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With the negative press and declining fortunes of social media suggesting that another path is needed for content marketers, one route that’s emerging is a not-so-dusty throwback: search engine optimization. Here’s an SEO refresher. For years, SEO was the MVP. Then it became second fiddle to social media. Are we ready to welcome it back [...]
How to stop “un-selling” yourself and your business through your online platforms. Un-selling is the opposite of selling. It’s not good. Stop un-selling, people. Stop it! It would be easy to stop right there. Instead, we are going to look at why a major television network canceled a hugely popular television series reboot that drew [...]
“A picture is worth a thousand words” – but what happens when all the pictures look the same? Social media is one of the most commonly utilized mediums to market your company online, so it’s imperative to know how to maximize your social media content and engage with your audience. Since the average person can [...]
Social media offers an opportunity to deliver exceptional customer service and build brand advocates—but it opens your company to negative exposure, too. If you serve the public, at some point, someone will be upset about something you said, did or believe. Count on it. When your company engages in social media, you create more awareness [...]
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