Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Yesterday, I gave a presentation in Tempe, AZ to Agencyside , a conference of advertising and PR agency owners. I emphasized that to remain relevant, agencies must differentiate themselves by providing advanced social media services, not just the basics. Forrester Research shows that from 2009-2014, U.S. Otherwise, good luck.

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Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Are you a Search Engine Watch Member? | Nearly 85 percent of B2B decision makers are online and using social media to help in their decision making, according to Forrester Research estimates. What is a reasonable conversion expectation from click to form fi. Why dont some of my keywords show, even though we bid very high?

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) – this is the ultimate no-brainer. Based on my own anecdotal research, natural search typically drives at least 40% and average more than half of all unpaid traffic to b2b websites. If you don’t have in-house SEO resources, hire an agency or consultant, but either way, make SEO an ongoing priority.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Using the Forrester Social Technographics Ladder, understand how your target audience (as defined by gender, age, and geography) uses social media. You may need to engage in some brand anthropology, and have an agency help you find your one thing. Terrific content, per usual. Terrific content, per usual. Disney = Magic.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Here are some tips to help you uncover the transactional or informational rough edges that you can smooth using the sandpaper of good, relevant content: Ask your customer service team. When you find a pattern, create content to address it. Internal search reports. Have them document EVERY question they receive.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Socialmention.com is basically a social search engine, if the business name is unique it can be a good option. You can also set up various searches from Google, Twitter, etc and run the RSS feeds from each search through Yahoo Pipes and have the resulting feed delivered to your inbox or RSS reader to monitor ongoing.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 10, 2010

Traditional ROI measures fail to take into account the search value of social media engagement, as well as the value of the customer service and product enhancements that social listening and interaction can provide. Video search 101: Marketing and optimization by iMedia Connection. by HubSpot.

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