Three Trends and What They Mean to Digital Marketing

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Competent digital marketing means you have to account for evolving technologies. Just look at all the SEO companies that still have ad copy focusing on Meta tags (which Google ignores) and search engine submission (which isn’t necessary any more). Effective search engine optimization should come from a company that knows what’s happening now – and the same thing is true for all aspects of … [Read more...]

The Five Laws of B2B Marketing on the Web

B2B Marketing on the Web

I’ve worked with a lot of B2B focused clients who have trouble adapting to the strategic internet marketing mindset. They think internet marketing is something an expert does to their business – not a process where they work with the team to find their strengths. But B2B marketing on the Web is about translating the methods that work and expanding them beyond your personal sphere. Alone or … [Read more...]

Google Optimization: How is it Different from Standard SEO?

Google Optimization

It’s important to build rank on all three major search engines (Google, Yahoo! and Bing) but let’s face it: Google is king, so Google optimization is important to search engine optimization that builds quality traffic. All search engines have things in common, but Google optimization is about identifying and taking advantage of the specific values used in Google’s search algorithm. It … [Read more...]

Internet Marketing Strategies: Which One is Right for You?

Internet Marketing Strategies

How should you market your business online? If you’re a business just venturing into the realm of internet marketing strategies you’ll encounter dozens of options, offers and approaches. The trick to adopting a successful internet marketing strategy is to define your targets clients or customers, set goals, and understand the potential and limitations of each method. Let’s get into the … [Read more...]

Chrome OS and Internet Marketing in the Cloud

Google has thrown down the gauntlet with the Chrome OS. Unlike other operating systems to date, Chrome is browser-based and designed to be used in the “cloud:” a suite of remotely hosted web apps. This isn’t the first time a company has tried to center computing on remotely hosted applications but it is by far the most ambitious, and falls in line with an apparent road map that builds on … [Read more...]

SEO Basics: Start With PPC, Build With SEO

It’s been a while since we offered some SEO basics and it’s time we brought them back to the blog! We specialize in SEO for small and medium sized businesses so it’s naturally in our interest to let the average new business experiment with their own initiatives. That way, they can better understand why our economical search engine optimization option makes sense. Strategic internet … [Read more...]

Should you hire a Professional Services SEO Company

I was at the Business Opportunity Show this weekend in Toronto ON, Canada and had the opportunity to present a seminar on "Why your website is broken. Learn How to turn it into a profit center," on two different occasions. The weekend was great and quite exciting, as I was able to speak with hundreds of entrepreneurs who were either looking for opportunities, looking to … [Read more...]

Five SEO Cues to Look for in Search Results

Everyone wants a top 10 Google rank on a high volume keyword, but just because companies and their internet marketing strategy people all want the same thing doesn’t mean that they should all use the same methods. Keyword phrases aren’t just about the numbers – they have factors that create qualitative as well as quantitative differences. One key indicator is the first page of results – … [Read more...]

SEO, Social Media and the Attention Economy

Recently, Google webspam and SEO guru Matt Cutts reiterated Google’s position on paid blog entries. Google doesn’t like them. What he was light on explaining was how exactly Google can tell an entry’s been paid for, though his example – Kmart’s recent paid reviews promotion, where the company gave bloggers $500.00 gift cards – was easy enough to find, … [Read more...]

Coaching Clients for Strategic Internet Marketing

I was reviewing some correspondence with one of our clients the other day when I was struck by the importance of coaching as a part of the SEO and marketing process. People tend to ignore this because on the surface, it seems to undercut one of the features of outsourced marketing: Clients can get back to their core business, leaving their firm to handle the strategic internet marketing campaign. … [Read more...]