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  • More SMBs Use Online Media Than Traditional

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    For the first time, the number of small and medium-sized businesses using digital/online media has surpassed the number using traditional media, according to the Kelsey Group.

  • Smartphones to Overtake Other Mobile by 2012

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    Smartphone units sold worldwide in 2009 will grow 14.5% from 2008 levels, according to a forecast by Infonetics.

  • Social Media Users Open to Branding, Marketing

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    Consumers flock daily to social media sites to keep in touch with friends and family, but they are also keen to buy from brands that they have seen on these sites, according to new research from Performics and ROI Research.

  • Is Murdoch Going Off the Grid?

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    Google and other sites may soon be prevented from searching and indexing News Corp. content, Rupert Murdoch recently said. Whether content can live (profitably) off the Google grid remains to be seen.

  • Americans Altering Attitudes About Money

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    As a result of the financial crisis, Americans have permanently changed their attitudes toward saving money and are more focused on paying down debt and controlling finances, according to a recent study by Synovate.

  • Why 70% of Facebook 'Fans' Don't Want Marketing, and What You Can Do About It

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Social Media Marketing

    Most consumers who use Facebook and are a "fan" of a company or brand don't believe they have given those companies permission to market to them; many don't believe marketers are welcome in social networks at all. But here's how companies can connect with fans without turning them off.

  • Eight Ways Marketers Can Benefit From Using Alltop

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    In aggregating and organizing content from top sites around the Internet, Alltop goes a long way toward solving the filtering problem that many of us have. Alltop can be an invaluable tool for marketers. This article shares eight ways that we can benefit from using Alltop.

  • Is Anybody Following Your Thought Leadership? Five Best-Practices

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Writing

    A big part of making market leadership pay off is an ability to convey and promote thought leadership. Thought leadership is the outward expression of market leadership. It conveys your views on where your market-space is heading (or should be heading), and by communicating in that way, you show confidence in your organization and in those views.

  • 22 Cheap or Free Web Usability Tools, Part 2

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    In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the value of usability testing and talked about some testing tools. Here are more reviews of low-cost or no-cost usability tools.

  • Touchscreen Mobile Phone Adoption Growing Rapidly in US

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    Touchscreen mobile phone adoption in the US grew 159% during the past year to 23.8 million users in August 2009, according to a study by comScore.

  • Asia/Pacific Search Volume Hits Record in September

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    Asia/Pacific Internet users conducted 38.6 billion search queries in September 2009, a 33% increase over the previous year, according to comScore data.

  • Newspaper Sites Attract 38% of Internet Users

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    Newspaper websites attracted more than 74 million unique visitors in the third quarter of 2009, accounting for 38% of all Internet users, according to a study conducted by Nielsen Online for the Newspaper Association of America (NAA).

  • Shift to Mobile Web Means Marketing Opportunities

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    As mobile devices mature, consumers are shifting their online search habits away from the desktop toward mobile, and so changing the game for online advertisers and search marketers

  • Politicians Deemed Worst Endorsers

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    Almost two in five (37%) of US adults think politicians are the least credible and persuasive spokespeople for a product.

  • SMBs to Boost Twitter Use for Marketing

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    CONTENT TYPE: Chart | TOPIC: Social Media Marketing

    Some 9% of small and midsize businesses (SMBs) use Twitter to market their business, and 32% of SMBs say they plan to include social media in their marketing mix over the next year.

  • Fall TV Drives Record Online Video Viewing

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    The fall TV season premieres attracted record online viewership in September, with nearly 26 billion videos delivered to 168 million US Internet users during the month.

  • The Three Most Popular Social Networks for Business (and Why You Should Use Them)

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Social Media Marketing

    An ancient proverb states that a "cord of three strands is not easily broken." By way of analogy, I hypothesize that the more individual connections to a particular person you have, the stronger your overall relationship with that person will be. In constructing my social graph (i.e., my network of connections), I build relationships at three sites: LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. In some cases, I have connections with individuals on all three networks. The connectivity usually begins on one network and gradually extends to two or three networks and sometimes more as we get to know each other. It seems logical and natural to continue the relationship cycle, building to sites where we both have a presence. If the "cord of three strands" philosophy is true, what are the top-three social networks for business?

  • Marketing: Beware of 'Outkicking the Coverage'

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    Although football metaphors abound in business, this article explores the idea of "outkicking your coverage," which is when an overly strong player can actually be harmful to a team's performance. "Outkicking" refers to when an exceptional punter kicks the ball so far down the field that the runner for the receiving team, aided by his blockers, actually has a greater chance of gaining precious yardage for the big play. Essentially, the punter has created an opportunity for the competition because his team is unable to be in proper position. How does "outkicking your coverage" apply to business and marketing?

  • Making Your Email 'Social-able'

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    Take a minute and think about the folks with whom you socialize. You may have a professional network (LinkedIn) and a personal network (Facebook). You may tweet for fun or business, or for both—or maybe you just follow some sports figures on Twitter to keep up to date on the latest trade rumors. Regardless of how you use social media, you are using it, and those you socialize with are like-minded folks. What does all that have to do with making your email "social-able?" Everything.

  • Proving ROI for Search-Engine Optimization

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    Search-engine optimization (SEO) provides several return on investment (ROI) measures that can have a positive impact on a company's bottom line far more visibly than most marketing tactics. Yet despite all the potential, and the many SEO success stories, it can still be surprisingly difficult to make a case for investment in this marketing tactic.