Monthly Archive for October, 2008

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Is Your Blog Going for the Gold?

A few weeks ago, we posted an article on the benefits of being honest in social-media marketing. It’s a hot topic – the latter more than the former – for many companies contemplating how to further harness the power of the Internet in a valuable yet cost-effective way.

We agree with many industry analysts that blogging – just one of the many legs of the social-marketing centipede – is a viable means to keeping customers up-to-date and interested in a brand while simultaneously attracting new devotees. In fact, we actively blog on behalf of many of our own clients. But, as with all online marketing techniques, there are proverbial potholes along the road to success that could derail a social-marketing mission if proper attention isn’t paid.

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Think You Can Pull a Fast One on Google?

Think again.

Google founders Larry and Sergey (we’re not really on a first-name basis with these guys, but we’d like to be) are always a step ahead. At least that’s what Dharmesh Shah argues in an article on search engine optimization at MarketingProfs.com.

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The Rich Don't Always Get Richer

eMarketer released an interesting study today: Apparently, the number of households in the United States with $500,000 in net worth, not including primary residences, decreased by 5% to an estimated 15.6 million in 2008.

It’s the first time in six years that the number of affluent households has fallen.

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4 Strategies to Spin a Better Web(inar)

It’s taken a couple years, but the webinar has finally taken off. How do we know? Have a look at our inbox – it’s full of invitations for this, that and the other one.

While we don’t have time to attend every session (we’re too busy blogging), we’ve seen plenty of marketing-based sessions to offer our opinion on the oft-overlooked dos and don’ts.

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