Anyone who's ever been through a university journalism or marketing program can attest to this: The news kids aren't exactly best buddies with the marketing crew. The news folks think the marketers are truth-twisting manipulators, and the marketers say the newsies are self-righteous, didactic nerds. Well I'm a little bit of both. That gap-bridging contradiction...
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It's no secret that the world of SEO is constantly changing and evolving, and with that ever-changing nature there are bound to be some debates along the way. One issue that’s been a hot topic of discussion among optimizers and online marketers at large is the convergence of link building and content marketing in a...
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Blogs, articles, press releases, and most other forms of marketing writing for our clients begin with the development of an initial topic. Outwardly simple, generating effective topics is often one of the most difficult aspects of the writing process. Stating the Obvious Simply put, topics should clearly distinguish the direction of content. The writer provides...
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I'd like to tell you that our writers love search engine optimization (SEO), but that wouldn't be entirely true. In reality, most good Web copywriters have a love/hate relationship with those pesky keywords. It would be much easier to write eloquent prose without having to incorporate the sometimes-awkward phrases that attract the search engines like...
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Etna encourages content creation. So what should you write about? Recent changes in how search engines assign rankings mean that original and interesting content is more important than ever. And with the advent of “authorship” on Google, healthcare professionals must embrace the fact that Google sees you as an author first and a doctor second....
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We've received more than a few calls recently from clients asking if they should blog. Unfortunately, there is no short or easy answer to that question. While blogging has the potential to benefit almost all clinical practices, there is also a risk that it might damage the reputation of the clinician or the practice. This...
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