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Google Bringing You Down? Tips for Avoiding Duplicate Content & Multiple Site Issues – #SESNY

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

Understanding the way that search engines like Google and Bing crawl your sites for duplicate content is not always easy to follow.  What exactly are the rules, and what are the ramifications for not following the rules? This presentation by a group of industry experts focused on gaining an understanding of how search engines read […]

Is Your Local Optimization Landing You New Customers or Leaving Them Lukewarm? – #SESNY

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

This afternoon I attended the panel presentation titled ” Local Myth Busters – Local Optimization Facts Proven or Debunked” which featured four very knowledgable panelists who provided a great mix of instruction and high level tactics.  This session was very focused on Google Places and finding a way to stand out from your competition. If […]

7 Lessons Learned About Business Optimization from Avinash Kaushik at #SESNY

Tuesday, March 20th, 2012

There could not have been a better way to kick off #SESNY than a morning keynote from Avinash Kaushik (@avinash).  It didn’t matter if speakers had last minute slides to create or attendees stayed out until all hours, everyone made sure they were there. This is the second time I’ve seen Avinash and he does […]

A Preview of #SESNY in a New York Minute, or Two

Monday, March 19th, 2012

SES New York kicks off on Tuesday March 20, 2012, and I for one cannot wait.  Along with TopRank CEO Lee Odden who is speaking at the event, myself as well as one of our rockstar Account Managers Brian Larson will be attending and live blogging many of the scheduled sessions. Based on the speaker […]

Online Marketing News: Train Employees to be Social, Update Talent Management, Become a Master Storyteller

Friday, March 16th, 2012

How to Train Employees to Handle Your Social Media This infographic by mindflash encourages companies to focus on uncovering the social media rock stars within the organization and prompting them to get on board with company goals and initiatives.  Highlights include: Options available to organizations for social media execution Group training Determining employee familiarity with […]

The Value of Small Business Blogging: 3 Key Questions & Answers

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Earlier this week Frank J. Kenny did a Skype interview with me about small business blogging and why or why not it makes sense. Frank’s audience is the network of Chambers of Commerce across the U.S..  I think it’s a timely question considering the ongoing “blogging is dead“, “no it’s not“ debate that’s been going on […]

Stuck In A Marketing Rut? 4 Signs That It’s Time To Add Engagement To Your Online Marketing Strategy

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

When you ask an online marketer what frustrates them the most about reaching customers and prospects online you’re likely to hear the following: Finding a way to connect with their audience Moving prospects through the buying cycle Growing their network and lists Marketers often talk about their prospects being overloaded with too much information which […]

How to Socialize & Optimize Your Content Marketing: Upcoming #Optimize Speaking Events

Monday, March 12th, 2012

In one month my new book Optimize will be available on Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com and many other booksellers on and offline. It’s been one heck of a journey so far and I’m really looking forward to sharing the key concepts and insights from the book with Search Marketing, Public Relations and Content Marketing professionals […]

Online Marketing News: Chrome Gets Hacked, Facebook Can Get your Game Noticed, Take an Interest in Pinterest

Friday, March 9th, 2012

Google+ For Business This infographic was recently shared by Chris Brogan on his website and provides some valuable insight into using Google+ for business.  Highlights include: Why Google+ is the place to be Sharing is the key Taking your business page to the next level “Introducing Google Play:  All your entertainment, anywhere you go”  Google […]

How to Increase Business Blog Traffic, Readership, & Community

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

One of the key objectives and performance metrics for business blogging is to grow the network of people that find, interact with and share blog content.  An optimized approach to growing a blog community relies on an understanding of who the audience is and what their information goals are, not just what the brand wants […]