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SEO is Dead. Long Live SEO!

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Remember the days when SEO was king? SEO as we knew it is dead. But, long live SEO, because it’s re-emerged through SMO. Search engines measure traffic to websites from social media outlets as evidence that your content is relevant and people are talking about it. And, please, don’t spend money on SEO.

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Where in the Product Lifecycle is SEO?

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If you’re just now thinking that it might be a good time to invest in SEO, you should proceed with caution. SEO developed slowly over time, but as an “industry,” it’s now in decline. In the early nineties, Search Engine Optimization or SEO had a slow start, typical for new technology.

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5 Signs You’re Buying SEO Snake Oil

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When you bought SEO services, did you pay to improve your website’s performance in search engine results? If your SEO vendor doesn’t understand the latest search engine algorithm changes (notably Google Penguin 2.0, Your SEO vendor still focuses on quantity, not quality, of incoming links to your website.

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The Ugly Truth about Your Website and SEO

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Paying for ongoing SEO services is a lot like going on a bad date. You heard that SEO is great and it works, you buy the service, but you don’t get the results that were promised. The real way to get results from your website is to have great content that visitors need or want. Why is that? Don’t lie.

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3 Big Reasons B2B Marketing Content is Key

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B2B marketers – don’t throw your valuable marketing dollars away on SEO or pay-per-click ads. Create and post valuable content on your website and on social networks so that you will get found by qualified prospects. Why is content relevant to your industry and the products and services you provide so important?

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B2B Marketers to Spend More on Content Marketing in 2013

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A recent study by MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute shows that over half (54%) of B2B marketers plan to spend more on content marketing in 2013 than in previous years. The study is the 2013 B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends – North America. Should you join in this content marketing trend?

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11 B2B Website Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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Buyer or marketing personas used to be a tool only ad agencies used, but not that more marketing is done in-house, personas help keep marketing real and relevant. You have bad content on your website. Make sure that your writer doesn’t write boring content that is so typical for B2B product and service marketing!