IM NewsWatch, November 27, 2012 - Latest IM News including ‘Cyber Monday Sales Up 30% From 2011 – Mashable’ and much more...
November 28th, 2012 at 3:00 am ESTSecond webinar today in series by Tony Grant and Barry Rodgers
Wednesday 28th November at 12noon EST, Tony Grant and Barry Rodgers will be hosting the second in their series of live internet marketing training sessions with another guest. https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/975103167 This time, it is Sean Mize… And just in case you don’t know, Sean is very much a GoTo Expert in” Becoming the... [Read more]
‘Social ad spend to reach $9.2bn by 2016, a third of it from ‘native’ formats: report’ – ‘Econsultancy’ Blog
The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Social ad spend to reach $9.2bn by 2016, a third of it from ‘native’ formats: report”. Patricio Robles says, “Startups looking to become the next big thing on the social web may find it more difficult to raise capital going forward, but there’s good news... [Read more]
‘Five Impacts of Facebook’s Open Graph on Marketers in 2013’ – ‘MarketingProfs’ Blog
Brad Klaus’ latest article on ‘MarketingProfs’ is titled “Five Impacts of Facebook’s Open Graph on Marketers in 2013”. Klaus says, “The past decade has included a massive surge of improvements and advancements to the way consumers carry on their digital lives. Here we are in 2012, everyone is connected, and everyone is sharing... [Read more]
“Answers Cash On STEROIDS” shows how to use Yahoo Answers to sell products #ad
Yahoo Answers gets hundreds of thousands of visitors each day, and all of them are looking for answers to pressing questions that are bothering them. Answer those questions, and you’ll be an expert in their eyes. And therein lies a marketing opportunity: People seeking answers are often open to buying solutions. Responding to this opportunity,... [Read more]
‘How to Setup a Membership Site Today for Recurring Passive Income [Podcast #006]’ by Robert Plank
Robert Plank’s latest blog post is titled “How to Setup a Membership Site Today for Recurring Passive Income [Podcast #006]”. Plank says, “Topics covered… How to turn the specialized knowledge that you take for granted into a special “system” that others will pay big money for, over and over again, on autopilot How to... [Read more]
‘Can You Be Credible As An Online Entrepreneur If You Only Do Affiliate Marketing And Do Not Create Your Own Products?’ by Jim Edwards
Jim Edwards’ latest ‘I Gotta Tell You’ blog post is titled “Can You Be Credible As An Online Entrepreneur If You Only Do Affiliate Marketing And Do Not Create Your Own Products?”. Jim says, “When I first got started with my online business back in at the end of 2005, the advice I received was to start creating my own products right away.... [Read more]
‘Adknowledge – Still the place to go if you’re trying to make money from email data’ – ShoeMoney Blog
Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog post is titled “Adknowledge – Still the place to go if you’re trying to make money from email data”. Schoemaker says, “In the last couple years I have been both an advertiser and a publisher with Adknowledge. With all the CPA networks dropping like flies and not paying their partners, I really like to showcase... [Read more]
Ryan Deiss’s Kindle Publishing System is live #ad
Deiss calls it his Number One Book System. Deiss has been experimenting with marketing on Amazon recently. He recently got 7,000 downloads of his little gardening book. And he got almost 30,000 downloads from his other books during that same time. He isn’t alone. Amanda Hocking sold 5,000,000 copies of her books on Kindle in less than a year.... [Read more]
‘Make Money Online with Mighty Deals Affiliate Program’ by John Chow
John Chow’s latest blog post is titled “Make Money Online with Mighty Deals Affiliate Program”. Chow says, “Yes, Black Friday has come and gone, but people are always shopping for the best deal. This is true for everything from dining out to fancy electronics, and it also applies to digital products that people buy online. And you”. Make... [Read more]
Reminder- ‘Top 3 Ways Big Data Will Transform Digital Marketing in 2013’ Lyris Inc. Webinar 2.00 pm ET
Lyris Inc. hosting a webinar on Wednesday, November 28 at 2.00 pm ET. The topic of the webinar is “Top 3 Ways Big Data Will Transform Digital Marketing in 2013”. Lyris Inc. team says, “Join Gleanster Principal Analyst Ian Michiels and Lyris VP of Marketing Alex Lustberg for a deeper look at the future of marketing analytics. How will emerging... [Read more]
‘5 Ways an Introvert Can Build a Thriving Audience Online’ – ‘Copyblogger’ Blog
The latest post on ‘Copyblogger’ Blog is titled “5 Ways an Introvert Can Build a Thriving Audience Online”. Melissa Ng says, “Do you often find yourself intensely focused on the things that interest you? Do you enjoy solitude and quiet? Do you prefer deep conversations over loud parties? Do crowds drain you? Does alone time energize you? If... [Read more]
Buy Websites to Profit: You don’t have to flip websites to profit from them #ad
Buy Websites to Profit , by Mike Slimko, is dedicated to helping you make the most from your websites. You don’t have to build one from scratch; you can build one already built, and if you know how to find them and develop them, you can profit well. But to do this well, you need to: • Select the right site to buy • Pay the right price;... [Read more]
‘Website optimization’s effect on offline marketing strategies’ – MarketingSherpa
The latest article on MarketingSherpa blog is titled “Website optimization’s effect on offline marketing strategies”. MarketingSherpa team says, “We wanted to learn about the website’s role on offline marketing planning, so we asked marketers if they integrated optimization lessons into their larger marketing plans. Share your... [Read more]
‘Google Will Rank Shorter Content…If It’s Good’ – ‘Website Magazine’ Article
The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “Google Will Rank Shorter Content…If It’s Good”. Michael Garrity says, “Do you find yourself spending a lot of time trying to pad out your Web pages with more words just so they will be ranked by Google or other search engines? Well, you might be glad to know you can stop that... [Read more]
‘Taking Control of Your Facebook News Feed’ – Web Marketing Today
The latest ‘Web Marketing Today’ blog post is titled “Taking Control of Your Facebook News Feed”. Yasmin Bendror says, “Have you wondered why you are not seeing as many of your friends and business Pages in your personal and business Page News Feed? Facebook determines what appears in your News Feed, and how high, with an algorithm called... [Read more]
6 Hour Product: How to break out of the affiliate mold #ad
While affiliate marketing is an easy way to get.started online, it has its limitations; there’s a lot of work involved and you primarily benefit the other marketer, the one whose product you promote. Owning your own products, on the other hand, opens new avenues of profitable marketing to you, You can leverage your own affiliates, for example,... [Read more]
‘Cyber Monday Sales Up 30% From 2011’ – ‘Mashable’
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Cyber Monday Sales Up 30% From 2011″. Seth Fiegerman says, “Who says Cyber Monday is dead? Cyber Monday sales increased by 30.3% from the year before, according to the latest data from IBM Smarter Commerce, which tracks online sales for 500 retailers in the U.S. Total sales increased even... [Read more]
Reminder- ‘The Daring Brand’s Guide to Creating Content Worth Sharing’ MarketingProfs Seminar December 6
MarketingProfs is hosting a seminar with Rex Briggs on Thursday, December 6 at 12.00 pm ET. The topic of the seminar is “The Daring Brand’s Guide to Creating Content Worth Sharing”. MarketingProfs team says, “What will you learn? What the research shows about brands that are breaking through the clutter How to use content... [Read more]
Reminder- ‘LIMA: Easy “At-Home” Client-Getting Using LinkedIn’ Kevin Wilke’s Webinar November 29
Kevin Wilke hosting a webinar on Thursday, November 29 at 8.00 pm EST. The topic of the webinar is “LIMA: Easy “At-Home” Client-Getting Using LinkedIn”. Wilke says, “On this brand new LIMA webinar, you will be given the exact, step-by-step method to get high-paying ideal local business clients using LinkedIn. And you can do this... [Read more]
Wacky Gals Cyber Sale Underway #ad
IM NewsWatch just learned that The Wacky Gals (Denise Hall and Kathe Lucas), who have been in business for 5 years, are holding a Cyber Monday sale to celebrate: all their products for $5 each. It’s still in operation at this writing. They have split their sales into two websites, aligned with their two main business initiatives. Check what’s... [Read more]
‘Amazon Says Kindle Sales Set a New Record on Cyber Monday’ – ‘Mashable’
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Amazon Says Kindle Sales Set a New Record on Cyber Monday”. Todd Wasserman says, “Amazon says it set a one-day record for Kindle sales on Cyber Monday as consumers flocked to a $129 offeron the Kindle Fire. The company also broke its Black Friday record for Kindle sales and Kindle products... [Read more]
‘Cyber Monday, Performance Marketing Summit Stuff, and @vinnyohare Becomes a Meme’ by Shawn Collins
Shawn Collins’ latest blog post is titled “Cyber Monday, Performance Marketing Summit Stuff, and @vinnyohare Becomes a Meme”. Collins Says, “This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast (listen to the latest Affiliate Thing), Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille talked about shopping on Thanksgiving and Black Friday, Amazon delivering groceries in Seattle,... [Read more]
Reminder- ‘Five Tools for Creating a Social Media Plan and Forecasting Its Impact’ MarketingProfs Seminar November 29
MarketingProfs is hosting a seminar with Rex Briggs on Thursday, November 29 at 12.00 pm ET. The topic of the seminar is “Five Tools for Creating a Social Media Plan and Forecasting Its Impact”. MarketingProfs team says, “What will you learn? How to develop a social strategy that includes content briefs, as well as execution... [Read more]
Social Signal Tracker: what you need to know to improve your site’s rank #ad
With Social Signal Tracker you give it a keyword. It gives you the top-10 ranking pages in Google, then gets the counts of social signals for each of these pages from six major social sites. With this data, it computes how strong the social impact of each of these pages is, and the average for the keyword or niche, Then you enter your page’s URL,... [Read more]
‘They changed the rules of online marketing without even notifying us’ – ‘Econsultancy’ Blog
The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “They changed the rules of online marketing without even notifying us”. Maurits Kaptein says, “A colleague of mine, Arjan (@arjanharing), is a great table tennis player. And when I say great, I mean great: I have witnessed a table tennis tournament in our offices during a BBQ... [Read more]
‘Google News Business Model Under Global Siege’ – ‘ReadWrite’
The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “Google News Business Model Under Global Siege”. Brian Proffitt says, “Google and other search companies are under siege in various nations from news publishers and their lobbyists trying to establish more control over content. New laws and industry association walk-outs are challenging aggregators’... [Read more]
‘Email Marketing: 900% more revenue-per-email from Restaurant.com’s automated strategy’ – MarketingSherpa Case Study
MarketingSherpa has released a case study titled “Email Marketing: 900% more revenue-per-email from Restaurant.com’s automated strategy”. Adam Sutton says, “Batch-and-blast is often criticized, but is also widely used. Restaurant.com sent generic emails for years, and saw great revenue, but noticed a drop in customer engagement,... [Read more]
YouTube Cash Cow: How to profit from quick, easy YouTube Videos #ad
Derek Madden, the creator of YouTube Cash Cow, says that the methods contained in it are suitable for beginners. Even if you: • Don’t have a website • Don’t have any technical knowledge • Don’t have any experience • Don’t have long hours to spend in your business • Don’t have a lot of money to spend you... [Read more]
‘The Kardashians Won Big On Bing Searches In 2012’ – ‘ReadWrite’
The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “The Kardashians Won Big On Bing Searches In 2012”. Mark Hachman says, “Somewhere in Hollywood, the publicists for Kim Kardashian and her sisters are raising a toast. According to Microsoft’s Bing search engine, the Kardashian sisters were easily among the most searched-for terms of 2012. Monday... [Read more]
‘Google Launches ‘Defend Your Net’ Campaign in Germany’ – ‘Mashable’
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Google Launches ‘Defend Your Net’ Campaign in Germany”. Alex Fitzpatrick says, “In its latest effort to bring attention to government action it considers threatening to the open web, Google is warning German citizens and lawmakers of the potential dangers posed by copyright changes being... [Read more]
‘The Hidden Costs of E-Commerce Platforms’ – ‘Website Magazine’ Article
The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “The Hidden Costs of E-Commerce Platforms”. Allison Howen says, “An online store can only be as successful as the e-commerce platform that is running it, which is why it is vital for merchants to map out their business’s needs, goals and budget before they make a commitment to a solution. But... [Read more]
Cyber Monday Sale on Easy Member Site Creator: A membership site in 15 minutes #ad
You can quickly create a membership site having locked resources, using Easy Member Site Creator. Literally, by typing in a few bits of information and clicking a button, you can have a working membership site with all the needed pages. Your download pages are protected from thieves. Even if someone knows the URL for the download page, if they haven’t... [Read more]
‘The Best Way To Make BIG Money Blogging’ by John Chow
John Chow’s latest blog post is titled “The Best Way To Make BIG Money Blogging”. Chow says, “How much have you made so far from your blog? And if you’re not earning from your blog, what exactly is the problem? When I started blogging, I made a decision to stick to it, no matter what happens. Most”. The Best Way To Make BIG Money Blogging John... [Read more]
‘30 Ideas In 30 Minutes: Holiday Marketing Ideas To Steal’ – Aweber Blog
The latest ‘Aweber’ blog post is titled “30 Ideas In 30 Minutes: Holiday Marketing Ideas To Steal”. Crystal Gouldey says, “With the 2012 holiday season just around the corner, now’s the time for businesses to kick their marketing into high gear. But, it’s easy to maintain the status quo, and many fail to take advantage of the great opportunities... [Read more]
‘Gmail Users Now Can Send 10GB Files’ – ‘Mashable’
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Gmail Users Now Can Send 10GB Files”. Emily Price says, “Google announced Tuesday that it will be integrating Google Drive into Gmail, a move that will make it possible to send files up to a massive 10GB in size over email. A new button in the Gmail compose window will give users the ability... [Read more]
Mobile App PLR Resource Kit: Sell your own training materials for app builders #ad
Justin Popavic and Ted Payne are noted for their PLR packages. Now they have created Mobile App PLR Resource Kit, an introduction to building mobile apps, that you can sell or give away to build your business. For example, if you sell to local businesses, give them the first report in this library, “Mobile App Statistics”, to show they why... [Read more]
‘Five Takeaways From Holiday Marketing Campaigns of Years Past’ – ‘MarketingProfs’ Blog
Stacey Acevero’s latest article on ‘MarketingProfs’ is titled “Five Takeaways From Holiday Marketing Campaigns of Years Past”. Acevero says, “Holiday marketing can be tough. You’ve got to figure out your target market, what kind of content to create, what promotions will bring in customers… and, of course, how to beat your... [Read more]
‘What’s Bugging Online Storage Users? It’s Not Always What You Think’ – ‘ReadWrite’
The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “What’s Bugging Online Storage Users? It’s Not Always What You Think”. Brian Proffitt says, “While people who use Dropbox and Box worry about security, users of services like Google Drive and Apple’s iCloud seem more concerned with implementation issues. Is that a sign of dangerous... [Read more]
‘Delivering an integrated SEO approach’ – ‘Econsultancy’ Blog
The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Delivering an integrated SEO approach”. Stu Foster says, “Google’s moves to ensure that search results are delivering a better customer experience, and one that is driven by the generation of credible and quality content, is posing an interesting challenge for SEO professionals. The... [Read more]
The new WP Pipeline goes live at noon #ad
At noon today, Ben Shaffer and Tony Marriott are releasing the new WP Pipeline software, This system lets you control your WordPress sites and do a lot more. For example: • Remote backups, so that you can be sure that you will never lose data again • Deploying WordPress themes, plugins and versions to either one blog or an unlimited number... [Read more]