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Posted by Shelly Kramer on November 23, 2011 · 10 Comments
ShareThe words “search engine optimization,”or SEO, can often be the bane of existence for many a marketing, creative or public relations professional. These competent folks can – and do – regularly develop marketing strategies, create content, develop branding and messaging and handle social media for brands large and small. Yet when it comes to search [...]
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Posted by Katy Ryan Schamberger on November 4, 2011 · 15 Comments
ShareContent is one of the most important components of your digital marketing strategy. You’ve likely heard the expression “Content is king” – after all, if you’re not creating copy that people want to read, they have little motivation to visit your website, blog or fan page. After you’ve created a batch of compelling content (or [...]
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Posted by Shelly Kramer on October 19, 2011 · 4 Comments
Share I discovered this video the other morning because a friend read it on a blog, then shared it (thank you @MillerCan). As someone who spends a fair amount of time focused on helping clients develop marketing strategies, this particularly resonated. It also reinforces, once again, my ongoing love affair with the Internet and the [...]
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Posted by Shelly Kramer on October 28, 2010 · 14 Comments
Share Small business owners and marketing consultants are well aware that they should be paying serious attention to social media as a way to reach customers. But few realize how to really leverage this channel and many screw it up royally. Some erroneously assume social media is yet another channel to use to push out [...]
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Posted by Shelly Kramer on September 2, 2010 · 7 Comments
Share I read a BizReport article this morning reporting that 33% of some 5,000 UK businesses surveyed by Virgin Media prefer Twitter over Facebook for communicating with their customers. In that regard, the UK is far ahead of businesses on this side of the pond, and really leading the world when it comes to capitalizing [...]
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Posted by Shelly Kramer on August 6, 2010 · 7 Comments
Share Vision without execution is a daydream. Execution without vision is a nightmare. Japanese Proverb That proverb made me think of many of the small business owners I know. A strategic marketing plan is often the step that most small business owners overlook, yet is really the most critical to their ultimate success. And, for [...]
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