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How to Run a Social Media Competitive Analysis

Social Media Strategies Summit

But it’s not all bad news because those same rivals can be a major source of inspiration for your own social media strategy, helping you identify new opportunities and close gaps in your content calendar. Read on to learn how to run an effective social media competitive analysis. What does that content look like?

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The Best Tools for Keyword Research, Competitive Analysis and Trending Topics

Adam Sherk

Editorial teams and content creators are always on the lookout for useful tools for keyword research and content planning. To help with that, I’ve put together a list of the best options for keyword research, competitive analysis and monitoring search and social trends. Google AdWords: Keyword Planner. Wordstream.

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A Simple Workflow for Keyword Research for Content Planning

Adam Sherk

Mining keyword research, analytics and competitive data to identify new evergreen content opportunities does not always get the attention it deserves from busy editorial teams, despite this being an area with considerable upside for publishers. Keyword Research for Content Planning.

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Annual Social Media Budget Planning For Companies And Bloggers

SocMed Sean

I hope the updates help this growing group of solo-preneurs who recognize the value of creating and monetizing content. Whether you work for a Fortune 100 company or a blogger who relies on revenue from your content to supplement your income, it’s important to think about what goes into your social media headcount.

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What Every Marketing Department Needs to Know About Google+

Convince & Convert

Here’s why: Google+ and Google Adwords In the past, Google Adwords was about CTR, but now Google+ and Adwords collide with +Post Ads. Through social connecting with Adwords, you can bet that every business with million dollar spends on Adwords will be testing what works for them.

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Content is under scrutiny? It’s about time.

Direct Marketing Observations

I don’t dispute blog posts like this Why Content Curation Is Here to Stay. What I have a problem with is the type of content creation we run across when doing brand monitoring work for clients. and that in and of itself can be revealing-sometimes content that you think is going to be worthwhile turns out to be crap.

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[DIGITAL TIPS] Combining SEO And PPC To Advance Your Marketing Strategy

SocMed Sean

Not so fast… Organic Content Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving In modern digital campaigns, the best way to get that traffic is with a high-ranking position in search engines result pages (SERPs). That’s amazing, and every marketer should be working to not only get their content listed, but ranked well in the SERPs.

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