Queries & Clicks May Influence Google’s Results More Directly Than Previously Suspected
For a long time, folks in the search, technology, and marketing worlds have surmised that Google is using query and clickthrough data to bias…
IMEC Lab: Help Test & Validate Web Marketing Hypotheses
UPDATE: IMEC Labs is now being run by Eric Enge and the folks at Stone Temple Consulting (as I was unable to commit enough…
Elite Privilege, Ivy League Schools, and Uncommon Advice for Building a Network
Geraldine and I don’t have kids, but for some reason, the last few months, I’ve spent innumerable conversations talking to our many friends with…
What Can SEOs Do That No Other Marketer Can?
I recently read an article by George Nielsen on SEJournal entitled What are SEOs Even Good At Anymore? It struck me that this is…
Content Marketers Could Become Their Own Worst Enemy
Content is powerful. It helps websites and companies earn traffic, earn amplification through social media, build trust with an audience, all at a cost…
Survey Data on the Growth/Shrinkage of Web Marketing Channels in 2014
I recently downloaded ExactTarget’s 2014 State of Marketing, and found the data extremely compelling. Here’s what they had to say about methodology and respondents:…
The Dichotomy of My 2013 Told Through 29 Photos
As I write this, it’s New Year’s Day. It’s a holiday, and I shouldn’t be working. I should be doing things that make me…
The “Click-My-Bio” Litmus Test
I’m guilty of giving some bad, incomplete advice. I talk a lot about how to engage with influencers and how to earn the attention…
Mixergy Interview On Startup Marketing, Reaching Early Adopters, Burnout, & More
A few weeks ago, Andrew Warner of Mixergy interviewed me on a number of topics. We started by talking about launching a startup marketing…
Can’t Sleep; Caught in The Loop
During the worst weeks of this year, I’ve had this weird mental cycle that, despite being incredibly exhausted, keeps me awake. In my head,…