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A recent study shows that Americans are not willing to pay for online services such as Twitter. The study was conducted by the University of Southern California at the Anneberg School for Communications and Journalism.
From the research:
“Although nearly half of those polled in a new USC survey said they have used free micro-blogging sites like [...]

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The early bird gets the worm.  He who hesitates is lost.  Strike while the iron is hot.  These clichés may be just that, clichés, but it turns out that they also apply in the world of sales and marketing.  In fact, a recent review of HubSpot customers’ lead nurturing statistics shows that open rates for [...]

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Karen Wickre is a long-time business communicator, wordsmith & media specialist. Karen grew up in Washington D.C. She has worked for a variety of media and/or branding companies, including Siegel & Gale, Upside Media; the gaming company, 3DO, and of course, Google.
Karen has worked at Google since 2002, specializing in business writing and media relations. [...]

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Paid search is a complement to organic search, not a replacement.
At HubSpot, we always stress the importance of creating valuable content to strengthen presence on search engines and generate high-quality website traffic. The importance of organic search, however, does not imply that paid search is entirely valueless. Paid search may target audiences different from those [...]

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With yesterday’s premiere of Mad Men, Madison Avenue’s ad world of the 1960s appeared before our eyes again, dressed in cigar smoke and the clink of martini glasses. Despite its popular appeal, this powerful ad milieu is doomed to failure in today’s iPad-fanatic society.
If the ad men of the 1960s lived today and carried the [...]

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The Android operating system may not be vital to the Google search engine, but Google makes a killing from the ads sold through the Android operating system.
These sentiments were expressed by Google’s Chief Financial Officer, Patrick Pichette recently, while replying to a question from a financial analyst during the company’s second quarter earnings call on [...]

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The Android operating system may not be vital to the Google search engine, but Google makes a killing from the ads sold through the Android operating system.
These sentiments were expressed by Google’s Chief Financial Officer, Patrick Pichette recently, while replying to a question from a financial analyst during the company’s second quarter earnings call on [...]

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I taught part of another Huzzah! training today. The topic: SEO and social media. I talked about how to build a real, natural audience in social media, and take advantage of that in your link building and content efforts.
I recorded the whole thing. Huge sound problems again – I’m cursed, apparently, at Wappow’s offices. But [...]

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