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The process has already started, and as a publisher you need to make sure you are adapting your marketing strategy to line up, or get left behind.

Google made the link building algorithm popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It was a revolution in its time because it provided search engines with a method for identifying the most important web pages for a given topic. However, as has been well documented, spammers have assaulted the algorithm with a wide variety of methods for buying links or creating them in other ways that don’t work for the algorithms.

Even if you generate all your links in a pure white hat way, through reaching out to site owners and requesting them without compensation, or are doing high quality guest posts, you aren’t necessarily generating the best possible signal for search engines. Certainly this type of link building done properly would not be a violation of the Webmaster Guidelines, but from the perspective of the search engines it also doesn’t represent a groundswell of opinion raving about your product. It still means something, but it is brute force driven through your efforts, rather than resulting from the enthusiasm of your audience.

I don’t believe that search engines will penalize people who link build this way, but I think they will value the link profile that is manually built less than one that obtains unsolicited endorsements from the web.

Author: Eric Enge

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Sure, having a website for your business serves a practical need: to draw net-surfing users to your product or service. However, it’s also much more than slapping on a run of the mill two-column template and calling it a day. Nothing kills an online buzz like a poorly designed or drastically outdated website. Dry and boring default templates, broken assets, confusing pages and invasive widgets do nothing but harm a page’s style, which in turn reflects poorly on the company.

2012 is heralding a new wave of innovative web technologies and design, and a page that stays in step with these trends is bound to pique interest and lower your bounce rate. Even more, a well done and on-trend website remains effective well after the year is over, reeling users in with thoughtful design and building a design-conscious and taste-making reputation. Keep these tips in mind when you clean up your company’s website, and stay ahead of the curve for the new year.


1. Don’t Be Afraid to be Bold

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According to the Pioneer Press, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, plans to test its first fresh grocery delivery service in California, looking online for new sources of revenue growth, said a person familiar with the project.

The Web service, internally dubbed “Project Titan,” hasn’t yet been approved and may not happen, said the person, who declined to be identified because plans aren’t final. If it goes forward, Wal-Mart stores in the San Jose area would fill deliveries for shoppers living nearby, the person said. Read the rest of this entry »

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According to Supermarket News, the Hy-Vee store in Fairfield Iowa is planning to open it’s second LEED store.

West Des Moines, Iowa-base Hy-Vee opened its first LEED store in 2009 in Madison, Wis. — a store that qualified as a LEED Gold project. To qualify for LEED certification, buildings must meet certain criteria in terms of energy savings and use of sustainable building materials.

The new, 64,000-square-foot store in Fairfield is twice the size of the store it is replacing, according to reports, and will include store-made sushi, a new offering for Hy-Vee. The store will consolidate the pharmacies of the existing store and a Hy-Vee Drug Store in Fairfield, the company said.

Fairfield, with a population of about 9,500, has worked to become a “sustainable community” by encouraging green development and practices among businesses and residents.

Learn more at: http://supermarketnews.com

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Thinking about running a contest on Facebook? You should be. Businesses that host contests and giveaways have been able to attract more fans. Contests can promote your brand, drive traffic to your Web site, and build community.

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The Superbowl is this weekend. It has become the most-watched televised event in the United States. Are you watching it for the Packers? The Steelers? Or the commercials?

According to a recent CNN Article, 50% of the viewers watch the Superbowl for the commercials. This year, a 30-second spot will cost advertisers $3 million. At $100,000 per second, advertisers will need to make every moment of their commercials count.

Is the cost worth it? The CNN Article goes on to say that Snickers would have to sell 6,329,406 candy bars to pay for a $3 million ad. But how many remember how popular the Betty White Snickers commercial was from last year’s Superbowl? How many people would know who Go Daddy was without their Superbowl ads? What about Apple’s 1984 commercial? Adweek has put together a nice page with the last 3 years of Superbowl commercials as well as some of the more popular of all time.

In addition to the cost to air the commercial, there is a cost to make them. However, some companies are forgoing this expense and letting people submit their own commercials for judging. This year, commercials have been uploaded and are being judged for both Doritos® and Pepsi Max®. You can see them at http://www.crashthesuperbowl.com/. For Doritos®, this has been a very successful marketing campaign. Not only are very memorable commercials being played, but they are also getting exposure from all over the web by advertising the previously linked site.

Enjoy watching the game this weekend. Come back next week to find out about this year’s commercials and how they fared.

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Mark Beebe

I have a secret to share.

It’s a new line of fruit spreads that is not very popular yet, but I can tell you why they are going to be in your pantry soon. They use the mantra that Snapple used more than a decade back. Snapple was the group that stated “all natural” and a healthier choice. In October 2003, Snapple began its sponsorship of the New York City School system as part of the deal to make Snapple New York’s official beverage. You might remember that was the time Howard Stern was broadcasting from New York and really pushed sales for the brand. The company promised an $8 million dollar per year so Snapple was able to acquire the contract in part because New York City officials did not want to encourage the consumption of sodas, which have been linked to childhood obesity, diabetes and are generally considered unhealthy. The Snapple juice drinks, specifically created to meet rules banning soda and other sugary snacks from city schools, are marketed under the “Snapple 100% Juiced!” label. However, they still contain more sugar (41 grams) than a 12-ounce container of Coca Cola (39 grams) The deal also gave Snapple exclusive rights to sell its tea and juice-based drinks in vending machines on all New York City properties starting in January 2004. Snapple paid the City $106 million for the rights and agreed to spend $60 million more to marketing and promotion over the length of the five-year contract.

So why is this important to a new company called Crofter’s? It’s a fact that Americans (not just New Yorkers) bought Snapple by the gallons because it was perceived as a better alternative. Obviously it was not. So along comes a new company that gears their products towards the healthy but goes so much deeper. The new Superfruit spreads come in four flavors from the four corners of the earth. They boost the products are certified organic, that they stuff one pound of premium organic fruit in each jar, the company only uses fair trade sugar and contains one-third less sugar than jam.

Crofter’s Superfruit Spreads contain some well-known antioxidant-rich fruits such as pomegranate, morello cherries and blueberries, which have been linked to a lower risk of age-related diseases including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. But you may not be familiar with their other powerful ingredients. For example, in the Asia Superfruit Spread, they use juice from the yumberry (also called yang-mei), a chewy, juicy fruit from China that may help treat digestive problems and control blood sugar. Maqui, a deep purple berry used in the South America Superfruit Spread, has the highest antioxidant level of any known fruit—by some estimates double or even triple the antioxidant value of açaí. Studies show it may have positive effects on cardiovascular health, stabilizing blood sugar and fighting inflammation.

Also its Green Cane Project videos share how this company is saving the planet and caring about your health. No fat, No sodium and No cholesterol and only 7 grams of sugar. How can this product possible taste good? This is where Crofter’s excels from Snapple. The taste is out-of-this-world. I can go on about the taste but the best way to experience this product is to try one of the four flavors.

This angle Crofter’s has molded into a business is the future of many existing companies and new companies on the rise. What if breakfast cereal had this same initiative to bring NO fat, LOW sugar at an unbelievable taste to your breakfast table? The possibilities are endless and consumers are NOW taking notice. Is it time to launch a new item in your product line? One that gives a benefit to the buyer, the planet and of course YOU the company. Saving the planet is big bucks and more consumers are interested than you would think. Just look at how many people “like” Eco-Foil, which is a 100% recycled foil pan on Facebook.

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