Archive for March, 2009

Charting Effective Search Engine Optimization

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

[Editor’s Note: Today we have another entry from Dana Larson, Content Promotions Supervisor at TopRank Online Marketing, on a structured approach to starting search engine optimization.] 
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a necessary component of any successful business website. The internet has become the primary resource for information on virtually everything, from goods and services to […]

Adding Social Media to Marketing & PR

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Editor’s Note: This guest post coverage of a recent Marketingsherpa webinar comes from TopRank’s SEO Designer Thomas McMahon and Account Coordinator Kristen Hebert
Are companies engaging in social media? Are they monitoring their brand? What’s a social media press release? These were a few of the topics covered in MarketingSherpa’s recent “Engaging Bloggers, Journalists and Customers” […]

SEO Copywriting: Lure The ‘Bots - Don’t Become One

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Copywriting, and all of marketing really, represent that beautiful intersection between business and creativity.  Those of us lucky enough to find our way into this niche find that, amazingly, we can actually make a living being creative.
Granted, the work we create may not always grab the attention of our hipster friends, but it will put […]

Tips for Better Business Blogging - SES New York

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

SES New York did pretty well  considering many conferences are feeling the effects of business budget cuts. Publisher and VP Matt McGown stated that over 5,000 people attended 2009 SES New York.
Social media often folds well into search marketing and blogging represents a great example of the intersection between creating optimized content and a platform […]

SES NY: 3 Approaches to Social Media

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Thinking about social media? Or are you waist deep and need some help? A session today at SES NY highlights different approaches to social media, its purpose and how and why you should get involved.
Li Evans, of Key Relevance, hammers home the need for social media strategy within her presentation.
Social Media - done for the […]

SES NY: Improve SEO Through Blogs & Feeds

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Do you have a blog? If so, a panel today at SES NY shared how to improve SEO results with your blog and its RSS Feed.
Michael Gray, Owner of Atlas Web Service, shared the following tips to increasing SEO value with your blog.
1. Don’t write blog titles that suck
Bad titles lack keyword focus, are […]

SES NY: 8 Tips to Boost SEM Results

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

In the last session of the day, attendees were rewarded with 8 awesome tips to boost Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Results. Some you may know and some you may not, but there is definitely something for everyone.
1. Always. Test. Everything
Assume that everything is broken. Ask your self by how much is it broken and […]

SES NY: Maximing B2B Lead Generation

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

I love B2B, so a session on how to maximize lead generation within a B2B context is a must-attend.
New or old, a B2B marketer knows that a unique set of marketing challenges awaits them including:

No single decision maker
Increased risk for decision makers
Offline conversions
Long lead time
Complex sale
Ambiguous search terms
Difficulty to pre-select B2B […]

SES NY: Social Media for the Little Guy

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Day 2 at SES NY kicks off with a lesson in Social Media for the little guy.
The purpose of the session is to find out how small companies with small budgets can freely tap the world of social media to improve business and increase sales.
Here’s what we learned from Jennifer Evans Laycock:
Take the ‘marketing’ out […]

Poll: Integrating SEO & Social Media Marketing

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

First things first: Please take this quick poll about integrating SEO and social media marketing. 
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.
At the recent Pubcon South conference in Austin WebProNews did a video interview with social media superstar Chris Brogan and I about social […]