Tuesday, December 17, 2013

How To Use Email As A Better Communication Tool

by Ralph M. Rivera

Today people use email as an afterthought.

Instead of crafting a well-worded, meaningful message, children, teens and adults alike simply write stream of consciousness and hit the send button with no worry as to how the content makes the recipient perceive the sender. Worst of all, this is as true for business communications as it is for personal ones.

Read article here
http://www.websearchsocial.com/how-to-use-email-as-a-better-communication-tool/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-use-email-as-a-better-communication-tool&utm_source=WebSearchSocial&utm_campaign=927ab9dc9d-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e3ea3ff5a7-927ab9dc9d-313959629

Thursday, October 31, 2013

PPC, SE & Marketing Tips & Tactics

PPC (Paid Per Click), SE (Search Engine) and Marketing tips, tactics, tools and more, worth checking out this site!

Click link -
http://cognitivesearchmarketing.blogspot.com/2009/09/dozen-ppc-ad-creative-writing.html

Monday, October 21, 2013

Social Media Hype! Don’t believe all that you read

by Robin Reeve

"How many of us are seeing the trends on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Youtube, Linked, Pinterest, Blogger, Flikr, Tumblr, Digg, Myspace, Buzz, Rippln, etc… (Did I get them all?) and tried to understand each of their importance?...I can tell you from experience, from someone who has authored posts, blogs, websites and many many businesses online that Social Media is an absolute must...."

Read article here -
http://www.projecteve.com/social-media-hype-dont-believe-all-that-you-read/?utm_content=buffer644af&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer

Sunday, October 20, 2013

How to Recognize Which Customers Are Bad for Business

Q & A article post that I think many will find very good read!

by Joe Worth

View article here -
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/225017#

Friday, August 30, 2013

13 Tools to Spy on Your Competitors

With today’s technology – you can spy on your competitors with X-Ray vision. With just a few tools you will be privy to a host of juicy info. You just have to know where to look ;) And in this article I’m revealing 13 super cool ninja tricks for spying on your competitors. So put on your spy glasses!

Read article here
http://mytrafficmentor.com/spy-on-your-competitors

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Pinterest Launches Web Analytics to Help You Pin Down Traffic

by Brian Patrick Eha

"The analytics will show how many people have pinned content from your site and how many users have seen those pins. It will also track visitor traffic from Pinterest, and you'll be able to see recent pins and your most repinned content of all time, so that you can get a sense both of what is currently trending and of what is most popular overall."

Read article here
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226060

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Building Links And Ranking In Google

by Mark Mason

"Everyone wants to talk about how to beat the Google ranking algorithm. And if you are a professional search engine optimizer (SEO), that is a lot of fun to talk about. In fact, the guys over at SEOmoz recently wrote a great post about their study on Google ranking algorithm..."

Continue reading article here
http://www.latenightim.com/building-links-and-ranking-in-google

Friday, May 17, 2013

Using Testimonials to Increase Sales and Enrollments

Why are testimonials so important for your business? One reason is that they increase your credibility. When you’re positioning yourself to your ideal clients, you want to show them that you’re credible and trustworthy. Essentially, your potential client is asking, “Why should I listen to you? Who are you and what have you done?” They want you to show that you know what you’re talking about.

Read article here
http://yourlucrativelaunch.com/main/using-testimonials-to-increase-sales-and-enrollments

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Search Engines - Essential Facts to Know

"When looking for your favorite website, we have this handy tool that one click away and you can enjoy your favorite website. When they must use the internet to gather information most web surfers confer an online search engine. A search engine is a tool designed to search for information on the World Wide Web, it is a retrieval system."

Read more of article here
http://themelib.com/2009/11/search-engines-essential-facts-to-know

Monday, May 6, 2013

The Marketer's Guide to Instagram

by AJ Kumar

"From a marketing perspective, the community's enthusiastic fan base and built-in social aspects make it an ideal place to connect with potential customers and build brand recognition. Here's how your business can take advantage of Instagram's potential..."

Read article here
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226014

Friday, April 12, 2013

Social Media 101: Learning the Basics

by Katy Tafoya

You’ve likely heard that it’s important to make social media part of your business marketing plan. But what exactly is social media? How do you get involved? And how can it really help your bottom line? Here, we shed some light on all things Web 2.0.

Read article here
http://www.ladieswholaunch.com/magazine/social-media-101-learning-the-basics/1910

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Focus On Your Content, Not Just Marketing!

Posted by Sandeep Rohilla

Millions of clicks by millions of readers are traced every second on search engines. The modern consumers have become tech-savvy. They use Google, Bing, Yahoo! Or Ask.com to make informed purchase decisions. Content (both text and images) is a king that rules the web market. Gone are the days you applied your SEO tricks (spam links, unethical link building techniques, etc.) to convert site visitors into customers. The contemporary consumer is immune to info graphics.

Read post here
http://socialmediatoday.com/techgain/1219756/focus-your-content-not-just-marketing?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Social+Media+Today+%28all+posts%29

Monday, March 18, 2013

SEO Blogs: TopRank’s BIGLIST of Search Engine Marketing & Optimization Blogs

A collection of over 400 SEO and Online Marketing related blogs assembled by the staff at TopRank Online Marketing. This excellent list includes blogs that cover a range of internet marketing topics ranging from SEO (search engine optimization) and PPC (pay per click) to blog marketing, marketing with social media, content marketing and online public relations.

Read their big list here
http://www.toprankblog.com/search-marketing-blogs

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Don’t Make Customers Pay For Your Digital Marketing Mistakes

by Jennifer Shaheen

"When your customer searches for your company and they find empty social media profiles, pages full of spam, and incorrect contact information, they’re not accomplishing what they set out to do. Don’t make your customers pay for your digital marketing mistakes. Luckily, many of the most common digital marketing mistakes are actually relatively easy to fix. And here’s how..."

Read article here
http://smallbiztrends.com/2013/02/digital-marketing-mistakes.html

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

4 Ways to Block Brand Competition

by Gabrielle Blue

Is your company's brand unique, innovative, and rock-solid enough to not only capture and hold customer loyalty, but also to dominate the market by knocking out the competition? It takes a lot more than a good product to ensure customer loyalty—and even more to maintain a competitive edge in the marketplace. Consumers today associate with a product or service through their connection with a company's brand.

Read article here
http://www.inc.com/guides/201102/how-to-attain-successful-brand-relevance-competition.html?partner=newsletter_Success

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Marketing Strategies That Empower Success (Lessons)

A 3 part lesson on "Marketing Strategies That Empower Success," posted by Smiley Webb

To view these lessons click below -
http://www.ryze.com/posttopic.php?topicid=946824&confid=1022

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Create the Perfect Tagline

by Allison Nazarian

Taglines, or slogans, are those memorable little phrases associated with the products and services we use everyday. So how do you create a great tagline for your business? They're everywhere! We're literally inundated with them day and night. No matter where we are, we can't escape them. Yes, we're talking about the ubiquitous, omnipresent TAGLINE!

Read her article here
http://www.businessknowhow.com/marketing/tagline.htm

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Four Tips for Using Instagram for Business

"Recently, the Instagram team started a Tumblr called Instagram for Business. In it you'll find best-practices for enterprises, new service offerings of interest to brands (like the new photo maps), and a list of ways to make yourself an Insta-success. A few suggestions..."

Read article here
http://www.marketingprofs.com/short-articles/2657/four-tips-for-using-instagram-for-business?adref=GSoMM3912

Thursday, January 31, 2013

The 10 Most Useless Buzzwords

by Michael Sebastian

"No matter how many times you change "learnings" to "lessons" or "paradigm" to … well, something actually meaningful, the jargon keeps pouring in. Despite the setbacks, writers and editors must soldier on -- you're the last line of defense."

Read article here
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/225310

Thursday, January 24, 2013

10 Personal Branding Trends for 2013

Posted by William Arruda

At the end of each year, I predict what personal branding trends will be valuable to career-minded marketers in the coming year. In writing this article, I continue the series with much enthusiasm, because many exciting changes are afoot that will simplify building your brand in 2013.

Part 1:Topics - Curation, Customization, Mobile, People and Pictures

Read more here
http://www.marketingprofs.com/articles/2013/9886/personal-branding-trends-for-2013-part-1

Part 2:Topics - QR codes, Timeline, Teams, Validation and Video

Read more here
http://www.marketingprofs.com/articles/2013/9941/10-personal-branding-trends-for-2013-part-2

Monday, January 14, 2013

The 16 Most Important Social Media Updates of 2012

by Rachel Sprung

In the last 11 months, there have been tons of updates to our favorite social networks, several of which were extremely relevant for marketers and business owners.

Read these social media updates here
http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33859/The-16-Most-Important-Social-Media-Updates-of-2012.aspx/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=facebookphoto

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

LinkedIn Marketing: 12 Powerful “Must Do” Tips for Setting Up Your LinkedIn Profile!

by Bill Crosby

LinkedIn has become one of the most powerful Social Media platforms for business, and with simple these simple changes below to your LinkedIn Profile you will quickly create a LinkedIn Marketing Machine. Plan on spending a couple of hours to make these changes to your LinkedIn Profile.

Read tips here
http://billcrosby.com/socialmedia/linkedin-marketing-12-powerful-must-do-tips-for-your-linkedin-profile/#