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Turn Prospects into Leads with Killer Social Content
Posted by Michelle Berdeal
Content plays a key role in laying the foundation for your inbound marketing strategy. Produce social content that WOWs your readers and you can enjoy SEO results, social media engagement and lead nurturing that turns your prospects into customers.
Two Ways to Motivate Employees to Do Content Marketing
Posted by Bernie Borges
Whichever of these two methods works best in your business the important thing is that you recognize the authenticity of P2P content marketing and the economics of leveraging the content marketing potential of employees.
How to set PPC Marketing Goals
Posted by David LeFevre
Whether managing PPC marketing yourself or hiring an agency, before you start spending money advertising on search engines, carefully consider what you are trying to achieve. What is your goal when advertising? See some examples. Learn how to figure out what your PPC marketing goals are.
Facebook Advertising for Grown-ups
Posted by Cynthia Lovely
The opportunity for advertisers on this grown-up, mature Facebook is very exciting. With the proper groundwork laid, Facebook advertising can be a powerful boost to your social media efforts. If you are going to spend advertising dollars on Facebook, let’s be sure you are taking advantage of the free tools available and to get the most for every ad dollar spent.
Develop an Audience-Centric Content Strategy
Posted by Billie Ginther
Google’s on-going quest to make search results more valuable to the user experience requires refining your content strategy so that it is highly relevant to your audiences and potential customers beyond identifying desirable keywords around your products and services. But how do you develop a solid audience-centric content strategy for the digital age?
How to Convert a Customer to a Passionate Brand Ambassador
Posted by Bernie Borges
I pinched myself when I was recently invited by the Tampa Bay Lightning to be the Social Captain for a game. The opportunity for me to combine my love of hockey and my favorite NHL team with social media is up there with a day at the beach.
How Social Media Affects SEO Results
Posted by Michelle Berdeal
The social search playing field still hasn’t been completely defined yet. However, one of the key takeaways from the early actions of Google, Bing, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook is that as marketers, we need to synchronize our SEO and social media strategy.
7 Content Marketing Formats That Rock
Posted by Bernie Borges
This list of 7 content marketing formats represents a diverse mix that provides opportunity for you to learn which formats are most popular with your audience. A diversified mix of content formats maximize the chance of reaching your target audience across different channels, building a loyal community and producing leads or other desired outcomes.
Inbound Marketing Difference Between Tactics and Strategy
Posted by Bernie Borges
Tactical inbound marketing requires less commitment than an inbound marketing strategy. Tactical activities may yield results but they are not sustainable. An inbound marketing strategy is a lot of work, but the results are sustainable. Simply stated, an inbound marketing strategy is the way business works now. So, what choice does one truly have?
Why Hire An SEO Company
Posted by Michelle Berdeal
The pros and cons of doing search engine optimization on your own versus hiring an outside SEO company can vary depending on your business’ needs, capabilities, budget and goals.
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