WebMarketCentral

JULY 20, 2009

Resources for starting a new business, ideas for naming that business, mistakes to avoid, lead generation strategies to embrace, how to apply some of Warren Buffet's wisdom to online marketing efforts.find all of that and more here in this final collection of the best posts on strategy and branding from the past year. What's in A Name?

Marketing & Strategy 20

Marketing & Strategy Brand Identity Branding Best Practices 20

WebMarketCentral

AUGUST 17, 2009

These include duplicate content, lack of keyword research, ignoring link building, and.read her post ! Though one may quibble with details here (on-page optimization accounts for only 5% of search position for competitive keywords?!) Google’s Top Search Engine Ranking Factors by Green Marketing 2.0

SEO 20

SEO Best Practices Adwords Copywriting 20

WebMarketCentral

JULY 6, 2009

Translating the Language of Search by ClickZ Julie Batten translates "SEO speak," providing definitions for more than a dozen commonly used terms / jargon in search marketing. Find all of this and more here in another group of the best articles and blog posts from the last year on the practice of SEO.

SEO 20

SEO Marketing Proposals Best Practices PageRank 20

WebMarketCentral

OCTOBER 13, 2008

Where should you apply direct marketing methods to your website? What challenges lie ahead for PPC marketers? How can "conquesting" be applied as an SEM tactic? Get the answers to these inquiries and more in the following blog posts and articles, some of the best written on the topic of search engine marketing so far in 2008.

Search Engine Marketing 20

Search Engine Marketing Paid Content Search Marketing PPC 20

WebMarketCentral

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

15 Rules for Business Bloggers by Conversation Marketing The brilliant and often very funny Ian Lurie offers up his list of "rules" for writing a successful business blog, such as "Take the B.S. Can you come up with three things to write that won't include one shred of marketing B.S. about your organization?

RSS 20

RSS Best Practices Business Blogger 20

WebMarketCentral

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Discover the answers to these questions and others here in the penultimate list of the best posts on social media marketing from the past year. In Facebook Adding 'Fan' Pages To Public Search Listings , Mark Walsh of MediaPost provides additional detail on this announcement and its implications for marketers.

LEADSExplorer 20

LEADSExplorer Social Media Optimization Web 2.0 20

WebMarketCentral

APRIL 27, 2009

The prolific guest-blogger also contributed 10 Innovative Blog Business Models —a post detailing 10 methods beyond the obvious (AdWords) to monetize a blog, such as selling educational courses, eBooks, premium content, consulting services (hmm, that sounds familiar) and digital products. Do You Show Appreciation to Your Favorite Bloggers?

Best Practices 20

Best Practices Business Adwords Blogger 20

WebMarketCentral

JULY 13, 2009

What are the best examples of organizations using social media for marketing, promotion and interactive PR ? Find those answers and others here in more of the best articles and blog posts about social media marketing from the last year. How can you optimize your use of social networking tools like Twitter and LinkedIn?

LEADSExplorer 20

LEADSExplorer Social Media Optimization Web 2.0 20

WebMarketCentral

JUNE 24, 2009

TopRank Best List of RSS Blog Directories to Submit Your Blog and Feed by TopRank Online Marketing Blog An outstanding list of blog directories, RSS and ping sites to help spread the fame of your blog. There are a few dead links in here and a few service with strange terms of use, but most of these links are active and useful.

RSS 20

RSS Best Practices Business Blogger 20

WebMarketCentral

JUNE 3, 2009

Why do corporate marketing departments often seem so chaotic—and how can they operate more like a well-oiled machine? What do sales people need from marketing when launching a new product? Read about all of this and more in some of the best articles and blog posts from the last year on marketing strategy and branding.

Brand Identity 20

Brand Identity Branding Marketing & Strategy Best Practices 20

WebMarketCentral

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

What common mistakes should you avoid in social media marketing? Get the answers to these questions and others here in the final set of the best posts on social media marketing from last year. Which social bookmarking sites have the most clout? Can social media really increase revenue? Take Advantage of.TV

Social Media 20

Social Media Optimization Media Web 2.0 20

WebMarketCentral

MAY 11, 2009

Site Architecture and SEO by Spinfield SEO projects often begin with keyword research, but this post recommends stepping back and beginning with solid architecture instead: assuring that CSS and Java are handled properly, the site has a solid internal link structure, and both HTML and XML sites maps are utilized.

SEO 20

SEO Best Practices PR PageRank 20

WebMarketCentral

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

How Internet marketing is like a ruptured disc. In another noteworthy post, Ian presciently warns readers about 11 Internet Marketing Trends To Ignore in 2009 , such as "Vertical Search. I hate to kick that dead dog again, but it sucked in 2007, it sucked in 2008, and it'll continue to suck wind in 2009."

Creativity 20

Creativity Paid Search Agency Best Practices Adwords 20

WebMarketCentral

AUGUST 24, 2009

Stupid marketing copy mistakes by iMedia Connection Christopher Richards provides an amusing tour of common mistakes made when ad copy strays, under categories such as "sloppy copy" and "beyond clich é." Content marketing within the realm of social media is extremely powerful, but it does have a downside. Clueless tech support.

Web 2.0 20

Web 2.0 Creativity Copywriting Best Practices 20

WebMarketCentral

MAY 4, 2009

How should marketers and PR professionals adapt to the decline of traditional publishing and the rapidly increasing influence of social media? How do PR, SEO and social media work together to build name recognition and credibility for a company? What are the best (and worst) practices in interactive PR? SEO social media interactive PR?

PR 20

PR Best Practices Blogger Copywriting 20

WebMarketCentral

MAY 18, 2009

Discover these answers and others here in more of the best posts from the past year on social media marketing and PR. Top 10 Business Applications for Facebook by Duct Tape Marketing Of the 1,000+ Facebook apps built thus far, only a very small number—perhaps a couple of dozen or so—have value for B2B marketers and PR pros.

Social Media 20

Social Media Web 2.0 iCrossing Optimization 20

WebMarketCentral

AUGUST 31, 2009

Getting more out of those expensive marketing conferences? Meeting the biggest challenges in b2b marketing head-on? Increase ROI From Marketing Conferences by TopRank Online Marketing Blog Lee Odden provides an outstanding guide to making the most of marketing conferences. Then you're in the right place!

Paid Content 20

Paid Content Paid Search Agency Best Practices Advertising Agencies 20

Online Marketing Institute

APRIL 4, 2011

Besides Google Adwords and Bing, what other major PPC sevices are. Real-Time Activity Stream 5 Steps for Crafting an Effective B2B SEO Blogging Strategy Derek Edmond | Mar 4, 2011 | 0 Comments Search engine marketers frequently recommend blogging as a tactic for achieving search engine optimization ( SEO ) goals.

SEO 40

SEO SEM Effectiveness Enterprise Management 40

WebMarketCentral

JUNE 30, 2009

Resources to improve your Internet marketing skills? 10 Rules for Setting Your Internet Marketing Budget by Conversation Marketing In yet another of his many remarkable posts, Ian Lurie provides practical responses to the "It costs WHAT?!" Specialty search engines? The story behind LOLcats? Find music online?

Marketing Budget 20

Marketing Budget Classified Ads Best Practices Budget Programs 20

WebMarketCentral

JUNE 17, 2009

Tags: Cool Web Marketing Tools.

Tools 20

Tools Best Practices RSS Adwords 20

Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 15, 2009

Online Marketing Blog TopRank’s internet marketing blog on the intersection of digital PR, social and search engine marketing. That’s great, but what does it have to do with search marketing? Pitching bloggers and print journalists are somewhat similar, but in the end, they can be very different things.

Online Marketing 40

Online Marketing Blogger PR Digital Asset Management 40

WebMarketCentral

MAY 22, 2009

The previous post on this topic advised search engine marketers to bid on their own company name and branded terms, keep keyword lists clean and cross-pollinate SEO and SEM efforts. Here are three more tips for optimizing results from SEM programs such as Google AdWords. Keep your content network clean.

SEM 20

SEM Campaigns Optimization Tips 20

WebMarketCentral

AUGUST 3, 2009

You can select how many stories from each source to include, and the tool provides advanced filtering options to include or exclude posts based on keywords, author and date. Tags: Cool Web Marketing Tools. 17 Online Free Web Based Applications That You Probably Would Love To Use!

Tools 20

Tools Best Practices SEM Adwords 20

Webbiquity

JANUARY 17, 2011

For anyone in marketing or PR being asked to make “data-driven&# decisions “based on the numbers&# (and doesn’t that include pretty much everyone in marketing and PR these days?), How do social media marketing strategies in small businesses differ from those in larger enterprises? Social Media Facts and Stats.

Paid Content 100

Paid Content Stats Social Media Marketing Budget 100

WebMarketCentral

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

What do marketing professionals need to know about online video? Get the answers to these questions and more from this collection of some of the best articles and blog posts from 2007 on marketing research. Here are some of the best marketing research-related posts from MediaPost bloggers last year.

Research 20

Research Planning Best Practices Buying Cycle 20

WebMarketCentral

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

tactics to boost b2b marketing results. If you don't want to see their ads, a fee-based version is available for a reasonable $25 per year. Examples include David Raab's Guide to Demand Generation Systems , Marketo's Landing Page Test Calculator and this podcast from Laura Ramos on using Web 2.0

Tools 20

Tools Best Practices Web 2.0 Adwords 20