IM NewsWatch, March 12, 2013 - Latest IM News including ‘Case Studies To Help You Get More Clicks – Aweber’ and much more...
March 12th, 2013 at 4:00 am ESTReminder- ‘How to Use LinkedIn Company Pages and Ads‘ Joan Stewart’s Webinar March 13
Joan Stewart is hosting a webinar with Wayne Breitbarth on Wednesday, March 13 at 5.30 pm EST. The topic of the webinar is “How to Use LinkedIn Company Pages and Ads”. Webinar Details Organizer: Joan Stewart Key Person: Wayne Breitbarth, author of the Power Formula for LinkedIn Success Topic: How to Use LinkedIn Company Pages and... [Read more]
‘Esther Dyson Is Working On A Plan To Make Spam Very, Very Expensive For Advertisers’ – Business Insider
The latest article on Business Insider is titled ”Esther Dyson Is Working On A Plan To Make Spam Very, Very Expensive For Advertisers”. Jemima Kiss says, “Esther Dyson is well-known in Silicon Valley for her ambitious and otherworldly investments. Her projects include the genetics testing service 23andme, along with a cluster of... [Read more]
Reminder- ‘The Science of Marketing Automation‘ HubSpot Webinar March 13
HubSpot is hosting a webinar with Dan Zarrella on Wednesday, March 13 at 1.00 pm ET. The topic of the webinar is “The Science of Marketing Automation”. The HubSpot team says, “Too often, the phrase “marketing automation” conjures up images of “smarter” spam, inauthentic interactions and complicated if-then programming. But... [Read more]
Video Comet 2: Rank Videos in Google’s Top 3 #ad
Stephen Gilbert has released a new version of his successful Video Comet. This video training shows you how to rank your YouTube videos with just 30 minutes of work: • Even for competitive keywords • Without any tech skills • Regardless of your niche • With no start-up costs Gilbert and his partners give you case studies, showing... [Read more]
‘Should You Stop Generating Leads When Sales Is “Wasting” Them?’ – HubSpot
The latest article on HubSpot blog is titled ”Should You Stop Generating Leads When Sales Is “Wasting” Them?”. Sarah Goliger says, “As marketers, we all but obsess over generating enough leads for our sales teams. And yet, when we dive into the metrics to see how many of these leads are actually getting worked by Sales, we’re... [Read more]
Reminder- Armand Morin’s WebCamp Seminar, Raleigh, NC – April 12-14
Armand Morin is holding WebCamp Seminar in Raleigh, NC on April 12-14. The seminar can be attended in person or online. According to Morin, only 30 persons will be able to attend the seminar in person. The WebCamp List Building Schedule April 12-14, 2013 Day One Optin Psychology The 60% Optin Page Hidden Optin Pages Video Optin Pages Full Screen Optin... [Read more]
‘Want Affiliate Summit East 2013 Tickets to Give Away?’ by Shawn Collins
Shawn Collins’ latest blog post is titled “Want Affiliate Summit East 2013 Tickets to Give Away?”. Collins Says, “We receive a large volume of requests for Affiliate Summit East 2013 passes to give away in contests and promotions, and a limited number are set aside for this. So we’ve created a form for anybody that would like to request... [Read more]
Amz Authority Zone 1: Build an Amazon affiliate site that makes money #ad
Gaz Cooper and his partner, Stevie, have produced 5 niche-oriented Amazon affiliate sites (he calls them “seed sites” because he expects you to build a bigger site based on them) to get you started on the right path for your affiliate marketing. This is his first set (with more to come) so he calls this set Amz Authority Zone 1. His five... [Read more]
‘Technopolitics Podcast: The Digital Experience X Factor For Business And IT’ – ‘The Forrester Blog’
The latest article on ‘The Forrester Blog’ is titled “Technopolitics Podcast: The Digital Experience X Factor For Business And IT”. Mike Gualtieri says, “Forrester analyst Anjali Yakkundi says that digitally enabled customer experiences are no longer a nicety; they’re an obligation. The problem is that IT and business don’t always... [Read more]
‘Last Day For Free Amazon Selling Content’ – ShoeMoney Blog
Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog post is titled “Last Day For Free Amazon Selling Content”. Schoemaker says, “About 5 years ago a guy came to my Elite Retreat conference and told me about this business he had buying products wholesale and reselling them on Amazon. He was making a half million dollars a year. Then a couple years ago I talked... [Read more]
‘Consumers Are Sharing Facebook App Activity 1 Billion Times a Day’ – ‘Business 2 Community’ Article
The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “Consumers Are Sharing Facebook App Activity 1 Billion Times a Day”. Jennifer Beese says, “For developers, getting people to share their activity with your Facebook App is almost as important as getting people to use it in the first place. The reason this is so important is... [Read more]
High PR Bacon: The strategy to rank your site for profitable keywords #ad
Justin Wheeler, the creator of High PR Bacon, says the strategy it presents is all you need to get your sits ranked. What is that strategy? Your own private High PR networks. With this strategy you are in control of your backlinks and everything else that goes into your SEO. The results of implementing this strategy are many: • Your rankings will... [Read more]
‘WordPress Founder Matt Mullenweg At SXSW: Blogging Still Booming’ – ‘Marketing Land’ Article
The latest article on ’Marketing Land’ is titled “WordPress Founder Matt Mullenweg At SXSW: Blogging Still Booming”. Pamela Parker says, “In this age of 140-character missives, Facebook “likes,” and on-the-go mobile content consumption, it wouldn’t be surprising to see that blogging had passed its peak, especially... [Read more]
’10 more valuable Google Analytics custom reports’ – ‘Econsultancy’ Blog
The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “10 more valuable Google Analytics custom reports”. Graham Charlton says, “Last week I published a list of ready-made custom reports for Google Analytics, including ways to measure links, PPC campaigns, sales by time of day and more. The reaction was very positive, and in... [Read more]
‘5 Socially Unacceptable Things You’re Going To Do With Google Glass’ – ‘ReadWrite’
The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “5 Socially Unacceptable Things You’re Going To Do With Google Glass”. John Paul Titlow says, “The nerds are so excited. Our Internet-augmented, face-computer-wearing future is just over the horizon. Leading us there will be Google Glass, the first iteration of this particular sort of... [Read more]
Unique Ad Rotator: Automatically change the ads shown on your site #ad
Frank Haywood has been building WordPress plugins for years. IM NewsWatch has been following him for years. He listens to his clients, and he always prices his plugins at a reasonable level. His latest, Unique Ad Rotator, will improve ad visibility on your site, giving you a chance for more revenue. Even the billboards along highways are now doing ad... [Read more]
‘SXSW Keynote: The Past, Present and Future of the Internet’ – ‘Mashable’
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “SXSW Keynote: The Past, Present and Future of the Internet”. Annie Colbert says, “The Internet has come a long way since the early days. Remember the clamor of dial-up sounds or signing up for your first Hotmail account? We’re talking to you, Unicorny143. Mashable kicked off its SXSW... [Read more]
‘10 Reasons Writers Should Claim Their Google Authorship Markup’ – ‘Copyblogger’ Blog
The latest post on ‘Copyblogger’ Blog is titled “10 Reasons Writers Should Claim Their Google Authorship Markup”. Demian Farnworth says, “To say Stephen King is prolific is a gross understatement. Since he published his first novel (Carrie) back in 1973, he’s written over 70 more. Early in King’s career, he wanted to write and publish... [Read more]
‘Testing: Moving Our Industry Forward’ – ‘SEOmoz’ Blog
The latest ‘SEOmoz’ blog post is titled “Testing: Moving Our Industry Forward”. Geoff Kenyon says, “Our industry has seen big changes over the last few years, and with that change has come a shortage of testing. As SEOs and inbound marketers, we need to continue to test to refine our practice, and share our stories with the industry at large... [Read more]
AmaGrande WP Theme for Amazon Associates #ad
Any Amazon affiliate site is improved by having an attractive function theme. The latest of these is AmaGrande WP Theme, a flexible powerful theme by Johan Efendi. This new theme has a lot of power on its own, but is also compatible with the best-known Amazon plugins: AmaNiche, WP ZonBuilder, WP Robot and Associate Goliath. AmaGrande WP Theme offers: •... [Read more]
‘Google Talks About Being Excluded From Facebook Exchange [THE BRIEF]‘ – Business Insider
The latest article on Business Insider is titled ”Google Talks About Being Excluded From Facebook Exchange [THE BRIEF]“. Laura Stampler says, “Good morning, AdLand. Here’s what you need to know today: Google talks about being barred from FBX even though AOL, Adobe, and all the other cool kids are in it. ”[Google's] DoubleClick Bid... [Read more]
‘10 Case Studies To Help You Get More Clicks’ – Aweber Blog
The latest ‘Aweber’ blog post is titled “10 Case Studies To Help You Get More Clicks”. Crystal Gouldey says, “Regardless of whether you want people to join your email list, make a purchase, follow you on social media or read the rest of an article, you’ll most likely need them to click on something. This “something” is how you call... [Read more]
‘Facebook Is Testing a New Way to Reach Audiences Organically’ – ‘Business 2 Community’ Article
The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “Facebook Is Testing a New Way to Reach Audiences Organically”. Jennifer Beese says, “In the past, some Facebook Page owners have complained that it’s difficult to reach large percentages of fans organically due to News Feed algorithms. The social network’s latest test... [Read more]
“How I Got 58K visitors in 3 days” #ad
Ron Rule isn’t a well-known guru; he’s an “in the trenches” marketer and consultant. He’s been at it for a while now, and he happened to try something that turned out to be a big money-maker for him. For one of his clients, he set up a marketing campaign with zero budget. Besides the 58000 visitors to the site, he saw $16,000... [Read more]
‘Foes Line Up Against Amazon’s Domain Desires [Report]‘ – ‘Marketing Land’ Article
The latest article on ’Marketing Land’ is titled “Foes Line Up Against Amazon’s Domain Desires [Report]“. Matt McGee says, “Two publishing industry groups and rival bookseller Barnes & Noble have filed objections over Amazon.com’s request to own several new, generic, top-level domains (gTLDs), according to a... [Read more]
‘Six examples of effective multichannel marketing campaigns’ – ‘Econsultancy’ Blog
The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Six examples of effective multichannel marketing campaigns”. David Moth says, “There are just two days left to get your entries in for our new digital marketing and ecommerce awards, #TheDigitals, so to give some last minute inspiration I’ve rounded up six examples of... [Read more]
‘Marketing Strategy: 4 steps to developing an effective and strategic test’ – ‘MarketingExperiments’ Blog
The latest ‘MarketingExperiments’ blog post is titled “Marketing Strategy: 4 steps to developing an effective and strategic test”. Lauren Maki says, “Twenty four conversations, countless emails and three-and-a-half Red Bulls later, I walked away from my last coaching clinic session at MarketingSherpa Email Summit 2013. I realized a lot of... [Read more]
First Class Music Tracks for Marketers; hold your visitor interest #ad
Many podcasts, product displays, ads and even editorial content on the web would be enhanced by cool music. Music Tracks for Marketers, by Phil Wilkinson, contains 101 original audio tracks you can use in your marketing. These music tracks average about 1:40 in length. The shortest is 43 seconds. The longest is nearly 5 minutes. Styles vary, from reggae... [Read more]
’25 Things You’ll Have to Explain to Your Kids About Marketing One Day’ – HubSpot
The latest article on HubSpot blog is titled ”25 Things You’ll Have to Explain to Your Kids About Marketing One Day”. Anum Hussain says, “You can’t deny it: Marketing changes a mile a minute. Just think about how different things were 10, even 5 years ago! So when we recently discovered BuzzFeed’s list of 25 things... [Read more]
‘Marketing Products and Services Online: Information and Traffic’ by Gail Trahd
Gail Trahd’s latest ‘PLR Health Wizard’ Blog post is titled “Marketing Products and Services Online: Information and Traffic”. Gail says, “When I started working online 6 years ago I was stumped. I stopped and started a couple of times before I got my first membership off the ground and running. It’s six years later, and as I look back... [Read more]
Download: Bronto’s ‘Retailers’ 2013 Marketing Guide’
Bronto has released a free guide titled “Retailers’ 2013 Marketing Guide”. The Bronto team says, “Let’s face it, some “trends and predictions” reports are, well, rather predictable. What commerce marketers need are upcoming trends, on-target predictions and actionable advice from in-the-trenches experts. Written... [Read more]
Mass Article Posting Wizard posts your articles automatically #ad
Suppose you have articles to post to your blog. They could be ones you have written, ones you have had ghost-written or even PLR articles; it doesn’t matter. You need to post them, but posting manually is tedious and time-consuming. That’s why Jess Baylon created Mass Article Posting Wizard. It can remove the tedium and eliminate your wasted... [Read more]
‘Report: LinkedIn Will Buy Pulse App for $50 to $100 Million’ – ‘Mashable’
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Report: LinkedIn Will Buy Pulse App for $50 to $100 Million”. Seth Fiegerman says, “LinkedIn is close to acquiring Pulse, a popular news reading app, for as much as $100 million, according to a new report. Citing unnamed sources, AllThingsD reported that Pulse had been in acquisition talks... [Read more]
‘Abandoned basket emails: the good, the bad and the ugly’ – ‘Econsultancy’ Blog
The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Abandoned basket emails: the good, the bad and the ugly”. Rhian Simms says, “With 73% of shopping carts left to become idle, abandoned basket retargeting is a key part of the digital marketing mix. It might be that users are price checking, or that they intend to complete... [Read more]
‘Is Social Content Curation The Next “Better” Thing?’ – ‘Marketing Land’ Article
The latest article on ’Marketing Land’ is titled “Is Social Content Curation The Next “Better” Thing?”. Kelsey Jones says, “Social content curation has blown up in the past year, after a late start that began to show traction around 2007-2008. Pinterest continues to experience massive growth, with Wanelo nipping... [Read more]
List Building 2013 PLR Videos; only if you need a client list #ad
Mark Lareau has just released his latest product, List Building 2013 PLR Videos, a helpful introduction to list-building. We all need a list of client email addresses so we can continue to offer them our new products After all, people who know us from getting our emails come to like us and trust us (the ones who don’t opt out.) This training is... [Read more]
‘8 Real-World Stories Of Why Startups Fail’ – ‘ReadWrite’
The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “8 Real-World Stories Of Why Startups Fail”. Scott Gerber says, “Failure: it’s a common theme among start-up founders. In the Silicon Valley, it’s almost a badge of honor. But for all the dire statistics out there, what are the real reasons some start ups don’t make it? And... [Read more]
‘SXSW Day 3: The Top Social Buzz’ – ‘Mashable’
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “SXSW Day 3: The Top Social Buzz”. Bob Al-Greene says, “A huge majority of the chatter about South by Southwest took place on Twitter yet again Sunday, with a SXSW-related tweet dropping every four seconds. Tina Roth Eisenberg, who gave one of the two interactive keynote addresses over... [Read more]
‘Engagement in Social Media’ – ‘Business 2 Community’ Article
The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “Engagement in Social Media”. Angela Hausman says, “On the surface, engagement in social media is relatively simplistic. Members of the social network “like” posts, comment on them, or share them. Or users create their own posts about brands or upload images containing... [Read more]
WP Offline Triple Play Bundle: Offline websites you can sell #ad
Luther Landro’s latest product, WP Offline Triple Play Bundle, provides a website for each of three offline niches that need an online presence: • Restaurants • Doctors • Real Estate Agents If you build sites for offline clients, this gives you the chance to build feature-rich, mobile-responsive sites that will probably be far more... [Read more]