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Is SEO Taking a Backseat to Social Media?

Is SEO Taking a Backseat to Social Media? | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it

It seems like such a short time ago, that changes in the Google algorithms could send a company that relies on SEO to help market its products into a frenzy. 


Having the right keywords, placed carefully in web pages, was the key and aim of everyone looking to get on the first page of a Google keyword search.

But my, how fast things have changed in just the past few years. Social media has become just as, if not more important to businesses than SEO, and it can have a positive, or a negative effect on how a web page is ranked on Google.
Here are some things you need to know to better balance marketing between these two key factors.

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August 28, 2015 5:40 AM
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6 Ways to Use Periscope for Your Business

6 Ways to Use Periscope for Your Business | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it
Want to use mobile live-streaming to market your business? In this article, you'll discover six ways to use Periscope for your business.
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August 26, 2015 6:10 PM
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18 Tools for Better Content Creation: Improve Your Writing with Less Effort

18 Tools for Better Content Creation: Improve Your Writing with Less Effort | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it

In order to create a high volume of high quality content, you need to be as efficient as possible. 


I’ve shared a few of my secrets with you in the past, but today I’m going to show you a collection of great tools that will help you create better content.


by Neil Patel


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August 26, 2015 6:09 PM
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What Bill Gates Predicted About Content Marketing

What Bill Gates Predicted About Content Marketing | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it

How important is content marketing? Maybe you should have asked Bill Gates 20 years ago.


Gates wrote an article titled “Content is King” in 1996. (Maybe this is where the phrase was coined.) He predicted that content would be where most of the money on the internet would be made. Its most intrinsic value was that it could be spread globally at little cost.


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Neil Ferree's curator insight, August 13, 2015 2:35 PM

Google this; How to Build a Following using Other People's Content then listen to the Podcast Guy Kawasaki did on SME and dial into his insights on how to do this one your own dime and time.

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Twitter Expands Its Program For Ads Outside Twitter

Twitter Expands Its Program For Ads Outside Twitter | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it

Twitter is unveiling several new features for advertisers that want their campaigns to go beyond the social platform. And it’s giving the program a new name — the Twitter Audience Platform.

Last year, the company launched something called the Twitter Publisher Network, giving advertisers one interface for buying campaigns that ran not just on Twitter’s websites and apps, but also with publishers who were working with Twitter-acquired MoPub.


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August 26, 2015 6:08 PM
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5 Facebook Ads Changes: What Marketers Need to Know

5 Facebook Ads Changes: What Marketers Need to Know | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it

Are you curious about the latest Facebook ad changes?

Wondering how to take your Facebook ads to the next level?

Facebook has gone all in to provide businesses with tools and targeting options to connect with customers and prospects in the moments that matter.

This article shares five biggest things to happen with Facebook ads.


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August 26, 2015 6:07 PM
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Social Media Definitions: The Ultimate Glossary of Terms You Should Know

Social Media Definitions: The Ultimate Glossary of Terms You Should Know | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it
Keep up with social media's evolving landscape by reviewing this comprehensive glossary of social media marketing terms.

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August 20, 2015 2:11 AM
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9 Ways To Convert Social Media Fans/Followers To Real Leads

9 Ways To Convert Social Media Fans/Followers To Real Leads | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it

Are you using social media for business but struggling to convert leads to customers? Here’s a few ways I’ve been successful with driving more leads on social media for myself and my clients.


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Marco Favero's curator insight, August 7, 2015 9:49 AM

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7 Best Tools To Track Your Hashtags On Social Media — Smart Website Marketing

7 Best Tools To Track Your Hashtags On Social Media - Smart Website Marketing - Medium

In order to track the performance of your social media efforts, conducting regular social media analysis is a must. One way brands track their campaigns is by using memorable, unique, and relevant hashtags.


Hashtags are used to find and follow discussions about brands, promotions, or events. If managed correctly, hashtags will help you track how many people are participating in your campaign and what they are saying about your brand. To help you manage hashtags effectively, here are some tracking tools that you can use....


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Jeff Domansky's curator insight, August 12, 2015 1:42 AM

Smart social monitoring toolsand tips to help you manage your hashtags better. Recommended reading. 9/10

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Jon Turino's curator insight, September 2, 2015 1:50 PM

Good list.

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August 20, 2015 2:09 AM
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11 Awesome Video Marketing Tools | Search Engine Journal

11 Awesome Video Marketing Tools | Search Engine Journal | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it
According to Cisco, consumer internet video traffic will account for 80 percent of all consumer Internet traffic globally in 2019. That is a whopping 64% increase from 2014.


For marketers, if you’re not already taking advantage of the impact that videos have in your content marketing strategy, then you absolutely have to jump on the bandwagon.


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August 20, 2015 2:09 AM
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Twitter Removes 140-Character Limit for Direct Messages: This Week in Social Media

Twitter Removes 140-Character Limit for Direct Messages: This Week in Social Media | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it
Social media news and new developments making social media marketing easier. (Twitter Direct Messages, Google Hangouts, Facebook Audience Network)
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August 20, 2015 2:07 AM
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Go Big or Go Home With These 10 Epic Content Ideas

Go Big or Go Home With These 10 Epic Content Ideas | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it
It's not enough to just publish a blog post every now and again. You need to publish remarkable content that adds to the conversation.

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August 20, 2015 2:05 AM
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Five Easy Ideas for Creating Content Your Audience Craves

Five Easy Ideas for Creating Content Your Audience Craves | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it
Creating content for your specific audience involves time and commitment - plus a reasonable amount of creativity. Not always easy, but it is doable.

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August 20, 2015 2:05 AM
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The New Pinterest Analytics Tool: How To Use It for Business

The New Pinterest Analytics Tool: How To Use It for Business | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it
The New Pinterest Analytics Tool: How To Use It for Business
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August 20, 2015 2:03 AM
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How to see all the companies tracking you on Facebook --  and block them

How to see all the companies tracking you on Facebook  --  and block them | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it

Most people forget that when they download an app or sign-in to a website using their Facebook login, they’re giving those companies a look into their Facebook profiles.


Your profile contains a lot of personal information that can often include your email address and phone number, but frequently also your work history and your current location.


And most people don’t realise that if you’re sharing any of that data with your friends then apps used by those friends can see that data too!


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August 12, 2015 12:26 AM
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U.K. Web Users Now Prefer To Do It With Smartphones - TechCrunch

U.K. Web Users Now Prefer To Do It With Smartphones - TechCrunch | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it
U.K. web users now see their smartphone as the most important device for getting online, overtaking the previous most popular device, the laptop, according to..

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August 12, 2015 12:25 AM
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The New Google Plus: Will Tighter Focus Lead To Success?

The New Google Plus: Will Tighter Focus Lead To Success? | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it
It's been a rough ride for Google+. Columnist Mark Traphagen delves into the early vision for the social network, what has emerged from those changes, and what the new direction will mean for marketers.

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August 12, 2015 12:25 AM
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4 Digital Marketing Investments All Companies Need to Make

4 Digital Marketing Investments All Companies Need to Make | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it
Deciding where to invest your digital marketing budget can be overwhelming. Here are 4 areas where you should be devoting resources and budget.

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August 12, 2015 12:24 AM
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How to get ROI and grow your business with Video Content Marketing

How to get ROI and grow your business with Video Content Marketing | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it
An introduction to growing your business and generating ROI with video content marketing (and inbound marketing).

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August 3, 2015 1:26 PM
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5 easy ways to curate content on your blog

5 easy ways to curate content on your blog | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it

Content curation is a bit of an art form, and takes some time to perfect. But once you’ve figured out a strategy that works, you’ll have a process in place for regularly finding, compiling and editorializing content your audience will love!


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Angela Ribo's curator insight, July 29, 2015 10:32 AM

I love Scoop-It for content curation.

Mike Allen's curator insight, August 2, 2015 11:11 AM

In order to curate content, you first need to find it. The Internet is teeming with information ripe for curation, but the challenge is finding relevant content in a timely manner.


If you want to be a content marketing ninja, you need to have a system that streamlines your curation process so you spend minutes vs. hours curating and sharing your content your audience is hungry for.

Maurice Bretzfield's curator insight, August 3, 2015 12:15 PM

In order to curate content, you first need to find it. The Internet is teeming with information ripe for curation, but the challenge is finding relevant content in a timely manner.


If you want to be a content marketing ninja, you need to have a system that streamlines your curation process so you spend minutes vs. hours curating and sharing your content your audience is hungry for.

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August 3, 2015 1:25 PM
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9 Laws of Social Media Marketing

9 Laws of Social Media Marketing | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it
Remember how in elementary school science you learned about the physical laws that ordered the universe? And how, once you knew about the underlying rules of energy and matter, the details of a lot of things just made more sense?

Susan Gunelius has applied the idea to social media marketing. She’s asked the question: What are the fundamental laws that underlie everything we do on social media? And how can you understand those laws to better serve your brand?

Here are the laws that Gunelius feels are the building blocks of social media:

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August 3, 2015 1:24 PM
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23 Extraordinary Facebook Advertising Facts

23 Extraordinary Facebook Advertising Facts | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it
Facebook is one of the big movers in paid advertising, but overall the pie is getting bigger as the move from traditional advertising to digital accelerates. According to emarketer By 2017, when US digital display ad expenditure will reach $37.36 billion, Facebook and Twitter together will account for 33.7% of the market, up from 30.2% this year.

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Facebook advertising is not so much un chartered territory anymore. Whether you've experimented with advertising on the biggest social network or not, these are interesting data points that will inspire your next campaign. 


The underlying trend here is that it's getting harder and harder to develop a business' visibility on Facebook without paying. Organic reach has kept declining as Facebook made it clear that the model was prioritizing organic visibility of individuals vs pages. It doesn't mean paying for views and engagement on Facebook is stupid though: with proper optimization - the main one being to adopt a content hub strategy for your social content - you can amplify the visibility you'll buy through ads. 

Jean-Pierre Blanger's curator insight, August 1, 2015 10:29 AM

Facebook advertising is not so much un chartered territory anymore. Whether you've experimented with advertising on the biggest social network or not, these are interesting data points that will inspire your next campaign. 

 

The underlying trend here is that it's getting harder and harder to develop a business' visibility on Facebook without paying. Organic reach has kept declining as Facebook made it clear that the model was prioritizing organic visibility of individuals vs pages. It doesn't mean paying for views and engagement on Facebook is stupid though: with proper optimization - the main one being to adopt a content hub strategy for your social content - you can amplify the visibility you'll buy through ads. 

Katerina S's curator insight, August 2, 2015 6:20 AM

Facebook advertising is not so much un chartered territory anymore. Whether you've experimented with advertising on the biggest social network or not, these are interesting data points that will inspire your next campaign. 

 

The underlying trend here is that it's getting harder and harder to develop a business' visibility on Facebook without paying. Organic reach has kept declining as Facebook made it clear that the model was prioritizing organic visibility of individuals vs pages. It doesn't mean paying for views and engagement on Facebook is stupid though: with proper optimization - the main one being to adopt a content hub strategy for your social content - you can amplify the visibility you'll buy through ads. 

Penelope's curator insight, August 4, 2015 10:31 PM

 

Here's what I like about Facebook advertising for our books: you can get so super targeted that you can narrow down your target audience to the point of talking to Suzie Q in Mobile, Alabama with one child in her living room. You definitely get more bang for your buck that way.

 

Facebook advertising is not so much un chartered territory anymore. Whether you've experimented with advertising on the biggest social network or not, these are interesting data points that will inspire your next campaign. 

 

The underlying trend here is that it's getting harder and harder to develop a business' visibility on Facebook without paying. Organic reach has kept declining as Facebook made it clear that the model was prioritizing organic visibility of individuals vs pages. It doesn't mean paying for views and engagement on Facebook is stupid though: with proper optimization - the main one being to adopt a content hub strategy for your social content - you can amplify the visibility you'll buy through ads. 

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New Data: Should You Include Social Media Icons on Your Homepage?

New Data: Should You Include Social Media Icons on Your Homepage? | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it
Learn what an analysis of 65,000+ websites across 35 industries from domains in the Alexa top million revealed about social media usage on homepages.
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August 3, 2015 1:22 PM
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A 6-Step Guide To Tracking Social Media In Google Analytics

A 6-Step Guide To Tracking Social Media In Google Analytics | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it
Track and measure social media initiatives with Google Analytics to prove the ROI of social media for business.
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July 28, 2015 7:57 AM
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Facebook Is YouTube’s Biggest Threat

Facebook Is YouTube’s Biggest Threat | The Social Media Times | Scoop.it
In the marketing world, video is the undisputed killer medium. The industry’s conventional wisdom is that YouTube has an insurmountable lead in the video advertising market. That conventional wisdom is dead wrong.

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