Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Make sure you’re not just shopping who you think your competitors are, but also who Google says your competitors are, based on search engine results. Social media is much to noisy for people to pay attention to obvious self promotion. Making himself a local expert, promoting other businesses is win-win.

Social Media 148

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 148

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

Incidentally, this is why Google is so afraid of Facebook. Google has made a couple of dollars by reading and ranking Web pages. Facebook’s opening of the API to searches (and the subsequent inclusion of Facebook content in Google, Bing, Yahoo search results) blunts the historical searchability advantage of Web pages.

Social Media 167

Social Media Facebook Paid Content Marketing Websites 167

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

Incidentally, this is why Google is so afraid of Facebook. Google has made a couple of dollars by reading and ranking Web pages. Facebook’s opening of the API to searches (and the subsequent inclusion of Facebook content in Google, Bing, Yahoo search results) blunts the historical searchability advantage of Web pages.

Facebook 167

Facebook Marketing Websites Paid Content Social Media 167