Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2012

Digg died this week, basically, I guess Digg died several weeks ago but like it officially died this week. I would say they sold or they got sold or they’re no longer Digg as we know it or as we knew it, but yes, I guess you could also say they’re dead. Digg, it’s more of like the demise of Digg.

Paid Content 113

Paid Content Digg Marketing Budget Work Management 113

Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

They identified around 60 Million conversations (per year) across blogs, microblogs such as Twitter, discussion forums and social networks like Facebook and other enabling technologies such as YouTube, Vimeo and Flickr relating to Energy. These were the three broadest terms that applied to the most relevant conversations about energy.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media PR Digg 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 14, 2010

They spend lots of time building the perfect blog, the perfect Facebook page, the perfect Twitter page but then have no plan for a sustained content creation. The #1 question I get about Facebook Marketing (because of my book Facebook Marketing for Dummies) – is what do I do now after I set up my Facebook page for my business?

Ad Building 100

Ad Building Brand Identity Branding Digg 100

Smashmouth Marketing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Comment on a few relevant articles Hubspot Dashboard - finds daily chores for me to do around blogging, keywords, search rankings, etc. Tags: hubspot blogs fast company socialmedia SMM marketing tips facebook b2b marketing twitter b2b drivel demand gen green branding SEO inbound marketing linkedin SEM. I'm in good company!

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Social Media Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

Writing on the Web

MARCH 31, 2011

To find the best and most relevant content and bring it forward. But you do need to gather all that’s relevant and being said in your field and summarize the key points that are most important to your audience. Share this on Facebook. I know many of my readers and clients who want to become thought leaders in their field.

Curation 100

Curation Digg Content Buzz 100

Smashmouth Marketing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Comment on a few relevant articles. Personal Facebook - post some drivel. Company Facebook Fan Page - post some value. During the process, I usually digg or stumble a few articles as well. Read up, schedule the best for tweets on HootSuite with Send Later. Fast Company Blog - share an article. I'm in good company!

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Social Media Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

Smashmouth Marketing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Comment on a few relevant articles. Personal Facebook - post some drivel. Company Facebook Fan Page - post some value. During the process, I usually digg or stumble a few articles as well. Read up, schedule the best for tweets on HootSuite with Send Later. Fast Company Blog - share an article. I'm in good company!

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Social Media Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

Webbiquity

MAY 4, 2010

Link to the new blog from your website, Facebook page, LinkedIn and Twitter profiles, other social networking and social bookmarking profiles, comments you leave on other blogs—anywhere you can create a link. Write compelling, relevant (i.e., Finally, include relevant page titles, a compelling description, and keywords with each post.

RSS 100

RSS Digg Tagging Blogger 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 10, 2009

So the question quickly becomes how can you take all this data (or at least the data that is relevant to you – lets say all your customers behavioral data) and make sense of it all? To cut through the clutter, make relevant associations, and transform raw information into true knowledge! Share this on Facebook. Tweet This!

Digg 100

Digg CMO Stats Tagging 100

Writing on the Web

MARCH 7, 2011

Sometimes this happens when I write about topics that don’t really have synonyms like Facebook , or “ search engines.&#. I just wrote what was most important to me, and what I thought was most relevant to readers. Share this on Facebook. When I first started blogging in 2004, I did it intuitively. I was lucky.

SEO 100

SEO Tips Digg Blogger 100

Writing on the Web

DECEMBER 9, 2010

How about sharing snippets in the form of tips on Social Media sites like Facebook and Twitter ? Please hit the comment button and share your favorite tips to get more results from your relevant content. Share this on Facebook. Blog this on Blogger. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us.

Tips 100

Tips Content Marketing Autoresponders Digg 100

Writing on the Web

JUNE 9, 2011

I reviewed it, and guess what – it’s still relevant, so I’m posting it below. And they do go to Facebook , Twitter , and LinkedIn. Share this on Facebook. I keep hearing the same reasons, over and over. As a matter of fact, it made me think of a blog post I did last year. I’m not saying that.

Digg 100

Digg Buzz Blogger Internet Marketing 100

Writing on the Web

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

CoTweet is designed to allow teams to collaborate to provide real-time responses and relevant content to Twitter and other social media services. HootSuite allows business users to manage all of their accounts on Twitter, FaceBook, LinkedIn, WordPress and even FourSquare from one convenient place. Share this on Facebook.

Twitter 100

Twitter Enterprise Management Content Marketing Marketing Management 100

Webbiquity

APRIL 20, 2010

After nearly 20 years, it may not seem as sexy as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, but used properly, it’s a proven medium that generates cost-effective results. While social media marketing gets the headlines, email marketing remains an effective and increasingly used tool in marketer’s toolboxes. Why do email marketing?

Tactics 100

Tactics Email Marketing Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 100

Writing on the Web

AUGUST 18, 2010

Are you steadily delivering valuable, relevant content within the lines of your readers’ needs? If you want to get found on the Web, you need plenty of content that’s relevant to your readers. Share this on Facebook. Is your blog like my tennis, a hit or miss? What problems can you solve for them?

Business 100

Business Digg Buzz Blogger 100

Webbiquity

JULY 25, 2011

Conversely, the more your name dominates for relevant searches, the more likely prospects are to buy from you, because you look like the expert, the “big dog&# in the industry (even if you’re really only a small dog). Then you can move on to whichever more advanced tactics are relevant to your business.

Optimization 100

Optimization Microsite Digg Work Management 100

Webbiquity

JULY 25, 2011

Conversely, the more your name dominates for relevant searches, the more likely prospects are to buy from you, because you look like the expert, the “big dog&# in the industry (even if you’re really only a small dog). Then you can move on to whichever more advanced tactics are relevant to your business.

Optimization 100

Optimization Microsite Digg Ideal Customer Profiles 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 18, 2010

Which media sources are relevant to your goals? Share this on Facebook. Tags: Blogging Customer Support Facebook Interactive Marketing Social Media Social Networking Twitter. All listening platforms collect data from numerous online sources — news sites, blogs, and other Web sites. Tweet This! Share this on Linkedin.

Work Management 100

Work Management Social Media Marketing Management Social Marketing 100

Writing on the Web

MARCH 10, 2011

Just be sure you can follow up with good tips or content that’s relevant to your readers. Share this on Facebook. An unusual photo, like a punk chihuahua, can be used as bait to draw readers’ eye into your blog post. Start with a shocking title. Use excerpts but add your own opinion and perspective. Blog this on Blogger.

Digg 100

Digg Buzz Blogger Stats 100

Webbiquity

JUNE 8, 2010

Use your name or a name that is memorable or says something relevant about what you do for your customers. The jury is still out on Facebook’s effectiveness for the B2B market. The jury is still out on Facebook’s effectiveness for the B2B market. Share this on Facebook. 2. Tweet according to your content strategy.

Social Media 100

Social Media Marketing Automation Services Media Digg 100

Writing on the Web

MARCH 14, 2011

Most of the time I focus on how important it is to write quality online content for your readers, and teach my clients to achieve maximum results, they have to be writing things that are relevant and important to their readers: how do you solve their problems. Share this on Facebook. Blog this on Blogger. Share this on del.icio.us.

Video Marketing 100

Video Marketing Content Marketing Digg Content 100

Writing on the Web

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Share this on Facebook. Relevant Content: Search Engine Bread Crumbs. Be smart, you’ll love how easy it is to use Scribe and optimize your web content like a pro! Blog this on Blogger. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us. Share this on FriendFeed. Email this via Gmail. Add this to Google Bookmarks.

Blogger 100

Blogger Tips Digg Traffic 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

APRIL 21, 2010

Better yet are you more or less involved in those conversations and what share of voice do you have around the conversations that are most relevant to your brand. Share this on Facebook. Moving up the chart from monitoring into analytics is where you see higher value from all that monitoring of your social data. Tweet This!

Social Media 100

Social Media Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Media 100

Writing on the Web

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

When I was at the Affiliatedotcom.com event , I asked many of my colleagues which speakers they found most relevant, and why. Share this on Facebook. People will remember your ideas if you can give them the bullet point summary of three things. If you don’t agree, let me know why. You can still re-tweet it. That’s it.

Digg 100

Digg Buzz Internet Marketing Blogger 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 16, 2010

But its worth it if that question is so relevant to your brand. If you think hard enough you can come up with a list of situations where someone might say: Replace Competitor, Upgrade Competitor, Remove Competitor, or New X System which would correlate to a potential conversation where a sale that is relevant to your brand is happening.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing Media 100

Writing on the Web

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

The ones that are thriving are customer magazines , designed to be helpful and relevant to consumers while delivering marketing messages and building brand loyalty. Share this on Facebook. Print magazines are alive and well, but they’re in transition. Yesterday I led a workshop in the Netherlands at Media Partners Group.

Digg 100

Digg Advertising Agencies Loyalty Work Management 100

Biznology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

One of the reasons you see this enormous move towards social filters, as with Digg, as with del.icio.us, as with Google Reader, in a way, is simply that the scale of the problem has exceeded what professional catalogers can do.

Social Media 80

Social Media Digg Media RSS 80

Writing on the Web

AUGUST 24, 2010

Start writing about where I’m at, and then tie it in with something useful and relevant to readers. Share this on Facebook. You can solve your blogging blues with all the tips in this program. Have I changed my mind about how nifty blogging is? Am I stuck? Source of problem? What resources do you use to find ideas?

Blogger 100

Blogger Digg Buzz Business Blogging 100

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Three strategies for improving quality score, which results in high ad positions with low cost per click (CPC), such as creating small, tightly focused ad groups (“breaking down your campaigns and ad groups into smaller ad groups…allows you to write more relevant ads for a select number of keywords in your ad group.

Search Engine Marketing 100

Search Engine Marketing Cost per Acquisition Search Marketing Cost Per Click 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 26, 2010

Share this on Facebook. If you look at the share of mobile search that the Google app has it is minuscule compared to their share of the browser based search market. Tweet This! Share this on Linkedin. Share this on del.icio.us. Share this on Reddit. Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon. Send this page to Print Friendly.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Google Mobile Advertising B2B Thought Leadership 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Facebook Advertising will take off – This year Facebook saw their advertiser base triple! Facebook ads today remind me of Google AdWords in 2001 with low CPC’s on topics and segments many marketers will want to reach. I predict you will see Facebook surpass Google by Valentines day 2010. Share this on Facebook.

BtoB 100

BtoB Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Mobile Advertising 100

Writing on the Web

APRIL 16, 2011

To make this webinar really relevant to what you want to learn, I need your input: What’s your biggest challenge when it comes to marketing online? How can you repurpose content for web pages, blogs, Twitter, Facebook? Share this on Facebook. Register to get handouts and recording here. Get clients. Blog this on Blogger.

Webinar Metrics 100

Webinar Metrics Tips Content Marketing Digg 100

Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Here’s a summary of the ideas, in case you’re in a hurry: Make sure content is relevant to your audience and helps them with an issue they have right now. Share this on Facebook. Give your audience something that they can’t find anywhere else. Be entertaining, educational or both. Tell the audience a story.

Content Marketing 100

Content Marketing Digg Content Buzz 100

Writing on the Web

AUGUST 13, 2010

Share this on Facebook. Related posts: Relevant Content: Search Engine Bread Crumbs. Soon, after a few weeks, you’ll be getting 100% perfect scores on your first try… Blog this on Blogger. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us. Share this on FriendFeed. Email this via Gmail. Post on Google Buzz.

Optimization 100

Optimization Digg SEO Search Marketing 100

Writing on the Web

AUGUST 9, 2010

The introductory paragraph needs to quickly establish the relevancy and utility of the document to readers. Share this on Facebook. The number one question readers are asking when they glance at material is this: “Why am I reading this? What’s in this for me? Why should I care?”. Not to be harsh, but they don’t care about you.

Tips 100

Tips Business Digg Marketing Proposals 100

Writing on the Web

JANUARY 5, 2011

But they do want valuable, relevant information and opportunities to interact with professionals they like and trust. Share this on Facebook. People don’t want to be on mailing lists. Blog this on Blogger. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us. Share this on FriendFeed. Email this via Gmail.

Newsletter 100

Newsletter Digg Work Management Banners 100

Webbiquity

JUNE 30, 2010

Good bloggers are social creatures; they link to other bloggers, write copy that attracts links, leave relevant comments on other blogs, respond to comments on their own blogs, and interact with other bloggers through other social media such as LinkedIn and Twitter. Share this on Facebook. Share this on Bebo. Share this on del.icio.us.

Business Blogging 100

Business Blogging Business Blogger Digg 100