Simply put, if your message is buried in mounds of text no one will take the time to search for it. Effective business communications focus on a singular message and eliminate everything else. - Andrea Morris on 5 Myths of Business Communication
Your website will create the first impression of your business for many of […]

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How to Get Traffic - Quick, Fast, and In a Hurry - Single Grain
My StumbleUpon Friend - Marty Weintraub at aimClear
Why Facebook Matters - David Risley on Webby Online
4.1: The Recipe for a Product Offering that Will Sell - Liz Strauss
Digital Identity Mapping - ConversationAgent
5 Signs to See if You are a People Person - […]

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School started this week and my daughter is in fourth grade. She’s a geography whiz. Google Earth should hire her.
Her new teacher made the mistake of teaching that Shanghai was the capital of China. My daughter raised her hand and informed her teacher that it is actually Beijing.
She didn’t ask her teacher if it was […]

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Everyone is buzzing these days about conversation marketing. But it’s nothing new. What is new? The type of conversation.
Before, it was just corporate campaigns talking at consumers. But the power of the internet has changed the conversations in marketing into a two way street. And companies who aren’t listening are going to feel the pain.
Think […]

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Why It’s Okay to Turn Away Some Customers - Josh Mullineaux
Hottest Online Activity for Adults: Games - Andrew Johnson’s Web Publishing Blog
3 Tips to Improve Email Delivery Rates - Branding Insider
Blog statistics for business — What to monitor and why - ShonnieLavender.com

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1. While I’m talking about getting clicks, I’ll address the fact that there is no question that results on the first page with keyword repetition in the title do get clicks, but my contention is that they get the clicks because they are on the first page NOT because the message offers value or has […]

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Playing the Brand Game - Branding Strategy Insider
Marketers Still Struggling with Social Networks - David Wilson at Social Media Optimization
Google Maps is now embeddable - Google
First 4 Steps in Social Media for Business - Marketing Profs
The Paid Link Debate Rages On - SEOmoz
Can We Please Stop Arresting WiFi Users Using Open Networks? - Techdirt

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I hope you have an enormous cup of coffee because people are busting out all kinds of good content this week. Check it out:
Check out the new Revolution theme by one of my favorite Wordpress Theme designers, Brian Gardner. This theme is NOT free - but the design is so good, you’ll understand why.
Don’t Settle […]

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Between 80 and 100 million Americans are watching online videos. Many of them are sharing the videos with coworkers, family and friends. They’re making purchasing decisions and developing opinions about brands based on these videos.

If your company doesn’t have good great online videos, then you are missing out on profits. Don’t hesitate any longer.
Here are […]

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If you need links but aren’t sure how to get them or are short on time, we can help. Bold Interactive’s authority link building guru, Garrett French, will develop strategic content that can help attract quality links that your site needs.
Link building is an essential part of an online custom publishing or conversational marketing campaign. […]

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