Organic Search Link Building: Best Practices

By Laurie B. Beasley, president, Beasley Direct Marketing In an earlier blog post ("How to Improve Organic Search and PageRank With Link Building"), we discussed how Google assigns value (PageRank) to your online material and what Google views as natural or artificial link building. In this post, we examine some best practices for building those…

Infographic: Digital Forecast and Marketing Tips for Back-to-School Season 2013

PMG and Kenshoo have teamed up to share an infographic offering an informational overview of what the 2013 back-to-school season will bring for digital marketers. One of the big findings the companies share is that consumers spent $83.8 billion on back-to-school shopping last year. Big retailers are expected to see 14 percent more back-to-school sales…

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8 Ways to Lose a Prospect’s Trust

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

(Copyblogger) You’ve probably visited a company’s website with the full intention of making a purchase only to leave it a few minutes later without buying anything. This is probably because, for some reason or another, the site lost your trust. Here’s a look at eight possible ways to lose a prospect’s trust, including: writing for…

How B2B Companies Can Generate Leads Using Social Media (Not LinkedIn)

When you think of B2B lead generation and social media, LinkedIn probably comes to mind right away. But there are effective ways to generate B2B leads using other social media platforms, those usually thought to be for consumer-oriented interactions (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Twitter). Here’s a look at how B2B companies can leverage social media channels…