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The Oscars: content marketing success

Sherrilynne Starkie

And, while the awards show and its host, Seth McFarlane , were both widely criticized even as the broadcast was just going out for being boring, badly written and not funny, it was a clear, out-of-the-ballpark content marketing success for the global entertainment industry. Top tips for bloggers and brands. There were more than 8.9

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Three Most Important Content Marketing Lessons of 2012

Firebelly

This year has been one of major upheaval after another for content marketers. Here are three things that every content marketer should have learned from the past 12 months. For example, the big co-citation link here is my use of “content marketing” in the headline, plus my name. I don’t know why.

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4 Low Cost Online Marketing Strategies For 2012

Small Business Mavericks

If your business has an online presence then you are now in a very competitive market. The news is not all bad however, you can compete, and these four low cost online marketing strategies can help you to increase traffic, market awareness, and hopefully, profits.

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#LoveCapeTown Campaign Shakes Up “Fam” Trip With Crowdsourced Tips for Travel Bloggers

The Realtime Report

Cape Town Tourism’s most recent marketing initiative used a clever combination of travel blogging, crowdsourcing and social media to draw attention to the city, ranked 23rd among the top 25 travel destinations worldwide in TripAdvisor’s 2012 list of Traveler’s Choice Destinations. Keith Jenkins (@velvetescape) August 4, 2012.

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6 Great Conferences to Attend Before the End of 2012

Convince & Convert

If there’s anything I’ve learned throughout this crazy ride of working in digital marketing, it’s that reading all the blog posts ever written, staying up-to-date on all the latest news, and watching all the how-to YouTube videos you can find is still not enough. May 24, 2012, Columbus, Ohio. Ohio Growth Summit.

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20 Bloggers to Watch in 2012

ProBlogger

As Michael Stelzner said at Blogworld, “You’re not a blogger, you’re a publisher!”. Kristi Hines is a freelance writer, online marketing consultant, and social media enthusiast that blogs at Kikolani. He had a popular blog, Free Pursuits, but focused on creating a legacy rather then just being a blogger.

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Channel Partners Conference & Expo Vegas 2012

Kikolani

The primary industries of attendees are certainly not blogging or online marketing. Also, as a blogger, expanding my horizons and gaining new perspective is a way to increase traffic and diversify my readership. In my experience, bloggers are always saying they want to grow their audience and expand their reach. Expo Floor.