METRICS PROVE YOU NEED A CONTENT STRATEGY

TURNING HITS TO VIEWS TO SALES PART IV Content strategy is important. The infographic above tells us quite a bit about trends in content marketing and content strategy. There is a big problem facing businesses. Content is growing in importance, but few businesses are prepared to succeed with a formal content strategy. Businesses believe content

CREATING ORGANIC BACKLINKS

TURNING HITS TO VIEWS TO SALES PART III “A company that builds a loyal social following has a built-in army to promote their content, day in and day out. That content will get shared, get links, send social signals…all of which can’t be a bad thing.” – Will Reynolds, Founder, Seer Interactive One of the

INCREASE SITE VISITS WITH IMAGES

TURNING HITS TO VIEWS TO SALES PART II “Content is king.” – Bill Gates Content is king is a little vague. Why is content king? What is it king of? Content is king over the kingdom called the “World Wide Web”. Content is king because, when created and implemented correctly, it becomes the fly in

MOBILE MINDSET SEO

“She doesn't recognize the number—none of her friends use their phones as phones anymore.” ― Gabrielle Zevin, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry MOBILE MINDSET Mobile phones are hardly phones anymore. They have combined the functions of laptops, GPS, video game consoles, journals, books, DVD, and mp3 players into a single portable device. The list

Physicians and Social Media Use

  I was doing some research in the past and then thinking about some of our clients and the medical industry in general. While online or content marketing is now a virtual given for most physicians and their clinics, various aspects of this marketing may be lagging behind in terms of implementation. Admittedly, social media

The Top 5 Ways to Drive More Blog Traffic

You're out there working hard to create articles because you know that with SEO, Content is King. Now that your great article is done, your keywords are properly targeted, and everything is optimized, how do you get the word out? Here's a simple, 5-item list to promote your blog content beyond just posting to your

How To Write A Facebook Ad

When I joined Facebook as a freshman in college, I never would have thought that it would be as big as it is today. I had never heard of Facebook before one of the upperclassmen told all of us to join it during orientation. Back then, you had to be a college student to join.

The Power of Social Media

It’s no secret that social media use is increasing every day, and it seems like there is a new social network popping up every time you turn around. But as a business, big or small, how important is social media to you? I learned a few important lessons from something that happened to me recently. I had an issue with my Fitbit Flex , and sought help from Fitbit to get my Flex working correctly.

Why Keeping Track of ROI is the Wrong Way to do Social Media

When making business decisions, we tend to focus on the ROI (Return On Investment). Regardless of the type of investment we are making, whether it is time, finances, or something else, we want to be able to measure how much we are getting in return. This return is most often measured in the financial return, but what about measuring the return on your Social Media investment?

Using Pinterest for Your Business (Infographic)

As I was making my rounds around the internet this morning, I found this great infographic explaining how Pinterest can be beneficial to your business. Up until now, I was having a hard time getting my head around how a company could use Pinterest to benefit their brand and increase awareness about who you are, what you do, how you do it, etc.