At PR Meets Marketing- not on my blogroll but soon about to be – is a great piece on using Wordtracker to isolate keywords. Wordtracker is the big daddy of SEO keyword analysis. I can’t say it better than Wordtracker themselves, so here’s a blatant copy of their, ummm, copy: Wordtracker’s suggestions are based on [...]
Archive | July, 2007
Piss-poor press releases: a remedy
I’ve been meaning to post about Wadds’ Tech PR Blog for the past two days but haven’t been able to. I think it’s a great idea for an intern to go through press releases and figure out what’s going on with them. The findings confirm what I think I already know: there are certain words – [...]
It’s King Kong vs Godzilla
Today, a fantastic battle of egos: the Scobleizer vs the Guru. First, usability expert (let’s forget guru) Jakob Nielsen issues a seemingly innocuous article – note, doesn’t ‘post’ – about how shallow blog postings really add no value, particularly in B2B comms. Nielsen doesn’t run a blog. Someone else does it for him, kind of. [...]
Bad communication, good communication: now you see it, now you don’t
At ….the world’s leading…., I just commented on copy quite correctly entitled ‘Meaningless tripe.’ The copy was indeed meaningless and tripe. It reminded me of one of my intentions when setting up this blog: to draw attention to bad and good communication alike. Communication is like design in that you only notice it when it’s done badly. [...]
Hello Goodbye – new additions to the blogroll and one removal?
It’s been brought to my attention that I’d missed a prime PR blog - PR Disasters. I really cannot think how this happened because I’ve commented on this superb blog before and it deserves to be read. So, it’s in (see PR Links to the left and PR feed to the right), and will be included [...]
Great holiday reading material – The Long Tail
There’s nothing like a good holiday for a good read. On mentioning I was looking for reading material, a colleague thrust a copy of The Long Tail into my sweaty palm. It’s a revelation. I know it’s easy to get excited by these things – especially when you come to them late, like I have, [...]
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- Ian Green: PR still doesn't get social media Ian Green
- Spinning Around: THE UK'S TOP MARKETING WEBLOGS James Gordon-macintosh
- Spinning Around: THE UK'S TOP MARKETING WEBLOGS James Gordon-macintosh
- Spinning Around: THE UK'S TOP MARKETING WEBLOGS James Gordon-macintosh
- Visible Banking: Visible Banking Twitter Watch #2 - 25443 followers ... Christophe
Social spume
- Connected Consumer Series Spotlights The Five Most Pressing Topics In RetailThe continued evolution of the cross-channel shopper has compelled retailers to rethink their engagement strategies, as well as front- and back-end processes. Retail industry analysts continually report developing trends in mobile, social media, store operations, CRM and BI, among other topics. With this influx of new strategies and information, merchants ar […]alicia@gthreecom.com (Alicia Fiorletta)
- Pinterest Raising $120 Million to Fund International Expansion [REPORT]Pinterest is raising $120 million in a funding round expected to be announced Thursday or Friday morning, according to multiple sources. The investment, Pinterest’s third, places the two-year-old social bookmarking site’s valuation in the range of $1 billion to $1.5 billion. AllThingsD reports that Japanese commerce giant Raukten is leading the round with a […]Lauren Indvik
- Fab.com Shares What Facebook Friends Are BuyingEcommerce shop Fab.com is an industry game changer, deeply integrating social media into its unique way of selling tech gadgets, tailored dresses, innovative kitchenware and extraordinary home decor. Fab.com rolled out a website redesign, called Fab 3.0, introducing new social shopping features on Wednesday. Updates include a Facebook integration that create […]Joann Pan
- Create a Designer Room With New Site ‘Project Decor’The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Project Decor Quick Pitch: A home decorating platform where users can browse and buy items. Genius Idea: Interactive design boards let users upload p […]Kate Freeman
- Couple Dead After Bad Cellphone Connection Foils Chance of Rescue [VIDEO]A couple whose car fell down an embankment in the Catskill Mountains tried to make rescue calls on their cellphone but shoddy reception prevented help from reaching them in time. Arthur and Madeleine Morris’ car was stuck when it fell down an embankment near their driveway of their vacation home. Five times they tried to call 911, their son and a neighbor, b […]Kate Freeman
- Is Total Gadget Immersion Good or Bad for Kids? [INFOGRAPHIC]Gadgets such as smartphones and tablets are becoming more and more embedded in kids’ lives. From middle schoolers with smartphones to babies who are comfortable with an iPad but can’t work a magazine, many children today grow up as true digital natives. And parents are catching on that gadgets can help control and distract their little rugrats. According to […]Sam Laird
- NFL Prospect Ignites Controversy With Concussion TweetFormer Ohio State linebacker Andrew Sweat has a real shot at the NFL, if he wants it. But Sweat won’t risk head trauma by living out the dream of millions of kids across America — and he used Twitter to confirm his decision not to chase an NFL contract. The Columbus Dispatch originally reported that Sweat told the paper his choice on Friday in a text message […]Sam Laird
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