Entries by Rhoda Israelov

Giving it Away to Get ‘Em – the Other Side of the Useful Info Story

No, (as I spent some digital “ink” saying in my last post), I don’t think sports scores or snow statistics belong on the blog sites of jewelers, dentists, or veterinarians, when those are used primarily as a way to attract visitors. My take on that form of marketing is that it works counter to the […]

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Blog Marketing – Giving it Away to Get ‘Em

Weather reports on a jewelry store website or blog? Sports scores to market a dental practice? Really? Entrepreneur Magazine’s Ultimate Small Business Marketing Guide thinks it’s a good idea: “Another good way to increase your web site’s sticky content is to provide up-to-date headline news, sports scores, international and local weather forecasts, and stock market financial […]

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Let Me Count the Ways to Use Numbers in a Business Blog

“Use numerals to express numbers 10 and above, and use words to express numbers below 10,” Paige Jackson of the American Psychological Association reminds writers. Another writing guidance source, the Purdue OWL, has this to say: “Although usage varies, most people spell out numbers than can be expressed in one of two words and use […]

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Can Your Blog Pass the Emotive & Information Power Response Tests?

(There’s a test for those, didn’t you know?) Since emotional response towards advertising plays an important part in building a strong brand, researchers at the University of Bath, working with Nielson, came up with two ways to score ads. Information Power Score – measures what the consumer perceives as the value of the message Emotive […]

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Marketing a Professional Practice Through Business Blogs

“Services – unlike products – cannot be seen, touched, held, etc. Buyers only know the true value of your service after they receive it (often with full effects taking place weeks or months later,” Oren Smith of Precision Marketing Group explains. Since, at Say It For You, our content writers serve the needs of both […]

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