Archive for February, 2010

Ten Must Read Tips to Start a Small Business Blog

Monday, February 15th, 2010

A friend of mine who is an experienced corporate marketer started a new business. The store just opened and being the good pal that I am, I was able to provide some advice regarding marketing on the web – specifically regarding blog marketing.
This is a new small business, so considerations for what to do about […]

5 B2B Social Media Winners

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Take a moment to think about, and count, the number of B2C social media success stories that pop into your head.
I’ll venture to guess that you could immediately name five to 10, if not many more. From Ford to Dell to Zappos to Best Buy, B2C social media winners – those organizations that caught on […]

7 Answers to News SEO Questions You Should Know

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Recently I was invited to give a basics webinar on optimizing news content  for search.  The intersection of search and PR/communications are obviously something quite familiar and while I’ve done several such presentations with our client PRWeb, I had not done one with Search Engine Watch before.
The outcome exceeded all expectations thanks to the excellent […]

Get Smarter at Online Marketing Summit

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

I know I did an upcoming events roundup last week but the upcoming Online Marketing Summit in San Diego is certainly worth a post of it’s own.  Besides, I get to announce that one of our clients from Zoomerang (MarketTools), won a free conference pass! Congratulations to Amy Lindahl!
Last year OMS came through Minneapolis […]

Two Biggest Advantages of Small Businesses SEO

Monday, February 8th, 2010

With search engine optimization, small businesses have two advantages larger competitors often can’t match: creativity and agility.
By embracing these two philosophies as part of their digital marketing DNA, small businesses can carve out a search marketing strategy that runs circles around larger competitors.
Today, we’ll briefly explore why creativity and agility are advantages small businesses have […]

5 Ways to Show Digital Assets a Little Respect

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Don’t fight it: Blended search results, and hence digital asset optimization, are here (at least for now).
Text content may be your SEO poster child, but with images, video and audio content often appearing in standard search results, digital assets can no longer be treated as the ugly stepsister in the online marketing family. Many companies […]

BIGLIST Update: SEM Blog Reviews Snarky Edition 020410

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Welcome to the newest  BIGLIST review of Search Marketing Blogs. We have a little bit of everything today ranging from Chinese focused PPC to the World’s Greatest SEO to a steaming pile of SEO Bull$#*t. Enjoy!
If you think your blog deserves to be included, then write a compelling and maybe humorous comment below. We’ll almost certainly […]

2010 MarketingSherpa Social Media Marketing Guide

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

One of the most trusted sources of marketing research and information is MarketingSherpa. I’ve been a subscriber for many years and always look forward to the reports on Search Marketing, Email Marketing and B2B Marketing. Last year MarketingSherpa started conducting research and publishing a Benchmark Report on social media marketing.
The new Social Media Marketing Benchmark […]

Upcoming TopRank Social SEO & PR Events

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Our team works hard to stay on top of current best practices and as a result, we’re asked to speak at a variety of conferences, workshops and webinars. One of the goals at TopRank Online Marketing is to help companies better understand the current landscape of the digital marketing & PR environment. That includes strategies that can […]

Tips for Promoting New Blogs

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

TopRank’s recent Blogging and SEO survey of in-house, agency and independent marketing, advertising and PR professionals revealed that 95% of respondents incorporate blogs as part of their online marketing mix. Nearly 88% have successfully increased measurable SEO objectives as a direct result of blogging.
Thousands of new blogs are started by companies and individuals each day. […]