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Recent Online Marketing Articles

Connecting Your E-mail and Social Marketing

Your business has accumulated an e-mail list, but you have no idea how to connect those e-mail subscribers to your Facebook page, your Twitter followers a...  Read more

How to Design and Build a Mobile Website

With 75 million Americans accessing the Web from mobile phones, your business can’t afford not to provide customers with a seamless browsing experience. He...  Read more

Facebook Surges Everywhere But in the U.S.

The social networking site's user base is evolving rapidly and becoming more global. Does that mean it's time to rethink your company's Facebook strategy?  Read more

How to Use Location-Based Social Networks for Your Business

More small businesses are looking to profit from promotions on location-based social networks such as Foursquare and Gowalla. Here's a guide to tapping in to...  Read more

New Twitter Feature Takes on Groupon

The microblogging site will allow you to offer exclusive, limited-time deals. Should you try it?  Read more

Packaging Designed by Customers

A Dog's Life founder Todd Thedinga puts photos of customers' pets on his product packaging.  Read more

How to Optimize Your Site for Search

Want to drive more potential customers to your website? Here are some basic steps to take that will help boost your presence on the search engines.  Read more

How to Incorporate Badges Into Your Website

Companies such as Foursquare, Stack Overflow, and ThredUP reward customers with virtual merit badges.  Read more

How to Create a Virtual Goods Market

So you've heard there's money to be made in the virtual goods market and you're ready to launch your first virtual goods? Here's some tips on finding real cu...  Read more

Twitter Settles FTC Privacy Case

The Federal Trade Commission puts companies on notice that it expects password protection programs to work.  Read more

Sex Blogger Episode Prompts Change at Twitter Search Engine Topsy

After a sex blogger was unmasked to her employer via Topsy, the company has moved to further protect users' privacy.  Read more

How to Choose the Best SEO Firm for Your Business

A great search engine specialist is hard to find, but the right one can seriously improve your page rank - and your bottom line.  Read more

Launch a New Product on Twitter

While Facebook is good for building long-term customer relationships, businesses are finding that Twitter can be great for quickly building momentum for, say...  Read more

The Wine World Cup

No matter which team is crowned champion in South Africa, wine distributor Heritage Link Brands is hoping to come out a winner.  Read more

How to Optimize Your Facebook News Feed Presence

To find business on Facebook, first business has to find you.  Read more

Google's New Bing, I Mean Bling

Google has a new feature t oday. You can't miss it, although it's about as "so wh...  Read more

Social Networking Answers for Skeptics and Newbie’s

I held fast to my beliefs that social networking would eat away at my productivity levels – until my friend landed a spot on a popular network television m...  Read more

5 Secrets to Selecting Highly-Effective SEO Keywords

How many keywords should you assign to each page on your website--and how should you pick them? An Inc. 500 CEO offers his advice on SEO.  Read more

An Animated Salesperson

Why your website needs an avatar, an animated online character used to represent a person or brand.  Read more

Death of the Elevator Pitch

Is the elevator pitch extinct? New York City VC Mark Peter Davis says it is. Writing on the Read more

Are Facebook's Days Numbered?

The NY Times has reported that four 'nerds' in New York City have d...  Read more

The Best 5 iPad Apps for Business

Apple's just-launched iPad might be the must-have gadget of the season -- or perhaps the entire year -- but it's more than just a tech toy. Hundreds of dedic...  Read more

How to Write a Social Media Policy

Whether your company is active on social media, your employees probably are. Here are some things to consider when creating a social media policy.  Read more

From Twitter to Bestseller – and TV, Too

Wondering if Twitter is worth your time? Consider the case of 29-year-old Justin Halpern.  Read more

Social Media Branding Exercises

Using networks like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter to brand yourself or your company is becoming very popular these days.  Tons of consultancies have...  Read more

Would You Fire an Employee Over a Negative Facebook Post?

A pizza restaurant raises hackles – and consciousness – about corporate social media policies by letting a waitress go for ranting about a customer.  Read more

Facebook's New Pledge On Privacy

It took awhile, but Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is finally using water instead of kerosene to put down the firestorm over recent changes in privacy setti...  Read more

How to Build Your Personal Brand

With traditional publicity vehicles and the Web’s resources at hand, making a name for yourself is easier than ever.  Read more

Mark Zuckerberg Rethinks Privacy

Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, is talking. Specifically he's talking to Robert Scoble, the Liz Smith of the tech world (I mean that as a compliment, M...  Read more

How to Use Kickstarter to Launch a Business

Have a little idea that needs a boost? If you have a robust social network, this crowdfunding site could be just the thing to help.  Read more

Mark Zuckerberg's Privacy Settings

Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, offers this quote on his Facebook page right under his profile picture: "I'm trying to make the world...  Read more

How to Use Twitter as a Recruiting Tool

The social media site is emerging as a tool to identify and engage potential job candidates. Here's how to use Twitter to help you find your next hire.  Read more

Rules of Conduct on Internal Social Networks

Is it okay to take quizzes and challenge your co-workers on your company’s social network? Or post pictures of the wild office holiday party? Now that busi...  Read more

How to Perform A Facebook-ectomy

This says it all about public reaction to Facebook's new privacy settings. One of Google's top trending searches this week is "How do I delete my Facebook...  Read more

Facebook Unveils New Security Features

Social networking site boosts security features in the face of mounting criticism over its efforts to protect privacy.  Read more