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Emily Cretella

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August 20, 2013

20 Best Tips For Brands on Instagram

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In between the lo-fi selfies, the gratuitous food porn and the #nofilter sunsets that often seem to define Instagram, smart brands are finding creative ways to distinguish themselves and gain targeted followings on this visual social powerhouse. Brands like NikeStarbucksVictoria’s SecretOreo and more are developing Instagram-centric strategies and promotions that effectively tell their brand stories in a unique way – through image and (now) 15-second video.

In fact, MarketingProfs reports that 67% of top brands are now using Instagram, reaching more than 100 million active monthly users on the network. That’s a 500% increase in users since last year, according to research from Simply Measured. (You can see the full list of the top brands on Instagram here.)

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Tina Courtney-Brown

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August 19, 2013

Top 10 Must-Have Marketing Tools in Today’s Digital World

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Marketing online is serious business, and without tools that support your mission, your campaigns don’t stand a chance. While you could wade through the massive volume of marketing tools currently available in this dynamic and fast-paced space, we aim to simplify the process by presenting you with today’s best suite of products.

You already know about must-haves like WordPress, Google Analytics, and SEOMoz – keep reading to find out what modern tools you may not be aware of that can literally change your business life for the better.

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Patrick Ryan

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August 16, 2013

10 Actionable Link Building Tips to Boost SEO

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You want to get your website noticed and you’ve found some on-page ways to boost your SEO, but now it’s time to go a little further with link building…

So, what is Link Building?

The short answer is simply getting inbound links to your website. Simple right? Well, not so fast. There’s a lot of different factors that go into having a successful link building strategy.

So in a bit more detail: What is link building? Well, try picturing it as an election. Even if you are qualified (or optimized), you still need endorsements to prove that you are a reliable candidate. Inbound links to your site are your endorsements, but not all endorsements are the same. Some “endorsements” can carry much more weight depending on prominent they are.

Now… You have put in all the effort to make an amazing website, so take the next step with these simple link building tips to push your website to the top of search engine’s list! 

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Rob Petersen

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August 16, 2013

What is Social Media Optimization? 12 Tips to Make it Happen

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You can’t be good or bad at social media; you can only be yourself.

Social Media Optimization (SMO) is the method of social activity that attract visitors to a website through an elevated search rank. It proves there is a science to social media just like Search Engine Optimization (SEO), the process of maximizing visitors to a web site by achieving a top rank on search engines around specific keywords.

Both work hand in glove.

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Mike Allton

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August 15, 2013

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Google Plussers

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In 1989, Dr. Steven R. Covey published the landmark book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. If you haven’t read it, put it on your Summer reading list right now. In the book, Dr. Covey suggests seven daily activities that we should adopt in our lives to become more effective personally and professionally. One that I reference and paraphrase regularly is Sharpen the Saw (or Axe), which is a call to constantly be reading and learning in order to improve ourselves.

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In that light, here are The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Google Plussers. These are the things that I see people doing on Google+ every day to get the most out of the network. These are not rules. Rather, these are suggestions and guidelines for those of you want to expand your reach, create valuable connections, and perhaps even establish yourself as an authority in your field.

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Dennis Yu

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August 14, 2013

Don’t Let the Robots Run Your Business

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A robot can’t manage your Facebook page, choose the right apps, or even make recommendations on what you should do next.

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David A. George

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August 13, 2013

Facebook’s News Feed Updates: 6 Marketing Takeaways

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When I post on Facebook, what actually happens? Do all my fans see it? Do I need a certain amount of engagement first? I mean – there have be some rules to this thing, right?

Well, in the past, these questions have been governed by what was known as Facebook’s EdgeRank. This is just a big fancy word for the math equation used to determine what we see or don’t see in our Facebook News Feed.

But not anymore! Facebook is pulling a little switcheroo on how their News Feed works – so we better start taking some notes.

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