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JANUARY 4, 2011

In fact, heavy manufacturing is probably the only exception in sectors that have been compelled to adopt social as a medium to “be remarkable&# in human terms to their followers. Consequently, social media agencies have mushroomed , with their fair share of self-confessed SM consultants cashing in on the tide.

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APRIL 11, 2011

» 10 SEO Tactics That No Longer Work (If They Ever Did) Confused about SEO? Did you just buy a nifty SEO book, or download one for free, that promises to tell you everything there is to know about SEO? If your SEO guru or free e-book download is telling you to do these 10 things, fire him or throw the book away.

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APRIL 4, 2011

The ONLY Way To Manage Your Twitter Account » Is Social Media Inherently Viral? Social media offers Internet marketers a powerful way to get our message across, but it is work. 3 Responses to “Is Social Media Inherently Viral?&# Did you know Jackie Chan died? I didn’t either.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 1, 2011

While I’m not calling them my un-resolutions, here’s what I will try to do more – or less – of in 2011. In 2011, I would like to see WUL really take flight; not just from a content point of view, but continue to expand and become a landing pad for global voices of public relations and social media.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Want Social Media Evangelizers? Be Social September 7th, 2010 Tweet Today BNET published my second post, focusing on how companies can use social media to turn customers into evangelizers.

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MARCH 8, 2011

But did you know that social media marketing can lead to the collateral effect of additional inbound links through others blogging about you? If you post great content in your social media efforts that in turn gets the attention of bloggers who write about you and link to you, then you will be doing yourself huge favors.

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APRIL 23, 2011

Jay says: April 29, 2011 at 12:14 am RT @CarolineMelberg: Let The Grocer Teach You E-mail Marketing [link] Log in to Reply Caroline Melberg says: May 6, 2011 at 4:15 pm Thanks for the RT! » Let The Grocer Teach You E-mail Marketing What can a grocer possibly know about e-mail marketing? Everyone needs groceries.

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MAY 8, 2011

One of the things that you’ll hear often among professional Internet marketers and SEOs is that you should blog every day. Using the logic of those SEOs who try to sell you on everyday blogging, you should update your blog ten times a day. » Do You HAVE To Blog Every Day? Can you afford that?

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MAY 1, 2011

6 Responses to “What Factors Affect Local Search Rankings? &# Larry King says: May 1, 2011 at 12:09 pm "What Factors Affect Local Search Rankings?" " and related posts [link] #Tech Log in to Reply DigitalSteps1 says: May 1, 2011 at 12:16 pm digital-steps.com "What Factors Affect Local Search Rankings?"

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MARCH 24, 2011

Social Times is predicting that social media marketing is going to get harder , not easier. In the past few years, social media have been growing. So if growth of the social media platforms is going to slow down, what’s that mean for marketers? I can see their point, and I agree. Are you ready?

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APRIL 26, 2011

GrassRoots says: April 26, 2011 at 6:28 pm #dm2 Have You Asked Your Clients What They Want? – Let's say you want to build the most useful information page abou… [link] Log in to Reply Caroline Melberg says: April 27, 2011 at 12:34 am Have You Asked Your Clients What They Want? You must be logged in to post a comment.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

You can do link building, focus on SEO, engage with your target audience through social media, specialize in Facebook, pay for clicks, or use a combination of all of the above or add some other channels into the mix as well. The only question to ask, really, is what kind of online marketing are you going to do?

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MARCH 10, 2011

Tags: apps , customer service , iPhone , iphone apps , small business This entry was posted on Thursday, March 10th, 2011 at 11:48 am and is filed under Mobile Marketing for Small Business.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Powwowing With Pepco on Social Media September 28th, 2010 Tweet I haven’t been the biggest fan of my local energy company, Pepco, recently. Completely. Here’s the interview.

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MARCH 20, 2011

» Are You Getting Bad Real Estate SEO Advice? Hat tip to Matt McGee for bringing this to my attention, but I have long thought that real estate agents and brokers were getting bad SEO advice. There are other things I’d recommend for SEO. But for SEO, I wouldn’t recommend it. Just so-so.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

» Is Social Media Spam Here To Stay? Spammers are going to do their best to weasel their way into your social network so that they can push their content higher up in your search results? Isn’t that what social media marketers have been preaching about five years now? emphasis his) Wait a minute!

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MAY 5, 2011

J Log in to Reply Caroline Melberg says: May 6, 2011 at 5:25 pm Thanks 4 the RT! About the Mavericks | Services | Social Media | Proffessional Speaking | Resources | Case Studies | Why Small Business Mavericks? You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You must be logged in to post a comment.

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APRIL 12, 2011

BizLaunch says: April 12, 2011 at 11:50 pm Do Your Headlines (Get The) Click? link] Log in to Reply Caroline Melberg says: April 13, 2011 at 12:33 am Do Your Headlines (Get The) Click? About the Mavericks | Services | Social Media | Proffessional Speaking | Resources | Case Studies | Why Small Business Mavericks?

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APRIL 10, 2011

About the Mavericks | Services | Social Media | Proffessional Speaking | Resources | Case Studies | Why Small Business Mavericks? The big change is that now you can check in and let your friends know where you are while you’re there. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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MARCH 16, 2011

» How Q&A Sites Can Boost Your SEO SEOmoz has a great article on how Q&A sites can boost your SEO. Secondly, I think it’s important to point out that Pavel Israelsky classifies four different types of Q&A sites: Social Q&A – Includes sites like Quora, Aardvark, Formspring, and Facebook Answers.

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APRIL 19, 2011

The 2011 way to market yourself through articles is to distribute them through other channels. 3 Responses to “The Changing Face Of Article Marketing&# GrassRoots says: April 19, 2011 at 6:28 pm #dm2 The Changing Face Of Article Marketing – Article marketing is a mainstay of Internet marketing.

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MAY 3, 2011

The question arises often about how often is often enough when posting to the popular social media sites – particularly Facebook and Twitter. A good rule of thumb for posting on the social media sites is to spend 15 minutes twice a day on each one. Can you post too often or not often enough?

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MARCH 19, 2011

Are You Getting Bad Real Estate SEO Advice? This entry was posted on Saturday, March 19th, 2011 at 10:28 am and is filed under Video Marketing. About the Mavericks | Services | Social Media | Proffessional Speaking | Resources | Case Studies | Why Small Business Mavericks? I’m not making it up.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2011

Of course, we should always have a proactive SEO strategy. Caroline Melberg says: February 27, 2011 at 12:36 am Content Farms: Did Google Go Far Enough? About the Mavericks | Services | Social Media | Proffessional Speaking | Resources | Case Studies | Why Small Business Mavericks? There’s no question about that.

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APRIL 28, 2011

Users of Delicious have until July 2011 to accept AVOSs terms of service and to transfer their bookmarks. Unloads Delicious&# Affordable Website says: April 28, 2011 at 2:38 pm Small Business Tips >> Yahoo! Unloads Delicious [link] Log in to Reply GrassRoots says: April 28, 2011 at 6:29 pm #dm2 Yahoo! sold Delicious.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The thing is, despite the ad nauseam posts on SEO for news releases, I discovered this recent report from Schwartz Communications that shows a pitiful 18% of news release headlines are SEO-optimized. A word to the wise In my experience, communication pros these days are, more often than not, wise to SEO in general.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Is E-mail Marketing More Effective Than Social Media Marketing? By default, the definition should boil down as being everything you do online – SEO, social media, advertising – everything. » When Should An Online Business Begin Marketing? How do you define online marketing?

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APRIL 18, 2011

The Changing Face Of Article Marketing » UberMedia, Mixx, And Twitter Remember the social media website Mixx ? About the Mavericks | Services | Social Media | Proffessional Speaking | Resources | Case Studies | Why Small Business Mavericks? You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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APRIL 29, 2011

This includes your static content, blog content, and maybe even your social media content. About the Mavericks | Services | Social Media | Proffessional Speaking | Resources | Case Studies | Why Small Business Mavericks? You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 16, 2010

All the comments were thoughtful, but there were a few that made me think a lot more about this whole “social media&# thing. But truth be told, after a while, this ‘social media’ stuff has made me consciously LESS social both in person and online, and I have my reasons. Interesting.

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MAY 4, 2011

About the Mavericks | Services | Social Media | Proffessional Speaking | Resources | Case Studies | Why Small Business Mavericks? Tags: copywriting , writing This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 at 7:58 am and is filed under Business Writing. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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APRIL 14, 2011

About the Mavericks | Services | Social Media | Proffessional Speaking | Resources | Case Studies | Why Small Business Mavericks? Tags: Android , business , facebook , VOIP This entry was posted on Thursday, April 14th, 2011 at 10:10 am and is filed under Tools for Small Business. You must be logged in to post a comment.

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APRIL 13, 2011

About the Mavericks | Services | Social Media | Proffessional Speaking | Resources | Case Studies | Why Small Business Mavericks? Tags: geotargeting , local search , profession-specific search , search engine This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 at 9:00 am and is filed under Local Internet Marketing.

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APRIL 7, 2011

One Response to “EzineArticles Says Keyword Density Is Important&# Caroline Melberg says: April 8, 2011 at 12:34 am EzineArticles Says Keyword Density Is Important – If you've been paying attention to the Google Panda update, you've… [link] Log in to Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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APRIL 15, 2011

In social media , provide value over the long term and you’ll find yourself winning friends, fans, and customers. Why are the search engines and social media sites so full of spam. It could just as well be “The Surest Way To Earn Fans.&# Truly, that’s what the goal is – to earn your fans.

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MARCH 30, 2011

People are buying on their phones, reading blogs on their phones, and updating their social media on their phones. Facebook and Twitter – If you thought social media was a trend that would go away, you’d better face it. Mobile Search – Seriously, mobile phones have hit the market big time.

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APRIL 30, 2011

About the Mavericks | Services | Social Media | Proffessional Speaking | Resources | Case Studies | Why Small Business Mavericks? Tags: article marketing , content , HubPages This entry was posted on Saturday, April 30th, 2011 at 8:34 am and is filed under Article Marketing. You must be logged in to post a comment.

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