Search Engine Optimization

Link Building Basics: Interlinking, Social Links, Reciprocal Links and More!

Hopefully you’ve heard of the power of link building for improving your search authority and rank in search engine results pages (SERPs). Most often, link building (also called inbound links or back-links) relates to having other, authoritative websites, blogs or directories link to your website and/or blog. One tactic, so-called submission is the subject of our next blog, Link-Building Advanced:…
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Mobile Website Marketing For Construction Brands

Driven by meteoric growth in smart phones and tablets, mobile web is the next big marketing challenge. Current predictions indicate that one in two Americans now own a “smart phone” device. Mobile website conversions are the future for content delivery. Great websites are no longer sufficient for the task of business communications and interactions. Every company must establish a current…
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Google Plus Business Pages – Do I Need One?

Since there are still mixed reviews across the web, we decided to dig through all the jabber about this high-profile social network. We found some helpful resources to look into that will hopefully clear up the social clutter. To start with, it does not hurt to claim your Google+ business page. Why? At the very least, so no one else grabs…
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Blogging For Construction Marketing – Part Two

This is the second blog in a two part series on Blogging for Construction Marketing. Part 1 covered the benefits of blogging, blog platforms and features. This blog, Part 2, will consider the ongoing management and implementation of the blog, which focuses primarily on content. Other ongoing blog management considerations are building a blogroll and corresponding reciprocal links, updating other resource or content items like…
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Blogging For Construction Marketing – Part One

This is the first blog in a two part series on Blogging for Construction Marketing. Part 1 covers the benefits of blogging, blog platforms, and features. Part 2, considers the ongoing management and implementation of the blog, which focuses primarily on content. For many construction marketers, blogging has become one of the most important marketing tactics for several reasons. First, blogging…
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YouTube Video Best Practices – Webcast Summary

The October 18 webcast with Caterpillar’s Brian Stokoe, along with Brian Reuhl and Neil M. Brown from the Construction Marketing Association (CMA) identified a number of tips, ideas, and strategies for more effectively using video to drive search engine results, generate sales leads, and support customer service. Video is Critical to Marketing All presenters agreed that video is possibly the…
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Measuring Marketing Results: Best Practices for Construction Webcast

The recent survey of construction marketers ranked measuring results of marketing as their top priority for 2011, beating out all priorities including internet and social media. Clearly, in a difficult market, marketing is under increased scrutiny to prove results and justify budgets. The Construction Marketing Association will present a free webcast addressing this important topic on Monday, November 15 at…
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A Blog Post About Construction Blogs

On the heels of our Social Media for Construction Webcast and Panel Discussion, with experts from Caterpillar, USG and Emerson Electric, one thing is for certain, BLOGS are a very important component of an internet and social media program. Why? Because no other single marketing tool can have such a demonstrable effect on search engine results while positioning you or…
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Search Engine Optimization: Top Priority for Construction Marketers

(CMA FOCUS SERIES: SEO) As construction marketers implement next-generation websites that feature enhanced functions, many companies have not yet taken advantage of even the most basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques. In most industries, SEO can be critical to achieving improved search results for websites—thereby increasing website traffic, and quite possibly sales and market share. SEO relates to website programming,…
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