Posted by Marty Weintraub on July 28th 2009 in Rants, SEM, SEO | 20 comments
Egregiously incompetent, cutthroat, reckless or outright dishonest? No matter how you slither it, the latest generation of predatory SEO creeps proffer blatantly false information camouflaged by pretty reports. Deceptively branded reports aside, buyer beware when the snakes come to call. Here’s some hard facts to dispel this week’s crap-ass haze of myths and misinformation. [Author's Note: This post is not aimed at any specific SEO firm, rather the amalgamate of experiences we've had over many years.] Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Marty Weintraub on July 24th 2009 in Uncategorized | 4 comments
We’re pleased to announce our impending coverage of SearchEngineStrategies San Jose 2009, August 11-13 at the McEnery Convention Ct.
aimClear bloggers will post articles, videos, and pictures to highlight critical takeaways from sessions they attend. We’ll also add the dimension of pre-scheduled Twitter coverage for select panels each day, allowing our readers to “tune-in” real-time and even contribute questions during sessions’ Q&A. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Marty Weintraub on July 20th 2009 in Interviews | 6 comments
@LeeOdden is a consensus thought leader-SEO Agency owner focused on the stunning convergence of PR, social media and SEO. Business, agency, fellow speaker, conference organizer or client–these answers regarding search, social, evolution and agency training are are recommended reading.
Read back through TopRanks’s respected blog. It’s clear Lee Odden saw this future on the horizon…about 3 years ago. Gracious and brainy, he’s an approachable SEM industry personality, a fixture on the national search marketing conference scene and (for the most part) unaffected. 
So far as we’re concerned, Lee’s one of the early SEOs who wrote the book on corporate use of feeds, inventoried digital assets, blog powered online media rooms, truly valuable content, empowering communities and other SMO cornerstones. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Marty Weintraub on July 13th 2009 in Reputation Management | 6 comments
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Ok, so the proverbial cow-flap has hit the golden fan. Page 1 of Google-unpersonalized now sports damning rhetoric about you for searches related to brand and product categories. It could cost tens of millions in reputation damage. Take a deep breath, gather wits, drink some decaf’ and ride into town, let’s get started defending your brand. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Nam Provost on July 1st 2009 in aimClear, Duluth | 9 comments
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All good things get better! aimClear has exited those architecturally picturesque halls of Duluth’s historic Carnegie Building and “moved on up” to loft-style grandeur, third floor corner suite offices in the iconic Paulucci Building. We’re pleased to announce that we’ve relocated to Duluth’s famed Canal Park. This space doubles the ol’ dig’s square footage, along with an immeasurable upgrade in scenery. Read the rest of this entry »
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