Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 2, 2009

But 57% also indicated that they plan to increase their focus on SEO: That’s good news, because even just 2-3 years ago many companies’ efforts to integrate SEO and PR activities did not extend much beyond press release optimization. Both rightly deserve credit for increasing awareness industry-wide.

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 20, 2010

There is additional information in the NYTco press release , and Jim Romenesko and others have published the staff memo. The reality is that the industry is being radically re-invented by new technology, and there are no easy answers out there. Most likely the result will fall somewhere in between. It happens.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 31, 2010

In my ongoing look at mainstream media outlets and social media I have done multiple posts on news sites and Twitter, Facebook and Digg but I’ve yet to look at YouTube. The Most Buried News Sites on Digg News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers? Hard to believe mainstream TV isn’t all over this.

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Bill Hartzer

AUGUST 16, 2010

If there is a news item in your industry that is important and people will talk about it, then immediately post it on your blog. I cannot tell you how many times I have benefited (right here with this blog ) from posting something that was newsworthy that people in my industry care about. To be successful, you have to promote it.

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Bill Hartzer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

The same goes for industry trade groups. In most industries there are at least a couple of well-liked bloggers who maintain a close watch on the industry as a entire – and constantly write about what’s really going on. When your company issues a press release, keep these bloggers inside your outreach plans.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Your competitor recently released a new product? Their press release, and perhaps a puff piece in an industry trade pub where they advertise, are no longer the only sources of information about it. At the very least, you’ll be able to craft more intelligent, informed questions for your survey. Real people.

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Adam Sherk

JUNE 15, 2010

But Twitter, Facebook in some cases Digg still represent the majority of social media referrals to many news sites, so they continue to be a priority. News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers? There is of course much more to the social media universe than just The Bobbsey Twins. What do you think?

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Adam Sherk

MAY 12, 2010

It sounds a lot like the practices of some industry blogs and news aggregators today. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! So “borrowing” content isn’t a Web-only phenomenon, it’s just a lot easier to spot now.

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 17, 2009

What caught my eye was the chart on budget allocation across various industries in 2009: As you can see search marketing got a much greater share of interactive marketing budgets than social media. You can check out their posts for the aspects of the report they covered.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

There’s no effort in adding thousands of email addresses to an address book, performing a mail merge, and sending off a generic press release. Further, it’s “simply unrealistic&# for him to tailor his press releases to bloggers, and it’s “close minded&# for bloggers to expect this of him.

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Bill Hartzer

JANUARY 12, 2011

In the hotel industry, it is common for a hotel description to be used more than once. Even if you decide not to have a blog or other fluid content on your web site, you should at least publish a press release once a month. That is not recommended, as several different web sites may be using the same content. Post this on Diigo.

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Bill Hartzer

MAY 14, 2010

It really depends on your industry that you are in, but generally speaking there’s going to be some way to add additional content to your site. If you’re a corporation and you have a corporate web site then perhaps adding your press releases to your web site before you put them out on the newswires is an option. Hiring a Writer.

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Adam Sherk

APRIL 8, 2010

by Adam Sherk on April 8, 2010 The cease and desist letter and the ensuing war of words between The Wrap’s Sharon Waxman and Newser’s Michael Wolff is getting a lot of industry attention this week. Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk The Wrap, Newser and Content Aggregation: How Much Attribution is Enough?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

To answer some questions, Industry connections are those I know through the search industry (primarily) but I have not yet met in person. Industry colleagues are those I have met in person (typically in a casual atmosphere or at conferences). LinkedIn is a industry tool. It comes with my social media maturity , I suppose.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Effectively, they’re porting their press release information to the wide open, and perhaps going a little more granular by featuring content specific to elements of iTunes. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Bill Hartzer

APRIL 10, 2009

But, to really know how much your domain name is worth, a human, someone with experience in the domain name industry, needs to put the value on the name: no computer program can give you a true estimated value of a name. Besides, isn’t the value of a domain name really only what someone is willing to pay for it? Post this on Diigo.

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ProBlogger

MAY 19, 2022

I’ve written about content filtering and keeping up with industry news in previous post. Send out press releases. Industry events and seminars are great places to meet people besides getting cutting edge information, of course. They have to be news-worthy. At least warm up first and avoid cold calling.

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ProBlogger

MAY 19, 2022

I’ve written about content filtering and keeping up with industry news in previous post. Send out press releases. Industry events and seminars are great places to meet people besides getting cutting edge information, of course. They have to be news-worthy. At least warm up first and avoid cold calling.

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Saying It Social

MAY 18, 2010

Your goal is to gain trust by engaging your audience, participating in conversations and sharing valuable, industry-related information, photos, videos, testimonials, press releases, etc. It takes time to establish trust with your target market.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Every industry and profession has it’s own “language.&#. Journalists will look at your content when seeking industry experts to quote. More importantly, they’ll be looking at what your customers are saying about you—and how you respond—when writing about industry trends and developments. Share this on Bebo.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 19, 2011

Eric Papczun follows up on his post above with more guidance to help “dominate search engine results pages&# including leveraging alternate domains, creating a corporate presence on social networking and content-sharing sites, and search-optimizing your press releases. Share this on Bebo. Subscribe to the comments for this post?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

They’re tasked with contacting bloggers about different initiatives, sending out story ideas and “press releases&# (hopefully with a social component, since those are preferred by many bloggers). PR people aren’t in the ad sales industry. Their goal is to send press pitches, not to buy ads on your site.

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Kikolani

APRIL 7, 2010

Here are eight ways that businesses can use social media to learn more about themselves and their industry as well as get more involved with their clients and communities interested in what they have to offer. Social Mention monitors 100+ social media properties directly including: Twitter, Facebook, FriendFeed, YouTube, Digg, Google etc.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Industry Centers |. by Industry. In the groupware industry, product developers are looking at new ways to meet a critical need of HR systems that are more adaptable to changes in business processes. Sign In. | | Free Newsletters. Business Advice |. Professional Journals |. Business Bloggers |. Forms & Agreements |.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Social Media Sites: General The Big Boys of Social Bookmarking: The Top 20 Sites (10e20): Chris Winfield ranks the top 20 social bookmarking sites by their Alexa rankings and gives a short description of what each does — in case you haven’t ventured beyond Digg. What are the challenges? Rand explains all.

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Bill Hartzer

AUGUST 4, 2009

Longer if the article has gone popular or hot on a social bookmarking site like Digg. Whatever they’re selling for $47, well, I just don’t want anything to do with it: and certainly it’s stuff like this that’s making the whole internet marketing/SEO/Search Engine Marketing industry look bad. The Update.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

How to Build a Social Media Cheat Sheet in Any Topic (ReadWriteWeb): Marshall Kirkpatrick writes an amazing guide on how you can find thought leaders in any industry. How to Write Effective Press Releases in the Age of Twitter (OPEN Forum): It’s not really just the “age of Twitter&# – it’s the “age of social.&#

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

A good example of this is a recent post on blog lengths in certain industries by Glen Allsopp, who recently guest posted here. By looking at the standard lengths of blogs in certain industries, new bloggers can get a feel for blog word counts that are successful and that which may not be as helpful to grow a new blog.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2011

I’m sure you’ll have a year (or more) of reading to do, but I know it’s worth it to empower you with all this great content that has been written by our industry peers. Ever see a press release become popular on Digg?! This is good stuff from the biggest experts in the industry. C’mon.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Market share leadership in an industry, the final self-reported performance measure, (also) correlated positively with the integration of social tools in employees’ day-to-day work.” He notes that some companies try to use a blog simply as a mechanism to re-post their press releases, and are subsequently disappointed by the results.

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Adam Sherk

JUNE 29, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk The Most Overused Buzzwords and Marketing Speak in Press Releases by Adam Sherk on June 29, 2010 Unique, one-of-a-kind, best-of-breed…blah, blah, blah. We see this type of marketing speak over and over in press releases and promotional materials.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 24, 2010

I selected influencers in all different “walks of life&# and areas of influence, from the blogosphere to the power users of Digg to founders of successful startups and authors of bestselling books. Don’t try impress me with your funding or whatever industry related things you think you do really well. …and so on.

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Viper Chill

APRIL 15, 2010

However, if you’re not that confident in building your own website and simply want to get started then writing articles around certain industries and products can make you a lot of money if you can get them to rank in search engines. Reply Glen says: April 15, 2010 at 1:29 pm Awesome Mike, I hope you enjoy them!

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Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Empower readers to share your content as they consume it by placing the Digg Digg floating social share bar along the left side of your content as people scroll down the page. Stephanie Sammons is recognized as an industry leader in digital “influence” marketing for financial and professional services firms.

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