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May 29th, 2014 at 8:15 am EST‘Yahoo Launching Video Service To Compete With YouTube This Summer’ – ‘Marketing Land’ Article
The latest article on ‘Marketing Land’ is titled “Yahoo Launching Video Service To Compete With YouTube This Summer”. Amy Gesenhues says, “According to a report on AdAge.com yesterday, Yahoo is planning to launch their video service later this summer in an effort to compete with Google’s YouTube. “For video creators... [Read more]
‘Experts Speak: Must-Have Marketing Automation Features’ – ‘Website Magazine’ Article
The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “Experts Speak: Must-Have Marketing Automation Features (Part I)”. WM team says, “Marketing automation can seem like the cure to most marketing woes, but clearly not all software systems are created equal. In fact, VentureBeat reports that almost half of companies are using more than... [Read more]
‘Twitter Is Exploring How to Enter China’ – Re/code
The latest post on ‘Re/code’ is titled “Twitter Is Exploring How to Enter China”. Jason Del Rey says, “Twitter CEO Dick Costolo doesn’t expect his company’s service to be unblocked in China anytime soon, but he admitted on Wednesday at the inaugural Code Conference that Twitter is working on figuring out what kind of service... [Read more]
“Lead Octopus” gathers leads 8 ways #ad
Ariel Sanders has developed a lead generation system he calls Lead Octopus, and it’s the most powerful opt-in gathering system ever created. Sanders’s new tool (a WordPress plugin) doesn’t limit its lead gathering to a squeeze page in WordPress. Like the octopus it is named for, it has 8 tentacles, all outstretched to pull in leads. Lead... [Read more]
‘An Email Marketing Method For SEO Related Service Providers That Actually Works’ – ‘Business 2 Community’ Article
The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “An Email Marketing Method For SEO Related Service Providers That Actually Works”. Phil Singleton says, “As an Internet marketing services agency in the US MidWest, we are cold-called and email spammed every day from domestic and offshore companies trying to sell us our own... [Read more]
‘How To Activate Tribes For Viral Content Marketing Success’ – ‘Marketing Land’ Article
The latest article on ‘Marketing Land’ is titled “How To Activate Tribes For Viral Content Marketing Success”. Kelsey Libert says, “The idea of “Tribes,” popularized by Seth Godin and others, is just a fancy way of articulating the idea that the internet has allowed for massive segmentation of individuals. These... [Read more]
‘Big Data’s Big Meaning For Marketing’ – ‘The Forrester Blog’
The latest article on ‘The Forrester Blog’ is titled “Big Data’s Big Meaning For Marketing”. Fatemeh Khatibloo says, “Big data this, big data that. Hardly a day goes by when we’re not bombarded with messages about the big data platforms and technologies that will solve all our marketing problems. Let’s be honest though:... [Read more]
Don’t sell a product without anti-theft protection #ad
People are right to say that releasing products online is the best way to make a satisfying income online. But there are precautions you should take to avoid letting money slip right through your fingers. Anyone can do a simple “site:yoursite.com” search on Google to find some vital site information, including some you don’t want to... [Read more]
’6 Reasons People Aren’t Filling Out Your Landing Page Forms’ – HubSpot
The latest article on HubSpot blog is titled “6 Reasons People Aren’t Filling Out Your Landing Page Forms”. Ginny Soskey says, “Even though I’m a marketer, one of my least favorite activities is filling out forms on websites. Google’s AutoFill has become my best friend to help save me from the tedious and mundane... [Read more]
‘Why visuals are the most important element of content marketing’ by Jay Baer
Jay Baer‘s latest ‘Convince & Convert’ blog post is titled “Why visuals are the most important element of content marketing?. Baer says, “This is the fifth in a series of videos culled from an interview about content marketing I did with Terry Foster of Cision Canada. Cision (the USA version) is also a sponsor of Convince &... [Read more]
Reminder- ‘The Mobile Takeover: It’s Real. It’s Here. Get Used to It’ Return Path Webinar 1.00 pm EDT
This is a reminder for the Return Path’s Mobile Marketing webinar on May 29. Return Path is hosting a webinar featuring Bonnie Malone and Jordan Cohen on Thursday, May 29 at 1.00 pm EDT. The topic of the webinar is “The Mobile Takeover: It’s Real. It’s Here. Get Used to It”. Return Path team says, “The webinar will... [Read more]
Regulatory Compliance is critical; New plugin makes it easy #ad
New Compliance bar Plugin by Anton Nadilo & Jon Shawcross makes it simple to comply so you avoid fines and penalties by the EU or the US. Online marketers have been sued by regulators more than a few times. One well-known case is FTC vs. Frank Kern. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) won a big suit against Kern, and it cost him a lot of money... [Read more]
‘A first look at Enhanced Ecommerce for Google Analytics’ – ‘Econsultancy’ Blog
The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “A first look at Enhanced Ecommerce for Google Analytics”. Ben Barrass says, “Launched during the Google Analytics’ partner summit, Google has taken a fairly huge step in customer understanding by releasing ‘Enhanced Ecommerce’ functionality across the platform. This... [Read more]
‘Sergey Brin: Google Was ‘Shocked’ When It Learned of NSA Snooping’ – ‘Mashable’
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Sergey Brin: Google Was ‘Shocked’ When It Learned of NSA Snooping”. Lance Ulanoff says, “Google cofounder Sergey Brin said the company was shocked to learn that the NSA was snooping on backbone data. Speaking with Re/Code’s Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher at the inaugural... [Read more]
‘Take the SEO Expert Quiz and Rule the Internet’ – MOZ Blog
The latest MOZ blog post is titled “Take the SEO Expert Quiz and Rule the Internet”. Cyrus Shepard says, “You are master of the keyword. You create 1,000 links with a single tweet. Google engineers ask for your approval before updating their algorithm. You, my friend, are an SEO Expert. Prove it by taking our new SEO Expert Quiz“. Take... [Read more]
Sales Optimizer: Customized Count-down plugin, More #ad
Josee Bedard has just created a bundle of WordPress themes and plugins that will impress you. It contains Sales Optimizer, Promo theme, Mix Mag theme, more. The Sales Optimizer plugin lets you display a count-down timer for an offer with a limited time duration. It’s highly customizable to let you take full control over your CTA sales buttons. It... [Read more]
‘Content Marketing: How Freightliner Trucks’ community site engages more than 18,000 members’ – MarketingSherpa Case Study
MarketingSherpa has released a case study titled “Content Marketing: How Freightliner Trucks’ community site engages more than 18,000 members”. Allison Banko says, “Chartering a community website can position your brand as the Beyoncé among your consumers and the Einstein within your industry. The undertaking of an entire community,... [Read more]
‘Using User Generated Content To Boost Sales’ – ‘Marketing Land’ Article
The latest article on ‘Marketing Land’ is titled “Using User Generated Content To Boost Sales”. Marketing Land team says, “If you do online retail, you probably know all about SEO, SEM and other acronyms. But how about UGC: user generated content? UGC might be a good way to allow your own customers to make pitches... [Read more]
‘How to Use Hashtags on Google Plus: Do’s and Don’ts’ – ‘Business 2 Community’ Article
The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “How to Use Hashtags on Google Plus: Do’s and Don’ts (Infographic)”. Fernando Cuscuela says, “Hashtags have been around for a while now and most of us are probably familiar with them as they relate to Twitter. Hashtags exist to help people find and participate in conversations... [Read more]
$100 Per Day Blueprint: Going from broke to $100 daily #ad
Paul Nicholls says that if you are a beginner looking for a simple system that anybody can copy, his Simple Cash Ladder $100 Per Day Blueprint is it. Nicholls doesn’t promise push-button riches, but he says this is an honest system that anyone can follow that will bring results. Nicholls was a flat-broke raw beginner when he started using this... [Read more]
‘How Do You Rank in Your LinkedIn Network?’ – ‘Website Magazine’ Article
The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “How Do You Rank in Your LinkedIn Network?”. Allison Howen says, “LinkedIn has unveiled a new tool that shows users how they stack up next to other professionals in their network. The tool, dubbed “How You Rank,” enables users to see how they rate – in terms of profile views –... [Read more]
‘TweetDeck Enables Team Sharing Of Scheduled-Tweet Queues & Posting Photos In Advance’ – ‘Marketing Land’ Article
The latest article on ‘Marketing Land’ is titled “TweetDeck Enables Team Sharing Of Scheduled-Tweet Queues & Posting Photos In Advance”. Martin Beck says, “Twitter-owned TweetDeck is taking steps into HootSuite territory by adding the ability to share photos in scheduled posts and, perhaps more importantly, for... [Read more]
’3 Keys to Digital Marketing in Healthcare’ – HubSpot
The latest article on HubSpot blog is titled “3 Keys to Digital Marketing in Healthcare”. Nicole Denton says, “It’s no secret that the healthcare industry as a whole tends to lag behind other industries when it comes to marketing by about two years. Between HIPAA compliance regulations that dictate how patient information is used... [Read more]
The Cash Box Blueprint; latest training from Alex Jeffreys #ad
You have probably heard of Alex Jeffreys, a well-known marketing trainer. Although he has some high-end training programs costing hundreds and even thousands of dollars, he has created a new home study program with a price starting at only $4.95 (if you hurry.) He calls it The Cash Box Blueprint. Here’s how he describes this training: “my... [Read more]