Internet Marketing

15
Jan

Social Media Trends that will drive 2010

2009 saw exponential growth in 2009. According to various surveys, Twitter alone grew 1,382% year –over-year in February registering more than 7 million users each month. Facebook outspaces Myspace. David Armano of HarvardBusiness.org in his predictions for the year ahead hits the nail on the head.

Here is a synopsis of the trends predicted for Social Media in 2010:

Corporations look to scale:

Big organizations have done t all in year 2009. They have experimented with social media marketing & supported one-oofs, now is the time to become much more pragmatic in approach. Programs & Campaigns would be designed strategically. Best buy’s Twelforce is a great example of how Twitter is used as customer support application.

Social Media becomes less social:

New Privacy Settings like “Hide” option in Facebook has become very common. Not everyone can fit into the group r listings in Twitter making the networks in general appearing making network more exclusive. May be the case is not making it less social but it might seem that way as we all come to terms to get value outta our networks.

Social Business becomes a serious play

It’s interesting to see how small/large corporations move much heavily into entertainment. A new network like “Foursquare” are touted for the focus on making networked activity local and mobile. Its game like quality is making it the buzz of town.

Your company will have a social media policy (and it might actually be enforced)

A corporate social media policy would be a must. Integrating social media to help the brand would not be a bad idea after all!

Mobile becoming Social Media lifelines

Companies banning social media access would see employees stepping out & jumping on their smart apps for a social media break.

Sharing no longer means ‘emails’

The user behavior has changed. Sharing via emails has deceased a lot over last year. Or at least I haven’t noticed emails with funny videos floating and jamming my email box. This is often seen on Twitter or Facebook.

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Written by: E2 Solutions, Category: Internet Marketing

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04
Jan

Internet marketing or the online marketing is the contemporary concept of marketing your product or services in Internet, as Internet provides a major virtual market. Internet marketing is all about traffic, page rank, hits and visitors. If your website records less visitors then your marketing need to be enhanced. If your website has fewer pages per view then it shows that the user is not interested in your website. Major search engines like Google have a page rank system where the websites are ranked according to their popularity and other factors. Websites get a rank from 1 to 10. Remember if your website ranks 3 and your competitor acquired page rank of 4 then the difference between you and your competitor can be as many as thousand visitors.

Rules for Internet marketing

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Design

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Keywords

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Site Map

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Content

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Articles

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Search Engine Strategy

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Informative Page Layout

For better search engine optimization, you should have an informative page layout. Have all the relevant information in your website with specific links and text.

Keyword Rich Content

Your content should well accommodate your keywords. It should be informative and brief. Remember your content has the power to lure visitors.

Link Development

Link development is the prime factor for search engine optimization. In link development you exchange links with relevant websites. Your website links should be exchanged with related web links.

Anchor Text

It is the text written for your links. Anchor text should also have your keywords. Search engines recognize your links through these anchor text.

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