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Archive for July, 2009

Reputation Management: A Timely Social Media Example Courtesy of a Major US Airline

July 28, 2009 By: Duane Coleman Category: Social Media Marketing

Reputation Management, according to Wikipedia, is the process of tracking an entity’s actions and other entities’ opinions about those actions; reporting on those actions and opinions; and reacting to that report creating a feedback loop. 

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Your Social Media Strategy May Need Gasoline to Catch Fire

July 23, 2009 By: Duane Coleman Category: Social Media Marketing

Let’s say you’ve decided to implement a social media marketing strategy.  You’ve registered your company on the appropriate social media sites and you’ve created intriguing content.  You’ve got your team in place to respond to comments, track activity and create more content and you’ve pushed the button.  Now what?

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76% Relying More on Web: Entrepreneur Magazine Article

July 21, 2009 By: Duane Coleman Category: Internet Marketing, SEO - Search Engine Optimization

The July 14, 2009 edition of Entrepreneur Magazine revealed that 76% of the respondents to Ray Silverstein’s “How Are We Doing?” survey are relying more on the web, especially with regards to marketing and sales.

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Shorter Landing Page Form Delivers Long Google AdWords Results

July 16, 2009 By: Duane Coleman Category: Google AdWords, Pay Per Click Advertising

Pay per click (PPC) advertising can be a great way to make money and it can also be a great way to lose money.  There’s normally a reason that PPC campaigns fail or succeed and the landing page is just one of many elements. 

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That Splash Page may be driving traffic away from your site

July 14, 2009 By: Duane Coleman Category: Internet Marketing, Web Analytics

Splash pages are not as popular as they once were, but I still come across them on occasion.   A splash pages is an intro page that generally leads into the home page of a website.  Often they include flash or some other creative graphic treatment.

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