When there’s a good story to tell, it doesn’t matter what else is going on. You have to tell it. That’s where I’m at with the intersection of search, social and content marketing
It’s customary to share a year in review post listing the top blog entries over the previous 12 months. When you publish 5 times a week, every week, there’s no way everyone that periodically reads your blog will see the best posts.
A few of the TopRank team members at the recent #OptimizeBook Minneapolis Launch Party The team at TopRank Online Marketing recently took a Disc assessment which is a tool used to improve employee teamwork and communication by identifying behavioral differences and assigning a profile type to each individual. If you’ve ever taken an assessment like the one that we did, you may find that the description of your traits and learning style are eerily accurate.
The Optimize Minneapolis Book Launch last night was a great success! I would like to personally thank everyone in attendance for coming, interacting, and sharing your feedback about our event online. I had an opportunity to speak with most of the people in attendance and based on their stellar feedback it sounded like the #OptimizeBook event was just what they needed
The official Optimize Minneapolis book launch is finally upon us. Tomorrow from 5:30pm-7:30pm over 200 of the Twin Cities top Marketers and PR professionals will gather at Aria in Minneapolis to mix, mingle, and learn a little bit about optimization from Lee Odden. With the SEO is dead stories coming from traditional media, Google making major changes and consumer shifts towards social media consumption and sharing, the notion of what optimization is has really changed
Over the past 2 months I’ve given book presentations in New York, the UK, Belgium and Toronto. And now, we’re finally going to have a proper book launch for Optimize in the great state of Minnesota
SES New York kicks off on Tuesday March 20, 2012, and I for one cannot wait. Along with TopRank CEO Lee Odden who is speaking at the event, myself as well as one of our rockstar Account Managers Brian Larson will be attending and live blogging many of the scheduled sessions
21 Social Media Marketing Trends for 2012 Curious to find out what 2012 could have in store for online marketers? This presentation from DreamGrow shares 21 predictions on what 2012 could look like. Highlights include: Social CRM making inroads Social media influencing more sales Social commerce on mobile devices Facebook IPO and Most Popular Social Sites: “Nielsen: Top Web Destinations, Social Networks and Video Sites in 2011” As 2011 comes to an end, Nielsen released a review of the top online destinations, social media sites, and smartphone devices.
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