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

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

MARCH 23, 2009

Any type of marketing copywriting is a blend of art and science. There you have it, the best writing on writing from 2008. Writing for the web involves requires as much art as any other form, plus another level of science. You can make great stuff happen with great writing and a lousy web site.

Copywriting 20

Copywriting SEO Best Practices Internet Marketing 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

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

APRIL 7, 2009

While Google AdWords certainly isn't the only option for search engine marketing, it's by far the biggest. Search marketers need to get AdWords right before expanding campaigns to Yahoo! Search Marketing , MSN AdCenter or Ask SponsoredListings. tags: Google AdWords, search engine marketing, SEM, Yahoo!

Adwords 20

Adwords Tactics Tips SEM 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

APRIL 14, 2009

How can you use free Google tools to benchmark your search marketing performance against your competition? What are the best tools for analyzing your website text? How can you view your website the way search engines see it? Which URL shorteners work best?

SEO 20

SEO Tools Peer-to-peer Best Practices 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

MAY 11, 2009

Titus Hoskins has compiled a useful list of 10 factors to include in SEO projects, from the basic content /keywords / links to taking advantage of Google Webmaster Tools , article marketing and building traffic hubs within your site structure.

SEO 20

SEO Best Practices PR PageRank 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

WebMarketCentral

MARCH 19, 2009

Previous posts in this series: Best of 2008: SEO Guidance, Part 1 Best of 2008: Interactive PR, Part 1 Best of 2008: SEO Tools, Part 1 Best of 2008: Search Engine Marketing Best of 2008: Web Analytics Best of 2008: Email Marketing Tips Best of 2008: SEO Keyword Tips & Tools Best of 2008: Sales & Marketing Copywriting Best of 2008: SEO Link (..)

Blogspot 20

Blogspot Tips Tools Best Practices 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

MARCH 2, 2009

The blog posts cited here, some of the best of 2008 on the topic of link building, provide guidance on how and where to obtain valuable external links. Instead of page and after page of marketing copy, provides news, advice, assets and opportunities for interaction. Jeff Quipp.

Link Building 20

Link Building SEO Ad Building Linkbait 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

MAY 28, 2009

Discover those answers and more here in the final installment of the best posts on AdWords marketing from the past year. How can the Google AdWords search-based keyword tool be used for competitive research?

Adwords 20

Adwords Tactics Tips PPC 20

WebMarketCentral

APRIL 27, 2009

Previous posts in this series: Best of 2008: SEO Guidance, Part 1 Best of 2008: Interactive PR, Part 1 Best of 2008: SEO Tools, Part 1 Best of 2008: Search Engine Marketing Best of 2008: Web Analytics Best of 2008: Email Marketing Tips Best of 2008: SEO Keyword Tips & Tools Best of 2008: Sales & Marketing Copywriting Best of 2008: SEO Link (..)

Best Practices 20

Best Practices Business Adwords Blogger 20

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

MARCH 30, 2009

As It Turns Out, Content Is King by Court's Internet Marketing School Correcting an earlier post entitled "Content Has Never Been The King," the author notes that "If your site doesn’t have quality content, a Google search engineer can crush it with a simple push of a button.

SEO 20

SEO Best Practices Copywriting Internet Marketing 20

WebMarketCentral

APRIL 6, 2009

Learn the answers to these questions and more here in some of the best blog posts on social media marketing and optimization of 2008. Online Reputation Management with Video SEO by Search Marketing Standard Grant Crowell explains why video is a powerful component of reputation management (e.g.,

Social Media 20

Social Media Optimization Digg Web 2.0 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

AUGUST 14, 2008

In my continuing effort to clean out my bookmarks and stay ahead of the game for the Best of 2008 series in January, here are a dozen of the most linkworthy articles and posts on search engine marketing so far this year. Search Marketing and Microsoft adCenter. by Search Marketing Standard Uh, no.

Search Engine Marketing 20

Search Engine Marketing Search Marketing Marketing Analytics Tools Paid Search Agency 20

WebMarketCentral

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Gain the competitive edge with SEO by iMedia Connection Craig Macdonald , VP of Marketing and Product Management at marketing analytics provider Covario , outlines a "a strategic, scalable system for success" at SEO.

SEO 20

SEO Best Practices Enterprise Management PageRank 20

WebMarketCentral

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

The posts below, some of the best of 2008 on the topic of keyword research for SEO, provide guidance and reviews of efficacious tools to help throughout the process of generating a comprehensive keyword list; analyzing the competition; and prioritizing keywords to generate maximum ROI from SEO efforts.

Keywords 20

Keywords SEO Tools Adwords 20

WebMarketCentral

AUGUST 25, 2008

Check out this group of some of the best web tools and best posts about cool online tools so far in 2008. Turn your computer into an alarm clock? Use Gmail as a web-based hard drive for file storage? Convert Archives Into Different Compression Formats (RAR to ZIP and etc) by Raymond.cc 4Q - The Best Online Survey For A Website, Yours Free!

Tools 20

Tools Best Practices RSS PageRank 20

WebMarketCentral

JUNE 17, 2009

Tags: Cool Web Marketing Tools.

Tools 20

Tools Best Practices RSS Adwords 20

WebMarketCentral

AUGUST 1, 2008

So here are several more of the best SEO-related pieces from 2008 thus far. How to Prioritize Your Optimization by GrokDotCom Interactive marketing guru and best-selling author Bryan Eisenberg maps SEO priorities against Abraham Maslow's famous hierarchy of needs.

SEO 20

SEO SEM Best Practices Buzz 20

WebMarketCentral

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

You're a marketing star. You have more creativity than Jeff Koons , your plans are impeccable and your campaigns are the stuff of marketing Hall of Fame. That is, are you engaging and retaining your customers, as well as marketing to them? But are you hitting the mark where it counts?

Peer-to-peer 20

Peer-to-peer Planning Word of Mouth Loyalty 20

WebMarketCentral

AUGUST 3, 2009

A low-cost web analytics package with features that can't be matched by that free one everybody uses. Helpful Firefox plugins and SEO analytics tools. Clicky While there are lots of website analytics programs out there, Clicky combines powerful functionality with affordable pricing in a way few others can match.

Tools 20

Tools Best Practices SEM Adwords 20

WebMarketCentral

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Which common email marketing mistakes should you make sure to avoid? Discover the answers to all of these questions plus email marketing strategy, tips and interesting statistics in these blog posts and articles, some of the best from the last 12 months on the topic of email marketing.

Email Marketing 20

Email Marketing Tips Best Practices CAN-SPAM 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