Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

There are a lot of tools out there and a ton of SEO reports. But when you use them, what happens? You get lost, right? Don’t worry, that’s normal (sadly). And maybe one day I will be able to fix that. But for now, the next best thing I can do is teach you how to grow your SEO traffic using Ubersuggest. This way, you know exactly what to do, even if you have never done any SEO.

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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Can we finally take it easy on keywords? Not really. Analyzing keywords offers ideas for content that’s relevant to searchers and shows gaps your content could fill. Here are seven free SEO tools to help. Continue reading → The post 7 Free Keyword Research Tools for Content Marketers appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Moz

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Posted by BritneyMuller Are you building links the right way? Or are you still subscribing to outdated practices? Britney Muller clarifies which link building tactics still matter and which are a waste of time (or downright harmful) in one of our very favorite classic episodes of Whiteboard Friday. Click on the whiteboard image above to open a high-resolution version in a new tab!

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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

This post is a bit of a rant and a mea culpa. CMI’s Robert Rose takes on Ad Age’s erroneous description of content marketing in its latest awards – and why it matters. Continue reading → The post Ad Age Content Marketing Finalists Are Ads. It’s Wrong and It Matters. appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Speaker: Neal Boornazian, President and Nancy Harhut, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer - HBT Marketing

Direct mail has consistently remained a powerful tool in the marketer's arsenal, but in an age of digital dominance, its effectiveness hinges on the strategic integration of behavioral science. 💡 When you incorporate powerful behavioral science principles into your direct mail marketing strategies, you can prompt the hardwired decision-making shortcuts your audience relies on — and that automatically unlocks new avenues for engagement, conversion, and brand loyalty.

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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Do you create content that never gets used? Do teams create content outside your purview? Are you overwhelmed by content demands from other groups? Fix it by creating rules and structure. Only then can you figure out how to break them. Continue reading → The post No One Can Break Your Content Rules If They Don’t Exist appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

How do agencies use content marketing to promote their own businesses? Read on to learn. Discover how many use paid distribution models, which social media platform brings in the most business, and much more. Continue reading → The post Most Agencies Bet on This Distribution Model [New Research] appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

This week Robert Rose wonders about stories from the future. He finds Ad Age’s content marketing awards to be aged ads. He talks with a trend hunter and shares articles to help future-proof your content marketing strategy. Continue reading → The post Avoid Predictions and Analyze the Possibilities of the Future [The Weekly Wrap] appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Moz

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Posted by Cyrus-Shepard In earlier days of search marketing, SEOs often heard the same two best practices repeated so many times it became implanted in our brains: Wrap the title of your page in H1 tags Use one — and only one — H1 tag per page. These suggestions appeared in audits, SEO tools, and was the source of constant head shaking. Conversations would go like this: "Silly CNN.

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Moz

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Posted by PJ_Howland As you are probably aware by now, recent updates have changed the world of search optimization. On January 22nd Google, in its infinite wisdom, decided that the URL that has earned the featured snippet in a SERP would not have the additional spot in that SERP. This also means that from now on the featured snippet will be the true spot-one position.

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