Archive for February, 2008

Marketing Roundtable Workshop - How to effectively market your business online and offline

February 29th, 2008

If you’re looking for ways on how to effectively get more customers and boost your profits, this is a workshop that you need to attend.

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What do the Euro and user generated content have in common?

February 25th, 2008

In the world of SEO, there is only one true currency, and that is content. And right now, compared to ad dollars, that content is relatively valuable. Sort of like the Euro in relation to the U.S. dollar.

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The maverick link builder’s time has come!

February 22nd, 2008

This is a clear indication number of tactics which used to work are either dying or already dead. But in light of these trends, which approaches will work better in 2008?

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Is SEO really marketing, or just the opposite of advertising?

February 20th, 2008

The concurrent top placement in organic and paid search results creates a synergistic appeal which makes users more likely to click on either link…as if the pairing generates an additional dose of authority for your website.

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Directory submissions are the link builder’s fools gold

February 15th, 2008

There are many reasons why listing your site in a directory is a poor investment, but here are the three most relevant to the small business marketing budget…

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Freebies are the cash cows of Web 2.0

February 13th, 2008

A small business should not set up and run a website as a carbon copy of its offline business…the digital channel is by its nature a different medium, implying different customers and different methods of engagement.

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Video: Using Google AdWords to Grow Your Business

February 10th, 2008

A lot of small business owners have tried advertising on Google, only to find out that they were throwing money away. With a fundamental understanding of the search engine ad model, and an appreciation of the opportunity provided by advertising in digital channels, you are almost certain to do better the second time around.

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The digital annuity: our next great marketing asset

February 8th, 2008

With several internet channels reaching near-ubiquity and others growing very rapidly, it’s almost impossible that your content won’t cross one of these channels sooner or later.

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Paid search advertising: the best insurance policy for SEO

February 7th, 2008

Google wants its algorithms to decide who is #1. SEOs want to wiggle through the algorithms and force their clients into #1. The bigger guns tend to prevail, which is why SEO’s will almost always fall short of their guarantees.

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How offline advertising can keep a marketing campaign stuck in first gear

February 5th, 2008

Just because online marketing requires a certain kind of expertise not always congruent to traditional marketing, that doesn’t mean we should abandon the basics!

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