Twist Image

APRIL 19, 2013

Social Media doesn''t work for the vast majority of small businesses. That was the main message in the USA Today article titled, Study: Social media a bust for small businesses , published on April 17th, 2013. Facebook was most cited as the hardest to maintain social-media platform, according to the survey.

Social Media 111

Social Media Adwords Small Business Loyalty 111

Convince & Convert

JULY 24, 2013

In April, Bloomberg cited Foursquare data showing 6 million daily check-ins in January 2013 versus 4 million per day in January 2012. I have no reason to doubt their data, but anecdotally I see “check-in” waning, at least amongst the people I follow in social media. Does Foursquare Have Google’s Courage?

Foursquare 121

Foursquare Adwords Mobile Advertising 121

Kikolani

APRIL 26, 2013

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Social Media / Social Networking.

Exercises 126

Exercises Mashup Resources Adwords 126

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

According to research from BuzzFeed , “Search traffic to publishers has taken a dive in the last eight months, with traffic from Google dropping more than 30%…While Google makes up the bulk of search traffic to publishers, traffic from all search engines has dropped by 20% in the same period.” But what does it mean?

Directory 196

Directory SEO B2B Real Estate 196

Bill Hartzer

MAY 18, 2015

Mr. Zoot originally claimed that he, as a small business owner, has been crushed by Google. He’s been only for over 10 years, and, in the past several years Google has taken steps through various algorithm changes and other policies, to crush his business online. If so, how has it suffered?

Small Business 60

Small Business Google SEO Adwords 60

Kikolani

APRIL 19, 2013

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Social Media / Social Networking.

Mashup 128

Mashup Resources FeedBlitz Adwords 128

yMarketingMatters

APRIL 15, 2013

There are many ways to go mobile: Sending out mobile-optimized emails , enabling your website for mobile visitors, undertaking mobile advertising, Google Adwords for mobile and mobile SEO. In 2013, 91% of Americans own a smartphone. Time spent on mobile social media increased by a huge 387% from 2011 to 2012.

Mobile 100

Mobile Smart Phone Marketing Adwords 100

Twist Image

SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

Google is starting a new company to monetize life extension and disrupt the death space - Quartz. "I spent a lot of time with the people at Google this past week. When you have conversations with brands about Google, it''s hard for them to see beyond AdWords and Android. google zeitgeist. media hacks.

Adwords 74

Adwords Google Eventful Software 74

Kikolani

MAY 10, 2013

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Social Media / Social Networking.

Mashup 123

Mashup Resources FeedBlitz Adwords 123

Kikolani

AUGUST 30, 2013

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Social Media / Social Networking.

Marketing 136

Marketing SEO Mashup Training 136

Buffer Social

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

It generates 400-600 new leads per week from social media, with half of those leads coming directly from Instagram. Back in 2013, Jay worked at Bigcommerce, an e-commerce software provider where he learned about what it takes to have a successful online business. How does your business use Instagram stories?

Instagram 108

Instagram Strategy Feed Feedly 108

Kikolani

APRIL 12, 2013

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Social Media / Social Networking.

Mashup 124

Mashup Resources FeedBlitz RSS 124

Buffer Social

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Back in 2013, Jay worked at Bigcommerce, an e-commerce software provider where he learned about what it takes to have a successful online business. Yet as the company grew, social media took over as the #1 way to generate new business and Instagram is now Kettlebell Kings most successful marketing and acquisition channel.

Instagram 100

Instagram Strategy How To Feed 100

Twist Image

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

If you're looking for marketing jargon in 2013, look no further than "native advertising." " Brands, media companies and marketing agencies are jumping on the native advertising bandwagon faster than you can say, "what ever happened to Pinterest being the next big thing?" Google AdWords is native advertising.

Advertising 80

Advertising Adwords Publishing Guidelines 80

Buffer Social

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Back in 2013, Jay worked at Bigcommerce, an e-commerce software provider where he learned about what it takes to have a successful online business. Yet as the company grew, social media took over as the #1 way to generate new business and Instagram is now Kettlebell Kings most successful marketing and acquisition channel.

Instagram 64

Instagram Strategy How To Feed 64

Kikolani

MAY 26, 2016

A cross-media study conducted in 2013 found the ROIs of TV, radio, online, newspapers, and magazine ads to be between 60% (for TV) and 130% (for magazines). You’ll be lucky to achieve an ROI of 200% on Google Adwords. Everyone knows the AdWords conversion rate has remained around 2-5% since forever.

SMS 87

SMS Marketing ROI API 87

Laurel Papworth

MARCH 16, 2015

If you remember that our Prime Minister considers all social media as “electronic graffiti” you can see why the Department of Digital Economy focusses less on bringing Australia into the global collaborative economy and more on spying on citizens and Google Adwords taxes. It’s actually Social Media.

Blogger 40

Blogger Metadata Committee Journal 40

Viper Chill

AUGUST 27, 2013

Though at times it may seem like I’m being a bit harsh on Google, I have acknowledged that the job their staff have must be one of the hardest in the world. I still feel though that the search results from 2011 and 2012 are just far better than what we’ve seen in 2013. 15 SEO Answers Directly from Google’s Matt Cutts.

SEO 83

SEO Domain Name Widget NoFollow 83

Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

At the beginning of 2013, tablet users were already showing a higher conversion rate than desktop shoppers. Related posts: Why CMOs Should Stop Being Addicted to Pay-per-Click Ads Back in 2001, when Google AdWords was just launched, I. Moreover, 20 percent of mobile users use it as their primary device.

Apparel 236

Apparel iPad Mobile Loyalty 236

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 17, 2011

, the sources below provide a vast wealth of data, statistics and research results, as well as a bit of interesting social media trivia. How are consumers and b2b decision makers using social media in their buying processes? Which social media platforms are most effective at influencing buyer behavior?

Research 210

Research Social Media B2B Marketing 210

Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 29, 2014

Given all of the changes Google has made affecting organic ranking factors (asking webmasters to disavow low-quality links, reducing the value of guest blogging , ignoring links in press releases , etc.), the practice of SEO—optimizing owned content for search—is no longer sufficient for maximizing a brand’s online visibility.

Brands 204

Brands SEO Press Release Engineering 204

Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 11, 2013

PR, social media, and the production of fresh, high-quality content are vital for maximizing search engine visibility. Online advertising doesn’t directly affect organic search, but it is a vital component of online visibility and can support social and content marketing efforts. ” Which is WPO. by MarketingSherpa.

SEO 192

SEO Paid Search Engineering Reputation 192