The Forgotten Importance of Meta Descriptions: 6 Steps to Make Better Descriptions

It’s no secret that meta descriptions don’t carry official weight when it comes to search engine algorithms, but that doesn’t mean you should stop caring…

Data-Driven Content Marketing

Data-Driven Content Marketing

In a digitally reliant society with screens on screens, are you sure you’re paying attention to the right information? As marketers, making sure the data…

Changes to Facebook: What Marketers Need to Know About Promotional Posts in 2015

Changes to Facebook: What Marketers Need to Know About Promotional Posts in 2015

Facebook announced it will be implementing some major changes to their News Feed in 2015. Marketers for brands of all sizes will need to adapt…

Crowdsourcing Social Content: Brands at Their Best

Crowdsourcing Social Content: Brands at Their Best

How do you define your brand? Trick question! It doesn’t matter what you’re thinking. More importantly, how does your audience think of your brand? I’m…

5 fabulous brand partnerships (and why they worked)

5 fabulous brand partnerships (and why they worked)

When two brands come together to create a partnership or co-branded effort that works, it’s a beautiful thing. Brand partnerships and co-branding efforts can strengthen audience impressions and elevate the love of a brand to a whole new level.

creating your restaurant marketing plan for 2014

creating your restaurant marketing plan for 2014

Restaurateurs don’t need to look any farther than the smartphone in their own pockets to glean insight into restaurant marketing plans for 2014. According to wireless carrier consultant Chetan Sharma, 27% of all internet traffic came from mobile devices last year, a 5% increase over 2012.

content marketing 101: finding opportunities through link building

content marketing 101: finding opportunities through link building

I’ve had the revelation that after all of that hard work becoming “grownups”, it turns out, just like our high school years, the Internet is a popularity contest. Practicing general SEO is kind of like enrolling and beginning high school classes; using link building techniques is like getting noticed by the “cool” kids.

important dates for your 2013 holiday promotional calendar

important dates for your 2013 holiday promotional calendar

A few of us marketers don’t have all our campaigns planned out just yet and Holiday Season kicks off next Wednesday. In fact, some retailers are starting this week since Thanksgiving is a little later this year! Here’s a look at the important dates for digital marketers in the 2013 Holiday season.

5 tips for writing a sharable headline for your content

5 tips for writing a sharable headline for your content

Headlines are more important now than ever, thanks to social media. Think about what is shared when you Tweet, post to Facebook, or share a link on LinkedIn. What auto-populates when you click “Tweet This” above an article? Usually, it’s the headline. And if it can’t capture attention in 100 characters or less, that share isn’t working as hard for you as it could.