Bill Hartzer

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

VerticalResponse recently did a survey to find out how small businesses planned on spending their marketing dollars in 2010. There were some vast differences between how money will be spent on email marketing and social media versus spending on banner advertising and search engine marketing (SEM). Share this on Technorati.

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 9, 2010

While there are unquestionably many ways that social media marketing results can be measured , the debate rages on as to whether it’s truly possible to quantify the ROI from these activities. Answers, comments posted on your blog, etc. Sentiment: Are the comments, posts etc. Subscribe to the comments for this post?

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SM2 Alterian Vocus Social Media 187

Bill Hartzer

JANUARY 5, 2011

that is place for small business owners, entrepreneurs and marketers of all levels of experience to get together to learn and network in an unfiltered atmosphere that is void of hype. put together a report called “ The 2011 Unguru.me Report “ It offers an inside look as what people really think of gurus.

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Marketing Technorati Sample Samples 128

Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 7, 2010

An annual marketing budget survey of business-to-business marketing trends released today is showing that marketing departments are going to increase their budget in Social Media and in Search Engine Marketing in 2011. Two years ago, marketing budgets still were split 60-40 traditional to online. Tweet This!

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Engineering Survey Social Media Marketing 108

Bill Hartzer

AUGUST 11, 2010

NASDAQ: SCOR) has just released a report on Twitter’s explosive growth worldwide. Indonesia reported the highest number of users, with 20.8 Across the 41 individual countries currently reported by comScore, Indonesia at 20.8 Top 20 Markets by Twitter Penetration - June 2010. Subscribe to the comments for this post?

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comScore Report Twitter Tweetdeck 127

Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Every month about this time comScore releases the search engine rankings data, and I report it here. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in November with 66.2 It actually looks like Google’s sites are going up in market share. Here are the actual numbers, as reported by comScore: U.S. comScore, Inc.

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Engineering comScore Yahoo Microsoft 97

Bill Hartzer

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Companies that use Facebook and Facebook fan pages to market their company to potential clients can increase sales, word-of-mouth marketing and client loyalty significantly among a subset of their clients, according to new research from Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business. Subscribe to the comments for this post?

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Study Health Care Facebook Digg 155

Bill Hartzer

JULY 22, 2010

ICONSTAFF has an opening for an Organic Search Marketing Strategist. The Organic Search Marketing Strategist applies their SEO and Marketing skills and experience to develop SEO campaigns that increase visibility, drive qualified traffic to their client’s sites and build/buy tools to help the SEO group become more effective.

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Engineering Organization Marketing SEO 107

Bill Hartzer

JULY 22, 2010

– Effectively communicate and report on project milestones to the Director of Project Management, Account Directors and internal project teams. – BA/BS degree required; Marketing concentration a plus. – BA/BS degree required; Marketing concentration a plus. Subscribe to the comments for this post?

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Project Engineering Marketing Technorati 104

Bill Hartzer

JULY 22, 2010

Running various reports from the ad server and site analytics application. Analyze seasonality patterns for different domains, markets, segment of visitors, watch destinations, etc. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on Technorati. Twitter: [link]. Share this on del.icio.us. Post this on Diigo.

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Engineering Advertising Marketing Insurance 98

Jason Yormark

DECEMBER 28, 2010

I’m happy to report, not only have I not missed a step, I actually find the MacBook Air to perform even better. There isn’t a machine on the market that can step toe to toe with this thing. Feel free to fire away any questions in the comments section and I’ll be sure to answer them if you are looking to buy.

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Review Apple Technorati iPad 256

Bill Hartzer

JULY 22, 2010

In support of their clients and account teams, the Account Director develops key client relationships, develop and deliver marketing strategies and program/campaign development, and provide supporting business analysis. Account Directors report to the Group Director, who is responsible for leading industry vertical areas of expertise.

Engineering 101

Engineering Marketing Skills Analysis 101

Idaconcpts

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

This is a common question that online marketers ask themselves everyday. Online marketers are always experimenting on how to deliver the most effective messages across Twitter and Facebook. US online marketers suggest that Twitter followers provide a better ROI than Facebook fans. Subscribe to the comments for this post?

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Twitter Facebook Technorati StumbleUpon 158

Bill Hartzer

MARCH 27, 2009

According to a new report by comScore , Internet users in Singapore spend half of their time online using social and entertainment websites. This is the first public report of online usage in Singapore. One of the most notable aspects of the report is that people in Singapore spend more time sending instant messages. Tweet This!

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comScore Report Wikimedia Instant Messaging 91

Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

The impact of that can be felt in B2C as well as B2B Marketing. There are fewer numbers of print publications remaining and every company’s marketing department wants to garner more traditional press. I still hear marketers say – “my CEO just doesn’t care about blogs – they only want to be in the NY Times or Wall Street Journal”.

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Conversation Newsvine Ping.fm Plaxo 232

Webbiquity SMM

MAY 30, 2010

How social media is like the seventh grade by Training Marketer. You might be a redneck SEO if… by David Leonhardt’s SEO and Social Media Marketing. Who knew a marketing blog could be “visually restorative&# and “enchanting&# ? Comic Relief – The Process by Web Marketing Therapy. SEO, SEM and Web Design.

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Social Media Marketing Avatar Microsoft 191

Idaconcpts

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Yet there is a feverish private market for a piece of the action in the undisputed heavyweight champion of social media. The auction was “oversubscribed,” according to Carlson’s follow-up report , with 165,000 shares being snapped up at $25 a pop. James Barry covers internet marketing , social media and related topics for Wolf21.com

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Facebook Technorati StumbleUpon Digg 174

Freelance Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe Updates Working in Uncharted 2 by Jesse on October 16, 2009 Today I took a look at my replies and saw some people have commented on a recent status update regarding #uncharted2. Featuring the Thesis Wufoo Skin WordPress Admin

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Idaconcpts

MARCH 5, 2011

of its search queries, dropping the search engine results page (SERP) rankings of sites that “copy content from other sites or sites that are just not very useful,” while providing better SERP rankings for “sites with original content and information such as research, in-depth reports, thoughtful analysis and so on.”. Tweet This!

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Google Content Technorati SEO 146

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 21, 2010

From a pure lead generation / ROI standpoint, this skepticism isn’t entirely unjustified; research from earlier this year showed that branding metrics (increased brand exposure, webs traffic, email subscribers partnerships)—not strict revenue or ROI measures—topped the list of benefits that b2b marketers realized from social media activities.

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Social Media Research ROI Technorati 191

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 17, 2011

While many people seemed outraged at the changes (judging by comments left of the Netflix Facebook page), the Technorati article mentioned that no one actually showed up at Netflix headquarters to protest the change. Twitter activity around flooding in NYC on August 15th, 2011 showing peak responses at noon and 5 PM.

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Analytics Radian6 Eventful Sentiment 164

Viper Chill

MAY 6, 2008

I help people build remarkable websites that gain traffic through viral marketing. Continue… The Most Effective Way to Increase RSS Subscribers Written by Glen on September 6th, 2010 103 Comments I’ve been a big advocate of guest blogging over the years; currently ranking no.1 Cloud Living Say "Hi!" Hey, Im Glen.

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Technorati Social Media Case Study Blogosphere 40

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2011

Display a feed of brand-related comments from a variety of social networks on your website? Display a feed of brand-related comments from a variety of social networks on your website. Highlight the best comments, selectively hide comments (e.g. Lithium also includes response assignment and reporting tools.

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Tools Social Media Lithium Sysomos 206

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

by MediaPost Marketing Daily Commentary. Pros & Cons of Applying Social Media to Traditional PR Campaigns by Howell Marketing Strategies. Among the tools noted are Omniture (web and social media analytics), Eloqua (marketing automation / demand generation software) and Twitalyzer (Twitter-specific measurement). Tweet This!

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Press Release Tips HootSuite Alltop 200

Idaconcpts

JANUARY 11, 2011

The Financial Post reported that celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Snoop Dogg and Elizabeth Hurley can reportedly earn between US$1,000 per tweet, up to five-figure paydays just for tweeting about specific products to their followers. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on Technorati. Email this to a friend?

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Twitter Technorati StumbleUpon Digg 132

Idaconcpts

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Bloomberg Businessweek joins the pack of critics with a July 2010 report claiming that “Gen Y lacks confidence about making financial decisions”. Consider this: There may be reporting on the demise of e-mail due to the rise of social media, however college students still see e-mail and SMS as critical mediums for online communication.

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Banking Mobile SMS Technorati 137

Idaconcpts

JANUARY 25, 2011

However, things changed dramatically in December 2010 as Compete reported that Groupon had over 17,000 referring sites, while LivingSocial was under the 7,000 mark. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on Technorati. Until October 2010, the Washington, D.C. Groupon: A Bubble in the Making? Email this to a friend?

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Buy Groups Groups Industry 159

Bill Hartzer

AUGUST 18, 2010

As companies emerge from 1 of the steepest economic downturns in history, they understand the significant reach and importance of using social networking to market and rebuild their organizations. A brand new CareerBuilder survey reports that 35 % of employers use social media to market their company. Share this on Technorati.

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Survey Company Social Media Sample 103

Idaconcpts

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Forrester’s survey does show a significant increase in the number of people using the Internet to watch streaming video,” the New York Times’ BitsBlog ’ reports, with “33 percent of adults surveyed [saying] they use the Internet to watch video, up from 18 percent in 2007.”. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This!

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Survey Technorati StumbleUpon Digg 132

Bill Hartzer

JUNE 7, 2010

They have removed the date that is reported when they report the links to your website. This may not seem like a big change to you, but for webmasters and online marketers like myself, who frequently deals with more than 1000 links to any given web site, this is a big deal. Subscribe to the comments for this post?

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Google Data Tools Domain Name 121

Convince & Convert

MARCH 8, 2011

There are more than 150 million blogs, according to Technorati’s “State of the Blogosphere&# report. Depending upon how the blog fits your strategic business objectives, you may prefer your readers to download longer form content (like an e-book), or subscribe to your blog, or leave a comment, or tweet your post.

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Questions Sample Samples Blogosphere 146

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 12, 2011

Social media marketing, online PR and SEO are three tactics that are all powerful on their own, but have far more impact when used in a coordinated, synergistic manner. The Most Overused Buzzwords and Marketing Speak in Press Releases by Adam Sherk. SEO Press Releases Extend Your Coverage by Adventive Marketing. 5 Stars **.

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Press Release Tools Tips Vocus 194

Idaconcpts

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

The global economic recovery is on track, with many developing economy hotspots firing around the world, but unfortunately the job market is still bleak for many countries. Here are some creative ways of competing on the job front in today’s tough market. #1 5 – Check the stock market. Share this on Technorati.

Skills 148

Skills MySpace Technorati Social Networking 148

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

LinkedIn is firmly ensconced among the “big 3″ social networks for marketing and business purposes, and though its base of 80 million members is far smaller than the 600 million users of Facebook, its impact in B2B marketing is larger. Mark Walsh reports on company pages, another new feature added by LinkedIn in late 2010.

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LinkedIn Tips B2B Findability 189

Bill Hartzer

JULY 20, 2009

Google has 65 percent market share, Yahoo! percent market share. percent search market share. percent market share, a 0.4 percent market share, a 0.4 Here is the actual data, as reported by comScore: comScore Core Search Report June 2009 vs. May 2009 Total - U.S. Share this on Technorati.

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comScore Engineering Yahoo Microsoft 102

Bill Hartzer

JUNE 8, 2009

User Centric also reports that during “transactional searches&# (searches that involved someone buying something or searches related to completing a transaction), “participants would spend more time looking at the sponsored results on top (~2.5 Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on Technorati.

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Study Google Technorati Engineering 127

Bill Hartzer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Every month about this time comScore releases the search engine rankings data, and I report it here. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in August with 65.4 explicit core search market in August with 65.4 percent market share, followed by Yahoo! comScore, Inc. search marketplace. search marketplace.

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comScore Engineering Yahoo Microsoft 95