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The second of a two-part post about marketing to youth and what businesses need to know. Let’s get to it… 2. Target Social Media To successfully market to youth, it is essential to stay up-to-date on the latest trends. Facebook was the second most visited site in the US in 2011. Also in the top …
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To Reach an Untethered Audience We’re seeing that mobile marketing is a hot trend for 2014. When setting up your marketing campaigns, it’s important to address the portion of your audience that will view (and hopefully respond) via their mobile devices. If your product or service is complex, the sales cycle will most likely bridge …
A Marketing World in Flux Understanding current and future online marketing trends is essential to staying competitive. Although the year is bound to bring some surprises, courtesy of Google algorithm changes, past marketing trends are likely to continue to grow in 2014. 1. Must-Have Mobile Content According to Super Monitoring, 91 percent of all people …
3 Powerful Types of Digital Content Online content influences buying behavior. We also know that content is SEO currency; there’s a correlation between quality content and visibility in organic search. But not all online content is created equal. Nielsen recently published a report about what the most powerful types of digital content influences consumers’ buying …
The Black Friday and Cyber Monday hype seemed to morph into Cyber Week. Anybody else’s inbox inundated with Cyber Deals? It raises the question as to the effectiveness of marketing during the Holidays. Retailers, especially those who need to cash-in on the flurry of holiday spending between mid-November and New Years, are expected to spend …
Trending & Cultural Interpretation Keyword Research also includes trending information. Building a site on a dying keyword or choosing keywords that have killer competitors makes no sense. By using an analytic approach, the research should cross-reference trending insights as well its potential benefit (number of total searches divided by the competition). We use Google Insights …
If you’ve been working on your business’ SEO for a while, no doubt you’ve heard the acronym SERP a zillion times. Literally, it stands for Search Engine Results Page. But that is not enough, because the real meaning lies in the SERPs contents, and in how they were chosen to be SERPs. Every search engine …
Are you missing out on great business networking opportunities? Many business owners do just that by focusing solely on online sales efforts while ignoring offline person-to-person engagement. We believe you need a balanced lead generation approach, and there’s a direct link to strategic networking and online stats tracked by Web Analytics. The thought of face-to-face …
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Outsourcing marketing services is an excellent way to increase your department’s productivity or add expertise in a particular area without adding headcount. Most likely you’ll be managing a contractor that is not physically at your office. This tip is all about managing your marketing services contractor to get the information you need without adding a …
The What, Why & How Google Authorship was launched a few months back. It’s a way that a search engine can distinguish (and reward) individuals who contribute online content. Have you noticed pictures of people when doing a search? Those intrepid folks have linked authorship to their Google Plus profile. About a year ago my …
