Rebecca Lieb

14 Social Media Blogs We Love (& Why You Should Too!)

Posted by Heidi Cohen on February 14, 2013 in Blogging, Social Media | 16 Comments

It’s Valentine’s Day when we celebrate romance and who’s more romantic than a blogger? They share their enthusiasm, knowledge and emotions regularly without expectation of compensation. In the spirit of romance we celebrate fourteen of the social media blogs we love and the bloggers behind them in alphabetical order.

Tags: Altimeter, Boost Blog Traffic, Brian Clark, Brian Solis, Cindy King, Convince and Convert, Copyblogger, Darren Rowse, Derek Halperin, Glenn Allsopp, Jason Falls, Jay Baer, Jeff Bullas, Jon Morrow, Jonah Berger, Kikilani, Kristi Hines, Lee Odden, Marcus Sheridan, Margie Clayman, mari smith, Mike Stelzner, Neil Patel, problogger, Quick SProut, Rebecca Lieb, Social Media Examiner, Social Media Explorer, The Sales Lion, Viperchill

2013 Extreme Marketing Predicitions

Posted by Heidi Cohen on January 2, 2013 in Content Marketing, Marketing, Social Media | 6 Comments

Before we dive into the ho-hum forecasts of 2013, here are extreme predictions that go beyond the conventional trends of the past few years. The goal is to capture the thinking of marketing experts that can be conveyed via a smartphone. We started this tradition last year with twenty-four experts giving their 2012 predictions. Here are the extreme predictions of nineteen marketing experts, a majority of whom have contributed useful books on the range of marketing topics. Source: Heidi Cohen’s Actionable Marketing Blog

Tags: Ann Handly, CC Chapman, content marketing, Daina Middleton, Dave Kerpen, David Berkowitz, Gini Dietrich, Heidi Cohen, Jeff Hansen, Joe Pulizzi, Jon Mandell, Margie Clayman, Michael Stelzner, Mobile, Peter Shankman, Rebecca Lieb, Ric Dragon, Shari Thurow, Todd Wheatland

2012′s Biggest Marketing Break Throughs

Posted by Heidi Cohen on December 26, 2012 in Marketing, Mobile | 2 Comments

2012 was an evolutionary year for marketing. Trends that had been growing outside of the main focus of social media, search and digital moved to the center of marketing driven by the expanded offering and ownership of smartphones, tablets and other content consuming devices. Here’s what stood out for eighteen marketing experts. Source: Heidi Cohen’s Actionable Marketing Blog

Tags: Angie Schottmuller, Ann Handly, CC Chapman, content marketing, Daina Middleton, Dave Kerpen, David Berkowitz, Gini Dietrich, Jeff Hansen, Joe Pulizzi, Jon Mandell, Margie Clayman, Michael Stelzner, Mobile, Peter Shankman, Rebecca Lieb, Ric Dragon, Shari Thurow, smartphone, Tablet, Todd Wheatland

2012′s Biggest Marketing Surprises

Posted by Heidi Cohen on December 20, 2012 in Content Marketing, Marketing, Social Media | 2 Comments

Regardless of how well you plan, every year has a few surprises that catch you while you weren’t paying attention.

Here is what nineteen experts reveal was their biggest surprise in the marketing sphere this past year.

Tags: Angie Schottmuller, Ann Handly, CC Chapman, Daina Middleton, Dave Kerpen, David Berkowitz, Gini Dietrich, Jeff Hansen, Jeffrey L. Cohen, Joe Pulizzi, Jon Mandell, Margie Clayman, Michael Stelzner, Peter Shankman, Rebecca Lieb, Ric Dragon, Shari Thurow, Todd Wheatland

Content Marketing: 15 Top Search Optimization Tips

Posted by Heidi Cohen on May 30, 2012 in Content Marketing | 1 Comment

Content marketing and search optimization are intricately interwoven. Content provides context to better understand products and services. Going beyond text descriptions, it answers consumers’ questions at every step of the purchase process. Great content enriches your audience persuading them to choose your firm’s product through a variety of different formats and keywords. Sixteen experts give their advice for leveraging content marketing to support your search optimization plans. Source: Heidi Cohen’s Actionable Marketing Blog

Tags: Eric Enge, Greg Jarboe, Heidi Cohen, Jeffrey L. Cohen, John Biggs, Kipp Bodner, Lisa Buyer, Marc Engelsman, mikstake, Nick Stamoulis, Paul Roetzer, Performics, Rebecca Lieb, Ric Dragon, Riverside Marketing Strategies, Ron Jones, Search, search optimization, SEO, Shari Thurow, smartphone, Social Marketology, Tablet, The Art of SEO, The B2B Social Media Book, The Marketing Agency Insider, The Truth About SEarch Engine Optimization, Thom Craver, YouTube Marketing An Hour A Day

The Biggest Search Optimization Mistake Marketers Make

Posted by Heidi Cohen on May 15, 2012 in Actionable Marketing 101, Content Marketing | 1 Comment

Search optimization is a critical component of every marketing plan because it extends the reach of online and offline content and interactions. [Here's some SEO tips to start.] Search engines are where consumers go to get their questions answered 24/7 via computers, smartphones and tablets. To help, here are the suggestions of fifteen search optimization experts with a variety of different approaches to optimizing for search .

Mobile Search: 15 SEO Experts Give Their Advice [Research]

Posted by Heidi Cohen on May 1, 2012 in Mobile | 2 Comments

Attracting customers while they're on the go

Mobile search is an integral part of any mobile marketing strategy with steady growth of smartphones and tablets. Use mobile search to ensure prospects and customers can find you when they actively look for you when they’re on-the-go. (Here’s some more mobile shopping data you need now!] Here’s advice from fifteen SEO experts regarding how to optimize you mobile search strategy. Your top priority for mobile should be to have a mobile optimized version of your website.

Tags: Eric Enge, Greg Jarboe, Heidi Cohen, Jeffrey L. Cohen, John Biggs, Kipp Bodner, Lisa Buyer, Marc Engelsman, Nick Stamoulis, Paul Roetzer, Performics, Rebecca Lieb, Ric Dragon, Riverside Marketing Strategies, Ron Jones, Search, search optimization, SEO, Shari Thurow, smartphone, Social Marketology, Tablet, The Art of SEO, The B2B Social Media Book, The Marketing Agency Insider, The Truth About SEarch Engine Optimization, Thom Craver, YouTube Marketing An Hour A Day

15 SEO Experts Give Their Best Social MediaTips

Posted by Heidi Cohen on April 24, 2012 in Social Media | 9 Comments

Social media plays an important role in search. Therefore, marketers should ensure that their social media marketing is optimized for their key search terms. Here are fifteen search experts’ recommendations for social media.

Tags: Eric Enge, Greg Jarboe, Heidi Cohen, Jeffrey L. Cohen, John Biggs, Kipp Bodner, Lee Odden, Lisa Buyer, Marc Engelsman, Nick Stamoulis, Paul Roetzer, Rebecca Lieb, Ric Dragon, Riverside Marketing Strategies, Ron Jones, Search, search optimization, SEO, Shari Thurow, Social Marketology, The Art of SEO, The B2B Social Media Book, The Marketing Agency Insider, The Truth About SEarch Engine Optimization, YouTube Marketing An Hour A Day

15 SEO Experts Give Their Best Tips For Blogging

Posted by Heidi Cohen on April 17, 2012 in Blogging | 15 Comments

Search engine optimization (aka SEO) and blogs are intricately intertwined. By their nature, blogs are attractive to search engines. Here’s what 15 SEO experts recommend for maximizing your blog’s search optimization. Source: Heidi Cohen’s Actionable Marketing Blog.

Tags: Bloggers Boot Camp, Charlie White, Content Makreting, Eric Enge, Greg Jarboe, Heidi Cohen, Jeffrey L. Cohen, John Biggs, Kipp Bodner, Marc Engelsman, Nick Stamoulis, Paul Roetzer, Rebecca Lieb, Ric Dragon, Riverside Marketing Strategies, Ron Jones, search optimization, SEO, Shari Thurow, Social Marketology, The Art of SEO, The B2B Social Media Book, The Marketing Agency Insider, The Truth About SEarch Engine Optimization, YouTube Marketing An Hour A Day

Content Marketing Grows Up [Altimeter Research]

Posted by Heidi Cohen on February 22, 2012 in Content Marketing | 5 Comments

Content marketing is a pull strategy that draws customers in as marketers move from short advertising messages to longer narratives. In Altimeter’s latest research report by Rebecca Lieb, author of Content Marketing: Think Like a Publisher – How to Use Content to Market Online and in Social Media (affiliate link), content marketing is defined as “a term that refers to the creation and sharing of content for marketing purposes. On the path to becoming a publisher, content marketing organizations, even those determined to change, face the following four stumbling blocks according to Lieb. Here they are along with my actionable content marketing tips.

Tags: Actionable Content Marketing Tips, Altimeter, Rebecca Lieb, Research

27 Marketing Wishes for 2012

Posted by Heidi Cohen on January 12, 2012 in Marketing | 2 Comments

Want insight into how marketers think? To find out, I asked twenty-seven marketing experts across a range of specialties what their wish was for 2012. While it sounds like an easy question to answer, I was surprised by the responses. Read these twenty-seven marketing wishes for 2012 and you’ll discover marketers are eternal optimists as well as learn where their frustrations lie.

Tags: 2012, Angie Schottmuller, Ann Hanley, BL Ochman, Brian Rice, Cathy Halligan, Dave Kerpen, Deborah Weinstein, Greg Jarboe, Heidi Cohen, Howard Greensteinn, Jeanniey Mullen, Jim Siegel, Jim Sterne, Lisa Buyer, Luke Brynley-Jones, Margie Clayman, Mark Schafer, Marketing Forecast, Matt Blumberg, Matt Fioretta, Michael Pinto, Peggu Fitzgerald, Rebecca Lieb, Rick Dragon, Sally Falkow, Sam Decker, Sam Fiorella, WIlliam J. ward

2012 Extreme Marketing Predictions

Posted by Heidi Cohen on January 9, 2012 in Marketing | 23 Comments

While many marketing experts, myself included, use the beginning of the year to give their predictions for the coming year, they often stay close to the mainstream currents. To get beyond the conventional forecasts, I asked a group of leading marketers across a range of expertise for their most extreme marketing prediction for 2012. Their responses are a quick roundup that could be conveyed on a smartphone. Here are 24 extreme marketing forecasts that take a look inside the minds of some marketing leaders.