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Apr

5

By Internet Marketing Experts

Obama to call for nuclear-free world – Portland Tribune
PRAGUE (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will call for the elimination of all nuclear weapons across the globe, in a speech on Sunday that will be overshadowed by North Korea’s launch of a long-range rocket over Japan. Visiting Prague during a

Web site offers online training in food safety, marketing strategies – Tri-State Neighbour
BROOKINGS, S.D. – A South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service Web site offers online training in food safety and marketing strategies for foods that are grown and marketed locally. The site is available to the general public. Find more information

Apr

3

Internet Marketing Light Bulb Jokes (Search Engine Journal)

By Internet Marketing Experts

Why did I write this? I don’t know why. Because I write jokes… and I’m in internet marketing. I thought it would be fun to lampoon some of the things I and my peers do all the time… why not? How many search engine optimizers does it take to change a light bulb? Just one, but it’s [...] more …


PC World
Online marketing teams 'could take advantage of Yahoo! Mobile'
Internet Marketing News, UK
by ClickThrough | 2 Apr 2009 Companies looking to launch mobile internet marketing and search engine marketing campaigns may be interested to hear of the launch of Yahoo! Mobile. The mobile starting point is available on the mobile web across 300
NEWS IN BRIEF: Yahoo! to launch major mobile marketing push? MyCustomer.com
Yahoo commits to mobile with huge marketing drive mad.co.uk
Yahoo prepares mobile marketing drive Equimedia Marketing News
Utalkmarketing - Ars Technica
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Internet marriage explodes into the world of social media; tweeting wedding proposals, matrimonial ceremonies on SecondLife and live blogging at receptions are just a few of the services the Columbus, Ohio internet marketing firm plans to offer with its new online romance division. more …

Apr

2

Arrive Digital Marketing Partners with MyddeltonParker for Extreme – Newswiretoday.com

By Internet Marketing Experts

Arrive Digital Marketing Partners with MyddeltonParker for Extreme – Newswiretoday.com
NewswireToday – /newswire/ – Tallahassee, FL, United States, 04/01/2009 – Florida search engine marketing and web design firm Arrive Digital Marketing teams up with Tallahassee home builder MyddeltonParker Builders to create and market a website for
Source: www.newswiretoday.com

Affordable SEO services – pressbox.co.uk
OmegaSearch SEO services have been promoting websites for search engine positioning since 200, With a range of affordable SEO Services comprising the organic search engine optimization. The search engines – Google, Yahoo, MSN, and all other have
Source: www.pressbox.co.uk

Apr

2

Content Marketing: It’s About Distribution

By melih

You may have heard that “Content Is King” on the Internet. The statement is 100% accurate. The one with the most content and backlinks to their website wins. (The “and backlinks” statement is significant.)

Of course, developing and writing content is only the first step. Where and how to distribute your content is even more important!  Consider this:  If you post 1,000 content items on the Internet, but they are posted in a way that lacks viral capabilities, the reach will not expand and will be constrained within the 1,000 original websites. As a result, these content items do not provide much value.  If, on the other hand, those same 1,000 posted content items virally find their way onto 100,000 websites, your business achieves a much bigger impact from the outreach effort.

Let’s dig into this process of content marketing.  First, let’s define content marketing:

“The convergence of editorial and advertising using multiple formats that allows for viral distribution to raise awareness about your business and website.”

Content Marketing is not directly about your website, but rather what is happening overall within your business and industry sector.  This is a communications art and outreach effort that does not involve direct selling, but is rewarded with sales and loyalty. Content Marketing is a supportive method of selling via quality, relevant and valuable information which:

  • Educates your  customers
  • Shows your authority in your field
  • Allows prospects to find you through multiple sources

There are a variety of types of content, including:

  • Articles (informative and educational, not featuring your business)
  • News releases
  • Photos
  • Social Media
  • Videos

The above tends to have the most viral impact, however, additional types of content are as follows:

  • E-Newsletters
  • Powerpoint Slides & Presentations
  • Podcasts
  • Webcasts or Webinars

…So you get the idea that there are many other items which might be included as types of content

Unfortunately, the process of physically distributing content on the Internet is far from an automated task. Instead, the process is laborious. Many of our clients simply do not have the time and resources for this important outreach effort; therefore, they outsource the management of their content marketing efforts to SmartFinds Internet Marketing. For companies who directly engage in content distribution, it is typically something to pursue at regular intervals over weeks and months.  Locating websites that accept your content, specific to your business and industry is not as important as casting a wide net on the Internet.  Some distribution point categories to consider include:

  • Article Networks
  • Blogs
  • Directories
  • Forums
  • News Networks
  • Wiki Communities
  • Photo Communities
  • Video Communities
  • …and many more

You will notice that many of the above are plural.  Content marketing allows you to support your identity on the Internet and as such, acts as a public relations tool through a variety of distribution areas.

Stay tuned to this SmartFinds Digest; and we will tackle strategy, content development, benefits, measurement and search engine ranking effects of content marketing!

For now here is an exercise you can perform yourself.  Do you know how much information exists on the Internet about your business?  Have you performed a search at the major search engines on your company name?  What about a search on your domain name?  Now compare that to your competitors.  Tell us what you found!

Apr

1

By Internet Marketing Experts

ARTISTdirect Expands Online Marketing Strategy With Interactive
FOXBusiness
They will leverage their SEO experience, advanced knowledge of search engine optimization techniques, and the interactive agency's proprietary search engine marketing technology DSMM(TM) Advantage to energize ARTISTdirect's online marketing.

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Apr

1

Samsung Telecommunications America Showcases New Products and – Businesswire.com

By Internet Marketing Experts

Samsung Telecommunications America Showcases New Products and – Businesswire.com
LAS VEGAS–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) 1 today announced its commitment to developing mobile phones that meet the needs of consumers’ individual lifestyles – for the style-conscious, the music fan, the
Source: www.businesswire.com

Merkle Launches Healthcare Marketing Practice – Businesswire.com
COLUMBIA, Md.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Merkle ( www.merkleinc.com ), one of the nation’s largest and fastest growing database marketing agencies, announced it is harnessing its years of experience in working with healthcare and pharmaceutical clients with
Source: www.businesswire.com