Why Visual Content Works

We’ve all heard the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. It has never been more true for content marketing. What the picture represents in digital marketing is a thousand words of successful conversion-focused content. With the ability to upload photos and create visual images for the web, audiences are turning to visual […]

Best Lead Generation Tips from 22 PPC Experts

Lead generation using PPC is complicated. From offers, to Adwords, to landing pages, to lead quality, there are myriad of ways to mis-step and miss the mark. So what makes lead-gen campaigns effective? What’s the biggest mistake that you could make? I asked 22 of the top Pay Per Click experts those two questions and compiled […]

5 Valentine’s Day Social Media Campaigns We Love

Valentine’s Day is this week and brands are showing the love already. It’s time for romantic stories to make the front page of Reddit and HARO pitches about relationships. As a social media marketer I’m on the hunt for the perfect Valentine’s Day social media campaign, here are a few favorites. 1. Evian #iloveyoulike I’m […]

A Social Media Bark-Off of Epic Purrportions – Paws vs Claws [VOTE]

Earlier this year we brought kitties and internet lovers together to explain social media (to the clueless) in an infographic we like to call Social MEowDIA. Copy and paste the code below if you want to embed the graphic: The reaction from the social media pros and cat enthusiasts was nothing short of amazing. In […]

The Complete History of Social Media

Ask people to do a word association exercise with the term social media and you will likely be bombarded with a slew of “Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest” responses.  Of course, those are currently the three hottest social media sites on the planet, but surprisingly the history of social media goes back hundreds or even thousands […]

Categories vs. Tags: Usage, Organization & SEO

I have helped a lot of people set up their web sites and their blogs throughout the years and I would say that a good 90% of the blogs I run into are still using their Categories and Tags ineffectively.  I thought I’d put this post together to help people make better use of their […]