The JM Internet Group, a leader in providing Social Media classes online, is proud to announce a new, free social media training video explaining the top ten free tools for social media marketing. Social Media Marketing is all about conversations and relationships, about moving marketing targets from prospects to customers to fans to evangelists. Tools exist to monitor and engage customers about social media; the JM Internet Group tracks these tools as part of their research effort for small business.

“Social Media Marketing or SMM is the hot new thing,” explained Jason McDonald, Senior SEO Director at the JM Internet Group. “Free Social Media tools are necessary in any successful Social Media Marketing Strategy and our new training video helps marketers get the most out of their social media efforts.”

To view this free social media marketing video go to -

http://www.jm-seo.org/free/social-media-marketing.html

Social Media Marketing – Class Syllabus

The social media marketing class is taught in three parts. Part I focuses on the ‘big picture’ as well as Facebook, Google+, and LinkedIn. Part II focuses on local search and review marketing. Part III focuses on YouTube, Twitter, and creating a successful small business social media plan.

Part I

Social Media MarketingWhat is Social Media? How does Web 1.0 differ from Web 2.0, and where are the marketing opportunities? Your Social Media Marketing (SMM) Plan
Social Media – My Friends:Facebook, Linkedin, Google+ Marketing. How to listen, engage, and deploy an effective social media strategy.

Part II

Local Search and Reviews Marketing: Google Places, Yelp, and Amazon.com Reviews – getting listed, engaging your customers via reviews, being high on the search list.

Part III

Twitter Marketing:What Twitter is, how to Tweet effectively!
YouTube Marketing:leveraging Youtube’s special relationship with Google as part of your SEO strategy as well as your social media strategy.
Your Social Media Marketing Plan:creating an organized plan defining your social media goals, the opportunities posed by the most relevant media, a step-by-step to do list, and finally a participation and monitoring strategy.

Why Social Media Marketing Matters for Small Business

Social media marketing is the next big thing for small business, but it’s not just about lead generation – it’s about relationship building. SMM is the knowledge and skill to gain Twitter followers, and then use Twitter marketing to get them to buy. SMM is the knowledge to set up a Facebook fan, get Facebook fans, and then build relationships and start conversations about your brand and products on Facebook. And SMM is all about leveraging free social media tools to monitor your online reputation and build buzz.

As part of the JM Internet Group’s trainings in online Social Media Marketing, the website hosts a free ‘on demand’ webinar on the top ten free tools for SEO. In addition, all students who sign up for the paid social media marketing trainings get a copy of the company’s ‘Social Media Toolbook’ – tips and pointers to over 100 free social media tools online.

About JM Internet Group

The JM Internet Group provides SEO, Social Media Marketing, and Google AdWords training and courses for busy marketers and businesspeople. Online search engine optimization training helps explain keywords, page tags, link building strategies and other techniques needed to climb to the top of search engine rankings for Google, Yahoo, and Bing. The teaching methodology is hands on, with live examples and discussions, taught from the convenience of each student’s computer.

Contact:

JM Internet Group, Media Relations

Web. http://www.jm-seo.org/

Email. jm(dot)internetgroup(at)gmail(dot)com

Tel. +1-510-713-2150

On Tuesday, May 7th, Kitson Boards Director of Communications, Heather Hoskins and Web Developer, Sidney Ray, made the two hour drive from Olympia, Washington down to Portland, Oregon to participate in a Search Engine Marketing Event.

Both Women are Members of the Portland Search Engine Marketer’s Association. For this reason, Hoskins and Ray find themselves making the trip down at least once a month for various marketing events.

“These events provide more than just education on the latest in the industry,” said Ray, “It also gives us the opportunity to network with other members from a variety of business and exchange knowledge.”

Being a part of an association also helps the visibility of Kitson Boards, a relative new comer to the surfboard and paddle board industry, get their brand out there.

“With the world of Search Engine Optimization constantly changing, continuing education through events like these are my main source of information for where the industry is headed,” said Hoskins, “Taking this company from the ground up gives all of us at Kitson Boards the opportunity to build the brand right, from the very start. And events like these gives us all the tools we need to be successful.”

Hoskins and Ray are scheduled to attend the next Portland Search Engine Marketing Event in August of 2012 as well as MozCon up in Seattle, Washington This July.

Founded by Michael and Denise Kitson, Kitson Boards, LLC headquarters is located in Olympia, WA. All production of products as well as the people behind the brand are based in North America. Kitson Boards prides itself on outstanding customer service and only the finest in recreational boarding and accessories. Free shipping is available on all surfboards, paddle boards, body boards and accessories throughout the continental USA.

TopOfBlogs marks its one-year anniversary and validates that now more than ever people are turning to online sites for business, information and entertainment. TopOf Blogs.com is one of the fastest growing toplist directories with more than 8,000 registered blogs, representing 130 countries and more than 40 languages. The site tracks on average 2 million page views per day and sent out over 280,000 clicks to member blogs. The site continues to add features, including the newly launched Official Feedback Forum.

“The growth of TopOfBlogs.com reflects the value of online marketing and branding. Companies and individuals are using blogs to attract and interact with their customer base, “said Founder and CEO, Marius Ducea. “In the current economic climate, blogging is a low cost and efficient way to maximize your marketing ROI. Additionally, many are finding the value of creating communities through the medium of blogging.”

Not content to blow out the candles and rest on its accomplishments, TopOfBlogs.com has launched an official feedback forum. “We are so thankful to our members for helping us grow and improve in our first year. We have received and implemented many of their suggestions so this forum is an extension of our commitment to listen to our members,” offered Ducea. The feedback forum is located at http://feedback.topofblogs.com/

TopOfBlogs.com is scheduled to launch its next release before year-end. The new release will include the introduction of badges and widgets and many other cool new features.

TopOfBlogs maintains a search engine and family friendly site. Registration is free and all blogs are manually reviewed for acceptance. Registered blogs are ranked on various criteria allowing visitors to search the best blogs by category, tag, country, or language.

The myriad of features include:

Nathan R Mitchell, Founder of Clutch Consulting LLC in Tulsa, OK has been mentoring, coaching, and conducting business consulting work with entrepreneurs and small business owners for a while now.

He started his company in 2010 with one, very simple mission: ?Growing Businesses and Empowering People.? Nathan helps business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs grow their business, get more clients, and ultimately achieve and produce better results.

?The economy has hit a lot of businesses hard,? says Mitchell. ?The interesting thing is not a whole lot has changed with regards to the challenges business owners and entrepreneurs face. I?ve been doing research for a while now both on my own and with my clients, and what I?ve discovered is the same three challenges keep coming up: 1) Getting Clients, 2) Time Management, and 3) Money. The good news is, if you are able to get more clients, it?s much easier to address the other two.?

The problem is many business owners don?t know where to start. And that?s why Mitchell recently wrote a ?White Paper? entitled ?The Absolute Truth on How to Acquire New, Loyal Clients, Fast!?

According to Mitchell, the real problem lies in not having enough leads. And in today?s technological and internet-dominated world, it?s easy for many business owners to get caught up marketing exclusively online.

?Although online marketing is essential,? says Mitchell, ?effective lead generation, which ultimately helps owners acquire more clients, requires a combination of online and offline tactics. I’ve grown tired of all the ?magic pills? being offered to the small business community today about how to EXPLODE their business. I focus on ?tried and true? methods that when strategically implemented, work for the majority of business owners.?

And that?s why many people call Nathan their ?Trusted Business Advisor.? He helps them implement REAL SYSTEMS that ultimately produce REAL RESULTS.

For a limited time, Nathan is offering a complimentary copy of his report ?The Absolute Truth on How to Acquire New, Loyal Clients, Fast!?

Readers of this report will learn:

How to attract highly targeted prospects and clients who WANT to do business with you
Nathan?s top 8 strategies for getting more clients faster than you ever thought possible
What you must do STARTING TODAY to create a flood of TRAFFIC, LEADS, and SALES for your business! And…
Why SEO is so important, and how to get ranked on Google, so customers can find you easily online

To request a complimentary copy, visit: http://freereport.winningthegameofbusiness.net

Contact Info:

Clutch Consulting LLC

c/o Nathan R Mitchell (MBA, CPC)

3939 S Harvard Avenue #175

Tulsa, OK 74135

Strong-Bridge is pleased to announce that Dennis Haugan has joined the team as Managing Director, Customer Experience Strategy and Design. Dennis brings with him more than twenty years of wireless industry experience.

He has led B2C and B2B marcom, ecommerce, self-service, customer marketing, online advertising, paid search, SEO, and social marketing at McCaw Cellular, AT&T Wireless, and T-Mobile USA. Most recently, Dennis worked at Microsoft as Sr. Director, Global Digital Marcom for Windows. His expertise is Customer Experience Design within the digital ecosystem. With practical marketing, sales and customer care experience, Dennis offers a holistic view of the customer journey.

?We are thrilled that Dennis is joining our team,? stated President Tom Rayner. ?We have seen first-hand how he optimizes the customer?s experience by aligning multiple stakeholders and agency partners within a common framework. Most importantly, Dennis shares our values and commitment to our customers. This move highlights our commitment of securing the best talent out there for our clients.?

When asked about his decision to join Strong-Bridge, Dennis remarked, ?There were two things I was certain about, one was eventually moving into consulting and the other was that it would be with Strong-Bridge. I have worked side by side with firm co-founders Ken Simpson and Brian Hartnett, as well as with Tom over the years, and know first-hand that it?s a great group to join.?

Strong-Bridge is very happy to welcome Dennis to the team.

About Strong-Bridge

Founded in 2003, Strong-Bridge is a management consulting firm serving the telecommunications, technology, healthcare, and retail industries. We work collaboratively with our clients to help them design and deploy new strategies, business models, and processes that deliver improved customer experiences and high quality products and services. With offices in Seattle and Toronto, Strong-Bridge consultants share the company?s commitment to delivering 100% client value, serving a host of Fortune 500, mid-size, and startup clients worldwide.

Visit the company online at http://www.strong-bridge.com

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Pubcon Las Vegas 2012, the premier social media and optimization conference, is happy to announce that longtime search engine optimization (SEO) industry leader Greg Boser, president of BlueGlass Interactive, will speak during its popular and newly-expanded four-track Pubcon Masters Group intensive training program.

Boser, former president and chief executive of online consulting firm 3 Dog Media, began working in the SEO field before the industry had even coined a name for itself, and has worked with Fortune 500 companies and search engine firms. Boser is also a former administrator at WebmasterWorld.com, one of the Web’s oldest and most authoritative Web technology message forum communities.

?Greg has had the uncanny ability to stay current with search engine changes over the years,? said Pubcon and WebmasterWorld founder and chief executive Brett Tabke.

?What sets Greg apart from his peers is his rare ability to break down complex ideas into easy-to-understand action-oriented items,? Tabke added about new Pubcon Masters Group speaker Boser.

Pubcon is thrilled to have Boser, who is also a member of the Pubcon Advisory Board, speak during this year’s Pubcon Masters Group training program, a popular exclusive add-on opportunity separate from the Pubcon conference, which offers a complete day of intensely-focused and highly personal learning from major innovators in Pay-Per-Click (PPC) and landing page strategy, corporate in-house SEO, social media marketing (SMM), and organic SEO.

Join Boser as he kicks off an amazing lineup of Pubcon Masters Group speakers including CNN.com search engine optimization (SEO) coordinator Topher Kohan, Atlanta Journal-Constitution SEO manager Allison Fabella, Digitas senior vice president of search strategy Melanie Mitchell, Microsoft senior SEO architect Derrick Wheeler, Internet marketing strategy guru and bestselling author Jeffrey Eisenberg, noted marketing optimization expert and bestselling author and columnist Bryan Eisenberg, bgTheory.com founder and popular Pubcon speaker Brad Geddes, HubSpot.com viral marketing scientist Dan Zarrella, BlitzLocal chief executive and Facebook marketing expert Dennis Yu, AlisonZarrella.com interactive copywriter and social media consultant Alison Zarrella, Trackur chief executive Andy Beal, Joe Laratro, president of Tandem Interactive, MarketMotive.com SEO faculty chair Todd Malicoat, and Michael Gray, president of Atlas Web Service.

The next Pubcon Masters Groups takes place on Monday, October 15 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the day before the full Pubcon Las Vegas 2012 conference begins. The Pubcon Masters group featuring Boser and others is a separate event from the conference and is available only to those who reserve a space and purchase a stand-alone training day pass or the Pubcon Platinum pass.

Only a limited number of seats are available for the Pubcon Masters Group training program, and during each previous event it has sold out early.

Reserve a place now for Pubcon’s all-new Masters Group training program featuring the top PPC, in-house, social media and optimization innovators.

Pubcon Masters Group registration and conference information is available at http://www.pubcon.com/

About Pubcon

Pubcon is a multi-track educational conference hosted by WebmasterWorld. Pubcon, supported by the industry’s leading businesses, speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors involved in social media, Internet marketing, search engines, and online advertising, offers an in-depth look at the future of technology presented by the world’s top speakers in provocative cutting-edge sessions.

For more information about the conference, contact Brett Tabke at 512-231-8107 or brett at webmasterworld.com.

In the U.K., contact Neil Marshall at 512-231-8107 ext 106 or engine at webmasterworld.com.

For more details about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, contact Strategic Marketing Director Joseph Morin at 512-231-8107 ext 104 or joe at webmasterworld.com.

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To celebrate Talk Like Yoda Day in May, SEO.com will host a two-part webinar series entitled, ?Implement These 10 SEO Tips, You Must.? Search engine optimization experts will recognize the lovably wise Star Wars character by presenting strategies for achieving higher website rankings in the search engines.

Part one is scheduled May 10 and part two on May 17. The webinars will focus on content and link-building strategies to help companies gain more visibility in search engine results.

?If you?ve ever had any questions about pushing your website to the first page of the search engines, these webinars are for you,? said Preston Van Dyke, a search engine optimization manager at SEO.com. ?Maximizing your SEO is essential to driving Web traffic and unique visitors to your site. These webinars will teach you how to use SEO principles the right way.?

The webinar on May 10 is scheduled at 1 p.m. Eastern time. It will focus on five content strategy essentials that help set companies apart and provide a competitive edge in the search results. Van Dyke will present.

Having strong links back to the website is another important technique that helps improve search engine rankings for businesses. In the May 17 webinar, SEO Manager Kristy Ng will present five link-building strategies for generating better search rankings and more website traffic.

Both webinars are free. To register visit http://www.seo.com/webinars/implement-10-seo-tips-you-must/.

Search engine optimization is one of the most effective ways to market websites, according to Forbes magazine.

?If you don’t rank on the first page of the search engines then you don?t exist in the digital world,? explained Mike Hohl, vice president of sales and marketing for SEO.com. ?Users rarely click on second and third page results, so being on the first page is critical.?

Ng joked, ?In the words of Yoda, ?Do or do not. There is no try.??

?Simply trying to optimize your site will not work. You must fully commit to utilizing content and link-building strategies. In these webinars we will teach you the essentials for driving unique visitors to your site and ultimately increasing your search engine rankings,” she said.

About SEO.com

SEO.com is a search engine optimization company that delivers a big return on investment for its clients by driving traffic to their websites through search engine optimization, social media marketing and affordable small business SEO services. Clients range from small startups to Fortune 100 companies. For more information visit http://www.seo.com/.

Sydney perfume retailers Fragrance World have reached the heights of Google for some of their industry’s most critical keyword phrases.

KayWeb – experts in web design, web marketing and web applications – structured Fragrance World’s search engine optimisation campaign to include copy and meta tag editing for numerous pages, as well as link-building internally and externally to secure their most recent results.

These wonderful results include fragranceworld.com.au positioned on Google Australia’s page 1 in position 8 for ‘discount perfumes’. This is 8th from a possible 625,000 results Google spits out for that keyword phrase!

Fragrance World is also on page 1 for ‘hugo boss perfume’, which has 392,000 competitors on Google Australia, ‘discount fragrances’, which has 261,000 competitors, and ‘cheap discount perfume’, which returns 189,000 possible landing pages.

“These results are phenomenal,” commented KayWeb Head of SEO and Managing Director, Haig Kayserian. “We are meticulous in the planning of these campaigns, to ensure they will deliver solid long-term results and these results are simply amazing.”

He added: “Fragrance World’s success, as well as the success of all our SEO clients, shows KayWeb has the right formula to help Australian business achieve great Google rankings results.”

Among other KayWeb SEO (search engine optimisation) clients registering fantastic Google ranking results were Brookvale used car dealer Sydney Wholesale Cars, dating website Meet A Mining Man, car parts distributor Sydney Special Vehicles and property marketing company YouVu.

Sydney Wholesale Cars were positioned on page 1 of Google Australia for ‘used cars sydney’, which has a massive 4.07million competing landing pages! They were also on page 1 for ‘used car dealer sydney’ (from 383,000 results), ‘cash for cars sydney’ (from 266,000 results), ‘european cars’ (from 174,000 results) and ‘wholesale cars’ (from 174,000 results).

Meet A Mining Man, a newer KayWeb SEO client, blitzed its way to the top of Google Australia for ‘dating wa’ (from 189,000 results), ‘mining men’ (from 123,000 results) and ‘single miners’ (from 71,900 results). Its Google PageRank also rose to a massive 4 after as many months in operation!

Sydney Special Vehicles, or SSV, occupy page 1 positions on Google Australia for ‘mag wheels’ (from 159,000 results) and ‘body kits’ (from 130,000 results), among many others.

YouVu Property Marketing, another new KayWeb SEO client, is positioned on page 1 of Google Australia for ‘free house advertising’ (from 208,000 results), ‘free property advertising’ (from 218,000 results), ‘home exchange marketing’ (from 142,000 results) and ‘executive apartment advertising’ (from 54,900 results).

Meanwhile, another KayWeb SEO client, Artarmon smash repairer Atlas Motor Body Works has registered phenomenal Google keyword rankings results thanks to its targeted search engine optimisation campaign.

The Northern Suburbs panel beating and spray painting company has chosen to optimise its website with 18 keyword phrases that are relevant to the smash repairs industry. From the 18, they appear on page 1 of Google Australia results for 13. And they appear on page 2 for a further 3 keyword phrases.

The KayWeb Marketing team has also managed to secure page 1 Google placement for atlastmotorbody.com.au for the ultra-competitive keyphrases ‘panel beaters’ and ‘sydney panel beater’. This means Atlas is in the top 10 results on Google, beating 348,000 and 294,000 competitor websites for each of the above keywords.

In another impressive result from KayWeb SEO (search engine optimisation), Kings Cross nightclub Vegas Hotel is ranked on the top page of Google Australia for some of its crucial keyword phrases targeted.

For ‘kings cross bar’, vegashotel.com.au is ranked number 6 from a possible 351,000 results. And for ‘sydney nightclub’, Vegas Hotel’s Google position is 4 out of a possible 198,000.

“The results for both Atlas Motor Body and Vegas Hotel are brilliant for the two businesses, but they are expected,” added Kayserian.

“Both Atlas and Vegas have persisted with KayWeb’s structure SEO campaigns for well over a year and the fruits of SEO have been delivered throughout both campaigns.”

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Bartlett Communications, an interactive design agency, has launched a new website tool called the eValuator. The objective is to provide businesses with a resource to gauge the health and value of their website, simply by entering the website URL.

With the rapid pace of development in web technology, it is hard for companies to pinpoint key factors that comprise a successful website. The eValuator tool is designed to help address the challenges that businesses face when trying to optimize their presence online.

“It’s often difficult for marketing directors to understand how healthy their website is. The eValuator raises awareness about how well a website is functioning and ways to improve performance.” said Harry Bartlett, Principal.

The eValuator uses a scoring system to grade a website based on 15 different indicators, such as Google PageRank, Alexa TrafficRank, technical errors, marketing components, and analytics. Each is weighted separately depending on its level of importance in comparison to the others. More importantly, each indicator includes a description of what it is, why it is important and ways to improve performance. The eValuator is used best as an educational tool, enabling marketing directors to have a better understanding of how to boost website traffic and increase sales.

To enter a website and receive a score, check out http://www.bartlettinteractive.com/evaluator.

About Bartlett Interactive Communications

Bartlett is an interactive design agency, specializing in developing next generation websites for small to mid-size businesses and non-profit organizations. Services include: web design, development, Internet strategy, search engine optimization, e-mail marketing, web analytics, e-commerce, website localization and internationalization, logo, trade show and print design. For more information, visit: http://www.bartlettinteractive.com.

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SocialIndexEngine.com, for brand marketing in the age of participation, lays out its framework and platform in a new portal. Included are the pillars of its success and case studies showing how it works and why.

Brand marketing is fundamentally changing and the old ways just do not work. Gone are the days when we can tweak a few pages and get backlinks to gain top ranking in search results. With Panda slapping duplicate content, and the recent moves to de-index private blog networks, marketers are scrambling to find a way to get ranked in search results and close more business.

The new rules of engagement require quality content and strategic marketing of videos, mobile and social media, with a clear focus on the consumer. The new SocialIndexEngine (SIE) portal provides clear proof that its concept works and outlines its main pillars of success.

Created by AXSES, the SIE is the sum result of many years of development and integration. ?What we have learnt in marketing is that timing is critical and that all parts influence the whole. No one company has put it all together for a single market as we have,? says Ian R Clayton, CEO of the company.

Clayton points out that the strategy of marketing is entirely unique in the travel industry. The SIE Brand marketing strategy is optimized around specific campaigns that are orchestrated and managed by the company on behalf of a few, selected suppliers in each market. Only a handful of carefully selected companies are eligible in any market.

For example, a recently launched SIE campaign is Party-Destinations.com (PDC). ?What we do is build the travel portals like PDC and invite suppliers to join in marketing their products and services to that niche. We look for a handful of carefully selected products and options and, once we have our core commitment, no more clients will be accepted,? says Clayton.

The company selects options with the consumer in mind. Clayton believes that travelers want a fair choice on selected options and do not want to be overloaded with too many options. Travelers are seeking advice and are often overwhelmed with choice and technology.

The SIE strategy is to target a niche globally and then market specific destinations and key products in that market. SIE campaigns get the selected supplier in front of buyers who are looking for simple and easy solutions. The SIE site is marketed extensively using the SIE own purpose built technology and know-how.

?A supplier gets many advantages working with us,? says Clayton. ?We do the entire campaign for them; we create their SIE sales video, articles, blogs and press releases, as well as publish the collateral. In addition, the partner will be featured in strategic places within the campaign website and network.”

The company is inviting interested parties in the travel industry to participate in its current campaigns and be in line for new ones as they unfold. Applicants can sign-up at http://SocialIndexEngine.com

ABOUT AXSES

AXSES is a leader in Social Marketing for Travel. It was one of the first companies to develop a direct bookings application for Facebook, and has consistently been an innovator is all aspects of travel marketing. In 2011, AXSES was featured by the New York Times in an article on Social Media use in Travel.

The AXSES team works with professionals in the hotel, tourism and travel industries, to help build their businesses through all forms of social media and conventional marketing.

AXSES launched several test of the SIE technology in early 2012 and now has many paying customers. While we specialize in tourism, SocialIndexEngine marketing is effective for any business niche.

For more on Social Index Engine contact Ian R Clayton CEO

For information on AXSES contact Kathy Lynn Ward, COO

tel 256 429 2653