Monthly Archives: March 2011

The Power of The Press Release – Part 3

Yesterday I went to see Richard Taylor of Marlborough World to discuss his online marketing and of course we chatted about the latest Press Release that we had ‘masterminded’ for him. Three Stories + for the price of One He … Continue reading

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The Power of The Press Release – Part 2

Last week I talked about how important it was not to just rely on Search Engine Marketing in order to raise the profile of a website and that Press Releases are one good example of these ‘other means’. So when … Continue reading

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Customer Service Online & Offline

Over the past few days I have had some very interesting experiences of customer service, both online and offline (in the flesh so to speak). Bearing in mind how fast online sales are increasing these days, I’ve often been worried … Continue reading

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The Power of the Press Release – Part 1

I’ve always been a believer in the fact that you cannot as a business just rely on Search Engine Marketing to bring in the customers qne have always made it a point to tell my customers that they should be … Continue reading

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How to Grow Your Blog – A Really Good Resource

Just been altered to this excellent post about how to grow your blog, some 17 ways of making your blog really work for you being listed. At SOM we have our own methods and in April will be launching both … Continue reading

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Are Links Counted on Non Indexed Pages?

I was pointed to this blog by a colleague and although it is quite an old post (July 2010) it may well still be correct today. Of course, the recent Panda / Farmer update MAY change things over the next … Continue reading

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Google to the Rescue & a Sherlock Holmes Moment

Google saved me twice this weekend, both times guiding me to the place I needed to get to, once because I had forgotten to print a map out and the second time because the business I wanted to get to … Continue reading

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SCS Does Not Care – Want to join in an experiment?

Anyone who has bought anything will have had some good and bad experiences when it comes to customer service. Some businesses bend over backwards to help, their staff being more than helpful, always there and they always, always listen and … Continue reading

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Are Businesses Really Worried About Internet Comments?

My recent brush with SCS Sofas has got me thinking. SCS seemed totally unconcerned by the fact that I was going to use the Internet’s review sites, Twitter etc to say what I felt about their lack of good customer … Continue reading

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How come ‘Bad Press’ on Social Media does not matter to SCS?

I’ve been involved in Search Engine Marketing for years now, and saw with the event of Social Media Tools that some big firms were getting increasingly worried about what a disgruntled customer might say and how that could loose them … Continue reading

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