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Writing tricks for content marketers

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Now when it comes to content marketing , writers need to know about search engines and how digital formats are impacting reader habits and preferences. For content marketers the task becomes more complex with the need to attract search engines as well as humans to a story. Photo credit: Wikipedia). PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE.

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Study shows social media drives sales

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Research released today by LoyaltyOne and two leading North American academic institutions provides the long-awaited proof that social media interaction between a customer and a brand drives immediate and long-term sales increases. Photo credit: Wikipedia). Social media in call centres. Wikipedia rules the waves.

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Gartner: fake social media reviews

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Photo credit: Wikipedia). Many marketers have turned to paying for positive reviews with cash, coupons and promotions.” As the FTC begins to crack down on this practice of fake reviews/ratings, some social media sites identifying fake and defaming reviews and requesting they be taken down. Map your LinkedIn contacts.

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Content marketing in 2018 is going to hit a new dimension of importance, organization and integration. Smart and savvy marketers know the days of throwing social spaghetti at the wall and hoping it sticks are over and done. The social web is getting noisier by the minute. The social web is getting noisier by the minute.

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Pinterest updates terms of service

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Red Pinterest logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia). The new terms go into effect on April 6, 2012 and should go some way to addressing the network’s critics. Related posts: Content marketing is king. Social networking: the most popular online activity worldwide. This morning, Pinterest has announced.

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B2B Marketing: Trust + Community = ROI

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Content marketing is the new yet not new buzzword. The truth is content marketing has been around for decades, since conversations and business has existed. Content marketing is not a new shiny object invented via social media. Without content and humans, social media and digital marketing wouldn't exist.

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