By Danyl Bosomworth 01 Sep 2011 5 ideas for crowdsourcing and user generated content Is crowdsourcing a solution to your content problems? We’ve posted before about the importance of engaging with users, about earning the permission to market and the importance of social objects for user engagement and amplification. By engagement, I’m referring specifically …..
By Chris Soames 31 Aug 2011 Are you making the most of Rich Snippets? What are Rich Snippets and how to create them? Rich snippets are a way of tagging specific types of content so that Search Engines and web services can use them to display additional information in search results or share to other sites. …..
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By Dave Chaffey 30 Aug 2011 What to watch for when choosing an Email marketing provider Our interview with Jordie van Rijn of Email Vendor Selection When I’m running training courses on email marketing, there are almost always marketers on the course who are dissatisfied with their current email provider or are just looking to move …..
By Dave Chaffey 30 Aug 2011 Latest Gartner Hype Cycle Evaluating technology options for innovation in marketing – know your hype cycle I’m noticing a lot more innovation roles in larger organisations recently. It’s great to see companies investing in understanding technology and marketing trends to try to create a …..
By Rene Power 25 Aug 2011 B2B Video marketing How can B2B companies use video to attract, engage and improve conversion without falling into the gimmick trap? Integrating video into a website and sharing through video sites has great potential to build awareness and establish trust before a transaction. …..
By Dave Chaffey 24 Aug 2011 Surprisingly, Facebook Places is no more A major Facebook update to privacy and sharing settings also phases out Places Importance: [rating=3] Recommended link: Facebook blog announcement Our commentary on Facebook update Most sites have reported this update as a response by Facebook to Google+. It’s true …..
By Dave Chaffey 23 Aug 2011 4 Options for integrating marketing campaigns Our summary of the IPA new models of marketing effectiveness report As marketers, we use the expression “integrated campaign” often, but of course in practice, the degree to which campaigns are truly integrated across channels varies. Recently the IPA released …..
By Dave Chaffey 22 Aug 2011 Implications of new Twitter linking method More referrals from the t.co domain means you should check how you track Twitter within Google Analytics Importance: [rating=4] Recommended link: The Next Web Our commentary on the New Twitter tracking Last week Twitter quietly changed it’s method of linking …..
By Dave Chaffey 22 Aug 2011 Do you chunk? You should! Some practical tips for email and web copywriting Chunking is breaking your copy up into easily scannable paragraphs. Chunking is more effective for your online readers, here’s why… This is how non-chunked copy looks to your readers It’s a mountain …..