SEO plays a role in the success of most online businesses, but it’s kept in a silo. SEO focuses on organic traffic online, while other strategies operate independently around it. What happens when you break down the silos and start working SEO into other company functions? The ‘Rule of 7‘ suggests that people need to […]
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The three pillars behind every successful content strategy Search Engine Watch
As inbound marketing continues to be a dominant force, you’ve likely heard the phrase “content is king” more times than you can count. But getting the right message to the right person is not an easy task in a society that’s tangled in a web of digital content, and it requires a top-notch content strategy. […]
Five simple content marketing trends for 2020
How can you improve your content marketing strategy in 2020? Here are five simple and useful content marketing trends to follow in the new year. We’ve welcomed 2020 and it’s the perfect time to start thinking of the best way to maintain a successful content marketing strategy over the next 12 months. New channels, tactics, […]
How to utilize holiday season traffic for 2020’s Q1 growth Search Engine Watch
Q4 is the most competitive time period for ecommerce businesses, deals and promotions offered to capitalize on holiday season traffic bring hordes of potential purchasers to your site. One of the most valuable groups of users that comes out of the holiday season is net-new users, who could have found out about the product from […]
How to use the art of storytelling to boost content marketing results Search Engine Watch
No story, no sales. Think it’s an exaggeratedly bold statement? I dare not. In fact, according to Arianna Huffington, “People think in stories, not statistics, and marketers need to be master storytellers”. Moreso, statistics have it that storytelling can boost conversion rates by 30%. Even 62% of B2B marketers hold storytelling in high regard as an effective content […]
Five steps to generate tons of backlinks using infographics Search Engine Watch
Your website needs backlinks the same way plants need water. Getting sufficient backlinks consistently will allow you to flourish your website, while the lack of backlinks will slowly make it wither. Backlinks are still one of the most important factors that Google uses to determine website rankings. When tons of other websites link to you, […]
Four initiatives B2Bs must tackle now to win in 2020 Search Engine Watch
While ecommerce businesses are in the midst of the Q4 craziness and rising CPCs of the holiday season, B2B clients are planning for their business to pick up at the start of 2020. In this post, I’ll walk through a few things to consider and refresh before Q1 gets here. 1. Study the competitive landscape […]
11 Deadly SEO mistakes to avoid in 2020
SEO is extremely important for growing your brand in 2020. This is especially after social media’s importance in driving traffic reduced and Google became the major source of referral traffic in 2017 by driving 35% of site visits. By using SEO, you can improve your website’s ranking in Google’s Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs) and reach […]
12 Email marketing best practices for sales
Everybody may be talking about witty tweets, quick-tip videos, and memorable memes, but there is one marketing tool that remains powerful after all these years: emails. But an effective email marketing strategy in the 2000s may not work in 2019 anymore. Chances are, sales offer sent to inboxes will be marked as spam and forever left unopened. […]
Want to reduce your bounce rate, but what does that actually mean? Search Engine Watch
How many times have you quoted a metric plucked from Google Analytics without really knowing what it means? Fear not, you’re not alone. For far too long now, marketers have had misconceptions over how to define one particular metric – bounce rate, either confusing it for exit rate or adding non-existent criteria. So, we’ve put […]
