Posts Tagged ‘google’
Who Said That?
Here are the new and noteworthy blog posts from this week!
- 3 Creative Ways to Spread Content to People On the Go (HubSpot). If you’re using web content as part of your marketing strategy, it’s important to use a delivery mechanism that makes it easy for people to respond to you. Read this quick post for examples.
- Businesses on Facebook Need to Include Their Location (WebProNews). Do you have a Facebook business page? If so, make sure you’ve added your location so as not to lose followers. This article explains how it works.
- 5 Filters Everybody Should Use In Their AdWords Account (Search Engine Watch). If you’re spending money on Google AdWords, read this article to see how you might be able to increase your ROI.
- Google+ Business Accounts: What Can You Expect? (Social Media Today). A good preview of what’s to come for businesses on Google+.
- Building of SEO Strategy for Small Business Sites (Search Engine Journal). Are you planning to hire an SEO firm? Read this article for an explanation of SEO concepts and to get an idea of how it works.
Who Said That?
Here are the interesting and relevant blog posts from this week!
Google Analytics now tracking page load speed (Google Analytics blog). This new feature will help webmasters identify issues with web pages taking too long to load. Page load times are becoming more critical as the number of web sites increases and attention spans shorten.
QR codes use on the rise (WebProNews). Marketers are harvesting hyper-targeted demographic data from watching how users interact with QR codes.
5 Ways Google Could Break Into Social (SearchEngineWatch). Interesting speculations about Google’s next moves. I’m still not convinced that “+1″ is going anywhere.
How to Hire an Employee (Erica Douglass). Good tips for entrepreneurs and small business owners on how to select and hire the right person for the job. Particularly relevant to small businesses with limited funds who can’t afford to hire the wrong person.
How People Watched the Royal Wedding (GigaOM). In case you haven’t had your fill of the Royal Wedding yet, this is an interesting infographic that shows a different view of the different social media channels and how they play a role in news distribution.
Video: The Google Job Experiment
To some, Alex Brownstein might be conniving, but to most, he’s a genius.
Before Brownstein landed his current gig at Young & Rubicam New York, the copywriter purchased Google ad words for $6 and played to the egos of the creative directors: Gerry Graf, David Droga, Tony Granger, Ian Reichenthal and Scott Vitrone.
He wound up getting the top spot for around $0.10 per click, which led to a series of interviews and finally a brand new, cushy job. To read more about Brownstein and his antics, click here or just watch the video below.
(Agency Spy via simplyZesty)
