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The Marketer’s Guide to Gain Brand Mileage on Google Maps

Neil Patel

After making a series of company acquisitions, Google started its desktop web mapping service in 2005. Large brands and retailers already have access to such online-to-offline metrics. One more creative way for travel businesses to use Google maps is give out travel itineraries to their audiences, through custom maps.

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5 Best Free Blogging Platforms & Sites in 2024 (100% Unbiased)

Smart Blogger

Granted, some of those “Medium” searches could be for the TV show of the same name that starred Patricia Arquette from 2005 through 2011. Built-in audience of over 60 million readers! Also: If you’re hoping to join a blogging community where your posts have a chance to be discovered by new audiences, you should look elsewhere.

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How Niche Communities Are Changing Online Conversations

Neil Patel

In this post, we take a deep dive into niche internet communities, where you can find them, and how marketers can use the rise of these sites to boost conversion rates, thought leadership, and brand loyalty. It’s where your core audience hangs out, and their attention isn’t fragmented like it often is on larger social media sites.

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How I Think About Marketing

Neil Patel

Even though I am a marketer, I don’t believe marketing alone builds a massive company or brand. When I buy shoes I typically just go directly to Nike because I am familiar with their brand and their products. All of that helps you build a brand, which is what causes the majority of purchases. It’s estimated that there are 14.5

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Exploring the Fascinating History of SEO

Content Hacker

The Legend of SEO It starts with an angry, expletive-filled phone call from the manager of the band Jefferson Starship to Bob Heyman , who was then the VP of audience development at a company called Cybernautics. It was the mid-90s, when the internet as we know it was brand-new. Why was Jefferson Starship’s manager angry?

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5 Blogs That Are Making Money in 2022 (and How You Can, Too)

Neil Patel

Your blog supplies something to your audience, so you need to bring value or you’ll be just another blog of many. They aren’t connecting with their audience. Since 2005, Arianna Huffington and her Huffington Post co-founders have been publishing news stories as they unfold. goop: Profit Through Lifestyle and Wellness Branding.

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The Definitive Guide to Online Reputation Management

Neil Patel

In this guide, I’ll explain the role of online reputation management in today’s digital age, explain why it matters, and outline 10 tips for improving and protecting your brand’s online image. Today’s Brands Need to Be Transparent. What if someone Googles your brand name and finds defamatory content?