Waxing UnLyrical
MAY 14, 2013
'If you thought that the Chicken Dance was reserved solely for county fairs and wedding receptions, think again. Today’s National Dance Like a Chicken Day. Amazingly enough, our fine feathered friends have more to do with social media then you may think. Here are five articles from around the web that offer something to dance and squawk about.
Adam Sherk
MAY 14, 2013
'When it comes to link building publishers have a significant advantage because editorial content, be it hard news or evergreen content, lends itself naturally to linking and sharing. In addition producing quality content on a daily basis creates a steady stream of new opportunities. It is one of the many reasons that content marketing has become so popular, as brands in other industries put an emphasis on content development and promotion and essentially become publishers themselves.
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Direct Marketing Observations
MAY 14, 2013
'It can’t be good… I was going to go off on a rant, but the fact of the matter is…it can’t be good. You feel duped and cheated and misled.
Convince & Convert
MAY 14, 2013
'Image by Eric Schwartzman. I’d like to walk you through a social media strategy concept known as the homeland-embassy approach. It’s an idea shared first by Steve Rubel , though I’m not sure he meant to take it as far and as literal as I’m going to here, but the basic gist is that your website is your homeland and your social networking accounts are your embassies.
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Small Business Mavericks
MAY 14, 2013
'Google’s head of web spam, Matt Cutts, posted a video on YouTube recently telling us what algorithm changes Google is planning to take this summer. There are 10 specific issues Google is planning to address. I’m going to take a stab at it and say the most important of these are: The “major” Penguin update. “Going upstream” to address link spam.
Twist Image
MAY 14, 2013
'It seems like online publishers are starting to think about the digital-first experience. In the past short while, we have started to see what could only be described as "true online publishing" taking on a new (and pretty) look and feel. It started not too long ago when Fast Company did a full overhaul of their website. If you choose an article on their site, you will mostly see a big and beautiful image, a bold headline and that''s when the scrolling begins.
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Stay N' Alive
MAY 14, 2013
'While I have certainly shared many videos about my life and my family, I don''t think I''ve ever called it a "vlog". Let''s make this post the first - I officially call this "Vlog #1". In today''s Vlog JJ talks about holding our cat #hashtag, and yes, we spell it that way! Enjoy, and please subscribe to our STAYTube channel !: While I have certainly shared many videos about my life and my family, I don''t think I''ve ever called it a "vlog".
Jeff Esposito
MAY 14, 2013
'Today has made me realize that the social media echo-chamber is filled with idiots. Instead of looking for ways to advance our profession, we spend time with passive-aggressive posts and finger pointing at companies who do social media wrong. We use #fail and worst case study ever in our messaging. Seriously we should all be more focused on our day-to-day jobs than a train wreck of a small business in social media. <I know you thought it was hilarious and the best ever or whatever else Buzz
The Way of the Web
MAY 14, 2013
'I’d just had a new eCommerce store built in WordPress, added loads of great products at really competitive prices but was lacking the traffic. and conversion to really see my online business take off. The Way of the Web was recommended by a friend, they really showed an interest in my business and helped me fulfill its potential with SEO, content and traffic analysis.
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yMarketingMatters
MAY 14, 2013
'There is no denying the importance of social media. It is undoubtedly a powerful marketing channel. But did you know the secret sauce of a successful social media presence is generating original highly shareable quality content! This should be among your top marketing objectives. Publishing content that gets widely shared on social media is good for business.
Sherrilynne Starkie
MAY 14, 2013
'This is a cool info graphic with some interesting statistics about Twitter and how French businesses use it. Twitter for companies infographic. Related posts: Pinterest for business. The social customer. Wikipedia rules the waves. Click here to start to receive my newsletter. PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. Related articles. Twitter Engagement Cheat Sheet [Infographic].
ProBlogger
MAY 14, 2013
'This is a guest contribution by Daniel Vassiliou of Endurance SEO. Everybody loves (LOVES) to talk about link building and find the latest and greatest technique for building backlinks to your blog. While this gets you more traffic and better rankings in the search engines, it can draw away from an equally important aspect of your blog – internal (or onsite ) SEO.
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Webbiquity SMM
MAY 14, 2013
'Despite the occasional “death of blogging” pronouncements (often made, ironically, in blog posts), blogs remain the core of a robust social media strategy. The proliferation of themes, tools and plugins have transformed blogs from mere online text collections to powerful interactive, rich-media sites that can attract, engage and educate your potential buyers.
Writtent Blog
MAY 14, 2013
'Your company’s best advocates aren’t in your marketing department; they’re your current customers. Customer success stories are among the top five most popular forms of content marketing, and 64% of B2B marketers consider them the single most effective form of custom content. Consumer research is more self-directed than ever before, and case studies are a powerful way to demonstrate real applications of your product or service without a hard sell.
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