I have been a huge advocate of guest blogging in order to build relationships, exposure AND links. I know may people within our own internet marketing niche who do it often, but I still have to see bigger brands take part in it (maybe with the exception of American Express’ Open Forum, which is more of a community). Here is a nice infographic explaining how it builds upon the blogging efforts you already do.
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7 Awesome Reasons Why You Should Attend IM Spring Break
There is an all-star line up happening at IM Spring Break in April, and rarely can you mingle with Internet marketers of this caliber in such an intimate setting. I can only expect incredible sessions and speakers packed into 3 days of sharing and learning information on SEO, paid search marketing, affiliate marketing and social media marketing. And if that’s not enough to entice you, here are 7 more reasons why savvy marketers should attend:
1) Chris Winfield, who I faithfully follow on Twitter, is a social media dynamo who will be kicking off the program.
2) Beloved Rae Hoffman (SugarRae) will be hosting an NDA keynote session. If the specific content can’t be disclosed, it’s got to be juicy, right?
3) Unlike the bigger conferences throughout the year, networking at these smaller events is much easier and extremely valuable.
4) Because this is an extremely focused event, the conversations and give and take between attendees and speakers are as informative as the sessions themselves.
5) Steve Plunkett – who is presenting on Information Architecture – is an experienced search engine whiz. I also have a hunch that he’s a great dancer.
6) Also presenting is Kenny Hyder, who embodies a unique combination of SEO and fashion sense. Anyone who even remotely cares about style should attend his session on Creating Content for Social Media.
7) Loren Baker from Search Engine Journal will be moderating Day 2. Haven’t you always wanted to meet Loren Baker?
OK, I’m busted, this is part of a contest the IM Spring Break is promoting to see who can get the most pingbacks. The contest is easy: write a post, link back to IM Spring Break, tag as many people as you can (contact people interested in going to the event or simply friends) to create their own list of 7 things, and have them link back to your post. The person with the most pingbacks wins.
Please help me win. I live in Maine. We have lots of snow. And believe me, I need a break.
Tagging:
- Alysson Furgison at seoaly.com
- Steve Plunkett at dallasseoblog.com
- Kenny Hyder at kennyhyder.com
- Eric Lander at ericlander.com
- Ann Smarty at seosmarty.com
- Jordan Kasteler at utahseo.com
- Todd Friesen at oilman.ca
- Michael Gray at wolf-howl.com
- Joshua Sciarrino at refugedesign.org
- Daniel Dessinger at danielthepoet.com
- Jack LeBlond at jackleblond.com
- Dana Lookadoo at pixelposition.com
- Pamela Lund at thatpamchick.com
- Casey Yandle at creativedaylight.com
- Levi Wardell at serpable.com
Social Media as a Marketing Service
Dave Snyder asked me to post a topic to the Search and Social study group, but thought it may be a good idea to post my same question here and see what you all think.
Last week we did a quick local SEO 101 presentation/training session where a highly-regarded PR firm attended. We were happy to see them, and had an engaging conversation on the impact of SEO and social media in the PR landscape.
But this in itself presents a challenge for anyone who works for a search marketing firm. With the growing comfort level for search marketing and social media at agencies and internal marketing departments, how does an SEO firm work with a client who already uses an advertising agency or PR firm that offer the same services? Do you “consult” on the projects that are already “optimized” by other agencies? Do you start offering these other services, expanding solely from search (such as social media efforts)? If so, how do you introduce social media as part of a search strategy? Do you provide the content development and syndication service as part of social media plans?
Of course, the folks in this arena are well-versed in social and the impact on search, but once presented with a potential client who has enough understanding to be dangerous (yet still confused), the challenge of _not_ sounding obtuse and buzz-wordy is a big one.
I’ve done a little research on social media specifics that you can actually offer as a service, but most service descriptions I’ve found (mostly from agencies) have been very broad, with lots of marketing-speak that just make my eyes roll.
As you can imagine, this could go in many different directions, and would love to hear your thoughts, or if you’ve come across the same challenges. I’ll be happy to compile the results and share the feedback.