The evolution of social media advertising and earned social media has several factors that make the expertise of the SEM and SEO agency and team relevant to social media.
"I'll admit it; I was wrong when I thought that social media was a stretch for SEM and SEO agencies and that a separate set of agencies would be required to fully tap the social media marketing opportunity for advertisers and marketers. And I was wrong when I assumed that marketers for whom PPC search was critically important would turn to boutique specialist agencies that excelled in PPC search either exclusively or primarily, not one-stop shops.
After reevaluating both my decision-making process over the last decade with regard to focus, and by talking with clients, prospects, and fellow folks in the industry, I've become convinced that the benefits of a unified approach to search and social marketing handled through a team with high levels of communication with each other is superior to a fragmented approach".
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So, the first reason a holistic digital marketing agency with strong competence in SEM should be running social and SEO is:
1) Social media supports SEO.
2) The lines between earned media social and paid media social are blurring.
3) Attribution.
4) Targeting and audiences.
5) Convenience.
Full Article Here: http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2202001/5-reasons-sem-agencies-should-do-social-and-seo
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Antonino Militello
As you likely already know, the goal of content marketing is to build up familiarity and trust with your prospective customers. In this case, the content isn't designed to sell a specific product or service, but rather to sell you, and to interested potential customers.