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		<title>New Reports Help Clients to Manage Their LinkBuilding Efforts While Monitoring Competitors&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have spent this week perfecting my new &#8220;PowerLink&#8221; reports system which will provide &#8220;at-a-glance&#8221; information about clients&#8217; organic link situation, as well as that of a few select competitors. This information can help to find new opportunities and even notice when a link has been removed so we can act quickly to resolve it. SEO [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SEO Implications of Reduced Corporate Blogging</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I saw an article on ReadWrite that caught my attention&#8230;&#8221;Blogging declines across Inc 500&#8221; which referred to a study from Umass called &#8220;Blogging declines as newer tools rule.&#8221;  The number dropped from 50% to 37% of companies maintaining corporate blog.  Facebook and Twitter, in the meantime continue to grow.   This stands to reason [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Final Mile &#8211; Get Your Materials into Customer Meetings By Addressing their Pain Points</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you taken the time to consider the "reality" of your B2B customer?  They are not making buying decisions on the spot - they are gathering information for meetings - and they want to look good.  So how can you help them achieve this?]]></description>
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		<title>BuzzMaven wins 2010 SEMMY award &#8211; thanks to all.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With competitors like these, I was truly honored to have won a 2010 SEMMY award for Local Search today.  Here are the other competitors, and you should grab those articles and subscribe to their blogs to connect with some of the best in the world.]]></description>
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		<title>Google Maps&#8217; New Rules &#8211; Thoughts on Assumed Names and DBAs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many company legal names are vastly different than their published names.  A DBA/Assumed Name lets you operate your business under multiple names without going through the extensive paperwork of creating a new corporate entity.  This can be in order to choose a memorable name that is &#8220;current&#8221; with your customers&#8217; mindset.   Now, there&#8217;s a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging and SEO for Beginners</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you're looking to do SEO with a Wordpress blog, then these slides from Matt Cutts at Google will be of interest.]]></description>
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		<title>Gleaming Towers &amp; 7 Miles of Muck &#8211; Tips for Success in Difficult SEM Projects</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 14:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever faced a really tough SEM project?  I have.  And I looked to the real world for inspiration to get perspective on how to make things better.  Here are my thoughts.]]></description>
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		<title>Innovative Lead Generation using the Web &#8211; Lexington, KY</title>
		<link>http://www.buzzmaven.com/2009/04/lead-generation-event.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Innovative Lead Generation using the Web was held on May 5th at Awesome, Inc.  We talked about lead generation optimization, social media, SEO, and more]]></description>
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		<title>How Google Adwords Auctions Work (Explained Well)</title>
		<link>http://www.buzzmaven.com/2009/03/how-google-adwords-auctions-work-explained-well.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Confused by the Google Adwords ranking algorithm?  Google chief economist Hal Varian does the best job ever explaining the Google Adwords Auctions, AdRank, Quality Score and more.]]></description>
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		<title>Video SEO Now Essential To Your Marketing Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.buzzmaven.com/2009/02/video-seo-now-essential-to-your-marketing-plan.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.buzzmaven.com/2009/02/video-seo-now-essential-to-your-marketing-plan.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Clark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you'd like an example of why you need to mater video production and editing at your company as a part of your SEO efforts, this post tells all.]]></description>
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