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For Search Marketers in New England and Beyond

Archive for May, 2008

Is SEO the Holy Grail?

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Good post by Susan O’Neil from SEMNE corporate  member company @Website Publicity.
Susan states:
“I participate in a number of conferences and meetings to discuss the strategies and benefits of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Of course, as the founder and president of a search engine marketing company, I’m a big believer in the power of SEO. Yet, […]

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SES is conducting their search engine marketing workshops in Boston on June 24, 2008 at the Seaport Hotel. They have graciously provided a 10% discount for SEMNE members which you can retrieve in the SEMNE member’s area.
If you’re not a SEMNE member, here’s more info on the types of membership available to you.
You’ll find […]

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PodCamp Boston 3, July 19-20, 2008

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

This might be of interest to SEMNE members and others in the New England area:
Do you want to learn how to more effectively use:

Blogs
Podcasts
Twitter

Video on the Internet like YouTube
Social Networks
Internet Radio and Internet TV
Instant Messaging

PodCamp Boston 3 is the event to help participants learn, share, and grow their new media skills, from technology how-tos […]

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Just saw the news that SEMNE member company, HubSpot, raised $12 million in a Series B funding led by Matrix Partners, an investment firm with offices in Boston.
Congrats, HubSpot!
Full story here.

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By Jill Whalen
Is making stuff up really part of our job description? What about obtaining links at any cost?
Maybe I’m just not cut out to be a marketer. Certainly not if it involves creating hoaxes to trick the media.
No idea what I’m talking about?
Well, apparently link bait has sunk to a new low. Now it’s […]

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