{"id":997,"date":"2013-01-30T14:33:05","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T14:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aseohosting.com\/blog\/?p=997"},"modified":"2025-02-28T09:35:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T09:35:02","slug":"seo-content-marketing-and-social-media-the-best-of-january-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aseohosting.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/seo-content-marketing-and-social-media-the-best-of-january-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"SEO, Content Marketing, and Social Media: The Best Of January 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first month of what promises to be a year of change in the SEO industry is drawing to a close. As usual, we have for you the content that we have found most interesting, informative, and entertaining during January.<\/p>\n<p>The debate over the value of content marketing seems to be shifting away from straightforward cheer leading or nay saying towards a more nuanced dialogue. We expect that continue as the year progresses, and of course, we&#8217;ll continue to share with you the high-points in the inbound marketing landscape.<\/p><!--more-->\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 180%;\">SEO<\/h1>\n<h2><a class=\"soft-hover-color\" href=\"http:\/\/www.conductor.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/why-executives-should-care-about-seo-and-how-you-can-help-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Executives Should Care About SEO, and How You Can Help Them<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"saved-article clearfix\">\n<p>When I began my career in search marketing, organic search was often times a last minute consideration. It was more of the rule than the exception to have SEO brought in after content had been created and\/or after a website had already been developed. And many times, once the cost of reverse engineering the damage was identified, stakeholders in &#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">PR + SEO When Two Worlds Collide<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"saved-article clearfix\">\n<p>Until recently SEO and PR were regarded as two separate industries \u2013 but the scene has changed and we are now witnessing the coalition of the two. So what has led to this trend?<\/p>\n<p>What is it that those 2 professions are each missing \u2013 leading to the fact that they are now converging? In this post I would like to give you an understanding of these colliding worlds as well as some early adopter examples and their motivations for &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a class=\"soft-hover-color\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bloggertrix.com\/2013\/01\/lsi-keywords-for-seo-importance.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LSI Keywords for SEO: Importance, Selection &amp; Usage<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"saved-article clearfix\">\n<p>How do these web search engines work? And what is it that makes some programs less inefficient than others? When one enters a key phrase or a keyword in a web search portal and hits the enter key, the internet search engine throws up a list of results containing the terms in the inquiry. Generally users visit those internet sites that are highest on this list as they think that those sites are central to the question. This happens due &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"saved-article clearfix\">\n<h2><a class=\"soft-hover-color\" href=\"http:\/\/www.upstart.bizjournals.com\/entrepreneurs\/millennial-matters\/2013\/01\/24\/how-seo-almost-killed-our-business.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Focusing on SEO nearly killed my staffing firm, says NY&#8217;s Ken Sundheim<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Search engine optimization\u2014a.k.a. SEO\u2014is often held up as a must-follow principle to build your company&#8217;s web presence. But Ken Sundheim, CEO of KAS Placement Executive Search, discovered a dark side: more attention from the outside can harm service on the inside. I was born a &#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a class=\"soft-hover-color\" href=\"http:\/\/contentmarketinginstitute.com\/2013\/01\/keyword-selection-content-marketing-seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">12 Tips for Keyword Selection to Guide Your Content Marketing SEO<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"saved-article clearfix\">\n<p>Some content marketers play fast and loose with keyword selection for natural search engine rankings. They shirk proper research and analysis, or merely take wild stabs at whether a keyword phrase is worth pursuing in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>If you constantly create internet content without thinking through search engine optimization (SEO) and keywords, you will rank for something (content does resonate with search engine algorithms). Yet, you will &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"saved-article clearfix\">\n<h2><a class=\"soft-hover-color\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sociableblog.com\/2013\/01\/23\/link-building-can-improve-our-social-media-image\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link Building: Why Playing By the Rules of Best Practices Can Improve Our Social Media Image<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>We live in struggling times, while the Internet itself keeps changing and keeps demanding change. Some might say it is all due to the Post Penguin Era, others say Google is too demanding. I say that we need quality and we need to play by the rules. We are &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"saved-article clearfix\">\n<h2><a class=\"soft-hover-color\" href=\"http:\/\/ericgoldstein.net\/?p=581\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Five Reasons Why Inbound Marketing Is Going To Become Big In\u00a02013<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The world of online mar\u00adket\u00ading has under\u00adgone some major changes in the past year. We\u2019ve been watch\u00ading as social media under\u00addog Pin\u00adter\u00adest quickly gained ground. We\u2019ve seen an aggres\u00adsive polit\u00adi\u00adcal ad war, and watched sev\u00aderal IPOs and acqui\u00adsi\u00adtions occur.<\/p>\n<p>So what\u2019s on the hori\u00adzon for 2013? A recent study per\u00adformed by the For\u00adnaise Mar\u00adket\u00ading group uncov\u00adered a dis\u00adturb\u00ading sta\u00adtis\u00adtic. The study found that 73% of exec\u00adu\u00adtives are work\u00ading under the assump\u00adtion &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 180%;\">Social Media Marketing<\/h1>\n<div class=\"saved-article clearfix\">\n<h2>How To Prepare Your Facebook Page for Graph Search<\/h2>\n<p>The Internet is still abuzz with talk of Facebook\u2019s Graph Search\u2014and although some are skeptical about how the new tool will be used, that skepticism is countered by a growing realization that Facebook Graph Search has powerful potential for businesses. Beyond the bells and whistles, the core of graph search is about helping people discover products and services on &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"saved-article clearfix\">\n<h2><a class=\"soft-hover-color\" href=\"http:\/\/socialmediaobservatory.com\/social-media-news\/7-social-media-trends-for-consumers-new-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7 Social Media Trends for Consumers: New Research<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Are you wondering what the changing social trends are for consumers? If so, look no further. In Nielsen and McKinsey\u2019s Social Media Report, consumers were surveyed to discover how they use social networks.<\/p>\n<p>Here are seven key findings from that report. #1: More Time Invested in Mobile The survey found that consumers are increasingly looking to their smartphones and tablets to access social media. While the PC is still the most widely used device when it comes to social media &#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a class=\"soft-hover-color\" href=\"http:\/\/www.enterpriseirregulars.com\/58013\/social-media-marketing-predictions-for-2013-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social\u00a0<\/a><a class=\"soft-hover-color\" href=\"http:\/\/www.enterpriseirregulars.com\/58013\/social-media-marketing-predictions-for-2013-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media Marketing Predictions for 2013 \u2013 Part 1<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"saved-article clearfix\">\n<p>It was certainly an exciting year in social media for brands in 2012, with many intriguing industry developments. Given that the pace of innovation in social will only increase this year, what will 2013 hold for brand marketers as they seek to capitalize on today\u2019s trends? From my discussions, I find that CMOs in particular are facing a major test this year as external digital engagement has moved to the top of the &#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Four Steps to Crafting a Connection Strategy on Social Media<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"saved-article clearfix\">\n<p>The amount of information and the speed at which content is currently produced may seem overwhelming. If you have a message, product or service to deliver to the masses you may wish to use social media to connect with customers, friends or potential buyers. But you first have to be heard. How among all the social platforms will your voice be heard above the throng of tweets, posts and status &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"saved-article clearfix\">\n<h2><a class=\"soft-hover-color\" href=\"http:\/\/bundlepost.wordpress.com\/2013\/01\/28\/not-scheduling-social-media-posts-doesnt-make-you-authentic-it-makes-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Not Scheduling Social Media Posts Doesn\u2019t Make You Authentic, It Makes\u00a0You<\/a>&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>I have often explained that social media is like a freeway. Each car flying by is content you and others are posting in their feeds. You have to have enough relevant, valuable cars (content) on the road every day outside of RT\u2019s and shares, so that whenever your audience steps up to the side of the freeway, one of YOUR cars fly by that is inline with your proper content strategy. I recently asked this question to my community; How &#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>How to Respond to a Social Media Crisis<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"saved-article clearfix\">\n<p>Following on from my last article about the importance of preparing for a social media crisis, it\u2019s time to cover the planning and strategy around the actual moment that most forward-thinking brands dread. There is no &#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>S<a class=\"soft-hover-color\" href=\"http:\/\/www.enterpriseirregulars.com\/58013\/social-media-marketing-predictions-for-2013-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ocial Media Marketing Predictions for 2013 \u2013 Part 1<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"saved-article clearfix\">\n<p>It was certainly an exciting year in social media for brands in 2012, with many intriguing industry developments. Given that the pace of innovation in social will only increase this year, what will 2013 hold for brand marketers as they seek to capitalize on today\u2019s trends? From my discussions, I find that CMOs in particular are facing a major test this year as external digital engagement has moved to the top of the &#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a class=\"soft-hover-color\" href=\"http:\/\/oakstonecompany.wordpress.com\/2013\/01\/22\/dogs-with-glasses-a-lesson-on-overthinking-social-content\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dogs With Glasses: A Lesson On Overthinking Social\u00a0Content<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"saved-article clearfix\">\n<p>No matter how hard we try, some things will never be sexy. That is lesson number 1. A bulldog with glasses quite possibly makes for the perfect intro picture on just about any blog. And that would be lesson number 2.<\/p>\n<p>Trying Too Hard = Boring Social Content As social media marketers, it\u2019s sometimes our job to promote the un-promotable. It\u2019s our task to engage (indirectly sell) with potential customers of a potentially &#8230;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 180%;\">Content Marketing<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aseohosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Marketing-Sucess.webp\" alt=\"Marketing Success\" class=\"wp-image-3539\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marketing Success<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"saved-article clearfix\">\n<h2>Content that Serves, Not content that sells<\/h2>\n<p>The landscape of online content marketing has become much more populated in recent years, but is still relatively wild and open. The earliest prospectors in the digital marketing arena learned the tricks of the trade through trial and error and many of them have the profits to show for it, while others just have advice about what not to do. A number of these tried and true tips are listed below from both &#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a class=\"soft-hover-color\" href=\"http:\/\/whowritesforyou.com\/2013\/01\/14\/content-marketing-why-you-need-professional-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>Content Marketing: Why You Need Professional Help<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"saved-article clearfix\">\n<p>It\u2019s becoming increasingly clear that the most effective way to market online is to embrace content marketing. First, a definition: Content marketing is an umbrella term encompassing all marketing formats that involve the creation and sharing of content in order to attract, acquire and engage clearly defined and understood current and potential consumer bases with the objective of driving profitable customer action. via Wikipedia Yawn. Content &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"saved-article clearfix\">\n<h2><a class=\"soft-hover-color\" href=\"http:\/\/holtz.com\/blog\/content\/facebook-strategies-are-misguided.-you-need-a-content-strategy\/4042\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook strategies are misguided. You need a content strategy.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>A month or so ago, after I shrugged off Facebook&#8217;s changes to how Pages updates get into news feeds, someone told me that the move frustrated marketers. These marketers had invested so much time, energy, and money into their Facebook strategies.The unintended consequence of Facebook\u2019s introduction of Graph Search may be &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"saved-article clearfix\">\n<h2><a class=\"soft-hover-color\" href=\"http:\/\/www.convinceandconvert.com\/content-marketing-2\/why-you-shouldnt-do-content-marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why You Shouldn\u2019t Do Content Marketing<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019m guilty. There. An odd way to come out of the 2013 gate, I admit, but the truth will set you free, right? Intent to harm doesn\u2019t factor into this crime. In fact, until now, I wasn\u2019t even aware of my wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>My admission now: I\u2019ve been talking some of my clients into doing content marketing. I can\u2019t stop myself. I believe in content marketing. It works. But to do it well, creatively, most importantly, effectively, you have &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"saved-article clearfix\">\n<h2><a class=\"soft-hover-color\" href=\"http:\/\/www.copyblogger.com\/content-marketing-opportunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Determine the Potential Size of Your Content Marketing Opportunity<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>In my last Copyblogger article, I talked about how to build an agile content marketing team. 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