Webbiquity

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Again, thank you for reading the MarketingSherpa Readers Choice top b2b marketing blog for 2012. These are the posts that Webbiquity readers have “voted” as the best by their traffic so far. This post is starting to show its age, but the guidance is still useful to beginning bloggers. How you can use it most effectively?

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Hubspot

APRIL 10, 2018

In 2012, J.C. Except, in 2012, sales for J. Fobes, a blogger who runs Penny Pinchin’ Mom. Or, do you want to escalate traffic to your site by providing a discount on a high-quality product? Penney stopped promoting sales and offering coupons. Penney actually dropped 25%. While the example of J.C.

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Digital B2B Marketing

MARCH 15, 2012

It is a valuable recommendation that continues to drive traffic as long as you maintain it. According to Shareaholic, organic search traffic from Google, Yahoo and Bing accounted for 51.6% of all traffic in February 2012. It is valuable, but it isn’t inbound marketing.

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Biznology

AUGUST 20, 2012

unique visitors in March 2012, while the Skittles Facebook Page attracted 320,000 visitors–14 times as many. That’s far from typical–very few companies have more traffic to any of their social media venues than to their old-fashioned website. 31% of traffic to a brand website comes from brand social network sites.

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Atomic Reach

JANUARY 3, 2019

Jeff Bullas - Influencer, Author, and Blogger. She has been cited by Forbes as “The Most Influential Woman on Social Media,” and recognized by ForbesWoman as one of “The Top 20 Women Bloggers.”. Lee Odden is an avid blogger, talented speaker, and author. He has spoken internationally, is an avid blogger, and author.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Blogger interest in the site seemed to follow a similar pattern. According to Compete.com, traffic to the site did fall off sharply in February and March of 2011 after an initial surge, but has rebounded to new highs since then (though half a million unique visitors per month isn’t particularly impressive for a social media site).

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Biznology

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

And bloggers , of course, need to know what words their audiences use to describe their pain points. In 2012, IBM made a concerted effort to use a unified keyword database. Traffic and engagement to the target ibm.com pages more than doubled over the prior year. Now we see a lasting plateau of traffic and engagement.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2016

Google launched a new system in 2012 to improve its search process, Google Knowledge Graph, aiming to provide an enormous amount of information in an organized way and make it accessible universally. A mention from the right blogger can trigger a cascade of great press for your business. What Is Google Knowledge Graph?

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 4, 2012

This week, Inc.com announced the 2012 Inc. It just means something free, like Google Analytics, would help them get some insight into basic metrics that every marketer should know, like whether they're trending upward in site traffic month over month, what keywords they're getting visits for, and what pages on their site are most popular.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

In 2011, Target’s collaboration with Missoni sold out in three days, crashing Target’s website with online traffic comparable to Black Friday or Cyber Monday. Thanks to the high traffic, Target’s overloaded server processed orders that it then either delayed or cancelled. Learn from Your Blunders. The amazing part?

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LeadSquared

OCTOBER 24, 2013

If I have a guest blogger post content on my website, how do I make Google understand that he is the author of that write -up? Which is more SEO friendly – WordPress or Blogger? If your blog is recreational in nature but you want social sharing widgets incorporated in it, Blogger is a great option. Question 4. Question 5.

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ConvertKit

DECEMBER 21, 2020

So while pregnant in 2012, Cara started volunteering as Megadeth’s social media manager. After a lot of research, learning (and noticing that 80% of her own traffic was coming from Pinterest), Cara started focusing on that platform. She was sharp and fast and present and, as she says, “bands are always looking for free help.”.

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Metadata

JULY 31, 2019

Byte – Vine, the six-second video platform, was launched in June, 2012 and acquired by Twitter three months later for $30 million. Marketer Neil Patel estimates you need at least 50 entries on your blog before you will start to get much traffic. At 100 entries, your traffic should double and at 200, it should double again.

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Metadata

JULY 31, 2019

Byte – Vine, the six-second video platform, was launched in June, 2012 and acquired by Twitter three months later for $30 million. Marketer Neil Patel estimates you need at least 50 entries on your blog before you will start to get much traffic. At 100 entries, your traffic should double and at 200, it should double again.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 19, 2012

How Optimizing My Ugly Google+ Profile Pic Increased Free Traffic 35% From SEOmoz. This one comes to us from our friends at SEOmoz, telling the tale of a story that was presented at MozCon: how optimizing a Google+ profile dramatically increased a blogger's traffic. The Best Memes of 2012 (So Far) From Mashable.

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2012

Sales & Marketing. --> Bloggers. --> Resources. MediaNext 2012. 07/25/2012. Tool: Adobe Sitecatalyst URL: Omniture.com/sitecatalyst What it does: Segments traffic to determine “high-value” Web visitors and offers real-time analytics. and the impact of those for our traffic.” Digital Magazines 2012.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 14, 2013

What's better than a blogger for a dog supply-selling ecommerce site? A blogger with four poodles at a dog supply-selling ecommerce site! 2) Blogger/Blog Manager. And hiring a dedicated blogger or blog manager is crucial in creating remarkable content. Okay, well maybe you can't afford to be that picky. Have you heard?

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Hubspot

APRIL 17, 2013

Main Line Family Law reached a #1 rank for dozens of keywords, saw a 30% quarterly growth in web traffic, and because she used calls-to-action and landing pages to convert all that traffic, she saw a quarterly 30% lead growth, too. The results paid off. The wins didn’t stop there, either. What makes Jackson Coffee Company so special?

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Social media is an effective tool to engage your target audience, drive website traffic and, ultimately, boost sales; so why do so few companies employ a social media community manager? We've also noticed that employing a community manager drives approximately 30% more traffic to our website every month. 5) Joins the Conversation.

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 16, 2012

91% of experienced social marketers see improved website traffic due to social media and 79% are generating more quality leads. YouTube use accounts for 10% of all traffic on the Internet. 76% of marketers said they planned to increase use of video and YouTube in 2012. ( HubSpot ). Men tend to dominate on technical sites (e.g.,

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Hubspot

MARCH 30, 2012

In fact, when done well (meaning it's not just three, sentence-long points slapped together), a list post can take just as long -- if not longer -- than any other type of post for bloggers to write. List posts aren't right for my style/niche." Why are list posts -- a type of post -- conceived as fitting only certain industries? We are not.

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Hubspot

JULY 22, 2013

Losing Silver will be a blow to the reputation of the Times as well as to its bottom line, as Silver’s popular blog has at times contributed 20% of total traffic to the Times website. What’s more amazing is that six years ago, Silver was an anonymous blogger posting predictions on Daily Kos. The power of inbound marketing.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Although if you're already an avid blogger, you know that even with all the shortcuts in the world, you really just have to sit down and write. It stems from a lack of understanding of 2012 SEO -- your boss probably gets SEO from 2001 just fine. Once you believe that you have to blog, the next hurdle is actually blogging.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

On a related -- but arguably more serious -- note, according to the 2012 CMO Survey by the American Marketing Association and Duke University, Marketing appears to be one of the early rebounders in the initial economic recovery. "Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes." Could David Bowie's 70s hit be a marketer's theme song, or what? Lead Nurturing Specialist.

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Hubspot

MAY 8, 2012

It's not an uncommon scenario: Business bloggers get so caught up in the grind of churning out quality content on a regular basis, they tend to forget about some of the other fundamental factors that contribute to a successful blog. Unfortunately, too many bloggers undermine the value of these loyal members of their blog's readership.

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Hubspot

JUNE 19, 2014

Rap Genius loses 80% of its traffic after Google uncovers link-building scheme. Rap Genius went so far as to develop a network of bloggers who received publicity for their posts in exchange for including links to specific song lyrics on the Rap Genius site. Google knows what''s up, and will bring the pain if it needs to.

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Single Grain

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Bloggers will blog about it. Many bloggers who post income reports also post their goals for the upcoming month. 4) Traffic. You can then use these traffic reports as a gateway to a related premium service. You can then use these traffic reports as a gateway to a related premium service. 2) Visibility.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

So in October 2012, LinkedIn launched the Influencer program, allowing selected “thought leaders” (their term) to share original content directly with LinkedIn users. I was asked to be an Influencer during the holiday season last year (December 2012.) As an entrepreneur and blogger I’m impressed by the power of the platform.

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Hubspot

APRIL 17, 2012

In an article about social proof , TechCrunch clearly identified 5 different categories of social proof: Expert Social Proof: Approval from a credible expert, such as an industry blogger or other authority. — Ted Engel (@iamtedE) April 6, 2012. 3) Social Plugins. 7) User Reviews & Ratings. Leverage Social Proof Everywhere.

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Hubspot

JUNE 12, 2018

In March 2018, we started to see the impact of these changes: a new all-time traffic record across our three blogs -- Marketing, Sales, and Service -- and a renewed sense of purpose for the future. After months of traffic plateaus and uncertainty, we know where we're headed now -- and we're ready to share our new strategy with you.

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Contently

MAY 11, 2017

The writer used a host of stats to back up the thesis, but I was shocked to see an embedded infographic referencing comScore data from 2012. Fact-checking isn’t the only simple mistake that bloggers are making. But it is necessary if you want to increase your traffic. A quick Google (or Bing!) Today, SEO is neither.

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Single Grain

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Marketing expert Neil Patel wrote a blog post on Quick Sprout in 2012 called Why Content Marketing Is the New SEO and he broke down stats from Kissmetrics on what happened when he published 40-50 infographics. It would have cost so much more to get the same amount of traffic through paid links. Infographics Case Study.

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Find the answers to those questions and many more here in almost two dozen of the best social media guides, tips, tools, insights and rants of 2012. ” Beyond the Basics: 30 Fresh Social Media Tips for 2012 by KISSmetrics. The 5 Best Ways to Use Social Media to Drive Traffic to Your Website by WindMill Networking.

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ConvertKit

OCTOBER 3, 2019

A story about taking chances, struggling with self-doubt, and how one lawyer-turned-full-time-food-blogger didn’t let that (or the haters) stop her. Growth, and traffic, and content, oh my. But in 2012, a book changed Tanya’s food life. She followed food bloggers. It was fun.’”. No one talks about fun in blogging anymore.

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 28, 2012

Find the answers to those questions and many more here in almost three dozen of the best social media tips, how-to guides, lists and reports of 2012 so far. How do we demonstrate the ROI of social efforts? Social Media Marketing Tips, Tactics & Techniques. Dr. Seuss’ 7 social media lessons by Ragan’s PR Daily.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 21, 2014

Back in 2012, Max Nisen wrote , “Content marketing is one of the biggest new trends.” So here’s my thesis: If you are the best blogger in your niche, you can be the most successful in your niche. And here’s the really good news: You can become the best blogger in your niche. It’s only logical.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 10, 2012

Very few bloggers (especially in the business category) are blogging strictly for eyeballs, as advertising revenue is typically a minor benefit, at best. Convince & Convert is growing and changing constantly, and the current design isn’t set up to emphasize the behaviors we are focused upon in 2012. Increase depth of visits.

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