IM NewsWatch, December 17, 2012 - Latest IM News including ‘Trend That Matters Most In 2013 – Entrepreneurs-Journey’ and much more...
December 17th, 2012 at 2:51 am EST‘Email, Social, and Mobile Are Marketers’ 2013 Budget Priorities’ – ‘MarketingProfs’ Blog
The latest article on ‘MarketingProfs’ is titled “Email, Social, and Mobile Are Marketers’ 2013 Budget Priorities”. The ‘MarketingProfs’ team says, “Email, social media, and mobile rank as marketers’ top spending priorities for 2013, according to a survey from StrongMail: 55.5% of marketing executives say they plan to... [Read more]
‘Sensational Customer Experience Platforms 2013’ – ‘Website Magazine’ Article
The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “Sensational Customer Experience Platforms 2013”. Amberly Dressler says, “Customers are increasingly demanding more from the brands they do business with. As such, enterprises need to require more from the CRMs they use to obtain and retain their customer base. Today’s CRMs need to... [Read more]
‘Leverage Your Personal Brand for Affiliate Success at Affiliate Summit West 2011’ by Shawn Collins
Shawn Collins’ latest blog post is titled “Leverage Your Personal Brand for Affiliate Success at Affiliate Summit West 2011”. Collins Says, “This was a conference session titled Leverage Your Personal Brand for Affiliate Success from Affiliate Summit West 2011, which took place January 9-11, 2011 at Wynn Las Vegas. Speakers: Marty Fahncke,... [Read more]
List Heroes: Your mailing list can be profitable without selling #ad
Matthew Barnett just released List Heroes, detailing how he earns money from his mailing list without the difficulties the come from selling products. No affiliate products, no products of his own, no Amazon, no Clickbank, no WSOs-no products at all. He sends solo ads to his mailing list for other marketers, and they pay him well for it. This way, he... [Read more]
‘Outside In Holiday Promotion (Part Two) — Book Giveaway!’ – ‘The Forrester Blog’
The latest article on ‘The Forrester Blog’ is titled “Outside In Holiday Promotion (Part Two) — Book Giveaway!”. Kerry Bodine says, “Our book giveaway contest is over and our 10 randomly selected winners are: Holly S. from Fannie Mae Arshad F. from Mobrise Thomas Z. from CIO2020.com Juha-Pekka H. from P&C Insurance Monika K. from... [Read more]
‘The Etsy Lead Gen Trick & 2013 Predictions’ – ‘Marketing Con Queso’ Podcast
Michelle MacPhearson and Justin Brooke’s latest podcast episode on ’Marketing Con Queso’ is titled “The Etsy Lead Gen Trick & 2013 Predictions”. MacPhearson and Brooke say, “We share our focus for 2013 and then Michelle tells us how she accidentally discovered that Etsy is a lead gen. goldmine. WHAT!?!? True story”. The Etsy Lead... [Read more]
‘ShoeMoney Ad Network Throwback’ – ShoeMoney Blog
Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog post is titled “ShoeMoney Ad Network Throwback”. Schoemaker says, “In 2006 when I first got into affiliate marketing I realized that all of AdSense income was coming from people advertising affiliate offers. Now even though I was doing affiliate offers of my own on the site I wanted to try going direct. So we... [Read more]
Offline Mobile Consultant Pack: Your mobile marketing consulting business #ad
Use Offline Mobile Consultant Pack to establish your credibility as a mobile marketing consultant immediately. If you are going to convince people you know something about mobile marketing, you need a website that is “mobile friendly”, optimized so that people using mobile devices can use your site easily. Sharon Odom has built this kit... [Read more]
‘The Trend That Matters Most In 2013’ – ‘Entrepreneurs-Journey’ Blog
The latest ‘Entrepreneurs-Journey’ blog post is titled “The Trend That Matters Most In 2013”. Yaro Starak says, “I’ve had my own small business online since the early 2000s. One of the benefits of being an “early adopter” is that I was able to assume a position of leadership before I faced too much quality competition. It was great... [Read more]
‘How to Harness the Zero Moment of Truth in Your Affiliate Business’ – ‘Affilorama’ Blog
The latest article on Mark Ling’s ‘Affilorama’ blog is titled “How to Harness the Zero Moment of Truth in Your Affiliate Business”. James Agate says, “According to Google “Whether we’re shopping for corn flakes, concert tickets or a honeymoon in Paris, the Internet has changed how we decide what to buy. We call this online decision-making... [Read more]
‘Free Marketing PLR – Every Month’ by Nicole Dean
Nicole Dean’s latest blog post is titled “Free Marketing PLR – Every Month”. Dean says, “Hi I’m back with another “FREE Money-Making Content for You” Friday! Friday is the day where I give you free content that you can use on your blog or in your business. Hurray! Today, I have something cool for you. You can now get BRAND-NEW FREE marketing... [Read more]
Kindle Goldmine: There’s money to be earned in the Kindle market #ad
It’s no secret that Kindle books outsell paper and ink books on Amazon. Smart authors and publishers are publishing their works on Kindle in record numbers. You can join them. Kindle Goldmine shows you how. In this new training, Jerome Y shows you: • A Kindle marketing plan he successfully uses, the whole plan from start to finish •... [Read more]
‘Amazon’s Monthly Visitors Could Fill 60 Disneylands’ – ‘Mashable’
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Amazon’s Monthly Visitors Could Fill 60 Disneylands”. Bob Al-Greene says, “Imagine Amazon is a brick and mortar store, with a sprawling parking lot and front doors that slide open as you approach. As you step inside, what do you see? The number of products available on Amazon could fill... [Read more]
‘Abusing the Facebook Attention Chain for Negligible Brand Gain? by Jay Baer
Jay Baer ‘s latest ‘Convince & Convert’ blog post is titled “Abusing the Facebook Attention Chain for Negligible Brand Gain?. Baer says, “It’s now accepted wisdom that successfully getting fans to engage with your brand’s missives on the Facebook platform has a linear impact on impressions due to the EdgeRank algorithm. When you... [Read more]
‘Google Changes SafeSearch Filtering Of Explicit Results’ – ‘ReadWrite’
The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “Google Changes SafeSearch Filtering Of Explicit Results”. Fredric Paul says, “Internet porn surfers everywhere were crying foul last week over Google’s decision to change its “SafeSearch” feature to exclude adult content from searches. Anyone that uses Google to find adult images... [Read more]
FB Fahrenheit: Your Facebook marketing intelligence tool #ad
James Renouf has created a lot of products. He turns his attention to Facebook in FB Fahrenheit,. This software targets Facebook users and businesses using Facebook’s API (application programming interface) , so it’s completely above-board, not exploiting loopholes or any other black-hat or unethical method that is likely to be abolished. FB Fahrenheit... [Read more]
‘Does your company overestimate the value of an email address?’ – ‘Econsultancy’ Blog
The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Does your company overestimate the value of an email address?”. Patricio Robles says, “It may not be the new kid on the block, but email is, for many companies, one of the most effective and profitable digital marketing channels. It’s not hard to understand why: an email... [Read more]
‘What Separates a “Good” Outreach Email from a “Great” One? – Whiteboard Friday’ – ‘SEOmoz’ Blog
The latest ‘SEOmoz’ blog post is titled “What Separates a “Good” Outreach Email from a “Great” One? – Whiteboard Friday”. Rand Fishkin says, “Outreach emails are sent for a variety of reasons, but the majority have one thing in common: they’re structured too poorly to merit a reply. For every group of outreach... [Read more]
‘How to Quit Publishing Bad Content’ – ‘Copyblogger’ Blog
The latest post on ‘Copyblogger’ Blog is titled “How to Quit Publishing Bad Content”. Sonia Simone says, “2012 was the year that mainstream businesses started to get it. They realized that content marketing is where they should be putting their time and energy. And inevitably, when a particular term gets a lot of coverage, you’ll see a... [Read more]
One Click Mobile Web App: Turn any WordPress site into an iPhone app#
The One Click Mobile Web App WordPress plugin can create your new app, including an attractive icon for it and a unique, customizable start screen in just 3 steps. With this plugin installed on your site, visitors using an Apple device (iPad or iPhone) are recognized and invited to install the app. Offer them an incentive to increase conversions, if... [Read more]
‘Promise vs. Intrigue: What is the most effective way to word a subject line?’ – ‘MarketingExperiments’ Blog
The latest ‘MarketingExperiments’ blog post is titled “Promise vs. Intrigue: What is the most effective way to word a subject line?”. Daniel Burstein says, “I could have made the title of this blog post, “Subject Line Testing: How we achieved a 48% lift from a split test.” That is the challenge you face with your subject lines, as well.... [Read more]
‘Dot Com Pho – Push Button for Service Edition’ by John Chow
John Chow’s latest blog post is titled “Dot Com Pho – Push Button for Service Edition”. Chow says, “Winter in Orange County is a strange animal. When you’re in the sun, it’s nice and warm. However, it’s quite cold once you step out of the sun because of the wind chill factor. It’s because of this instant hot/cold”. Dot Com Pho –... [Read more]
‘ReadWrite Predicts: 14 Stone Cold Locks For 2013’ – ‘ReadWrite’
The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “ReadWrite Predicts: 14 Stone Cold Locks For 2013”. Fredric Paul says, “Predicting the future is a sucker’s game. No matter how smart you think you are, events have a way of overtaking logic and making predictions not just wrong but completely beside the point. That’s why we have smartphones... [Read more]
WP Traffic Control: Buy cheap traffic in bulk, and split it up for best pay-off #ad
By buying traffic containing e-mail addresses from all countries, you can get a much lower purchase price than if you bought only from the few wealthiest countries. If you can then route the person to various links, based on what is most likely to interest them and cause them to buy, you will get the best return on your investment. This has a lot of... [Read more]
‘Google Analytics Shows You What Bad Web Practices Look Like in Real Life’ – ‘Mashable’
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Google Analytics Shows You What Bad Web Practices Look Like in Real Life”. Anita Li says, “Using a series of cautionary (and hilarious) YouTube videos, Google Analytics shows examples of poor web design and digital marketing — but in real life. Specifically, the service counsels companies... [Read more]
‘The Contentious State of B2B Content Marketing [Infographic]’ – ‘MarketingProfs’ Blog
The latest article on ‘MarketingProfs’ is titled “The Contentious State of B2B Content Marketing [Infographic]”. Verónica Maria Jarski says, “A recent content marketing study from MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute found that B2B marketers are uncertain about whether they are effectively using content marketing tactics. This... [Read more]
‘How To Become Successful With Evergreen Niches’ – ‘Affilorama’ Blog
The latest article on Mark Ling’s ‘Affilorama’ blog is titled “How To Become Successful With Evergreen Niches”. Mary Ann Tordecilla says, “In affiliate marketing, it is always best to stick to niches that provide you with stable, yearly income. Of course, promoting seasonal products can also bring you a lot of sales especially in holiday... [Read more]
SoftwareClone: An Amazon affiliate store for selling software #ad
Another top-notch affiliate store from “coolice”, like the Game Store advertised yesterday. Amazon sells a lot of software for businesses and home offices. Gaming isn’t Amazon’s only product line. This affiliate software store shares a lot of features with the game store (and the Kindle Store advertised a while back. People... [Read more]
’10 interesting digital stats we’ve seen this week’ – ‘Econsultancy’ Blog
The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “10 interesting digital stats we’ve seen this week”. Graham Charlton says, “Here are some of the most interesting digital marketing stats we’ve seen this week. Stats include content marketing, mobile payments, US online holiday spending, Google search trends and... [Read more]
‘Profit From Trendspotting at Affiliate Summit West 2011’ by Shawn Collins
Shawn Collins’ latest blog post is titled “Profit From Trendspotting at Affiliate Summit West 2011”. Collins Says, “This was a conference session titled Profit From Trendspotting from Affiliate Summit West 2011, which took place January 9-11, 2011 at Wynn Las Vegas. Speakers: Lisa Picarille, Consultant, lisapicarille.com (Moderator) Scott... [Read more]
‘Facebook Interns Probably Make More Money Than You’ – ‘Mashable’
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Facebook Interns Probably Make More Money Than You”. Kate Abbott says, “Facebook has reclaimed the top spot of best place to work in the U.S., according to Glassdoor’sEmployee Choice Awards, and it’s got perks even for interns. Facebook’s interns make between $5,600 and $6,300... [Read more]
Selling High-Ticket Items on Amazon #ad
It may be a surprise to you (it was to us), but there are products on Amazon with an affiliate commission of over $1000. In HP Jeschke’s new Selling High-Ticket Items on Amazon, you will discover: ? How to find items that pay a high commission. ? How to know that the items are going to sell. ? How to pick items that others have not discovered. ?... [Read more]
‘How To Budget Time for Blogging In 7 Steps’ by John Chow
John Chow’s latest blog post is titled “How To Budget Time for Blogging In 7 Steps”. Chow says, “Creating a blog is a powerful way to create interest in your products or services. However, the trick to maintaining a successful blog is to get people to come back again and again. The best way to achieve repeat visits”. How To Budget Time for... [Read more]
‘To Succeed in Social Make the Story Bigger? by Jay Baer
Jay Baer ‘s latest ‘Convince & Convert’ blog post is titled “To Succeed in Social Make the Story Bigger?. Baer says, “Ekaterina Walter, author of Think Like Zuck and social innovator for Intel, joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss the future of Facebook, woven-in social media strategy at a multi-national tech powerhouse,... [Read more]
‘Twitter Rolls Out Downloadable Tweets to Select Users’ – ‘Mashable’
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Twitter Rolls Out Downloadable Tweets to Select Users”. Charlie White says, “You’ll soon be able to download all of your tweets since you opened your account, and some lucky users have already started doing so. Twitter has begun a gradual rollout of the ability to download every tweet... [Read more]
WP SpyBar: All you ever wanted to know about your competitors’s website #ad
WordPress site are all over the web. Many are attractive and professionally done. Wouldn’t it be nice to easily see what components an attractive site is made up of. It could be a competitor site or any other site. WP SpyBar does just that. It is a plugin (but not a WP plugin), a Firefox plugin and a Chrome plugin. It installs effortlessly into... [Read more]
‘Ray Kurzweil, Father Of The Singularity, Is Going To Work At Google’ – ‘ReadWrite’
The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “Ray Kurzweil, Father Of The Singularity, Is Going To Work At Google”. Jon Mitchell says, “Ray Kurzweil, one of the most wide-eyed futurists around, is going to work at Google. Kurzweil is one of the foremost authors responsible for the popularity of the notion oftechnological singularity, the idea... [Read more]
Reminder- ‘Make 2013 the Year You Do Your Life’s Work While Making Lots of Money Online’ Kathleen Gage’s Webinar 4.00 pm PT
Kathleen Gage is hosting a webinar on Monday, December 17 at 4.00 pm PT. The topic of the webinar is “Make 2013 the Year You Do Your Life’s Work While Making Lots of Money Online”. Kathleen says, “Discover what you need to do to step into your power and make money online once and for all. This call is an introduction to my Power... [Read more]
‘Want to be a ShoeMoney Author/Contributor?’ – ShoeMoney Blog
Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog post is titled “Want to be a ShoeMoney Author/Contributor?”. Schoemaker says, “When I first started ShoeMoney.com in 2003 I was a complete newbie. I was documenting items as I was doing them. Everything from my first business as doing eBay Arbitrage… then talking about my fun ringtone site and then one day when... [Read more]
Google-proof backlinking – Never get slapped again #ad
Most webmasters spend a lot of time wondering whether they are going to get slapped or not. There is actually a way to protect your website and its rankings. SEO Resurrection shows you how. Even if you have a website that has been slapped, you can repair your site’s rankings and get your earnings and traffic back on track. And if you have never... [Read more]