Should You Spend Your Marketing Time? Social media is fun.

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Small Business Case Study Marketing Press Release 161

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

We talked about the convergence of search and social media, and how content marketing is bridging both areas. We settled on 5 trends that we think will be especially important in 2011 (read or print yourself via Scribd, or see below for short summary). Trends to Watch in 2011. Traditional marketing creates demand.

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Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 19, 2011

Veteran Internet marketer Debra Mastaler has an interesting post on how to obtain new links, a process she calls “link marketing&# instead of link building, for your website today. They will, but document sharing is still new enough that the search engines haven’t been inundated with spam.

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Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

BFCM — Black Friday and Cyber Monday — is an exhilarating but often daunting time of year for business owners and marketers.  But capturing market attention is well worth doing over this high-spend period. billion in the U.S. Happy BGCM planning! 

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Bill Hartzer

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Also, a very comprehensive report by Bruce Clay, who is one of the oldest, largest, and most trusted search firms in the world, compiled a very comprehensive report entitled “ The SEO Factors and Trends Report for 2011 ”, which I found out to be very detailed and covering almost all the aspects of SEO Ranking Factors.

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Engineering SEO Mobile Report 121

Kikolani

DECEMBER 26, 2010

In 2011, they are partnering with BlogWorld Expo to kick off their online events with one that I know all of my readers will love – the Blogging Success Summit 2011. You will: Discover the best ways to market your business with a blog! Joe Pulizzi , content marketing expert. Main Objectives. Registration.

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Jon Loomer

MAY 31, 2023

But the three most recent tests involved SiteGPT , AI Engine , and Chatbase. AI Engine is a WordPress plugin, and I was running into too many bugs (could have been plugin conflicts) that created frustration. My website was started in 2011. I honestly couldn’t even list all of the apps I tested here.

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Training Content URL FAQ 187

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 2, 2013

With 92% of companies now incorporating social media into their marketing efforts, it’s no longer sufficient to just “be there” on social networks. The first step to improving digital marketing results is to understand the emerging trends and best practices. What do buyers really want from social media marketers?

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Social Media B2B Marketing SEO 245

Visually SM

JANUARY 29, 2015

The marketing world has exploded with social content initiatives in the last few years, and when combined with the urgency and real-time expectations of audience and customers, and new marketing discipline has emerged, one that call “real time content marketing.” Real-time interaction and active participation.

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 9, 2011

Why Quora Is The New Twitter » What’s An Internet Marketing Strategy Consist Of? If you’re new to Internet marketing and you’re not sure what an IM package might consist of, relax. Strategic Internet marketing takes time. Therefore, it’s important to know your market.

Small Business 150

Small Business Strategy Case Study Press Release 150

Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 30, 2011

What You Can Learn From Web TV » 5 Current Internet Marketing Trends With Staying Power Trends come and go, but not all trends end up going. Mobile Search – Seriously, mobile phones have hit the market big time. Blog Marketing – Blog marketing came on strong, then it dipped. I mean, it slowed down.

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Trends Case Study Press Release Marketing 156

Justin Levy

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

They need help with everything from developing a strategy to setting up and optimizing their social accounts to designing a new website that is search engine optimized, designing listening and monitoring portals, email marketing and how to measure all of it. As always, thanks for your support and all that you do.

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Small Business Social Media Marketing Newsletter 251

Mindjumpers

JANUARY 27, 2011

Google uses their identifiable logo to honour special occasions around the world to the amusement for all those who uses the search engine every day. The competition is worldwide and the prizes include a scholarship, a grant for the winning school as well as the honour of having your doodle shown on the Google homepage on 20 May, 2011.

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Google Brands Marketing Engineering 176

Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 12, 2012

How can you make a press release more friendly to blogs, Twitter and search engines? What brand marketers can learn from PR by iMedia Connection. Pitching to Google’s Fresh New Algorithm via News, Blogs, Events & Google+ by Search Engine Watch. Social Media Marketing Social PR.

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Vocus Press Release Tips Blogger 188

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Content marketing is a hot topic, primarily in the B2B world but increasingly in consumer marketing as well. The number of Google searches for the phrase have increased 400% since January 2011. The first step toward content marketing success begins with (or at least should begin with) creation of a content marketing strategy.

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Strategy Content Marketing BuzzStream 226

Visually SM

JANUARY 29, 2015

The marketing world has exploded with social content initiatives in the last few years, and when combined with the urgency and real-time expectations of audience and customers, and new marketing discipline has emerged, one that call “real time content marketing.” Real-time interaction and active participation.

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Content Findability Marketing Social Networking 100

The Realtime Report

JULY 13, 2012

via Search Engine Land. Marketers Buy Facebook Ads For Awareness, Not Fans. Marketers are buying Facebook ads primarily to build awareness and sentiment, according to a new survey by Ad Age and Citigroup. Pinterest: over 11 million registered users. Posterous: 3.9 million members. via SF Gate. ” What do you think?

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 22, 2011

This invites the search engine spiders back to your site to crawl it. Increased Search Engine Rankings – Not only do you have more opportunities to rank with each blog post, but each blog post can rank according to its own merits. Every blog post is considered a separate web page by the search engines. If not, why not?

Small Business 168

Small Business SEO Case Study Press Release 168

Bill Hartzer

OCTOBER 17, 2011

I co-founded the Dallas Search Engine Marketing Association. You’ll learn the perspective from Rae Hoffman-Dolan, who has “been there done that” when it comes to affiliate marketing. Join us on October 19th for “From ZERO to SIX FIGURES with Affiliate Marketing”. 701 East Campbell Road.

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Affiliate marketing Marketing Engineering Eventful 115

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2012

Given all of these phenomenal web video statistics continuously released, it seems odd that animation is yet to receive much attention, especially when some of the biggest companies across the world are using animation in their digital marketing. Take a look at their 2011 video showing how Facebook integrates with the Spotify player.

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Airlines Marketing Statistics comScore 210

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 27, 2011

According to Search Engine Land , some domains saw a 94% loss in visibility, and others were left picking up the pieces after they lost 80% of their keyword positions. queries according to Search Engine Land. 1: Ten More Updates Announced – Although the updates are over for 2011, ten more updates were announced for 2012.

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Google Small Business Engineering Guidelines 176

Mindjumpers

MARCH 23, 2012

Most of us know that social media has been playing a big role in several businesses’ Internet marketing campaign. Since mid-2011, plenty of entrepreneurs have been creating their own network of contacts and promoting their firm. And, right now, Google+ is one of the dominating social networking sites.

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SEO Google Strategy Adwords 258

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The Facebook analytics tools post is actually from December 2011 but since it was a top performer this year I’m letting it make the list. As a side note, I also wrote five columns for Search Engine Land this year on enterprise SEO, which was a good experience. Publisher Survey: Reddit Traffic Way Up, Digg Way Down.

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