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  • Top 50 Websites: CareerBuilder Joins Ranking, Netflix Surges

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    Yahoo Sites comprised the top-ranked Web property in April 2011 with 187.4 million visitors, followed by Microsoft Sites with 178.9 million and Google Sites with 175.9 million, according to comScore Media Metrix service. CareerBuilder captured a spot on the top 50 ranking for the first time in April, at No. 43, while Netflix jumped six spots to No. 36, attracting 28.6 million visitors during the month.

  • The Convergence of Search and Social Media

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    The ever-increasing interdependence between search and social media should be viewed as an opportunity rather than a threat. Learn how to use both strategically, and boost your marketing effectiveness.

  • Two-thirds of Enterprises to Deploy iPads, Tablets by 2012

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    More than two-thirds of companies (68%) plan to formally deploy iPads or other tablet computers by 2012, with sales force automation applications, particularly cloud-based systems, a key driver of that adoption, according to a survey from Model Metrics.

  • Snow White and the Seven Online Marketing Sins

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    If children learn from fairy tale characters and their actions, online marketers can learn to evaluate and improve their online campaigns—and end up with a much healthier ROI—from fairy tale antics, too.

  • Small Business Owners Working Harder, but Happy

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    More than three-quarters of US microbusiness owners say they are very (42%) or extremely (35%) happy to work for themselves, according to Vistaprint's newly launched Small Business Happiness Index, which tracks the pulse of US microbusinesses. Moreover, 35% say they wouldn't even consider working for someone else.

  • Knowing Where You Stand After a Tradeshow

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    Do you know where you stand after a tradeshow? Research suggests that very few companies measure the tradeshow results that have a direct impact on funding and strategy. Gain insight and close leads with these tips on collecting, analyzing, and applying tradeshow data.

  • Mobile Email Viewing Up 80%, Highest Toward Weekend

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    Though most email is still read via webmail channels, some 16% of email messages were viewed via mobile device in March 2011, up 80% (7 percentage points) from 9% six months earlier, according to study by Return Path. Such mobile activity occurred steadily during the early part of the week, with increased activity beginning on Thursday into the weekend.

  • Is Social Media a Waste of Time and Money for B2B?

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    Though no one can deny the explosive popularity of social media, some hard-core justifications for its B2B use have yet to be laid out. Consider these four points before leaving social media out of your B2B marketing strategy.

  • Small Business Marketing: Social Surging, Email Still Most Effective

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    Though the use of social media among the nation's smallest businesses surged in 2010—a trend likely to continue in 2011—email and brand websites are still the two most effective marketing tools for small businesses, according to a survey from Constant Contact.

  • Do You Really Know Your Customers? Marketing to a Rapidly Diversifying Population

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    The 2010 census results will be released this summer, and marketers should expect major demographic shifts. To cope with these changes, I recommend adopting three approaches for your email, mobile, and social marketing.

  • Marketers to Boost Spending on Virtual Events

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    Fully six in ten marketers (60%) say they plan to increase spending on virtual events and environments in 2011, while 42% plan to decrease spending on physical conferences and tradeshows during the year, according to a survey from Unisfair.

  • Four Facets of Strategic Storytelling

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    The corporate community has recently recognized the potency of using storytelling strategically—to position brands, transform business, and engage and align employees. Here are four distinguishing facets of strategic storytelling that'll help you better understand what it is and how it works.

  • Email and Search Still Sway Most Online Buyers

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    Email and search marketing still have the greatest influence on consumers' online buying behaviors, whereas social media, though it generates awareness, is rarely associated with direct revenue, according to a study by Forrester Research and GSI Commerce.

  • The Price of Chasing the Next Shiny Toy

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    Marketers tend to race headlong, hell-bent after the next shiny toy. But at what price? I'd suggest at the price of our credibility. Here are five things to consider before racing to deploy the next new shiny toy.

  • Memorial Day Emails Drive Highest Holiday Transactions

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    Emails campaigns sent on Memorial Day are more successful at engaging audiences, driving higher transaction rates than other holiday-related mailings, including those sent on Valentine's Day, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday, according to a study by Experian CheetahMail.

  • Data Doesn't Always Equal Intelligence

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    New tools are popping up each day to help marketers collect an abundance of data, but that data doesn't always translate to insight, let alone intelligence. Learn how to make the most of your time—and your data.

  • Facebook Driving Traffic to News Websites

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    Although Google is still the most important source of referred traffic to major news websites, Facebook is growing in importance, driving as much as 8% of total visits to some websites, according to a study by the Pew Research Center.

  • Bridge the Website Analytics Gap With Dynamic Telephone Number Insertion

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    With any lead-based online marketing campaign, it's important to track the sources of your leads. Learn how a new technology, Dynamic Telephone Number Insertion (DTNI), can track website leads based on incoming sales calls—and how it falls short.

  • Apple Tops Google as World's Most Valuable Brand

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    Apple surpassed Google to become the world's most valuable brand in 2011, according to the BrandZ ranking of the 100 most valuable global brands from Millward Brown. Facebook joined the Top 100 for first time, at No. 35, surging 246% in brand value from the previous year.

  • Despicable Them: Rising Above a Rotten Reputation

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    Guilty by association. That's a tough place to start when trying to launch a new brand. Learn how AIA, the nation's largest and oldest network of bail bond agents, rose above an undeserved reputation in no time.