Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 2010

Instead, traffic here on Convince & Convert is actually UP since I went on vacation. While I did a nice job of building a growing a culture as the sole author, and I managed to put out some decent content, when we launched the blog to the next level of multiple authors and varying voices, our traffic has gone through the roof.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

Traffic to my blog. link] EllisTweet Given the volume of yammering about how to measure social networking success, I must say that this post, Jay, stands out. Indeed, I use Twitter for all of the reasons above (especially to meet new people), but for me and my business, I have two core, measurable goals. Followers per tweet.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

Blogging for Content This is the scenario where you are writing a blog with considerable emphasis on search optimization, attempting to drive traffic to the blog via strategic content creation and keyword inclusion. Funneling traffic from the blog to some other Web destination (typically a corporate site or lead form) is the prime objective.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

All of these tactics can work together seamlessly to create a robust, optimized content marketing engine that pays real dividends in increased website traffic, and conversions. The brochure could be made available on site and could also be made available as a PDF that ExactTarget could drive traffic to via email.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

There’s a First Time for Everything New research (pdf) by my clients at Compendium Blogware show that for more than two-thirds of corporate blogs, new visitors comprise more than 80% of total blog traffic. That’s right, in most cases, 8 out of every 10 visitors to your blog have never been there previously.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

If you don’t have the obvious social chatter about your brand, you have to make the case that content creation will drive search, which drives traffic, which drives sales. You have to work on a pilot program – maybe even in secret – to show social media’s impact on customer satisfaction.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

Find keywords and search phrases to include in these four places: Google Analytics (or whatever Web site analytics program you’re using) Look at your keywords report to find phrases that are driving traffic to your site.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Conversely, many blogs are too community-oriented, taking an overly insider approach, given that new research from my friends and clients Compendium Blogware shows that search drives 60%+ of total traffic on 80%+ of corporate blogs. find out – [link] [link] Heasley and Partners Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive?

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

Second, if you’re going to invest in a bunch of social media outposts, even if you don’t have a clear social media strategy , you should take every opportunity to link them together. The videos aren’t annotated to drive traffic to Facebook. The YouTube channel is barely mentioned on Facebook.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

If barber shops were still driving consumer sentiment, I’d be writing this post about barber shop marketing. Social media is hard False. And that’s only because of the alphabet soup of social networks, lifestreams, sharing sites, etc. Be where your customers are.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Go beyond the obvious and use customer service metrics, social connectivity of customers, and Web traffic patterns as measures that matter. Communicate with Content After strategic thinking, the key to social media success is content creation. Remember, the most important customer of EVERY company is Google.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 8, 2010

While it’s not that easy with online marketing, for the past two decades, email has been the leading retention marketing tactic, and the channel you can bank on to deliver a predictable revenue stream—provided that you’ve invested in building your own, permission-based list. That’s hardly the approach of committed email slayers.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 14, 2010

Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and a Blog all dedicated to creating places for the public to tell them problem areas in the city, ask questions about traffic safety and promote a safer community. They get “Customer Service&# big time without selling anything, marketing anything or for their own advancement.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Great content this month via the B2B Marketing Zone. 50 (of the) Best Twitter Guides, Stats, Tips and Tools of 2010 (So Far) , October 5, 2010 While a dwindling number of business executives still dismiss Twitter as a waste of time, recent research suggests it is one of the most valuable social networks for business.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2010

Content Marketing Doesn’t Go Stale Further, unlike almost every other marketing tactic every devised, content marketing continues to pay dividends forever. It generates Web traffic (via search and social media linkages) and helps remove purchase impediments every day of every month.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

You can study your Web analytics, and see which pages get the most traffic, and what questions are likely to be in prospects’ minds when they are on those pages. Or, you could survey Web site visitors, gathering data in real-time.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Last week, I was on a content marketing discussion panel (moderated by Jeff Rohrs ) at the ExactTarget Connections conference. I was joined by Joe Pulizzi from Junta42 , Ann Handley from MarketingProfs , and Brad Kleinman from Online Marketing Connect. Thanks for this research. Thanks much for sharing.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The survey generated over 270 responses from B2B marketers - and the results are in! Monitor your social media in less than 10 minutes a day - inblurbs , November 26, 2010 Social networking is very essential for today’s online business world. The Oracle Social Media Participation Policy applies to.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I’m planning to write a full post about it soon, but the real genius of Swix is that it allows you to easily create a unified scoreboard of all your key social media metrics like blog traffic, subscribers, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, YouTube subscribers, and much more. link] Mark Levy Great list Jay.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 26, 2010

RowFeeder is the first business to be spawned from the buzzed about new tech incubator Untitled Startup – a “transparent startup&# in Seattle that even publishes their website traffic live on their home page. or engaged in brand reputation management, often on a weekly basis.

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2010

I’m planning to write a full post about it soon, but the real genius of Swix is that it allows you to easily create a unified scoreboard of all your key social media metrics like blog traffic, subscribers, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, YouTube subscribers, and much more. link] Mark Levy Great list Jay.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

AUGUST 3, 2010

Free Download: 2010 Online Marketing Blueprint. Updated B2B Facebook Page Examples with Data - Social Media B2B , July 23, 2010 This short post is to let you know that we updated the 10 Examples of B2B Facebook Pages post. Case Study: Improve Search Rankings With Social Media and Website Optimization , July 12, 2010.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 8, 2010

The opportunities, mishaps with technology viruses, popular gadgets and such all create a rapid opportunity path to jump on that popularity, host a video or post on a trending issue and gain traffic. Active listening required. Now if only I could figure out how to target the concept of tech support. Great stuff.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Edward Brice pretty much nailed the significant b2b marketing developments for 2010 (e.g. mass adoption of social media, but no clear way to measure ROI from it) in this predictive post. 2010: Social Network Advertising and Marketing Outlook by Brian Solis. Are B2B Marketers Missing the Point?

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2010

by Achinta Mitra on August 24, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Industrial Websites , Website Design & Development Unless you’ve been on a very long sabbatical from industrial and manufacturing marketing, you very well know that your website should be the hub of your online marketing.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

With regards to the debate on Twitter vs. Facebook influence – or the influence potential of social networks altogether, I think the influence opportunity is there, but correct execution, and the ability to accept its indirect relationship to sales growth, is critical for realizing it. Social networks are for exposure.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

So called social media marketers are lured by the instant spread of their business using social networks and hence they ignore the basics! link] Allen – Personalbrander Social Media Marketing has become one of the essential marketing channel to business of any kind!

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