F YMonth: July 26, 2014

Google Keyword Problem Issues

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Have you noticed “Keywords Unavailable” in your StatCounter reports? Unfortunately, this is due to a decision by Google to withhold this keyword information. Since 2011 Google has been steadily expanding its policy of withholding keyword data for organic search. This means that website owners and professionals have limited access to the keywords used to find [...]

Why You Need to Own Your Data & Digital Assets

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If possession is 9/10 of the law, why do so many businesses relinquish control of vital digital assets? Truth is, many (far too many) businesses do not fully appreciate the wealth of information made available to them through the various services and platforms the brand participates in. Some may appreciate the value of the data, […]

11 Web Marketing and Social Media Trends That Will Shape 2014

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Social Media allows small businesses to leverage technology to even the playing field with bigger brands and companies. In 2014, some of the trends we saw in 2013 will continue to rise while others will fall. But it all comes down to how you communicate with your customers, how you leverage relationships, and of course [...]

Top 5 Ways to Optimize Your YouTube Marketing Efforts Using Analytics

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YouTube has been steadily improving their analytics reporting over the past several months. Their current offerings are fairly robust and incredibly useful for assessing channel and campaign performance. You can use YouTube’s reports to glean actionable insights to plan your optimizations, hone your strategy, and create a more impactful video content approach that better engages […]

7 Killer Tips for Logo Design

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Designing a logo is simple, right? Think again. There's more to crafting a brand's visual identity than just placing a name in a square and calling it a day. Logo designers are in high demand, and it's for good reason — a logo is often a company's first impression, one that can impact a customer's [...]

2014 Marketing Trends You Probably Haven’t Heard

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It’s that time of year.  I’m hopped up on eggnog and ready to go!  Last year’s“10 Marketing Trends for 2013 You Haven’t Heard” was a popular one.  Let’s do it again.  Hoping three or four of these are ones you won’t have thought about or fully appreciated. 1.  Business Model Disruption Will Get Spikier: All the changing technology and democratization of advantages […]

Why You Should Sign Off Social Media And Enjoy ‘The Brief Time’ You Have Left

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Alain de Botton is a beloved (and prolific) pop philosopher, with a shelf-full of books and two very popular TED talks to his name. So when the Swiss-born author tweeted to his 443,000 followers on Monday night that they should delete Twitter for the sake of their “inner conversation,” many took his words seriously — promising to delete […]

Facebook Experiments Had Few Limits

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Thousands of Facebook Inc. FB -0.24% users received an unsettling message two years ago: They were being locked out of the social network because Facebook believed they were robots or using fake names. To get back in, the users had to prove they were real. In fact, Facebook knew most of the users were legitimate. The message was a test […]

Why Google Is Yanking Negative Coverage Of Powerful People From Its Search Results

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The implementation of the European Union’s so-called “right to be forgotten” policy is already having a worrying impact on the media, with at least two outlets revealing on Wednesday that links to articles of theirs have been scrubbed from Google. A European court ruled in May that Google must remove links to articles from its search engine […]

5 Trends Driving e-Commerce in 2014

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At this year’s Super Bowl, fans instantly knew where to go to buy that hot dog or grab a t-shirt, thanks to the NFL’s massive location-based marketing campaign. The league installed wireless transmitters throughout the stadium and Times Square that interacted with fans’ smartphones, so they could find all of the information they needed with […]

Google Algorithm Update 2014 – Rolling Out Panda 4.0 Now

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Google’s Matt Cutts announced on Twitter that they have released version 4.0 of the Google Panda algorithm. Google’s Panda algorithm is designed to prevent sites with poor quality content from working their way into Google’s top search results. But didn’t Google stop updating us on Panda refreshes and updates since they are monthly rolling updates? […]