Launching an eCommerce Site – pt2

CoreCommerce

Now that I had the site concept well developed and had my product sources lined up, the next challenge was finding a good eCommerce platform.  I had looked at platforms in the past to help my clients choose the right features for there businesses, but I had never really used one myself. I do know [...]

What’s going on with Inbound Marketing?

"Where is Inbound Marketing Headed"

There’s been a lot of buzz about inbound marketing lately.  Here at Aldeia, we’ve seen the value of attracting qualified leads both internally and for our clients.  In most cases, it has been a much more economical and effective way of getting qualified leads into the pipeline, nurturing those leads until they are ready for [...]

5 Ways to Integrate Social Media Into First B2B Response!

courtesy stock.xchng- Are you serving B2B customers with social media?

We are almost finished with January 2011. More and more social media articles are now starting to concentrate on the complexities of engaging with B2B in on-line environments. B2B (business-to-business) focuses on selling goods or expertise from one business to another business. In the past, B2B success was determined by a proven track record of quality [...]

Are You Really Talking To People? Do you engage?

Are your really conversing with people in your daily or weekly social media activities? What kind of interactions are you conducting…message, text, video, commentary, sharing, re-tweeting, podcasting? Each is unique. Each should be tied to your goals and outcomes! Frequently with beginners and experienced social media participants, we forget to KEEP THE CONVERSATIONS GOING! We [...]

Glossary: Translating Marketing Speak

Marketing Geeks

Have you ever overheard a group of marketing geeks chit-chatting in the break room? Chances are they’re using crazy sounding phrases like this: “We have to move the copy above the fold in order to increase conversion rates.” Translation: We have to move the text on our website up into the area that is visible [...]