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March 28, 2013 By Beth Leave a Comment

Photo of the Week: Happy Easter

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March 26, 2013 By Jackie Kaufenberg Leave a Comment

Is your Business Pinterest Worthy?

Pinterest is the fastest growing social media site in history, so there is no doubt that many of our clients are wondering if they should be spending time pinning for their business. The question we hear again and again is, “Should I be using Pinterest for my business?” And the answer is a big giant “MAYBE.” Pinterest can send a lot of referral traffic your way and shoppers from Pinterest are 10% more likely to purchase than visitors from other social networks. Pinterest could make a … Continue reading...

Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: google analytics, Marketing Your Business, Pinterest, Pinterest Analytics, pinterest for business, Pinterest for marketing, social media, Vivid Image

March 22, 2013 By Beth Leave a Comment

New WordPress 3.5 Image Uploader Interface

If you have a WordPress site, you’re likely familiar with the beauty of this technology and its ever changing features, enhancements, and security. One of the biggest changes WordPress users are noticing is its new Image Upload Interface. As sites gradually get upgraded to WordPress 3.5, users see the new changes, and we want to guide you through what you are seeing (or will see soon). For the most part, all the simple features you’ve grown to love are still there. Instead of being … Continue reading...

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March 20, 2013 By Steve Slater Leave a Comment

Do Not Overlook the URL In Your SEO Efforts

What is More Important than Ranking Number One in Search Results? Recent studies show that 9 out of 10 Internet users perform a search (if you would like to read one of those studies I would recommend this one by the Pew Research Center). Because of the wide spread use of search, businesses and marketers have developed the practice of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) in an attempt to rank well in searches, and SEM (Search Engine Marketing) as an overall marketing strategy to increase traffic, … Continue reading...

Filed Under: Search Engines Tagged With: Keywords, Page Rank, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, sem, seo, SEO tips, url

March 17, 2013 By Michelle Falling Leave a Comment

LinkedIn Endorsements – Will You Endorse Me?

Are you completely annoyed or totally intrigued by LinkedIn’s Endorsements feature? Regardless, it has reportedly increased traffic to this professional online networking tool by 60%! My opinion is mixed but I like the attraction the endorsements feature has brought to my profile others within my network. LinkedIn was brilliant for adding it. Allow me to educate and please share your thoughts! … Continue reading...

Filed Under: LinkedIn, Social Media, Tools Tagged With: Endorsement, Expertise, linkedin

March 13, 2013 By Jackie Kaufenberg Leave a Comment

31 Ways to Repurpose your Blog Posts into Social Media Content

With every blog post you publish, there are vast ways to promote it. In a perfectly SEO'd world, the search engines would always find your posts and place them on the top of their SERP's (Search Engine Results Page), showing your blog posts off to the world. But, as you know, we live in a very social world, and getting your blog posts across the social networks should be a priority too. Think of your blog as your content marketing hub. Now let's take a look at some of the ways that you … Continue reading...

Filed Under: Blogging, Social Media Tagged With: Blog, Blog Content, Blogging, content marketing, cross promotion, Pinterest, Promote Your Blog, repurpose blog posts, social media, Social Media Content

March 11, 2013 By Steve Slater Leave a Comment

Tips to Starting a Successful SEO Campaign

With more and more people going to the Internet to research products and make buying decisions it has become more important for marketers and businesses to understand how to be included in that research. This is why Vivid Image now has a dedicated SEO (Search Engine Optimization) Team. I'm writing this post to introduce you to the concept, and the most important part of SEO. What Is SEO? Let's start with the important part, SEO. There is some confusion in the online world relating to SEO. Many … Continue reading...

Filed Under: Search Engines Tagged With: 4 Action oriented tips to use prior to starting an SEO campaign

March 8, 2013 By Beth 1 Comment

Pic of the Day: Lamb or Lion?

This photo was taken by Vivid Image Designer, Karlie Mosher on a recent trip to Minnehaha Falls. Spring is supposedly coming in like a lamb, but there's still plenty of cold and ice for those who like that sort of thing. … Continue reading...

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February 28, 2013 By Jackie Kaufenberg 2 Comments

Don’t Fear the Social Media Policy

We all have those projects that are difficult to tackle– maybe because we are not sure where to start or it just seems too complicated. This could be true for some of us when it comes to developing a social media policy. It may seem like a social media policy is just creating more rules or bringing up hard-to-talk-about topics, and it could be. But most of the time, it is better to be clear on the social media guidelines and goals for your company (read how it made all the difference for … Continue reading...

Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: developing social media policy, marketing, social media, Social Media Guidelines, Social Media Policy, transparency in social media

February 22, 2013 By Beth Leave a Comment

Keywords That Are Too General

Keywords are important to understand, as you focus your website and blog content to increase traffic. And while it's understandable that you need more traffic to your website, it is critical that it's the RIGHT kind of traffic and that your content is valuable to your target market. Missing the mark means wasted time, wasted money, and wasted traffic to your site. A common mistake we see website owners make (besides guessing at keywords and using their opinion to determine their list) is … Continue reading...

Filed Under: Content Matters Tagged With: content, Keywords, optmizing, seo

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