March 2022 / 398 posts found
Social Media Marketing: The Ultimate Guide
When it comes to social media, marketers’ top goals are advertising their products/services and increasing their brand awareness, according to 2021 HubSpot Blog Research. However, many brands struggle with creating engaging content and reaching their target audience. With social media playing such an important role at the top of the funnel, let’s dive into all things social media marketing – what it is, its benefits, and how to actually build a social media marketing strategy that’ll work for your specific business. Social media marketing is all about meeting your target audience and customers where they are and as they socially […]
Foreign Phrases In Your Novel – Never Use Google Translate
It’s often a temptation to use foreign phrases in a novel to add authenticity. If you set your story in Paris, for example, adding some dialogue in French might seem like a good idea. However, there are some traps that you can fall into that could have a negative effect on your readers. When you are considering using foreign expressions or phrases, you need to take a little extra care. Will readers understand foreign phrases? You might think it’s a great idea to use a sentence in another language. But are you sure that your readers will understand what it […]
Is It Time to Refresh Your Website?
A website is one of the critical things that represent your company. It might be one of the first places where the customer or other businesses know your product or service. There are a lot of advantages to having a website. For example, the website is accessible for customers at any time and place. During … The post Is It Time to Refresh Your Website? appeared first on Digital Agency Network.
Top Affiliate Marketing Agencies in 2022
Affiliate marketing agencies are nowadays’ game-changers. These agencies help you enhance online traffic and improve conversions. According to Business Insider’s report, nearly 15% of the digital media sector income comes from affiliate marketing. This sector is fast-growing, and you should work with the top affiliate marketing agencies not to fall behind. First, let’s explore what … The post Top Affiliate Marketing Agencies in 2022 appeared first on Digital Agency Network.
B2B Marketing News: Enterprise Content Marketing Study, Google’s New Ads Features, LinkedIn’s Spark Event, & Instagram’s Expanded Creator Tags
Here’s What B2B Marketers Want Out of Their Content Efforts 91 percent of B2B marketers view creating brand awareness as the primary purpose of content marketing efforts, according to recently-released survey data of interest to digital marketers. The study also showed that 85 percent viewed generating demand and leads as a top purpose of content marketing, while 81 percent pointed to building trust and brand credibility. MarketingCharts [bctt tweet=”“Building brand awareness fills up the top of your funnel by making sure that relevant people know about your brand. One of the best ways to do so is by creating and […]
Google Acquires Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant via @sejournal, @martinibuster
In a sign of the critical importance of cybersecurity for all businesses, Google Cloud announces acquisition of cybersecurity firm Mandiant The post Google Acquires Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
SEO For Membership Sites: Getting Around The Paywall via @sejournal, @ChuckPrice518
Can paywalls and SEO coexist? Balancing free and premium content for SEO is tough, but it’s possible for paywalled content to rank in organic search. The post SEO For Membership Sites: Getting Around The Paywall appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Plot Twist Story Prompts: Shock to the System
Plot twist story prompts aren’t meant for the beginning or the end of stories. Rather, they’re for forcing big and small turns in the anticipated trajectory of a story. This is to make it more interesting for the readers and writers alike. Each week, I’ll provide a new prompt to help twist your story. Find last week’s prompt, Unexpected Mission, here. Plot Twist Story Prompts: Shock to the System For today’s prompt, send a dramatic shockwave through your story. What that shockwave is can be dramatically different depending upon the circumstances of the world your characters live in. For instance, […]
10 Myths of Writing About Crime
So, you wanna be a crime writer? (Ron Franscell: On the Secret to His Writing Success) Between your gullibility, urban legends, and Hollywood, you’ve swallowed a lot of, um, bunk about crime, cops, and courts. You’ve consumed so much crapola that I’m surprised you aren’t already on Ducky’s slab. Fabrications, fables, and fairy tales about forensics and felonious foolishness (not to mention wrongful alliteration) abound. You’ve probably accepted them as gospel since the first season of “Starsky and Hutch.” So whether you intend to write the Great American Crime Novel or a true crime that actually rings true, you should […]
Schema Markup: Is It A Google Ranking Factor? via @sejournal, @mirandalmwrites
Does applying schema markup to your webpages help them rank higher in Google Search? The post Schema Markup: Is It A Google Ranking Factor? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.