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The Jig is Up—SEO Starts With Good Content.

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It used to be about “tricking” Google with things like keyword stuffing, meta tags and link building through some very ugly means ( such as setting up a server halfway around the world and creating all sorts of back links to your site, making Google think you’re a more popular site than you were.) SEO today only rewards good content.

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2 Content Strategies That Are Destined to Fail

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The problem is that ever since the Affordable Care Act, there has been so much content created about how to bend the cost curve that getting on the coveted first pageof Google results is impossible. Google will probably not reward you for this content, or even worse, they may punish you for the content being too thin.

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Will content marketing ever eliminate the need for salespeople?

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Of course I turned on my computer, went straight to Google, and started typing in “CT scan,” “colonoscopy,” and “abdominal pain.” There are great tools on the Web with endless blogs and discussions of people talking about their symptoms (type in “symptoms of cancer,” and it’s endless, and it can scare you really quickly!)—but

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3 Reasons to add pay-per-lead white paper syndication to your digital marketing plan

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For those who stay the course, you’ll have to figure out the right messaging, formats, channels, tools, keywords, and 100’s of other details over time before building a flywheel of inbound leads. And even after getting started on this noble journey, many drop- off when staffing changes, budget cuts, or conflicting priorities occur.

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Will content marketing ever eliminate the need for salespeople?

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Of course I turned on my computer, went straight to Google, and started typing in “CT scan,” “colonoscopy,” and “abdominal pain.” There are great tools on the Web with endless blogs and discussions of people talking about their symptoms (type in “symptoms of cancer,” and it’s endless, and it can scare you really quickly!)—but

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How to gain a competitive advantage through your content

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First, we need to realize that the sales and marketing game in large part is still being played in the 24-foot portion of the court, even though companies have shifted resources to content marketing and social media selling, because they are still are executing 2005 marketing and sales process strategies even though the tools are current.

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How to gain a competitive advantage through your content

Sales Engine

First, we need to realize that the sales and marketing game in large part is still being played in the 24-foot portion of the court, even though companies have shifted resources to content marketing and social media selling, because they are still are executing 2005 marketing and sales process strategies even though the tools are current.