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Recent Online Marketing Articles

Double Your Response on Pinterest & Twitter 

Jen Rubio, social media manager for Warby Parker, talks about the power of doing what's not unexpected on social media.  Watch video

5 Deadliest Marketing Sins

Sometimes your marketing messages can do more harm than good. Are you guilty of any of these mistakes?  Read more

Start-up DNA? Signs Facebook Hasn't Lost It

The social media company recently stopped testing its own Pinterest-like feature. It was a smart move--and one any company can learn from.  Read more

Inside the Quest to Build the Scariest Haunted House

The Halloween season is short. So if Steve Kopelman is going to make it big, he's got to make it good. Here's how he does it.  Read more

Winning the Next Wave of the Internet: Mobile

Mobile technologies and applications are changing all the rules. Take these 3 risks to keep your business safe.  Read more

CEOs Should Do Customer Service

Rupert Murdoch causes a stir by directly helping a disgruntled customer via Twitter. Should business owners follow suit?  Read more

Case Study: No Marketing Budget? Win Over Bloggers Instead

Photographer Ron Henry knew his camera strap was a winner. Now he just needed to get the word out on the cheap.  Read more

How to Make Your B2B Content Sexy

Don't dismiss the power of great content. You could be missing tons of new traffic to your website and the sales it will surely produce.  Read more

Are Online Ads Getting Too Expensive?

A recent report suggests the days of cheap online advertising are dwindling. But a look at the numbers reveals a more complicated picture.  Read more

Google's Earnings: Good News for Advertisers

Buried in the search giant's third-quarter earnings is a stat every e-commerce company should know.  Read more

Social Media Made Easy

Let social media aid your sales efforts. Here are a few super easy steps for getting started on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and more.  Read more

6 Dos & Don'ts for Better Content Marketing

Think having a bold, eye-catching homepage is enough? Think again. Outbrain's CEO shares his best strategies for attracting quality visitors to your site--an...  Read more

8 Common & Costly Website Mistakes You Don't Want to Make

Don't bother to have a website if you're making these obvious, fundamental errors.  Read more

Avoid Social Networking Pitfalls: 4 Tips

Social networking can be hazardous to your corporate health. Here are four potential hurdles and how to overcome them.  Read more

OMGPOP CEO Dan Porter: 'We Agonized & Overthought It' 

In 2010, OMGPOP had a million loyal users playing games on its website. But it had to go after Facebook to make a huge hit.  Watch video

How to Scale a Start-up Using Social Media

Online food ordering service Eat24 gets about a million visits a month and will reach $150 million in sales this year. Here's how it happened.  Read more

Why Speed (Not Perfection) Is Everything Online

We all want our products to be perfect, but the market doesn't reward us for that.  Read more

5 Twitter Lessons From the Obama and Romney Campaigns

Twitter has grown exponentially since the last Presidential election. Here's how both candidates are using it--and you can too.  Read more

Beginner's Guide to Social Media Strategy

Jumpstart your social media plans with this strategy for newbies.  Read more

Going Mobile? Make It More Than a Marketing Strategy

Smartphones and tablets are becoming an important tool for satisfying your customers' needs, not just for trying to sell to them. Are you ready?  Read more

Need to Give a Speech? Don't Forget to Do This

You've prepped your talk and calmed your nerves. But here's one step you might be forgetting.  Read more

Reality Check: Engagement Is Now a Way of Business

Social media changes everything. Marketing, sales, customer service, they're no longer departments; engagement is now a way of business.  Read more

On Social Media, Authenticity Always Wins

This CEO takes pride in being brutally honest online--even if he offends people. Here's why he thinks you should do the same.  Read more

4 Tips to Get Really Busy People to Read Your Emails

The founder of 42Floors offers a crash course in e-mail etiquette for entrepreneurs reaching out to high-profile contacts.  Read more

How to Dramatically Improve SEO

Here's an easy way to determine what your customers want--and how to best meet their needs.  Read more