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Three Most Important Content Marketing Lessons of 2012

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This year has been one of major upheaval after another for content marketers. We’ve had our tried-and-true algorithms and techniques busted by Google, we’ve had new algorithms and measurements introduced, which actually sent some search engine optimization professionals out of business. Google is Getting Smarter.

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Is Erik Deckers the funniest man in social media marketing?

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Professional Blogger and Book Author Erik Deckers on disruption, middle men and his deepest secret. Erik Deckers, is co-author of No Bullshit Social Media: The All-Business, No-Hype Guide to Social Media Marketing (2011), Branding Yourself: Using Social Media to Invent or Reinvent Yourself (2010) and Twitter Marketing for Dummies (2009).

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Content Marketing is More Than Just Blogging

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Content marketing is about more than just blogging. While that’s the first thing that people think of — at least me, as a professional blogger — content is anything that can be read, watched, seen, or heard. Besides, Google can’t see pictures, and they’re still working on pulling the words from videos.

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Monday’s 5 Social Media Must-Reads

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By Neicole Crepeau Social media consultants and bloggers have long urged companies to create Facebook pages and Twitter accounts and start a conversation with their customers. By Todd Wasserman For a marketer, the mission is pretty simple: Find a bunch of influencers, get them charged up and then sit back and reap the rewards.

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Social Media Weekly Roundup 1/18-1/22

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Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « We Interrupt This Lifecast: Syndication Overload (Part 2) | Main | Youtube Tuesday: Lost Generation » January 22, 2010 Social Media Weekly Roundup 1/18-1/22 Theres a lot going on in the social media space and so much can get lost or overlooked in your RSS feed reader.

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2 Social SEO Stories You Need To Read This Week

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11 Free Tools for Social Media Optimization By Lee Odden Plenty of bloggers are talking about the inevitable intersection of social media marketing and search engine optimization. Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Have a great weekend! This prevents automated programs from posting comments.

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Repeat Your Blog Topics for Better Performance

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A lot of bloggers worry about the problem with repeating their blog topics. You need to teach Google. When you first start a blog, Google has no idea what you’re going to write about on a regular basis, so you have to teach it. And that’s who will see you in the Google search results. Check your blog stats.

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