Vol. 4 , No. 22     June 1, 2004

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Stephan Spencer
Getting Google to Love Your Web Site: 50 MORE Questions and Answers (Part 2)

What’s the right number of keywords to include in the meta keywords tag? What is the one line of code that you can use to replace a large javascript? What are some of the tools to measure the success of SEO?

Concluding a series begun last week, Stephan shares his answers to 50 *more* key questions about Google. Together, they offer a bounty of information on the ins and outs of Google search.

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Stephen Diorio
Revitalizing Lead Creation: Six Strategies That Work (Part 1)

Many organizations have lost their focus on lead generation because budget-strapped marketers are under "efficiency” pressures to optimize campaign budgets, customer retention and overall marketing ROI.

The problem is that focusing on “efficient growth” does not yield better lead generation. Focus on cost containment and accountability usually yields only marginal gains. Therefore, managers are looking for new ways to grow.

What's a marketer to do? Focus your efforts on the “front end” of the sales and marketing process. Here are six ways you can revitalize lead generation in your own organization.

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Sean D’Souza
The Fundamental Flaw in Creating Your Uniqueness (USP)

“What’s unique about my business?” is not the question. The real question is, “What do I want to do in my business that’s different from everyone else?” In other words, what's your dream for your customer?

Finding your unique selling proposition might be a case of simply answering the right question.

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A Note to Readers

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Greetings, discerning readers!

And welcome to another action-packed issue of MarketingProfs.

This week, Stephan Spencer continues his missive on Google with the second half of the popular “Getting Google to Love Your Web Site: 50 MORE Questions and Answers.”

Please note: This article is available only to paid Premium or Preferred members, a fact which I hope is a bit clearer thanks to a email exchange I had last week with articulate MProfs reader Miriam Richardson.

Miriam suggested that we more obviously flag the Premium piece for our paid subscribers in the text of the newsletter itself, and at the same time make it easier for non-paid subscribers to get the skinny on trading up to a Preferred or Premium membership.

I hope those of you who are not paid subscribers will consider upgrading your MarketingProfs membership. It’s a bargain when you think of it this way: How much would you pay a consultant to give you the inside scoop on igniting a Google lovefest with your site? I’m sure it would be a skootch more than five bucks a month (for Preferred status; Premium membership is higher).

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P.S. Those of you who enjoy Steve Diorio’s article this week about best practices in lead generation should watch for details of his upcoming MarketingProfs Know-How Seminar. In the online seminar, which is just around the corner on June 15, Diorio will dish out more great stuff on effective strategies to generate demand for your business.

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Dan Herman
Is Al Ries Dangerous to Your Brand?

In the business world’s hall of fame, a special place is reserved for Al Ries. He is without doubt one of the most prominent gurus of strategic thinking.

More than 30 years ago, Ries and partner Jack Trout coined the term “Positioning”—a concept that to this very day shapes marketing and branding all over the world.

Regretfully, Ries’s continued influence today is becoming a considerable danger to successful brand building and brand management. Despite his historic importance, in the current business and marketing realities Al Ries is outdated and limited.

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Meryl K. Evans and Hank Stroll
SWOT Team: Toot Your Own Horn

This week, weigh in with your own two pesos to: What's the best way to secure needed publicity? Join the conversation!

Also this week, read your answers to last week's thorny dilemma: Is the absence of a higher ed degree limiting my career opportunities?

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Michel Neray
What’s Your Essential Message?

Can you communicate what you do in 60 seconds or less?

If you can’t articulate in a compelling manner who you are, what you’re especially good at, and why anyone would want to do business with you, then you are likely losing precious opportunities for networking. Here are three things you can do to help you craft your message in a bite-sized chunk.

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