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2013-05-15 18:11:01 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

#socialpr   #sfima   #pubcon  
+Lisa Buyer

2013-05-15 18:05:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

What a fabulous discussion we had during my standing room only SFIMA Pubcon Session "All Roads Lead Home" moderated by +Todd Malicoat 
10 Reasons Why the Website (vs. Social Media) Should be the Ultimate Destination for the Brand

#SFIMA #Pubcon #socialmedia #website #digitalstrategy #internetmarketing #marketing  

2013-05-15 17:56:13 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 3 +1s)

What a fabulous discussion we had during my standing room only SFIMA Pubcon Session "All Roads Lead Home" moderated by +Todd Malicoat 
10 Reasons Why the Website (vs. Social Media) Should be the Ultimate Destination for the Brand

#SFIMA #Pubcon #socialmedia #website #digitalstrategy #internetmarketing #marketing  

2013-05-11 11:18:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

An expert analysis BEFORE you invest in a website redesign can make all the difference...

2013-05-11 11:01:49 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Got Grit?
What VC's look for in start-up founders:

#entreprenership #startup #vc #business  

2013-05-01 17:46:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Google will soon display Brand Logos in Search Engine Results.
Excellent post by community member +Bill Hartzer outlines what you need to do to take advantage of this opportunity to differentiate your website in SRPs.

#SEO #brand #marketing #google  

2013-04-30 16:46:41 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

New Old Google SERPs Design
It seems Google is resurrecting the sidebar again

2013-04-30 16:42:27 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

More discussion on 'Sexism in SEO Industry"...
Do you think women are accurately and fairly represented?

#seo #speakers #women #business  

2013-04-30 16:37:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Foursquare redesigns business profile pages to provide more information.
What might the long-term strategy be?
#solomo   #socialmedia #localmarketingtips  

2013-04-30 16:26:21 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Meet the Buddy Cup - 'Bump Beers' and with "Cheers" become Facebook Friends...
#socialmediamarketing #marketing #facebook  

2013-04-30 16:24:39 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

This Bud's for you - New Budweiser Social Media initiative enables two people to "Bump Beers" and become Facebook Friends.

Not sure I'd want to become friends and enable a stranger access to my social networks from a setting of Cheers...what am I missing?
#socialmediamarketing #campaign #budweiser

2013-04-29 10:33:48 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Social Media for the CEO
What the C-Suite must know to lead their organization in today's social economy...
A seminar (and photo shoot!) to benefit Ronald McDonald House of the Capital Region on May 7, 2013 in Albany NY.
Tech Valley NY

2013-04-26 17:12:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Great new report from Google Analytics: The Customer Journey
I see a discussion on this one in our future!

2013-04-26 16:39:51 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Great new report from Google Analytics: The Customer Journey
I see a discussion on this one in our future!

2013-04-24 02:11:46 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Welcome new members - and greetings to all!
I'm at Pubcon in New Orleans with some of our Community members +Kristine Schachinger +Bill Hartzer +Elmer Boutin +Lisa Buyer +Gabriella Sannino and others...we'll have LOTS to share in Friday's Google Hangout - hope you plan to join us!

2013-04-19 13:15:17 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Is the most-visited page on your website the weakest?
Interesting article on Inc Magazine....
Anything you would add??

2013-04-19 12:35:22 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

For my Google+ peeps! : )
Save $5. Today on my book Million Dollar Websites...
Use discount code: G6NW4FKR

#milliondollarwebsites #websiteplanning #seo #contentstrategy #ebusiness #conversionoptimization  

2013-04-19 12:37:29 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Going to Pubcon - or just can't make it to New Orleans?
Join us for a post-conference Google+ Hangout Friday, April 26th.

Several speakers will be sharing topics they covered, news, emerging trends and more - open to all so join us!!

https://plus.google.com/events/c6jkpdhgkh1n0aapnrgnnpae1vk?partnerid=gplp0&authkey=CLqYmqyF97OZ5QE

+Pubcon #pubcon  

2013-04-18 14:16:51 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

I'm presenting "Social Media for the CEO" as a benefit for Ronald McDonald House on May 7th, 2013 - Hope to see you there (if you're in the Albany, NY Capital Region that is!)

Partnering with Tom Stock of Stock Studio Photography and Jack Roddy of Holiday Inn Albany Wolf Road - this is a MUST ATTEND if you lead a business!

2013-04-18 13:12:12 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

My first time as a speaker at SES NY was a blast, can't wait for the next one! #SES  

2013-04-17 12:57:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Did you get caught up in March Madness this year? Did your team win? Find out how the competition impacted search, social and AdWords here: http://sewat.ch/Zxn9Gr 

2013-04-17 12:55:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Mornin' my writing friends... I love a good old-fashioned grouch. Particularly a creative one. Most particularly a writer. And certainly when that person is David Mamet.

“Basically I am doing this because I am a curmudgeon, and because publishing is like Hollywood — nobody ever does the marketing they promise.” - David Mamet

David Mamet, bad boy of theatre, film and television — do you have any idea how many brilliant scripts this man has written? (Oleanna, Glengarry Glen Ross, American Buffalo, Speed the Plow, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, The Verdict, Wag the Dog, The Untouchables...Hill Street Blues) — has finally decided to self publish. As far as I am concerned this is big news because he's basically an anarchist, and you know what that means...there never is just one anarchist (his latest play, The Anarchist, was panned on Broadway...)
Frankly, I... more »

2013-04-17 12:53:34 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 5 +1s)

Don't listen to them

2013-04-17 12:50:49 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

If you've read my book, attended any one of my presentations and heard me talk about 'earned media' - read this:
#earnedmedia #socialmedia  

2013-04-17 12:12:55 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

If you've read my book, attended any one of my presentations and heard me talk about 'earned media' - read this:
#earnedmedia #socialmedia  

2013-04-16 17:01:39 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

We'll discuss emerging trends, hot topics and news from the week at PubCon New Orleans...

2013-04-13 22:46:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Usability changes directly impact the bottom line (remember the Amazon example from the book?).
These UX tweaks produced a 50% increase in sales...nice post by +Nick Eubanks on Search Engine Watch.
#conversion #ux #usability  

2013-04-11 13:35:23 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 5 +1s)

Creative ideas on how to market a service-based business:
Video from +Entrepreneur :
#b2bmarketing #marketing  

2013-04-11 13:31:31 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Privacy is Officially Dead

2013-04-11 12:48:24 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Less is More - Communicating your message in as few words as possible has its benefits:
#sales #marketing #communication  

2013-04-11 12:14:33 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

CNET: The IRS: Claims Right to Read Your Emails Without Warrant
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57578839-38/irs-claims-it-can-read-your-e-mail-without-a-warrant/
#aclu #privacy #freedomofinformation

2013-04-10 15:34:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Relevant to this weeks upcoming Million Dollar Website Google+ Hangout:  8 Simple Techniques to Create Website Copy that Converts by +Bryan Eisenberg 
#contentmarketing #conversion  

2013-04-10 12:25:11 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Google Plus PAGE and YouTube Channel Connection!

If you have a Brand Page on Google Plus, you have been waiting for this day to arrive! We now see that a Google Plus Page (brand page) can be connected to its own YouTube Channel (branded channel).

This feature is currently 'rolling out' to users... slowly!
Here are some live screen shots I took from someone that kindly shared this breakthrough news with me.

Once you have this choice (check your YouTube Channel's Advanced area: www.youtube.com/account_advanced ) ...you will finally have the ability to Run a Hangout on Air from your Google Plus PAGE and have it Stream Live onto your Branded YouTube Channel... no more games are needed. No more hidden profiles are needed. Halleluja!

Of course you will also need to properly set up new ID settings... more »

2013-04-10 12:21:37 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Want to cut your teeth on a low-stress, casual Google+ Hangout? Join me Friday for an informal discussion on Website Conversion and ROI...see you there!

2013-04-10 11:55:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

You are invited! Google+ Hangout Chat - Join the Million Dollar Websites Community discussion on website conversion challenges and solutions.

2013-04-09 20:29:50 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Build it and they will come? Nope.
In April 2012 a post by +Brian Solis illuminated that retailers gave F-Commerce an "F" failing grade. By 2012 most F-Commerce store fronts had failed.
#retail #ecommerce #socialcommerce  

2013-04-09 20:18:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

#ecommerce F-Commerce: An Idea Before It’s Time - Less than two months ago, a tree fell in the woods and you probably didn’t hear it. Payvment, one of the darlings of the early Facebook commerce story, folded up shop and sold their customers to their primary competitor, Ecwid. Why do I bring this up? Well, many blogs, including my own Building Keystones, heralded the opportunity of Facebook commerce just two short years ago. Companies rushed to build out entire stores... http://ow.ly/2w3HJp

2013-04-09 20:14:12 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

By end of 2012 Fcommerce (Facebook storefronts) closed...what is next on the social media landscape for retailers? #retail  

2013-04-09 20:06:56 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Welcome to the community +Thomas Tassi ...I hope you'll take a moment and introduce yourself to everyone!

2013-04-09 19:01:59 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

By end of 2012 Fcommerce (Facebook storefronts) closed...what is next on the social media landscape for retailers? #retail  

2013-04-09 14:37:52 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

The C-Suite doesn't care if website visitors love the design, they care about CONVERSION. Why conversion (not design) should drive planning of a new website or redesign...

2013-04-09 14:29:03 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

The C-Suite doesn't care if website visitors love the design, they care about CONVERSION. Why conversion (not design) should drive planning of a new website or redesign...

2013-04-09 12:34:01 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Don't forget to schedule time for NOTHING.
LinkedIn #CEO Jeff Weiner has it right.
If all of your time is structured there is no time to solve problems or come up with that next big idea!

2013-04-09 12:26:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

YouTube Generation
Creation, curation, connection and community

" Gen C is a powerful new force in consumer culture. It’s a term we use to describe people who care deeply about creation, curation, connection, and community. It’s not an age group; it’s an attitude and mindset defined by key characteristics. 80% of Gen C is made up of millennials, YouTube’s core (though by no means only) audience."

Download here: ssl.gstatic.com/think/docs/introducing-gen-c-the-youtube-generation_research-studies.pdf

2013-04-09 12:25:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Have you heard of Gen C? It's a term we use to describe people who care deeply about creation, curation, connection, and community. 80% of Gen C is made up of millennials. Check out Introducing Gen C - The YouTube Generation and tell us what you think. Do you know people who identify as Gen C?

2013-04-09 11:43:39 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Meet Generation C
In the book I speak about the importance of personas in planning the website user experience, SEO, conversion paths, etc. Generation C creates an interesting dynamic - elevating the value of video for access across all screens. Does your website appeal to these users now, or do you have plans to entice these power-users?

2013-04-09 11:36:53 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

Introducing Gen C - The YouTube Generation

Gen C is a powerful new force in consumer culture. It's a term we use to describe people who care deeply about creation, curation, connection and community. It's not an age group; it's an attitude and mindset defined by 8 key characteristics.

Read More: http://thinkwithgoogle.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/introducing-gen-c-youtube-generation.html

#YouTube #GenC

2013-04-08 22:12:03 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

"If you are passionate about doing something, that's the foremost thing that counts toward being an entrepreneur." Hear Archana's story of how she began Archana's Kitchen and leveraged technology to scale it. Learn more about Women on the Web: http://goo.gl/PdwUO

2013-04-08 22:08:47 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Firefox 22 To Feature Automatic Ad Blocker

2013-04-08 22:03:12 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Time to put another Google+ Hangout on the schedule...last chat with guest +Kristine Schachinger was all about SEO and usability.
Shall we focus our next talk about design, conversion, IA (information architecture)...? I'm listening - tell me what you're interested in exploring (or I'll surprise you! : )