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10 Alternative RSS Readers if You Still Miss Google Reader

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Google Trends data shows a massive dropoff since RSS hit its peak back around 2005. Google launched Google Reader in 2005 and quickly built up a loyal following because it was simple, efficient, and free. Its colorful, image-heavy interface feels more like a social media site than an RSS reader.

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How Niche Communities Are Changing Online Conversations

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Social media is a noisy place. What does this mean for the future of social media and digital marketing? It’s where your core audience hangs out, and their attention isn’t fragmented like it often is on larger social media sites. As an author, it pays to be active on a site like Goodreads.

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How to Conduct Online Market Research for Your Ecommerce Business

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Social media copy. Do a search for a product or business idea, and then view the directional search demand for that keyword throughout the past few years (you can go all the way back to 2005, as of this writing). Examine social media. What do I mean by “target?”. Product page copy. Meta titles. Meta descriptions.

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The Definitive Guide to Online Reputation Management

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Some people think it’s just social media monitoring, while others believe it has something to do with public relations, and still others have no idea the impact it can have on sales. What if your employees are not social media savvy? Sony certainly learned a reputation management lesson back in 2005.

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How I Think About Marketing

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But here is what’s cool when we first started out in year 1 all of our business was generated through SEO, content marketing and social media marketing. More social media – I’m now producing content on a daily basis for social media (nothing revolutionary here, but it gets the brand out more).

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The 5 Best Amazon Marketing Companies of 2020

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Neil Patel Digital – Best for Store & Product Content Marketing Thrive Agency – Best for Amazon PPC Vertical Rail – Best for Amazon Account Management Voice SEO – Best for Amazon Echo and Voice Search Optimization Voy Media – Best for Amazon Social Media Marketing.

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Cyber Monday is the Biggest Sales Opportunity in 2018: Here’s What to Do About It + Marketing Ideas

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When it started in 2005, Cyber Monday didn’t even rank in the top ten sales days of the year. After 2005, the day itself took on special significance to coincide with the rise of Internet retail. Sometimes you might need to incentivize social media shares and newsletter signups. But that has changed.

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