IM NewsWatch, November 16, 2012 - Latest IM News including ‘3 Ways to Get New Clients Now – Web Marketing Today’ and much more...
November 16th, 2012 at 3:00 am EST‘Six tips for building a successful B2B marketing strategy’ – ‘Econsultancy’ Blog
The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Six tips for building a successful B2B marketing strategy”. David Moth says, “One of the recurring themes at our Funnel B2B marketing event this week was how businesses should come up with their social media strategy and how to measure the ROI. For B2B marketers the challenge... [Read more]
‘Google’s In-Depth Reconsideration Requests Only For Limited Languages’ – ‘Search Engine Roundtable’ Newsletter
The latest issue of ‘Search Engine Roundtable’ newsletter has been released. Search Engine Roundtable Newsletter Contents Google’s In-Depth Reconsideration Requests Only For Limited Languages 360 Degree Images & Shortlists Comes To Google Shopping 20 Months Later A Panda Victim Continues To Fail New: Google AdWords Shows Keyword... [Read more]
‘Search Engine Strategies 5 years later’ – ShoeMoney Blog
Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog post is titled “Search Engine Strategies 5 years later”. Schoemaker says, “While I will be staying in Chicago until Sunday – SES Chicago is pretty much done for all intensive purposes. This was the first Search Engine Strategies event I have attended since SES San Jose 2008 (photos) At first I felt like I didn’t... [Read more]
Amazon Blaster Software automates critical Amazon affiliate tasks #ad
For success as an Amazon affiliate, you need to: (1) Choose profitable products, (2) Get your offer seen by as many people as possible and (3) stand out from the crowd of other affiliates. Amazon Blaster software helps you do all three: • It finds profitable Amazon to promote • It scrapes related images and creates attractive videos to promote... [Read more]
‘Optimize Your Efforts for SEO and Visibility’ by Kathleen Gage
Kathleen Gage’s latest blog post is titled “Optimize Your Efforts for SEO and Visibility”. Gage says, “This presentation is to show you how to take one piece of information and re-purpose it into a number of formats to get a lot of traction online in the shortest period of time with optimal results. There are three main things you want to... [Read more]
‘What Blogging Can Teach You about Yourself’ by Denise Wakeman
Denise Wakeman’s latest blog post is titled “What Blogging Can Teach You about Yourself”. Wakeman says, “My journey to increase my business’ visibility started three months ago when I signed up for Denise’s “Online Visibility for Introverts” class. It promised to teach me how to build my email list, get on board with social media,... [Read more]
‘Methods Affiliates Use to Drive Traffic’ by Shawn Collins
Shawn Collins’ latest blog post is titled “Methods Affiliates Use to Drive Traffic”. Collins Says, “Affiliates were asked “How do you typically drive traffic to your website?” for the 2012 Affiliate Summit AffStat Report. Quite a variety of traffic sources for people, and the most popular mirror my experiences. I’m not surprised at all... [Read more]
Fresh Store Builder builds unique Amazon affiliate stores in minutes #ad
Launching today, Fresh Store Builder is the latest technology available to Amazon affiliates. Its simple setup will give you fully functioning, Search Engine Optimized stores quickly and efficiently. With this new software, you spend less time managing your store since its dashboard is designed to make everything simple. By working with this new tool,... [Read more]
‘Eight Tips for a Safe and Profitable Black Friday Retail Checkout Line’ – ‘MarketingProfs’ Blog
Perry Kuklin’s latest article on ‘MarketingProfs’ is titled “Eight Tips for a Safe and Profitable Black Friday Retail Checkout Line”. Kuklin says, “Retailers are planning now to deal with the oncoming consumer-oriented buying frenzy that is Black Friday. Here are eight tips for retailers on preparing a checkout line for the crowds and... [Read more]
‘5 Lessons to Make an Effective Animated Demo? by Jay Baer
Jay Baer ‘s latest ‘Convince & Convert’ blog post is titled “5 Lessons to Make an Effective Animated Demo?. Baer says, “Software from TweetReach offers a compelling value proposition: allowing users to figure out precisely how many potential impressions a tweet, brand name, or hashtag has accumulated on Twitter recently. They’ll even... [Read more]
‘3 Ways to Get New Clients Now’ – Web Marketing Today
The latest ‘Web Marketing Today’ blog post is titled “3 Ways to Get New Clients Now”. Armando Roggio says, “Broadcasting, positioning, and advertising a business can generate new leads and new clients in a hurry. There are plenty of times when small or middle-sized businesses simply need new clients and need them now. Fortunately, the difference... [Read more]
Instant Commission Magnet creates affiliate campaigns in minutes #ad
Sean Donahoe just released Instant Commission Magnet and has it on a 14-day introductory sale. It is a WordPress plugin that let’s you add “commercial links” to any link on your site. YouTube and other major sites do something link this. Often you was a short commercial before you can see the video you are really interested in. Now,... [Read more]
‘Customers Go Wild for Customization’ – ‘Website Magazine’ Article
The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “Customers Go Wild for Customization”. Allison Howen says, “One of the best ways for a business to gain brand advocates is by providing their customers with personalized experiences, and one way that retailers can do this is by offering product customization technology. For example, outerwear... [Read more]
‘Facebook’s New Pages Feed Corrals Brands — And Gives Brand-Fatigued Users Some Spac’ – ‘ReadWrite’
The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “Facebook’s New Pages Feed Corrals Brands — And Gives Brand-Fatigued Users Some SpacProblem”. Taylor Hatmaker says, “It might not be enough to keep Mark Cuban from jumping ship, but a new Facebook feature aims to put brands front and center — sort of. The company just rolled out... [Read more]
‘Social Media Certification – Finale Week!’ Tina & Trish’s Webinar 9.00 pm EST
Tina & Trish are hosting a webinar on Friday, November 16 at 1.00 pm EST. The topic of the webinar is “Social Media Certification – Finale Week!”. Webinar Details Organizers: Tina & Trish Topic: Social Media Certification – Finale Week! Day/Date: Friday, November 16 Time: 1.00 pm EST - Time Zone Converter Register for... [Read more]
WP Celeste Theme [Offliners-Designers-Affiliate] with Free Dev Lic, Mobile Ready #ad
You have seen several other themes by Josee Bedard advertised in IM NewsWatch over the last year or so. The latest, WP Celeste Theme, is in the tradition of quality the prior themes established. it has many premium features that marketers will like: • Easy customization, such as an unlimited color scheme • Clickable featured images that take... [Read more]
‘Twitter Adds a New Way to Share Tweets From the Web’ – ‘Mashable’
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Twitter Adds a New Way to Share Tweets From the Web”. Emily Price says, “Starting soon you’ll be able to share tweets via email, directly from Twitter’s website. A feature already present in the mobile app, you’ll be able to send a tweet to anyone directly from your Twitter stream or the... [Read more]
‘Having the Right Message During Difficult Times’ – ‘SEOmoz’ Blog
The latest ‘SEOmoz’ blog post is titled “Having the Right Message During Difficult Times”. Stephanie Chang says, “When tragedy strikes, businesses want to show their commitment to their customers and demonstrate support however they can. But sometimes, it’s difficult to know the right way to approach the situation. Check out how these... [Read more]
‘How an Enterprising Author Sold a Million Self-Published Books’ – ‘Copyblogger’ Blog
The latest post on ‘Copyblogger’ Blog is titled “How an Enterprising Author Sold a Million Self-Published Books”. Mark McGuinness says, “The publishing industry is in turmoil, and there is no shortage of people lamenting the passing of the old order. We’ve previously had wailing and grinding of teeth from the music and movie moguls. Now... [Read more]
PinteKin – Pin, Share, Succeed in selling your Kindle books #ad
Kindle publishing is growing daily. It has become a major platform for book marketers. Due to Amazon’s heavy investment in Kindle, it’s a stable platform and, once you get books shown on the Amazon site, the income is fairly predictable. Andreas Quintana has just released PinteKin, that shows you how to improve your Kindle sales using the... [Read more]
‘Content Marketing: Interactive infographic blog post generates 3.9 million views for small insurance company’ – MarketingSherpa Case Study
MarketingSherpa team has released a case study titled “Content Marketing: Interactive infographic blog post generates 3.9 million views for small insurance company”. Courtney Eckerle says, “As a smaller company with big competition, HCC Medical Insurance Services needed a way to distinguish its content. The company found success in... [Read more]
‘The Answer To The Original Make Money Online Question’ by John Chow
John Chow’s latest blog post is titled “The Answer To The Original Make Money Online Question”. Chow says, “No money, no fame, [0 comment] – why? There is a BIG question that every blogger, internet entrepreneur, professional and marketing enthusiast who wants to make money online must answer. It’s the original question that sets the tone... [Read more]
‘Free Email Templates to Celebrate Thanksgiving’ – Aweber Blog
The latest ‘Aweber’ blog post is titled “Free Email Templates to Celebrate Thanksgiving”. Rebekah Henson says, “It’s the time of year to sit around and reflect on blessings and things we’re thankful for. What are you thankful for this year? At AWeber, we’re very thankful for Bethany Robinson, our design intern. You may have noticed... [Read more]
WP SQueezeBar – Double Your Clicks, Conversions & Sales #ad
Most marketers have a problem converting their site visitors into buyers. Mervik Haums has just released aWordPress plugin to deal with this. He calls it WP SQueezeBar. One problem most websites have is known as “banner blindness”– people don’t notice the banner ads on the site, such as (shameless plug) the ones to the right... [Read more]
‘Mobile Payments Will Top $1 Trillion Worldwide by 2017 [REPORT]’ – ‘Mashable’
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Mobile Payments Will Top $1 Trillion Worldwide by 2017 [REPORT]“. Seth Fiegerman says, “Consumers and businesses worldwide will make more than $1 trillion in purchases from mobile devices by 2017, as the technology enabling mobile payments becomes increasingly common, according to a new report... [Read more]
‘The biggest lie about making money online’ by Kathleen Gage
Kathleen Gage’s latest blog post is titled “The biggest lie about making money online”. Gage says, “One of the greatest misconceptions about making money online is this; the only people making money online are those selling information on how to make money. Nothing could be further from the truth. Truth be told, there is money being made in... [Read more]
‘The 5 Principles of a Profound Workday’ – ‘Early to Rise’ Newsletter
The latest issue of ‘Early to Rise’ newsletter has been released. Leo Babauta says, “Let us toss out all we know for a moment. Toss notions of productivity, time management, efficiency, and the bottom line. Empty our workdays of all we’ve packed them with, and sit still with an empty room. What should we put in this room? Do... [Read more]
FB Sharepoint: WordPress plugin shares your content on Facebook #ad
FB Sharepoint Plugin has four sharing functions designed you grow your site’s visitors through Facebook: • A Facebook friends inviter: posts invitations on the Facebook walls of your friends • A Facebook content locker: prompts the visitor to like the page in order to see the content • YouTube share button: link to any YouTube video... [Read more]
‘Forrester Introduces The Business Network Concept’ – ‘The Forrester Blog’
The latest article on ‘The Forrester Blog’ is titled “Forrester Introduces The Business Network Concept”. Stefan Ried says, “We published the Business Network concept a month ago with this report: BUSINESS NETWORKS WILL PUSH THE CLOUD BEYOND IT It’s now my pleasure to share the definition on my public blog above. You’ll see... [Read more]
’14 insightful adjectives that define great content marketing’ – ‘Econsultancy’ Blog
The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “14 insightful adjectives that define great content marketing”. Andrew Warren-Payne says, “For our Content Marketing Survey Report, published in association with Outbrain, we asked over 1,300 members of the Econsultancy community for their views on content marketing. While... [Read more]
HubSpot Releases ‘Unifying Your Sales & Marketing Efforts’ eBook
HubSpot has released an ebook titled “Unifying Your Sales & Marketing Efforts”. The HubSpot team says, “By now, you should understand the importance of mending the traditional rift between sales and marketing. Organizations with good alignment between sales and marketing teams achieved 20% annual revenue growth in 2010. By contrast,... [Read more]
Squeeze Page Supremacy builds high-converting squeeze pages quickly #ad
Ivelin Ivanov has put together a set of squeeze page designs that he says have converted as high as 50% of visitors. He also includes training about how to build your own squeeze pages following his model. You’ll discover things like: • What the critical focus point are in squeeze page design • How to arrange the elements on your page... [Read more]
‘Using Texture To Improve Design’ – Web Marketing Today
The latest ‘Web Marketing Today’ blog post is titled “Using Texture To Improve Design”. Drew Coffin says, “Texture is an often overlooked aspect of design that can add depth and character to a site. If you have never considered using texture on your site, here are some pointers to get your started. Using Texture to Add Depth One of the good... [Read more]
‘Short Squeeze? Why Facebook’s Stock Went Up Instead Of Down On Nov. 14’ – ‘ReadWrite’
The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “Short Squeeze? Why Facebook’s Stock Went Up Instead Of Down On Nov. 14”. Taylor Hatmaker says, “Wednesday, a pool of about 800 million Facebook shares were set free as the next tier of restrictions on insider selling of the company’s stock expired – but even those disgruntled Winklevii... [Read more]
‘You Asked, I Answered – Q&A from “You Probably Think This Citation Source Is About You, Don’t You?”’ – ‘SEOmoz’ Blog
The latest ‘SEOmoz’ blog post is titled “You Asked, I Answered – Q&A from “You Probably Think This Citation Source Is About You, Don’t You?””. Dana DiTomaso says, “Last week’s webinar, “You Probably Think This Citation Source Is About You, Don’t You?” was an awesome time to learn all about... [Read more]
Offline Print Chest 2: to sell your services to offline businesses #ad
If you bought version 1 of Offline Print Chest, don’t buy this one; you get the upgrade free. If you didn’t buy version 1, and buy version 2, you’ll get future versions free, too. That’s the kind of support Dave Offen and Michael Formby give their customers. This is a complete marketing toolkit for internet consultants who market... [Read more]
‘Holiday Window Shopping Moves Online’ – ‘Mashable’
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Holiday Window Shopping Moves Online”. The ‘Mashable’ team says, “Like many other things in the bricks-and-mortar world, window shopping has gone digital. This holiday season, more Americans will prepare wish lists of gifts for themselves and others by searching online or browsing digital... [Read more]
‘Flippa Founder Matt Mickiewicz Answers Reader Questions [LIVE CHAT]’ – ‘Mashable’
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Flippa Founder Matt Mickiewicz Answers Reader Questions [LIVE CHAT]“. Scott Gerber says, “Matt Mickiewicz co-founded 99designs, which has hosted more than 130,000 design contests and paid out more than $30 million to designers. Furthermore, Mickiewicz co-founded Flippa.com, which has helped... [Read more]
‘How Did Private Companies Become The Guardians Of Our Online Privacy?’ – ‘ReadWrite’
The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “How Did Private Companies Become The Guardians Of Our Online Privacy?”. Antone Gonsalves says, “U.S. government surveillance of email, search and other online activities is on the rise, while laws protecting people’s privacy remain murky. As a result, private Internet and communications service... [Read more]
WP Lookgood: Build a professional-looking website without hiring a designer #ad
Paul Walker’s new WP Lookgood plugin lets you skip the high-priced designers and design your professional WordPress site yourself. You can create slick graphic headlines, just like the pros do, and you don’t need any design skills yourself. The software is design-smart so you don’t have to be. You can underline, highlight, use custom... [Read more]