Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

Remember, your most important customer is Google, and your content ladder needs to maximize your chances for search success. This is especially important now that Google and Bing are incorporating social content into real-time search results). and search for them on Google, Bing, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and SocialMention.

Paid Content 145

Paid Content Ad Building Brand Identity Branding 145

Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

I'm not sure you can separate content from community anymore, as Google seems to be looking more and more at engagement (comments, linkbacks, time on site) to determine the value of content. After your webinar yesterday my department spent an hour or so asking ourselves, “What IS the goal of our blog?

Webinar Metrics 132

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Paid Search Agency Blogger 132

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Regarding comments about the search box location, I'm used to a left or central location on search engines (Google, Yahoo, etc.), but a right-hand location on content sites. I completely missed it in the first two headers, but noticed it readily in the third.

Paid Search Agency 109

Paid Search Agency Webinar Metrics PR Advertising Agencies 109

Convince & Convert

APRIL 20, 2010

I am showing as 2291 keywords where my site appears in Google's index, but only 170 words where they have actually clicked through to the site itself. Whilst my site is very simple it was built from the outset to focus on the words brand, branding and more recently, social media.

Long Tail Marketing 117

Long Tail Marketing Blogger Paper Content 117

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

Obviously this is a valuable metric but we are able to give companies a network value score to understand a person's word of mouth impact. Obviously this is a valuable metric but we are able to give companies a network value score to understand a person's word of mouth impact. It’s in our DNA.

Paid Content 134

Paid Content CRM Paid Search Agency Social Media 134

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

This is because B2B has a smaller potential customer base, a higher average price point, and a customer decision funnel that is more influenced by word of mouth and reputation. I love this quote You just summed up the problem today in so very few, quality words. Things I Don’t Want to Hear Anymore in 2010 =-.

Social Media 149

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 149

Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

The metrics available on Facebook are in many ways better than you can get from Google Analytics. Facebook fan pages are email newsletters 2.0 link] online marketing blog using facebook fan page as a newsletter is a great idea, thanks for the great article.

Social Media 135

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Video Marketing 135

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive?

Social Media 118

Social Media Webinar Metrics Media Marketing & Strategy 118

Convince & Convert

JULY 14, 2010

A Google search of the phrase “social media ROI” provides 694,000 results (at least at this writing). I recently heard a poignant expression, “you are your Google results”. Truer words could not be spoken and your results may be reflecting a message that is contrary to your organization’s mission and self-image.

Social Media 136

Social Media Webinar Metrics Media Marketing & Strategy 136

Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

If you have complementary resources like an Ebook, email newsletter, events or otherwise, make sure those are easy for first-time visitors to find as well. then you have a much better chance that they’ll return or sign up for your RSS feed, email newsletter or other call to action. Consequently, I have two recommendations.

Social Media 120

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 120

Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

In fact, a search for “social media agencies&# on Google yields more than 41 MILLION matching Web pages. Remember, the most important customer of EVERY company is Google. Me Too Agencies realize how hot social media is, and they are scrambling to add social media expertise (real or imagined) to their services mix.

Social Media 122

Social Media Paid Search Agency Media Advertising Agencies 122

Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2010

Content marketing is perhaps alone in its ability to be a successful endeavor at every phase of the customer lifecycle: When a potential customer is using Google to research new digital cameras, what is going to get them to a Kodak site? Because content is the most efficient form of marketing available. Smart, optimized content.

Paid Content 125

Paid Content Content Marketing Paid Search Agency Planning 125

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: 4 Steps to Drive Sales with a Social FAQ 18 Social Media Quotes My Wife Is Sick of Hearing Me Say The 3 Amigos: Email, Blogging, Social Sharing Jonny Stark Wow, quite a few comments on here already!

PR 161

PR Social Media Paid Content Media 161

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

How to be Human – Develop a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps | [link to post] – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] The Real-Time Google Search Twitter Social Media Strategy | NYC Social Media and Whitehat Organic SEO | The Blog of Dustin Schmidt [.] Develop a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps [.]

Social Media 167

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 167

Online Marketing Institute

APRIL 4, 2011

Besides Google Adwords and Bing, what other major PPC sevices are. A study conducted in 2010 would position blogging as such, and even a " blog post " written in The New York Times highlighted the point. As a result, from 2008 to 2010, blogging actually rose 3 percent as an Internet activity among all adults.

SEO 40

SEO SEM Effectiveness Enterprise Management 40

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

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. That said there are some options. Hope that helps!

Social Media 157

Social Media Media Paid Content Work Management 157

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I mined my Google Analytics and put together a list of the 25 most popular posts that have ever appeared on this blog , ranked by total number of page views. Most of the rest are from spring 2010 or earlier. At one point we discussed headline writing and what draws clicks within the social media content universe. link] jaybaer Nice MJ.

Social Media 142

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 142

Convince & Convert

JUNE 15, 2010

If you have a contact us form, an online lead generation form, an email newsletter sign-up, or a shopping cart, why are you still only asking for name, address, and email address? I uploaded a list of approximately 2,000 subscribers to my email newsletter (you’re a subscriber, right?) Total cost? 4=wicked smart!

Social Media 155

Social Media Ideal Customer Profiles Paid Content Media 155

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Meanwhile, Facebook comes along and sees a revenue model that’s not based on the banner ad, but rather on Google’s pay-per-click model (which businesses prefer because it mitigates financial risk). Now as Google trying to bring out a rival for facebook, I hope facebook should plan something to compete with Google!

Paid Content 137

Paid Content Facebook Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies 137

Convince & Convert

JULY 22, 2010

According to a recent Social Media and Online PR Report from Econsultancy , 86% of companies surveyed planned to spend more on social media marketing in 2010, but only 25% say they have gained “real, tangible value&# from the medium.

Social Media 129

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Webinar Metrics 129

Convince & Convert

MAY 20, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Are You Suffering From Premature Calculation?

Social Media 117

Social Media Webinar Metrics Media Paid Search Agency 117

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 31, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Social Conversation a Myth? Absolutely not.

Conversion 116

Conversion Paid Search Agency Social Media Advertising Agencies 116

Webbiquity

JULY 26, 2010

Add WordStream’s Advanced Keyword Tools to Your Website for free , June 8, 2010. Pricing Based on Customer Expectations , May 26, 2010. June 7, 2010. Great B2B Marketing Stats (in a GREAT format!) , June 13, 2010. March 18, 2010. June 8, 2010. Slideshow) , February 19, 2010. June 8, 2010.

B2B Thought Leadership 100

B2B Thought Leadership B2B Marketing Advertorials Thought Leadership 100

Convince & Convert

MARCH 18, 2010

Isn’t our Facebook page just a post-modern email newsletter? Why aren’t we asking our blog visitors and Facebook fans to subscribe to our email newsletter? There’s a reason that some videos show up on the first page of Google, and others do not. I like your FB group as a newsletter analogy.

Social Media 119

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 119

Convince & Convert

MAY 19, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Why D.I.S.

Social Media 139

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 139

Convince & Convert

JULY 13, 2010

Instead of proudly touting your digital department’s latest project, hold yourself accountable for personal and company engagement goals: Simply put, what do you want people to find if they Google each employee’s name a year from now? Then, define a social and thought leadership strategy to get them there.

Social Media 140

Social Media Media PR Webinar Metrics 140

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 26, 2010

Schoenfeld says that the original RowFeeder project was intended to integrate into Google Spreadsheets (and it still does), but the recent addition of Excel tie-ins open up the user base substantially. link] Komputery Sometimes I think, that people doesn`t work, but still analysing statistic, google analytics etc.

Social Media 120

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Work Management 120

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tracking Google Analytics No surprise, this is my primary statistical source for Convince & Convert. Despite being free, Google keeps adding functionality to Google Analytics. Google Alerts Like most marketing professionals, I have several Google Alerts set up for my name, my company name, and topics of interest to me.

Social Media 167

Social Media Media Paid Content Webinar Metrics 167

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

Like a fussy deconstructed salad at a downtown restaurant with ridiculous unisex bathrooms, Facebook wants us to publish in tiny bursts of words, pictures, videos, and single purpose apps, rather than the page-length containers and complicated databases of yore. Incidentally, this is why Google is so afraid of Facebook. RIP websites.

Social Media 167

Social Media Facebook Paid Content Marketing Websites 167

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

Like a fussy deconstructed salad at a downtown restaurant with ridiculous unisex bathrooms, Facebook wants us to publish in tiny bursts of words, pictures, videos, and single purpose apps, rather than the page-length containers and complicated databases of yore. Incidentally, this is why Google is so afraid of Facebook. RIP websites.

Facebook 167

Facebook Marketing Websites Paid Content Social Media 167

Convince & Convert

MARCH 9, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Are You Taking Social Media Shortcuts? or Web 2.5,

Social Media 135

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 135

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble? The 2010 survey polled only US respondents (who tend to be considerably more cynical).

Social Media 119

Social Media Webinar Metrics Media Paid Search Agency 119

Convince & Convert

MARCH 16, 2010

I wish I could say the same for Google). link] ( [link] ) [link] News, Status & T RT @jaybaer 7 Reasons Not to Put All Your Eggs in the Twitter Basket. Twitter is solely reacting– not only to users but all the other platforms out there.

Social Media 125

Social Media Media Paid Content Webinar Metrics 125

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Does Your Facebook Page Have a Pulse? Then, you could pull the results into a Google Reader for an automatic and permanent archive of activity. Or Microsoft. link] jaybaer Great tip Ike.

Social Media 165

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 165

Convince & Convert

APRIL 22, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Social Media Too Big For Its Britches?

Social Media 129

Social Media Paid Content Media Advertising Agencies 129

Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Tracking Google Analytics No surprise, this is my primary statistical source for Convince & Convert. Despite being free, Google keeps adding functionality to Google Analytics. Google Alerts Like most marketing professionals, I have several Google Alerts set up for my name, my company name, and topics of interest to me.

Social Media 40

Social Media Paid Content Tools Media 40

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 25, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook?

Paid Content 144

Paid Content Facebook Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies 144