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Case Study: Getting Results with Social Media Marketing

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Still on the fence about social media marketing? Here are actual results one of our clients got when we added social media to their marketing mix. We decided to begin by optimizing their website and implementing a blog and social media marketing. Implementing a multiple-author blog is like herding cats.

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More SEO Tactics Bite the Dust with Google Penguin 2.0

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If you distributed optimized press releases with keywords in the anchor text – or if you guest blogged with links back to your site – you might want to rethink these online marketing tactics. Two months ago Google ratcheted up its scrutiny of external links coming into sites in its algorithm release called Google Penguin 2.0.

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12 Benefits of Blogging for B2B Marketers

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Is blogging worth it for B2B marketers? Here are 12 benefits business to business marketers can gain from blogging. Blog posts that include how-to information or provide insightful opinions about your industry serve your audience, create goodwill for your company, and move you away from just selling. Crowdsource market research.

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When it Comes to Blog Post Length, Is More More?

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My answer to the question, “How long should my blog post be?” I also found a very interesting post in Fast Company that said readers on average spend seven minutes on a blog post, which amounts to 1,600 words. A few of the blog posts about this made mention of Seth Godin’s exemplary short blog posts.

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9 Must-Have Basic Business Blog Features

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If you’re just getting started in blogging, it’s not easy to know the basic features you need to include in your blog. There is a lot of information on the Internet about how to blog and about blog features. 9 Basic Blog Features. A way to subscibe to the blog (typically an RSS feed). Commenting.

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Social Media & SEO: Are You There Yet?

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When will you see results from social media and SEO? When is your tweet, blog post, and video content enough? Up to a month for Google to crawl your new site or new blog. Up to three months for social media messaging traction. So plan to: Blog frequently. Register your website and blog with directories.

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Is Your Social Media Consultant an Expert or a Wannabe?

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According to the 2013 Social Media Marketing Industry Report , 75% of marketers have less than three years experience in social media. Yet there are a lot of self-professed social media “experts” out there. Plus, social media is kid stuff, right? Becoming an expert in social media requires some doing.