I remember the days when you could launch a website and get back to business as usual, knowing that it was likely to provide some value just by existing. These days, websites remain the key to successful marketing strategies However, online marketing includes much more. This post outlines a framework for mapping marketing objectives to a […]
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The following slide deck was my supporting material for a presentation to the Austin Online Marketing Club on November 27, 2012. It addresses the question of whether you should be managing a website, or a more comprehensive web presence. In the document, you will find a couple of case studies, a review of how the
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Today we offer you a guest post from Mike McVey of Search Marketing Services company Wisdek. He reviews some non-SEO items we all need to keep in mind when benchmarking web marketing success. When you own a website, you may be thinking of doing search engine optimization in order to make it more popular and
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The following guest post comes to you courtesy of Jessica Donnovan. In this post, Jessica reviews three important factors in your PPC / SEM effort that might be limiting your ability to convert leads into sales. If you ask any entrepreneur or business owner in this generation about their marketing strategies, there’s a big chance
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Marketing Sherpa recently released another solid chart of the week, this one focused on form fields for lead generation. The chart summarizes the list of fields that marketers designated as the most important for lead generation forms. But before we get to the chart, let’s frame the topic to understand why this data is of great
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Please enjoy this guest post analyzing how Digg went from being tops in the social bookmarking race to where it stands today. By now, you have probably heard that Digg has had a rather unfortunate fall from grace. There was a time when it was a big and exciting tool that had everyone talking: The
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I’ve been working on a new ebook that highlights 10 big mistakes businesses make when building out their online marketing programs. The book is now available, and I wanted to share a quick excerpt from the beginning of the book here. Before I get to it, I have to fess up… the book actually includes
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Anchored links are good for helping direct users to the right part of a web page right when they click through to view the materials. This post explains the basics of anchored links and how they impact SEO.
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I cover a variety of SEO topics on Return On Now, but it is often important to take a step back and consider the full realm of online marketing. While SEO is most important for presenting your best game face to the search engines, it is not the only variable at play. You also have
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