- Cover the Spectrum With WhitepapersLead Generation
"Since white papers are among the most popular pieces of content for [many] buyers," notes Cheryl Goldberg at the High Tech Communicator blog, "you'll want to create a lot of ...
- Stay Trendilicious!Social Media
Looking to make your brand trendier? Get a load of Trendistic, a clear and simple way to watch the ebb and flow of buzz on Twitter.
A visit to the Trendistic homepage ...
- Mix It Up, BabyEmail Marketing
In May 2009, Omniture and The CMO Club asked 102 CMOs to rate the relative effectiveness of digital-marketing media. The vast majority (78 percent) gave top marks to email marketing, ...
- National LampoonSmall Business
Are you on pins and needles waiting for satirists to create YouTube videos that mock your earnest marketing efforts? Probably not. But in a post at his blog, Seth Godin ...
- You Can Climb This PyramidSearch Engine Marketing
Before you start soliciting links and becoming active in online communities, it's best to first ensure that your site's content, structure, and design are in peak condition, Virginia Nussey advises ...
- When Pizza Turns a New LeafSocial Media
It'd be an understatement to say 2009 was a tough year for Domino's Pizza, what with the awkward employees-abusing-food scandal.
A quick recap: two bored employees recorded themselves doing unpleasant things with ...
- I Chat for a Good CauseMarketing in a Downturn
The Great Recession has certainly not spared nonprofit organizations. With contributions down an average of nine percent, many charitable organizations have been forced to cut services. Some even face closure.
Fortunately, ...
- First of All, Don't SuckMarketing Analytics
"[I]n our quest for ever more hard problems to solve," says Avinash Kaushik at the Occam's Razor blog, "we forget that the number one goal of every website is not ...
- All in Good (SEO) TimeSearch Engine Marketing
"They say an Internet year is … equivalent to seven normal years," says Kevin Gibbon in a post at SEOptimise—meaning that we can witness seven real-world-years' worth of change in ...
- Now There's an Owl for ThatMobile Marketing
Sweet news, hardcore Twitter users! Hootsuite—the Twitter management tool developed with marketers in mind—just released an app for the iPhone. That means you can now access the handy features of Hootsuite ...
- Time for Tea and TweetsSocial Media
Remember when we told you about Twitcam, the service that lets you stream live video via Twitter? This is kind of like that, but with more oomph and less lag.
Say ...
- Hurry Up or You'll Be Sorry!Email Marketing
Some companies seem addicted to email campaigns that shout breathless, time-sensitive offers. Each week, it seems, they tell subscribers about special deals that simply can't be missed—only to make a similar ...
- You Were Right Here All the Time?Search Engine Marketing
We recently encouraged businesses to expand their local search horizons and add more local flavor to their national search campaigns. Now, in a post at the Content Rich blog, Jon Wuebben ...
- The Birth of a BlogHigh-Tech Mktg & Sales
When building an online community, there are some underlying principles that hold true whether a company is large or small, and among those is a genuine commitment to openness and ...
- Lessons of the Little MermaidSocial Media
You're probably familiar with the story of The Little Mermaid. In this classic tale of unrequited love, a girl exchanges her voice for the chance to be close to a ...
- I No Robot. Hear Me?Email Marketing
Too often, argues Julia Rubiner in the Editorial Emergency newsletter, automated email messages lack the human touch. "They frequently sound like they're coming from a robot for whom English is ...
- Cheers to a New Year of SEOSearch Engine Marketing
What do bartenders and websites have in common? Both need to be optimized to succeed. So says Jill Whalen in an amusing article at Search Engine Land. She demonstrates how the rules ...
- I Knew You'd Be There for MeMobile Marketing
Belgian beer label Stella Artois has added a splash of engagement to its marketing strategy with Le Bar Guide.
Developed by Acrossair, Le Bar Guide is a free app that points ...
- To the Power of FiveLead Generation
More than ever, a successful lead-generation program relies on a steady stream of new content. And since the pressure to produce high-quality whitepapers and blog posts can be intense, Ardath ...
- Ride the Wedding-Dance WaveSocial Media
Last summer, a happy couple sent ripples through the Net when their video, JK Wedding Entrance Dance, hit YouTube. The video depicted a wedding entourage dancing down the aisle to Chris ...
- You'll Be Shocked and Amazed! Or Maybe Not.Small Business
The purpose of a subject line or headline is, obviously, to persuade a reader that she must look inside. But if your tantalizing teaser promises far more than the email ...
- It's All in How You Say ItSearch Engine Marketing
Your own keyword analytics data is the most valuable marketing asset of your company, says WordStream’s Larry Kim in an article at MarketingProfs. The data contained in the keyword report ...
- Showcase Your Brand App-titudeMobile Marketing
Ever wish you could take your favorite Web strategist with you wherever you roam? Well, sure enough, now you can. App developer MotherApp brings you the Web Strategy iPhone App, which ...
- Brewing up Great Social-Media ContentHigh-Tech Mktg & Sales
IT buyers are among the most active participants in social media. In fact, over half of technology decision-makers employed some type of social media, according to Forrester Research. So there's ...
- Hop Aboard the Search ExpressSearch Engine Marketing
As Max Starkov writes in an article at Hotel Interactive, the hotel industry is the perfect candidate for managing customer relations via mobile devices. "Using the mobile space to provide ...