Denise Wakeman’s latest blog post is titled “Top Ten Social Marketing Articles of 2013”.Wakeman says, “As the end of another year approaches, it’s common to look back to see what you’ve accomplished and body of digital content you’ve created. If you blog on a regular basis, you’ll see how much content you’ve published. It’s a good exercise for finding trends and learning about your readers.I spent some time looking over the social marketing articles my guest bloggers and I have published in 2013. I looked at traffic, comments and social shares to determinethe top ten blog... [...]

The latest article on  ‘Marketing Land’ is titled “IAB: At $10.7 Billion, Another Record Breaking Quarter For U.S. Digital Ad Revenues In Q3 2013”.Ginny Marvin says, “According to IAB’s top line report issued today, U.S. digital ad revenues increased by 15 percent year-over-year in the third quarter of 2013 to hit $10.69 billion. The Q3 revenues represent an increase of 4.2 percent from Q2 2013, which came in at $10.26 billion.After clearing roughly $20 billion in the first half of 2013, the Q3 numbers put digital ad spending in the U.S. on track to top $40... [...]

The latest ‘Web Marketing Today’ blog post is titled “Understanding Recent Changes to Gmail”.Pamella Neely says, “Here are 10 New Year’s web-analytics resolutions for smaller businesses.1. Make Sure Tracking Code Is CurrentIf you have already installed tracking code, make sure the tags (i.e., code snippets) that power your analytics tools are up to date. On occasion, the code snippets change to support new functionality, such as customer demographic data in Google Analytics. Make sure you’re tracking the most information possible, especially if it’s critical information like... [...]

The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “23 Tools to Optimize WordPress for Search & Conversions”.Arun Sivashankaran says, “WordPress has revolutionized the way bloggers and businesses create websites, publish content, and build a cohesive online presence. Because this platform makes it so much faster, easier, and cheaper to put up a website, there are a lot more blogs and websites for you to compete with these days. That’s why it’s vital for you to optimize your site as much as possible, so you can increase conversion rates and boost traffic.Use... [...]

Gail Trahd’s latest ‘PLR Health Wizard’ blog post is titled “Graphics, Images and Pictures – Oh My!”.Gail says, “Did you know that today graphics are just as important as great copywriting? You can grab the attention of a reader with great graphics and bring it home with great content. But how in the world do you get great graphics for every post without paying and paying and paying? Here is a resource that is point, click and have fun!”.Graphics, Images and Pictures – Oh My!PLR Health Wizard Blog*This blog post was submitted by Gail Trahd. [...]

The latest post on ‘Copyblogger’ Blog is titled “2014: The Year of the Rainmaker”.Brian Clark says, “A year ago almost to the day, I wrote 2013: The Year of the Online Writer. The basic premise was that we had reached a tipping point. Companies of all sizes that wanted to succeed now knew that:Content is what people want.Content is what people share.Content is what makes buying decisions happen.Those realizations, in turn, require great content creators. Notably, great writers.This coming year will continue the trend, with an added twist“.2014: The Year of the Rainmaker‘Copyblogger’... [...]

The latest article on  ‘Marketing Land’ is titled “A Look Back On 2013 In Digital Marketing”.Kevin Lindsay says, “This year was all over the map in terms of consumer optimization and conversion trends. Crowdfunding was propelled into the next stratosphere and mobile maximized every moment in our lives, while apps and couch commerce exploded, thanks in part to a semi-restored global economy that gave billions even more disposable income to toss around — and shifted emerging markets to the (almost) top of the buying food chain“.A Look Back On 2013 In Digital... [...]

The latest article on ‘The Forrester Blog’ is titled “The Data Digest: Online Video Aavertising”.Reineke Reitsma says, “This week, Facebook announced its rollout of auto-play advertising videos – starting with a teaser for the upcoming movie Divergent. The video ads automatically start playing, without sound, when they appear. Users can click on the video to view it with sound or scroll past it if they aren’t interested.Video definitely has the future. In a blog post by my colleague Michael O’Grady last year, he revealed that video was the fastest-growing digital... [...]

Shawn Collins’ latest blog post is titled “Last Chance to Register for Affiliate Summit West 2014”.Collins Says, “Affiliate Summit West 2014 passes are just about gone – it looks like we’ll be sold out as early as Christmas day.Affiliate Summit West 2014 is taking place January 12-14, 2014 at Paris Las Vegas.This three day conference includes an exhibit hall with merchants, vendors, and networks, as well as multiple tracks of educational sessions covering the latest trends and information from affiliate marketing experts.The keynotes for Affiliate Summit West 2014 will be... [...]

IM NewsWatch has warned of the dangers of using graphics without proper permission. The risks to your business and your bank account are tremendous. Many copyright owners are only too happy to sue when their rights are violated.This problem can occur with artist-created graphics, with music, and it also can occur with photos. The temptation is strong; you want a good image to illustrate your message, and it’s so hard to find a good one without paying a hefty fee, so you are wondering whether, just this once, you could use a copyrighted picture.Don’t do it. It’s wrong; it’s... [...]