http://www.marketerblog.com Online Marketing Unleashed Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:29:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sponsored by JenKaneCo, well known social media evangelist Brian Solis recently gave a presentation to an enthusiastic group of marketers in downtown Minneapolis to introduce the concepts behind his new book:  Engage! The Complete Guide for Brands and Businesses to Build, Cultivate and Measure Success in the New Web. The following ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnlineMarketingSEOBlog/~3/IQxNKIBSHWQ/ The sheer volume of social media marketing and search engine optimization advice posted online can make it difficult for companies to make sense out what direction they should take. There are many models and approaches to leveraging  optimized content for discovery through search and how to develop social networks to ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnlineMarketingSEOBlog/~3/tkPBMEWi3RQ/ I’ve been familiar with Brian Solis as many have, for several years. We’ve done a few video interviews with Brian and he’s contributed to popular posts here like this one on social media marketing and this one on content curation.I have to admit that based on his early writing, I ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnlineMarketingSEOBlog/~3/hQKz2s3LtFA/ The Search Engine Strategies conference from Incisive Media has really taken an amazing turn this year for the West Coast event. Not only have organizers move the conference from San Jose to San Francisco, but SES is now a part of an event called Connected Marketing Week that ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnlineMarketingSEOBlog/~3/hkUu-RTBBm4/ There are many tactics companies can implement as part of a smart Twitter Marketing strategy. Growing the initial following is important as is providing the budding community you’re building with something of value to keep coming back and to spread the good word to their networks. One such tactic that ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnlineMarketingSEOBlog/~3/CAsRqXySI0k/ Hiring outside expertise to grow thought leadership, sales and market share is essential for companies that do not have the internal resources to do so. At TopRank Online Marketing, we have conversations with companies every day that have deep expertise in their fields, but when it comes to online marketing, ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnlineMarketingSEOBlog/~3/ME4atxeXrlU/ Sometimes we learn best about doing things in new and innovative ways by understanding them in terms of something we already know. Stories provide useful context and perspective and that’s exactly what David Meerman Scott has done with his latest book that’s just been announced: “Marketing Lessons from ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnlineMarketingSEOBlog/~3/d1HcrRVeJKA/ Here we are just past the halfway mark in 2010 and we’ve tapped into the stream of future marketing planning with our readers for 2011 with a poll. Our question? What 3 online marketing channels & tactics will you emphasize in 2011? The number one answer? Not social media, not ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnlineMarketingSEOBlog/~3/k315WzLDNuo/ Like many others, I recently purchased an iPad out of curiosity. While my intentions were of discovery, I quickly found some productivity gains with blogging. The upside to blogging with an iPad is that it’s portable and you can easily log your thoughts on a screen that is a lot ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnlineMarketingSEOBlog/~3/RJymT9lhgHI/ As a longtime customer of PRWeb, I’ve seen many changes over the years. The oldest optimized press release I could find of mine that’s still online dates back to mid 2001 and in the years since, it’s been an evolving relationship moving from customer to consultant. From the days of talking ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OnlineMarketingSEOBlog/~3/hLCIHlq4w6E/