Author Archives: Matt Siltala

Killer Competitive Research – Going Beyond Back Links and SpyFu

I got asked a lot of great questions at Pubcon after my Competitive Intelligence session a while back, so I wanted to take some time and answer a lot of those questions here.  If anyone else had questions that were not answered, or I just forgot (in my defense there were A LOT of questions) […]

Competitive Intelligence Presentation – Pubcon Vegas 2011

Here is my presentation from Pubcon Vegas 2011 on Competitive Intelligence. This was a great panel and I am hoping everybody learned a ton! Enjoy! Competitive Intelligence Pubcon Vegas View more presentations from Dream Systems Media Pubcon Vegas 2011 Competitive Intelligence session write-ups: http://www.aimclearblog.com/2011/11/14/reconnaissance-round-up-killer-competitive-intelligence-tools-tactics/ http://outspokenmedia.com/internet-marketing-conferences/competitive-intelligence-tools-and-tactics/ http://www.searchenginejournal.com/pubcon-2011-recaps-of-sessions-links-to-photos/35841/ http://www.seo.com/blog/pubcon-las-vegas-day-3-key-takeaways/

Google Places Gets A New SERP And Yelp Continues To Win

Yes we all know by now that Google Places has a new look for their SERPs (one which I really dig by the way) but I want to talk about who I still think comes out the winner in all this – Yelp.  If you remember, Yelp fought hard to get themselves removed from the “reviews” […]

DSM at Search Conferences and Other Speaking Engagements

We always enjoy the opportunity to share our marketing experience, knowledge and tips with others at search marketing conferences and networking events across the country. Recently, we have been pretty busy doing just that.  Here are just a few updates: David Mink, one of DSM’s founding partners was asked to serve on the founding board […]

Google Places Added Correct URL Feature

UPDATE:  Good discussion going on over on Google Plus about this:  https://plus.google.com/115671137696411026556/posts/SKAvdpzTzu9 Maybe I am late to this, but I just noticed a new thing with Google Places. Has anyone seen this before today?  I have not seen anyone talking about it or making mention of it yet.  Anyway,  after you click on the website […]