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October 24, 2014 9:10 AM
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Pandora Goes Ad-Free, for One Hour

Pandora Goes Ad-Free, for One Hour | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
In exchange for interacting with a banner ad, Pandora is offering users an hour of uninterrupted music with its new ad program Sponsored Listening.
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October 24, 2014 9:10 AM
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How to Make a Negative Review a Positive Experience

How to Make a Negative Review a Positive Experience | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
Your first instinct on seeing a negative online review may be to immediately and vigorously defend your business. But don't overreact. You may well be able to turn the situation in your favor.
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October 24, 2014 9:08 AM
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Google tries to rethink email (again) with Inbox, a new service inspired by Google Now - VentureBeat

Google tries to rethink email (again) with Inbox, a new service inspired by Google Now - VentureBeat | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
"Today Google announced Inbox, a new email client which collects and organizes emails to highlight “important info at a glance.” The service is only available in private beta for now." ˅˅˅˅˅˅˅˅˅˅˅˅˅˅˅˅˅˅˅˅˅˅˅˅˅˅˅˅ Receive a FREE daily summary of...
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October 24, 2014 9:08 AM
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Content Curation, No Longer a Buzzword - CMO Essentials

Content Curation, No Longer a Buzzword - CMO Essentials | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
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Successful curation does take a little finesse. There are 5 hard and fast rules to follow when curating for any medium:
1. Show clear attribution
2. Provide thoughtful annotation
3. Pull a quote
4.
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October 24, 2014 9:07 AM
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What CMOs Need To Know About Google's New Structured Snippets - Marketing Land

What CMOs Need To Know About Google's New Structured Snippets - Marketing Land | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
Columnist Danny Sullivan explains a recent change in Google's search engine results pages in terms tailored for busy CMOs making critical decisions.
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October 24, 2014 9:07 AM
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Eye Tracking in 2014: How businesses can stay on top of changes and ensure they get listed - Moz

Eye Tracking in 2014: How businesses can stay on top of changes and ensure they get listed - Moz | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
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1. The basic fundamentals of SEO are as important as ever
Create unique, fresh content, which speaks to the needs of your customers as this will always trump chasing the algorithm.
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October 24, 2014 9:06 AM
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B2B Creativity Rising from the Dead, and the Top 9 MarTech Articles Curated Wednesday, 10/22/14

B2B Creativity Rising from the Dead, and the Top 9 MarTech Articles Curated Wednesday, 10/22/14 | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
“I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created.

Via Joemktg
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October 24, 2014 9:06 AM
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The Staggering Cost of Content Marketing (Infographic)

The Staggering Cost of Content Marketing (Infographic) | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
How much money do you have to put into a serious content marketing campaign on Facebook? Here's one estimation.
Neil Ferree's insight:
Content Marketing for Big Brands and Solopreneurs can be an expensive marketing proposition.

Via Neil Ferree
Neil Ferree's curator insight, October 22, 2014 5:18 PM

Content Marketing for Big Brands and Solopreneurs can be an expensive marketing proposition.


Curating Content for small businesses has its advantages

malek's curator insight, October 22, 2014 5:34 PM

Many businesses are just now “getting it” about Content marketing.

Now that you know why prices have exploded over the past few years, enjoy this detailed infographic figures.

P.S. Ignore @Neil Ferree's Snip.ly link at your peril

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October 24, 2014 9:05 AM
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More than Keywords: 7 Concepts of Advanced On-Page SEO

More than Keywords: 7 Concepts of Advanced On-Page SEO | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
Most on-page SEO tools still rely on keyword placement to grade pages, and while it remains a good place to start, research shows its influence has fallen.    While it's important to ensure your page at a bare minimum contains the keywords you want...

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October 24, 2014 9:05 AM
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10 Steps to a Successful Naming Workshop

10 Steps to a Successful Naming Workshop | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
Naming agencies exist for a reason: Naming is an art. But if you approach it the way an agency would, you can have success doing it yourself. And the best way to start is to hold a naming workshop.
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October 24, 2014 9:04 AM
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Disney Dominates Halloween Keyword Ad Spend

Disney Dominates Halloween Keyword Ad Spend | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
Almost one-third of all paid search ad spend for Halloween costume keywords was spent on a Disney-related search term, AdGooroo says.
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October 24, 2014 9:04 AM
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Mobile Ad Revenues Soar as Search and Directories Flatten Out

Mobile Ad Revenues Soar as Search and Directories Flatten Out | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
The IAB's half-year ad revenue report shows record growth, mostly due to the rise of mobile advertising. Meanwhile, search and directory advertising have stayed at the same levels since last year.
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October 24, 2014 9:04 AM
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People Build Links

People Build Links | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
Knowing the right people in person and getting links based on goodwill can provide the best links, but it can also be very time-consuming.
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October 24, 2014 9:10 AM
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Why Your Marketing Doesn't Work: Tamsen Webster Talks to Marketing Smarts [Podcast]

Why Your Marketing Doesn't Work: Tamsen Webster Talks to Marketing Smarts [Podcast] | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
Communication expert Tamsen Webster explains why most marketing and sales messages fail to drive action; she also shares the surprisingly simple secret to more effective messages.
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October 24, 2014 9:10 AM
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When Should Marketers Send Holiday-Themed Emails?

When Should Marketers Send Holiday-Themed Emails? | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
Christmas-themed and general winter holiday season emails have higher open rates when sent weeks or even months earlier than immediately before the target holiday, according to a recent report from Yesmail Interactive.
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October 24, 2014 9:08 AM
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5 Email Growth Hacks From Someone Who Amassed A List of 750,000 - Forbes

5 Email Growth Hacks From Someone Who Amassed A List of 750,000 - Forbes | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
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1. Optimize your top pages
One of the fastest ways to acquire email addresses is to look at the pages that generate most of your traffic, and optimize those pages to capture email addresses.
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October 24, 2014 9:07 AM
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Could LinkedIn Steal Salesforce.com’s CRM Share? - AdExchanger

Could LinkedIn Steal Salesforce.com’s CRM Share? - AdExchanger | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
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LinkedIn has plans to make marketing leads “more quantifiable, and attributable” across the Web and through a company’s own sales channels, and in a year’s time will enable a much deeper view of conversions.
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October 24, 2014 9:07 AM
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CMOs More Accountable In Proving ROI, Yet Lack Resources To Execute

CMOs More Accountable In Proving ROI, Yet Lack Resources To Execute | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
A new study by Leapfrog Marketing Institute finds that although marketers have zeroed in on digital and mobile since 2009, when its first study was conducted, many companies are still not yet able to execute mobile e-commerce.
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October 24, 2014 9:07 AM
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Five Reasons Your Social Analytics Are (Probably) All Wrong - Gartner

Five Reasons Your Social Analytics Are (Probably) All Wrong - Gartner | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
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They Include Only Public Posts — While we all feel we live in a world where “nothing is private,” in fact most of the internet is sitting behind some firewall or other and is not (legally) available for us to see.
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October 24, 2014 9:06 AM
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How 9 SaaS Companies Hacked Their Growth - KISSmetrics

How 9 SaaS Companies Hacked Their Growth - KISSmetrics | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
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1. Build a big email list.
Who did it? AppSumo (Noah Kagan)
 
2. Go referral crazy.
Who did it? Dropbox
 
3. Piggyback on free marketing platforms.
Who did it? Airbnb.
 
4. Be exclusive.
Who did it?
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October 24, 2014 9:06 AM
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Inbox is a total reinvention of email from Google | The Verge

Inbox is a total reinvention of email from Google | The Verge | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
The new Gmail app from the Gmail team isn't technically just an email app, at least if you ask them. It's called "Inbox," and it's being released as an invite-only system that works on the Chrome...

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Neil Ferree's curator insight, October 22, 2014 5:03 PM

The basic idea is this: it's still a Gmail app, but instead of giving you the traditional list of emails, it tries to intelligently give you more information so you don't have to even open them. Google Now-style info cards appear right in line with your message list, including things like flight times, package tracking, and photos.


Some say this is a massive email upgrade of Gmail?


I'm wondering if this will help me and my clients to better manage our fans an followers on social media?

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October 24, 2014 9:05 AM
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4 White Hat Link Building Tactics

4 White Hat Link Building Tactics | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
Thanks to all of Google's black and white animals (Panda & Penguin), link building has become a very difficult and tedious process. The types and sources of legitimate backlinks are few and far between.
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October 24, 2014 9:05 AM
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Five Questions to Help You Decide Whether You Need a Brand-Protection Tool

Five Questions to Help You Decide Whether You Need a Brand-Protection Tool | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
Do you have the protection you need against cyber-criminals or do you need a brand-protection tool to help? These questions can help you answer that question. Read the full article at MarketingProfs
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October 24, 2014 9:04 AM
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Bing Ads Launches Universal Event Tracking

Bing Ads Launches Universal Event Tracking | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
Bing Ads has developed Universal Event Tracking (UET), a way to define and track goals for performance and conversions, the company revealed at today's Bing Ads Next event.
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October 24, 2014 9:04 AM
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Finding Local Search Success, Post-Pigeon and Penguin 3.0

Finding Local Search Success, Post-Pigeon and Penguin 3.0 | Digital-News on Scoop.it today | Scoop.it
In the constantly shifting local search landscape, where it can feel like the targets are forever on the move (and interspersed with furry and feathered but unfriendly animals), what's a marketer to do?
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