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Why brand mentions are the future of backlinks

Search Engine Land

“Stop building links; build your brand.” In this article, I’ll explain why brand mentions are the new backlinks. Back to the brand future Nearly 10 years ago, Rand Fishkin was talking about brand mentions. Also, a decade ago, the PR world went wild talking about the patent. But we’re not in 2014 any longer.

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The Real Time Marketing Myth – How To Win The Superbowl

Marketing Insider Group

Ever since Oreo’s famous “dunk in the dark” tweet moment, brands have been dancing to the tune of so-called “real-time marketing.” ” Brand attempts at Real time marketing have faired so poorly that there’s even a Tumblr blog called “ Real Time Marketing Sucks.”

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How to roll out a successful rebrand on social media

Sprout Social

The importance of thoughtful and original branding can’t be overstated. You shouldn’t be saddled with a brand identity that doesn’t make sense, right? Food for thought: 70% of marketers say that consistent branding is the most important element of building a community and retaining customers. The short answer?

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31 Influencers to Follow in 2017

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

hsNgcPdJnV #brand #storytelling pic.twitter.com/RyEzarE2jd. Lee Odden is the CEO at TopRank Marketing while also finding time to be an author, speaker, consultant on B2B content and influencer marketing, social media, PR, and SEO. Matt Heinz (@HeinzMarketing) October 24, 2014. PureMatter (@purematter) January 5, 2017.

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Social Media for Big Companies: 10+ Inspiring Examples

Hootsuite

To maintain consistent brand voice and messaging across every platform, companies rely on social media style guides , social media guidelines , and social media policies. These are some of the key goals for big companies on social media: Increase brand awareness. In 2014, IKEA teamed up with Brandwatch to open a Listening Hub.

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This day in search marketing history: January 15

Search Engine Land

Google Knowledge Graph Now Showing Social Profiles For Brands. Google began showing the social profile links for Pixar, Apple, Starbucks, Google and many more brands. 2015: Google made four updates to the events knowledge graph, after launching the markup back in March 2014. 2014: Google’s share of search queries was up 0.6

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85+ Expert Predictions for Content Marketing in 2019

Content Marketing Institute

That will mean several things: Great writers and editors will have new career opportunities (and higher paying ones if Andy Crestodina’s prediction is right), and brands will take a closer look at their publishing schedules (cranking out a million mediocre pieces will only serve to hide your brilliant content). Who wouldn’t want more of that?