Search Engine Journal


Starbucks & The Economist Admit To Using Google+ Mostly For SEO Benefits by @mattsouthern

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 09:44 AM PST

The New York Times published a report last Friday dissecting the benefits of Google+; they believe Google benefits more than its users do, but also highlighted two major brands using the network to enhance their SEO efforts. Reporter Claire Cain Miller starts off by making a case that even though Google+ isn’t much of a competitor […]

Author information

Matt Southern
Matt Southern is a marketing, communications and public relations professional. He provides strategic digital marketing services at an agency called Bureau in Ontario, Canada. He has a bachelors degree in communication and an unparalleled passion for helping businesses get their message out.

The post Starbucks & The Economist Admit To Using Google+ Mostly For SEO Benefits by @mattsouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

4 Ways to Capture B2B Leads from Facebook by @yummytork

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 09:02 AM PST

Companies which operate under the business-to-business structure haven't been quite so quick to embrace social media marketing as B2C companies have.  However, there are an increasing number of indicators that B2B companies can properly employ social media to their advantage in a very real way.  As an illustration of this point, let's explore five different […]

Author information

Adam Torkildson
Adam is the PR Director at Disruptive Advertising. He writes on Marketing, PR, PPC, Native Advertising and how these all interact with each other on sites like Forbes, SocialMediaToday, SEJ, Examiner and others.

The post 4 Ways to Capture B2B Leads from Facebook by @yummytork appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Awkward No More: 6 Powerful Communication Tips from the World’s Best Interviewers by @courtneyseiter

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 07:15 AM PST

Everyone knows that particular feeling of dread that accompanies a lull in conversation at a party, networking event or even a job interview. You've already covered the usual small talk and then – oof – you hit a dead end. What now? Even the most extroverted among us know that being a good conversationalist doesn't always come […]

Author information

Courtney Seiter
Courtney Seiter
A former journalist who has conducted lots of interviews, Courtney Seiter is now the community manager at Internet marketing software platform Raven Tools.

The post Awkward No More: 6 Powerful Communication Tips from the World's Best Interviewers by @courtneyseiter appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Increasing Local Reviews: Integrating Offline Marketing Tactics by @puriprashant

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 05:36 AM PST

When we discuss local SEO, most conversations revolve around online marketing strategies and recommendations – fix title tags, include keywords, claim g+ locations, citations, link signals, and reviews. This obviously makes sense since these are the ranking factors that drive local SEO visibility. However, in most cases we fail to incorporate the offline marketing component […]

Author information

Prashant Puri
CEO & Co-Founder at AdLift
Prashant Puri is the Co-Founder at AdLift.com – a niche SEO agency based in Palo Alto, CA. AdLift specialized in ROI driven SEO for both small/medium and fortune 500 companies. Previously, Prashant ran display advertising at Yahoo and search marketing at Shopping.com (eBay). You can follow him on twitter @puriprashant

The post Increasing Local Reviews: Integrating Offline Marketing Tactics by @puriprashant appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

The Number One Thing PPC Consultants Should Be Doing To Retain Clients by @AndrewLolk

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 04:07 AM PST

As the head of a 78-member strong paid search agency, I tend to think a lot about how to retain clients. In fact, every single consultant must and should be thinking about the magical number that is your churn rate. It is much cheaper to keep your existing clients than to chase new clients. Keeping […]

Author information

Andrew Lolk
Co-Founder at White Shark Media at White Shark Media
Andrew Lolk is the author of the 189-page free AdWords ebook The Proven AdWords Strategy. He's worked in AdWords since 2009 and have co-founded White Shark Media; A Paid Search agency specialized in delivering results for small to mid-sized businesses in the US.

The post The Number One Thing PPC Consultants Should Be Doing To Retain Clients by @AndrewLolk appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

 
Tips and Tricks Blogging © 2013. All Rights Reserved. Powered by Blogger
Top