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How to Run a Social Media Competitive Analysis

Social Media Strategies Summit

For this step in the process, we’ll use the Google Adwords Keyword Planner to find sites ranking for similar keywords. Step #2: Gather Top-Level Social Media Data You’ve identified your competitors — now it’s time to find out what they’re doing on social media. What do they say in their Facebook intro copy?

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Google AdWords – Easy Tips for Bloggers and Small Business Owners

Kikolani

Google AdWords is one of the most popular ways of online advertising. Even though it is easy to set up and anyone can make an AdWords account, it has proven to be rather difficult to optimize for good results. Track the conversions and use the recorded data in Google Analytics to see what serves you the best. Campaign Budgeting.

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How a social media consultant can help your business

Sherrilynne Starkie

Google Adwords and Analytics certifications are fundamental to online advertising and data insight. Facebook Blueprint certification and Twitter Flight School demonstrate mastery in major social networks. Industry certifications prove a social media consultant’s practical skill too. and more.

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Must have digital skills for PR pros

Sherrilynne Starkie

They pull actionable insights from data, they experiment and are always innovating. This is where new industry certifications come into play, and Google Adwords and Analytics are great starting points. Adwords certification demonstrates basic and advanced proficiency in online advertising.

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Could Facebook become a Lead Nurturing platform?

Buzz Marketing for Technology

But Facebook? It involves seeing from the front end of the sale all the way to the consummation of the sale and I believe Facebook has or is planning to have some of the most critical elements all on their platform (and all for free!). A very powerful side benefit of being on the Facebook platform. (to

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The Gift Of Facebook

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Let me be clear: I am still bullish on Facebook. I am not bullish on advertising as Facebook's main revenue model. In March of 2011, I wrote a blog post titled, F-Commerce - Rise Of The Facebook Consumer. I never liked Facebook as an advertising platform. I love Facebook as an economy. Facebook is an economy.

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Online ads: the benefits of retargeting

Sherrilynne Starkie

Retargeted (or remarketed) ads were innovated by Google and have recently been adopted by Facebook and LinkedIn too. It’s anonymous and the advertiser doesn’t get any usage data about the visitor, so retargeting protects shoppers’ privacy. PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. Content marketing: feeling ripped off?

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