Earlier this week I gave a presentation on the intersection of SEO, online PR and social media to a great mix of people (mostly agencies) at a SEMPO Arizona event. The SEO/PR/Social topic is an interesting mix due to the convergence that’s been happening over the past 2-3 years and of course, because it’s the essence of what we’ve been doing at To  More...
Venture Capital investor Fred Wilson talks about what he's learned from both marriage and business about building relationships.  More...
No matter what you do for a living, there’s always an incentive to make more money. Maybe you’re trying to pay off credit card bills, save up for something special, or have a little cushion should something unexpected happen in your life. It used to be that if you needed to make a bit of extra cash, you needed to pick up a second job, like bussing  More...
Your home page may be beautiful but it's likely that as many as 1/2 of your site visitors never see it! To improve your sales online, optimize "beyond the homepage" to help customers more quickly find what they want. This short article offers 4 easy tips for improving your site's sales conversion by optimizing non-home page landing strateg  More...
I’ve been struck by the recent proliferation of audio microblogging or micropodcasting (or micro audioblogging?) apps out there. In addition to Jott (read one of our reviews) and Utterli, there is now Trottr, Chirbit and AudioBoo, just to name a few. While micropodcasting hasn’t yet taken off in the way Twitter has (what has?), I really do see the  More...
Taking qualification out of sales people's hand and holding them accountable for quantifying improves sales, as long as marketing steps up and does do proper qualifying of leads.  More...
Oh dear, the tech revolution. It sounds so scary if you’re not on board already. What can you do to make sure your business takes advantage of the technology that is constantly improving around you?  More...
Yet every industry and every organization has people who simply do not produce work in the quality that they are capable of providing. That can create costly problems for a manager. Let’s debunk some motivational myths.  More...
Business owners and marketers are seeking ways in which they can designate specific targets for campaigns, increase customer response, and carefully track the results of every campaign in order to maximize ROI. Mobile Marketing provides the ability to achieve all of these goals. Below are some of the top benefits of utilizing Mobile Marketing to  More...
SEO is not as complex as consultants like to pretend. In fact, you can implement basic Search Engine Optimization strategies yourself and for FREE. This article shares the 3 key tactics for SEO success: keyword selection, placement, and back links using anchor text. Read it and profit!  More...
With all the social media tools available today for online marketing, promoting your web site can be overwhelming. You need to know where to start! The #1 strategy for online marketing today is blogging. Scott Fox, social media expert and author of e-Riches 2.0 details the 8 reasons that a blog is your best place to start building your online  More...
Not many in the Search Engine Optimization game would argue that link building isn’t tactical. The problem is, approaching link building as an end goal and tactically, is very much like a hamster running in it’s cage. That’s what many mechanical SEO consultants do: Chase links one by one or get creative with link bait to attract an influx of link  More...
Are you thinking about launching a new business? Do you have some new product or service you want to sell? Are you pretty sure the product or service will be a big hit if you can get enough money to get started, or get the time and resources together to add it to your existing offerings?  More...
There are choices for businesses who want to make the smart investment, invest in their employees' health and healthcare, to createa sustainable brand. Here's a description of some of them.  More...