How to Get the Most out of a Tradeshow or Convention
Updated: 2010-02-25 19:07:15
At this moment in Las Vegas, thousands of lead buyers, lead sellers, technology solution providers a
PR firm Burson-Marsteller studied the 100 largest companies in the Fortune 500 list and found that 7
Our agency TopRank Marketing has been working with Marketo providing SEO, content and blog marketing consulting services for about 2 years. I finally had the opportunity to meet Marketing VP Jon Miller in person today prior to his presentation at Online Marketing Summit: Marketo’s Secret Sauce for Demand Generation.
Marketo is one of the fastest growing software [...]
TopRank ran a survey of journalists, reporters and editors on their use of search and social media in 2008. We found 91% use search engines like Google to do their job. 64% use social networks. Published in Jan 2010, a George Washington University and Cision survey of journalists reports 89% use blogs and 65% use social [...]
Online Marketing Summit 2010 in San Diego is host to a smorgasboard of internet marketing topics and this afternoon I am priveledged to participate on a panel about Social Media. Panelists include:
Chris Baggott, CEO, Compendium Blogware
Lee Odden, CEO, TopRank Online Marketing
Michael Senger, CEO & Founder, StoneMass
Caitlin McCabe, Founder, WhiteLabel Marketing
Ben Hanna, VP Marketing, Business.com
That’s a [...]
[Last week, we shared some web analytics basics for small businesses or web site owners new to tracking website visitor data. Building on that, this post explores what you should do next to report that data.]
It’s an exciting time to be a small business owner or communications professional. Why? We’ve never had [...]
Many business owners and managers are perplexed by the social web. The effect of customer participation with social media on brands is undeniable. The effect of employee participation with social media can be a bit of a quandary. The range of acceptance for social web activity runs the gamut from IT blocking all internet connections to [...]
Internet marketing is an inexpensive way to reach at the diverse communities all over the world. The
On Saturday, the 23rd of January, I attended an online PR workshop run by Damien Mulley from Online PR Company, Mulley Communications. I’m a little late to the party, but that’s only because I had to rush out and buy seasons 1-6 of The West Wing and watch them all back-to-back. Thanks Damien!
The Workshop
The course [...]
Without a doubt, one of the most popular shiny new objects of many social media marketing programs is Twitter. There are Twitter books, Twitter conferences, Twitter blogs and numerous articles devoted to Twitter marketing. Unfortunately, there’s not enough time left over after reading all the promises of marketing nirvana from using Twitter to actually implement [...]
Dear “SEO Consulting Services New York” and you too “Starting A Home Business”,
I have an admission to make: I don’t like comment spam. You are comment spammers. Our readers don’t like you. I don’t like you. You’re not welcome here.
Our Akismet filter has been doing a good job of filtering out spam and our commenting [...]
Just about every business with a web site does something to market and promote it. When those companies are asked about web analytics, it’s surprising how many look back with a blank stare. This isn’t the case with mature online marketers but it does happen a lot with new business web sites and blogs.
For many [...]
Though social media participation has exploded, we meet businesses nearly every day that have barely, clumsily or not dipped their toes in the in the water. They ask, “Should we have a Facebook page,“ “What about YouTube” or “Gee, should we be tweeting?”
These entrepreneurs are usually full of life, energy, present a history of offline [...]
The PR industry is in a state of flux with increasing importance on getting into the content and social web business. Consumers are spending more time with digital and social media. Advertising dollars are following. That means less budget to staff newsrooms and reporters, journalists and editors to pitch.
Understanding the needs of their “customers’ customer” [...]
Today we’re super excited to announce the launch of Why140.com, official website of the new book Twitter Marketing: An Hour a Day authored by Web Ad.vantage president Hollis Thomases. Why140 is a hub for all things Twitter marketing related and features book news, Twitter tips, giveaways, and more!
Visit Why140.com to follow author @hollisthomases and get [...]
A friend of mine who is an experienced corporate marketer started a new business. The store just opened and being the good pal that I am, I was able to provide some advice regarding marketing on the web – specifically regarding blog marketing.
This is a new small business, so considerations for what to do about [...]
Well folks, springtime is just around the corner (except, perhaps here in Duluth…) and what better way to celebrate than with an über-busy schedule chock-full of industry conferences? Search me!
No. Literally. Let’s take a peek at our aimClear agenda for the months of March and April, shall we?
Search Marketing Expo – SMX West, March 2-4, [...]
Want to meet with us in 2010? The Redfly team will be traveling the globe to attend a wide verity of Internet marketing and blogging events in 2010. Why not get in touch if you're at any of the same events or even nearby and we can go for coffee or just shoot the breeze?
Take a moment to think about, and count, the number of B2C social media success stories that pop into your head.
I’ll venture to guess that you could immediately name five to 10, if not many more. From Ford to Dell to Zappos to Best Buy, B2C social media winners – those organizations that caught on [...]
New forecasts about political advertising have just been released. They confirm what many of us have
This picture (below) was included as part of a report in MediaPost about a new laboratory opened by
Recently I was invited to give a basics webinar on optimizing news content for search. The intersection of search and PR/communications are obviously something quite familiar and while I’ve done several such presentations with our client PRWeb, I had not done one with Search Engine Watch before.
The outcome exceeded all expectations thanks to the excellent [...]
I know I did an upcoming events roundup last week but the upcoming Online Marketing Summit in San Diego is certainly worth a post of it’s own. Besides, I get to announce that one of our clients from Zoomerang (MarketTools), won a free conference pass! Congratulations to Amy Lindahl!
Last year OMS came through Minneapolis [...]
Power girl on the prowl…
Should direct marketers place Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and/or other buttons as part of the template for every email blast? What about PPC landing pages? Should Twitter and Facebook be exit-options for every PPC landing page impression? How should advertisers think about socialization as either primary or secondary KPIs (key performance indicators A.K. A “goals.”)?
At first [...]
With search engine optimization, small businesses have two advantages larger competitors often can’t match: creativity and agility.
By embracing these two philosophies as part of their digital marketing DNA, small businesses can carve out a search marketing strategy that runs circles around larger competitors.
Today, we’ll briefly explore why creativity and agility are advantages small businesses have [...]
Don’t fight it: Blended search results, and hence digital asset optimization, are here (at least for now).
Text content may be your SEO poster child, but with images, video and audio content often appearing in standard search results, digital assets can no longer be treated as the ugly stepsister in the online marketing family. Many companies [...]
Welcome to the newest BIGLIST review of Search Marketing Blogs. We have a little bit of everything today ranging from Chinese focused PPC to the World’s Greatest SEO to a steaming pile of SEO Bull$#*t. Enjoy!
If you think your blog deserves to be included, then write a compelling and maybe humorous comment below. We’ll almost certainly [...]
One of the most trusted sources of marketing research and information is MarketingSherpa. I’ve been a subscriber for many years and always look forward to the reports on Search Marketing, Email Marketing and B2B Marketing. Last year MarketingSherpa started conducting research and publishing a Benchmark Report on social media marketing.
The new Social Media Marketing Benchmark [...]
Our team works hard to stay on top of current best practices and as a result, we’re asked to speak at a variety of conferences, workshops and webinars. One of the goals at TopRank Online Marketing is to help companies better understand the current landscape of the digital marketing & PR environment. That includes strategies that can [...]
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We’ve reviewed many sites where supposed search engine optimization “experts” damaged a business with archaic techniques and/or outmoded business practices. While it’s easy to spot most scumbags, it can be much harder for laypersons to sift out previously germane SEO dinosaurs– now dangerously out of step.
To fill the void, this post offers wary small [...]
TopRank’s recent Blogging and SEO survey of in-house, agency and independent marketing, advertising and PR professionals revealed that 95% of respondents incorporate blogs as part of their online marketing mix. Nearly 88% have successfully increased measurable SEO objectives as a direct result of blogging.
Thousands of new blogs are started by companies and individuals each day. [...]
On Twitter, about how often do you find value in the links that other people tweet? Do you find that it’s usually worth your while, or is it more often a time waste?
Did you know?
Hollis Thomases, CEO of Web Ad.vantage, is the author of the new book Twitter Marketing: An Hour a Day. She’s always [...]
After reading Lee’s post earlier this week on how to source content on Twitter, I started to think about the homemade guacamole I made for the football playoff games last weekend. Stick with me here.
With my guacamole, I carefully strategize on the right mix of each ingredient to achieve the perfect flavor and consistency.
Not enough [...]
Here at aimClear, we’re proud of our in-house authors. Like many publications we also open our pages as a community platform to host guest bloggers. Sometimes guest posts are written by industry professionals whose practices are perceived by some as controversial.
Wait. Let’s stop right there. “Controversial.” That word can carry a negative connotation, one of [...]
Matt McGee (@mattmcgee) is a respected member of the online marketing community, helping companies understand “the Internet” and succeed online since the late 1990s. Two years ago he created the SEMMYs, an annual awards event that laudably recognizes “the great content produced across the search and online marketing industry.”
I had the pleasure of holding a [...]
This week’s blog post is contributed by David Stansbury, Web Ad.vantage’s Search Marketing Specialist and IT superhero!
Can We Trust the Cloud?
Last week Google broke the story about a major cyber attack against their internal systems. Security leader McAfee explained in more detail how a highly-targeted phishing attack exploited a previously unknown vulnerability in Internet [...]
When Twitter launched four years ago, it (perchance inadvertently) gave businesses the most precious gift imaginable: an intimate glimpse into consumers’ daily lives. It gave them the power to monitor brand reputation in a clean, accessible interface. Corporate brands like @Zappos & @Zappos_Service, @Starbucks, @DellOutlet, @JetBlue, and @TheHomeDepot, as well as personal “brands” like @StephenFry [...]
But before you scroll down to find out how, I want to tell you that you can fly Southwest for FREE. Yes—Southwest is giving away free tickets in a promo that expires tonight! Or so the ad on the right would seem. It’s got the Southwest Airlines logo and is worded such that you’d think [...]
Read it and weep. Google seems to be testing even deeper integration of real-time search in SERPs (search engine results pages). Either that or maybe it’s a bug. Check out these suggestion results (found at the bottom of the SERP) for our KnowEm friend, Michael Streko.
Obviously, Google is now cruising real-time search and Twitter for [...]
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