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  • Online Marketing Trends for 2013: Mobile, Attribution Modeling and Inbound Marketing

    “Online marketing in 2012 could be summed up in a few words: mobile, big brands and Google updates,” writes Joanna Lord, vice president of growth marketing at SEOmoz. So what will be in store for online marketing in 2013? Lord shares 10 predictions, among which are: increased “second screen” (i.e., mobile) value, an evolution in […]

  • SellSimple Introduces iOS App That Enables Users to Sell on eBay, Esty, Other Places Simultaneously

    SellSimple has launched an iOS application that allows a user to sell an item across several platforms at the same time. The app can post listings on sites like Craigslist, eBay, Etsy, Facebook, Twitter and other outlets, including the SellSimple Marketplace. All a user has to do is take a few pictures of their item, […]

  • 3 Reasons Why B2B Marketers Should Use Google+ (Video)

    Google+ might not be as big as Facebook, but it’s still a significant tool for B2B marketers to be paying attention to. According to comScore, Google+ boasted about 28.7 million unique visitors via desktop computers in October in the U.S., which places it well behind Facebook’s 149 million visitors during that same month. Meanwhile, in […]

  • Infographic: Facebook Wall Post Cheat Sheet

    Linchpin SEO, a local digital interactive agency, has created an infographic all Facebook marketers should be salivating for. The infographic is a cheat sheet for marketers and brands who are wondering what works best for wall posts. Here are some of the interesting facts: –

  • How Brands and Marketers Can Engage Their Facebook Communities With Offers, Ads, Content

    The maddening decline of page reach aside, Facebook and its enormous audience still offers a potentially rich platform for brands to sink their teeth into. “If correctly optimized, Facebook increases brand awareness and advocacy, lowers service costs, and drives customer loyalty and incremental sales,” says Jeff Bullas. He points to two primary tasks to achieve […]

  • Mobile Ad Spending Hit $8.4 Billion in 2012, Set to Reach $13.6 Billion in 2013

    According to eMarketer, global mobile ad spending reached $8.41 billion in 2012, up 105.8 percent from $4.08 billion in 2011. In 2013, mobile ad spending is expected to reach $13.58 billion, up 61.6 percent from 2012. By 2016, eMarketer expects mobile ad spending to hit $36.87 billion. “eMarketer’s estimates of worldwide mobile ad spending include […]

  • Pinterest Has Its First Acquisition in Punchfork, an Image-Based Recipe Website

    Pinterest has acquired two-and-a-half-year-old recipe sharing and discovery website Punchfork for an undisclosed sum of money. Punchfork, which features a rather pleasant image-based interface along with community-based ratings and other social features, will continue for the time being, but its website, API and mobile apps will soon be discontinued. “We believe that a unified destination […]

  • Never Use These 11 Words and Phrases in Sales or Marketing Copy

    Words, spoken or written, are the primary tool used to convince people to buy your product. But with so many salespeople and marketers around, it’s no wonder that many use the same words and phrases in well-meaning but ill-conceived attempts to differentiate themselves. Here are 11 words and phrases to avoid like the plague, per […]

  • What Marketers Need to Know About Big Data in 2013

    “Big data” is a big deal these days, but what’s all the fuss about, and what should marketers know about this trend? To help marketers understand the basics of big data and what to expect of it in 2013, we gathered some input from experts and sources on the Web. Definition Big data is a […]