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Smarter Ways to Measure Authoritative Content

Waxing UnLyrical

Back in the day – and I’m talking not that long ago – the number of comments you got on your blog were a big deal. An “engaged” blog was one that drew a lot of attention, comments, back links, etc. And with that, came the ability to draw readers in through these commenting systems.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

“Twitter users talking about marketing and brands far exceeds the usage on the other social networks,&# said Tom Webster , the VP of Strategy & Marketing at Edison (and the study author), when I interviewed him for this post. 42% learn about products and services via Twitter. 41% provide opinions about products/services.

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10 Tips to Build Better Converting Twitter Traffic

Sprout Social

Twitter is an integral part of social media marketing these days. It’s not that easy because Twitter users are lurkers. Mentions are great for influencer marketing (a mentioned user is likely to retweet the update giving it more visibility), so there’s no point in getting rid of them completely.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: 11 Whys I’m a Social Media Addict Is Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook? I know us Hoosiers in the social media/marketing world are excited to have you in Indiana!

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104 Fascinating Social Media and Marketing Statistics for 2014 (and 2015)

Webbiquity SMM

Looking at marketing surveys and studies from the past year, a few trends are clear, among them that buyers are firmly (and increasingly) in control of the purchase cycle. In response, marketers are producing an increasing amount and variety of content to support all stages of the decision process. 9 General Marketing Stats.

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Blogosphere Trends + Effective Calls to Action

ProBlogger

His latest video on making money online encourages bloggers to build products, and for good reason: according to his blogging income breakdown , 40% of his February income came from ebooks and another 9% from membership sites such as Third Tribe Marketing and ProBlogger.com. Create visual interest. Provide an incentive.

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78 (of the) Best Social Media Marketing Tips, Guides, Tools and Strategies of 2010 (So Far)

Webbiquity SMM

With the amount of helpful content about social media marketing growing faster than Facebook’s user base or Lindsay Lohan’s court appearances, it’s tough to keep up. Social Media Marketing Tips, Tactics and Guides. Social media has dramatically altered the buying process as well as marketing practices.