During a hiring phase in November, I interviewed one social media candidate who was an active blogger. I asked him how he optimized his blog for search engines, because a key social media skill is in understanding the interplay between search and social. He told me: I don’t do SEO. I don’t want to risk […]
As a young marketing professional, you’re probably hustling to impress your employers by sharing brilliant ideas, working hard to execute them, and proving your strategies convert. In an industry that’s changing incessantly, you’re faced with the challenge of proving yourself daily. It’s essential to stay on top of social media marketing and the latest trends or risk […]
If you’re new to the Raven blog, then you may be new to our online training classes also. I’ve conducted two so far (you can find them here and here) and have been amazed at not only how many people stay for the Q&A, but also the questions people ask through our Help Desk following these […]
According to Chinese astrology, every year is associated with an animal with lucky numbers, colors and flowers accompanying the animal for any given year. The year 2015 is the Year of the Goat, and its lucky number is seven. So, in honor of the still newish new year, I’ve compiled seven link-building predictions to guide […]
Photo Credit: Matthias Ripp via Compfight cc Ever since Matt Cutts, head honcho of Google’s Web spam team, announced one year ago this month that Facebook and Twitter signals are not part of the search engine’s ranking algorithm, digital marketers have publicly expressed a collective “WTF?” regarding social media’s impact on driving organic SEO. While […]
When it comes to WordPress, I like to use as few plugins as possible. As WordPress has improved, I’ve been able to drop many of the plugins I’ve used. However, the number of plugins I continue to use and recommend has actually stayed about the same. That’s because each new year brings new vulnerabilities and […]
When I lived in Southwest Florida, a company named Storm Force sponsored a number of concerts and events during “season.” With that area being prone to hurricanes, their name was apt. While Middle Tennessee has never seen a hurricane, we are prone to tornadoes. And, while Raven HQ has never been hit by a tornado, we have […]
In-house team increases leads 12.38% in just two months Five of The Dwyer Group brands – Aire Serv, Glass Doctor, Mr. Appliance, Mr. Electric and Mr. Rooter – have been awarded Entrepreneur magazine’s “Franchise 500” status. In fact, Dina Dwyer-Owens, chairwoman and former CEO, was featured on Undercover Boss in 2012. With nearly 1,400 franchisees, […]
Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising is challenging for beginners and can still be capricious for veterans of the trade. Naturally, an abundance of resources, PPC tips, and guides have been written to aid the hopeful PPC disciple on their path to mastery. In this piece, I’ll take a look at the pros and cons of six PPC tactics so you can […]
Content curation has been around a long time. The best curated content relies on the editorial oversight of a subject matter expert (SME). This person (or team) has the ability to sift through reams of resources to find that one hidden gem which, when added to the compilation, will educate, inform, inspire and, maybe, even […]