5 Bedrocks of Good Local SEO in Q4, 2013

By now, the mechanics of sound SEO on a global or at least national scale are well-understood by the majority of content marketers. As long as you deliver solid content that’s formatted properly and features sound link structure, there’s a good chance you’ll see results. In the rush to capitalize on the worldwide potential of […]

Small Business Secret Weapon: Content Curation (with 4 Tools)

Content is the best secret weapon a small business has when competing with the big guys. Contrary to what you may think, coming up with that content isn’t really a problem when you learn to think of it in a different way. You may be shaking your head in disagreement as you read this, but […]

Content Curation: Drawing Attention to Your Brand by Promoting Content from Other Brands

As an ever greater number of businesses and brands turn to content marketing to promote themselves, the difficulty of standing out from the competition has increased exponentially. Outstanding content can help to attract new customers for a plethora of reasons. Chief among these is the fact that it allows a company to demonstrate authority, which […]

6 Ways to Get More from Your How-To Content

How-to content, those instructional videos or slideshow presentations that demonstrate real world uses for your products or services while displaying your industry know-how, is everywhere online. While instructional content can be highly effective, it can also be very boring. This is partly because the person performing the demonstration often knows the product inside out. He […]

Content Marketing Strategy: Can We Measure Performance?

Content marketing is being recognized as one of the most productive online promotional techniques. But, it’s a lot easier to launch a concerted content marketing effort than it is to quantify its effectiveness. Businesses need to know if their efforts are working. So, how can we measure performance? Modern web analytics enable businesses to track […]

5 Email Marketing Tactics You Need to Use

Having email problems? Before throwing in the towel on your email marketing efforts, it might be time to re-evaluate your strategy and make some adjustments. Even in today’s social media-obsessed world, there are far too many benefits of a successful email marketing campaign not to at least give it another try before calling it a […]

Repurposing Content to Drive SEO Results

Brands are investing a significant amount of time, effort and money into content marketing. We all know that content is the best way to increase brand awareness and attract the right kinds of customers. After all, substance is more important than style in the world of web marketing. Considering the significant value represented by a […]

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Magnet vs Megaphone Marketing: What’s Your Strategy?

It wasn’t too long ago that megaphone marketing was considered the best approach for reaching the masses. The idea with this marketing concept is to get your name out there and get in peoples’ faces; whether they are interested in your message or not. While this marketing strategy can be effective depending on how many […]

5 Killer Tools to Juice Your Content Marketing

In recent years, companies of all sizes have developed a renewed interest in content marketing. Now a $43.9 billion industry, online content is a thriving sector of the e-commerce economy. Brands that allot 50% of their marketing budgets to content report better ROIs than those that don’t. Furthermore, B2B firms that blog regularly boast 67% […]

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