Local Search: How It Impacts and How to Improve Results

Posted by Shelly Kramer on September 6, 2011 · 3 Comments

Share Local search plays an important role in business success today. If content is king, then search results are queen – or co-kings, perhaps? Obviously, it’s important that your company’s website and/or corporate blog feature compelling content, yet if you don’t appear in search results, you’re losing out on a number of potential business opportunities [...]

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Content Marketing: Why Video Works

Posted by Shelly Kramer on April 5, 2011 · 5 Comments

Share People. Love. Video. Not yet sure you’re buying it? comScore’s video matrix, published December, 2010, reported that some 89 million people in the United States are going to watch 1.2 billion videos. Not this year. Not this week. But today. They’re going to watch 1.2 billion videos today. comScore reports that there are some [...]

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Qwiki: Making Search An Experience

Posted by Shelly Kramer on March 21, 2011 · 1 Comment

Share I read about Qwiki on the T2+Back Alley Films’ blog and have been thinking about it ever since. Qwiki was introduced during a TechCrunch Disrupt session this fall and can potentially impact search in a big way. Oh, and when you win top honors at an event that introduces innovative tech companies to the [...]

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Clueless Is Not An Excuse. SEO Matters.

Posted by Shelly Kramer on December 1, 2010 · 8 Comments

Share Clueless. An apt description. And not so very long ago, I was pretty clueless about SEO and how important it is for business and, more importantly, for business growth. But now I know better. SEO is, quite simply, smart business practice. SEO is reality. If you want people to buy what you’re selling – [...]

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Dear Competitor,

Posted by Shelly Kramer on March 31, 2010 · 25 Comments

ShareDear Competitor, I couldn’t sleep last night and found myself thinking of you. I love competition, both for myself and for my clients. It keeps me thinking (which I enjoy), on my toes (good, because I’m short) and adaptable (which I find, perversely, fun). And while I was thinking of you, I felt compelled to [...]

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