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12 Questions SEO Vendors May Not Want You to Ask…

…And the Answers You Should Expect to Hear. The search engine optimization field is extremely fragmented, with companies ranging from solo independent consultants working from their garages to large established organizations. The barriers to entry are low. There is a ton of information online, allowing anyone who is interested to pick up information and profess […]

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Three Twitter Tools for Scheduling Tweets in Advance

This week I met with Jeff Hayes of The Vector Group, who is working with me to create a plan to measure and reduce my carbon footprint. As usual we talked about blogging and Twitter. Jeff mentioned that it would be great to highlight text in blog entries and have it auto feed his Twitter […]

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Why Brand Impressions on Facebook are Way Better than Email

I recently compared the brand impression that I get from a company that I subscribe to via email versus on Facebook. The Greenopia emailed newsletter comes to my Microsoft Outlook, and I can scroll through it and view (in a cramped space – I read emails in the bottom half-pane of my Outlook) the myriad […]

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Recession Accelerates Marketing Trends Caused by Disruptive Technology

Forrester Research reports that 71% of Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) have cut budgets. Most of the reduction is in traditional marketing: 61% in TV, Radio and Magazine advertising and 52% in direct mail. Email has been cut 11% and social media 7%. Yet, almost half of the CMOs said they would increase spending on social […]

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How to Choose a Web Development Company

A friend who is starting a new company contacted me recently for a referral to a web development company that could create a great web site but not break the bank. Choosing a web development company is difficult for most businesses. I think the number one reason is that most business owners don’t understand the […]

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The Big Question June 2009: Where is Your Time Spent?

This is a great question posted on ASTD’s Learning Circuits Blog. The original question posed to ASTD’s LC Blogger Tony Karrer was: “What is your typical day like? How do you do all you do…  …and all the consulting and still remain profitable while having a LIFE?” In his Big Question blog entry, Tony goes […]

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There Are No Secrets to Social Networking, SEO and Web Development

Some social media, SEO and web development vendors make claims that are simply not true. I got good comments on my last post, SEO Industry has some Snake Oil, But Also Much Success. In it I wrote that the SEO and web development industries are relatively young and fragmented with audiences that often don’t understand […]

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SEO Industry Has Some Snake Oil, But Also Much Success

This week I read Nick Baron’s blog entry, SEO is today’s snake oil. Nick is a trend spotting and new media consultant who authors the Societrends blog. Nick’s opinion is that SEO experts are selling snake oil – that anyone who can read can access search engine optimization intelligence and implement techniques that make a […]

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Less is More when you Pitch

One of the important roles for Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) in business-to-business (B2B) marketing is to ensure consistent and effective communications throughout the organization. As Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for your organization, you should be influencing if not creating the presentations that are done by different stakeholders, whether the pitch is for sales, marketing, fundraising or customer service. I recently […]

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Should Businesses Market More in a Recession?

In January I facilitated a panel discussion on marketing during a recession in my ProVisors Distribution and Manufacturing affinity group. As we prepared for the panel discussion, we looked for studies on what works for marketing in a recession. One of the panelists, Brian Hemsworth, President of ad agency Newman Grace, found some research that suggested that increased investment in marketing […]

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