TopRank Internet Marketing News

What TopRank does for internet marketing clients is really about content marketing and therefore our content development staff are instrumental in client online marketing programs. Content and media optimization is a growing opportunity for companies to capitalize on the changing nature of search and social media marketing. TopRank continues to build out a talented team in this area by adding another copywriter to the team.

Please welcome Michelle Bowles as a new Copywriter at TopRank Online Marketing!

To get to know Michelle a little more check out the following Top 10 things @TopRank fans need to know about Michelle Bowles:

TopRankMarketing.com has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Online Marketing Account Manager (Mad People Skills + Superior Project Management Mojo and Plenty of SEO, Analytics and Social Media Marketing Savvy) to join our excellent team of internet marketing professionals.

The perfect person for this career is passionate about internet marketing, (if internet marketing were a person, you’d be stalking it) ongoing learning and making a difference for clients.   Leadership, marketing creativity, organization and problem solving skills are second nature right along with the ability to provide both strategic direction and development of tactical marketing plans for clients. Success in this position means being comfortable providing guidance and consulting to the Fortune 500 companies we serve as well as TopRank team members.

Where was TopRank® Online Marketing talked about on the web the week of Oct 2, 2009? Here you go:

• Murray Newlands – Social Media Relations Tool BuzzStream. TopRankBlog was cited as a recommended social media resource.
• WebMarketing Today – How to Grow Your Social Network Through Search. Dr. Ralph Wilson interviewed TopRank CEO Lee Odden on using search engine optimization to attract new members to social networks.
• Minnov8 – Minnov8 + MIMA = Movies. Phil Wilson interviewed TopRank CEO Lee Odden about his upcoming presentation at the sold-out MIMA Summit on the intersection of Search Engine Optimization and Social Media.

Where was TopRank® Online Marketing talked about on the web the week of September 11, 2009? Here you go:

• evancarmichael – The Top 50 Social Media Blogs Of The Year. TopRank Blog was included in this list of top blogs covering the social media space.
• Who’s Blogging What – Most Useful Blog Posts of August 2009. TopRank Blog was cited in the Social Media category for a post about SMO, “16 Rules For Social Media Optimization Revisited”.
• Jeff Bullas’s Blog – 8 Tips For Optimizing Social Media Video To Help Your Brand “Get Found Online”. TopRank’s post on Digital Asset Optimization was featured.

Where was TopRank® Online Marketing talked about on the web the week of August 24th 2009?

• DirJournal Marketing Blog – 25 SEO Experts to Follow on Twitter. TopRank’s CEO was listed after Danny Sullivan to follow on Twitter for search engine optimization insights.
• American Express OPEN – 101 Tips from 50 Small Business Bloggers. TopRank was quoted with tips on blog marketing.
• Marketing Experiments – Affiliate Marketing Clinic Study Guide. A TopRank Blog post on Online Reputation Management for Affiliate Marketing was featured in this recommended reading list.

Where does real-time marketing fit within an online advertising and social media marketing mix? Below is a video interview with Mike McDonald of WebProNews at Search Engine Strategies San Jose that starts to answer that question. The interview took place just before TopRank CEO Lee Odden moderated a ClickZ panel focusing on the same topic that included: Richard Jalichandra, CEO of Technorati; Steve Grove, Vice President at YouTube, Martin Green, COO at Meebo and Ricardo Guerrero, founder of Stwittergy.

Where was TopRank® Online Marketing talked about on the web the week of August 17th 2009?  In all the right places, there’s no doubt:

• ClickZ – SES: Managing Social Media. Roundup of social media sessions including Black Hat White Hat Social Media in which TopRank CEO Lee Odden participated.
• WebProNews – (Video) Embracing Real-Time Marketing. TopRank CEO Lee Odden is interviewed by Mike McDonald on the emerging trend in real-time marketing and the ClickZ “In the Now” panel with Technorati CEO Richard Jalichandra, Meebo COO Martin Green, YouTube Vice President Steve Grove and founder of Stwittergy, Ricardo Guerrero.

Where was TopRank® Online Marketing talked about on the web the week of August 10th 2009?  The following roundup of news links will answer exactly that:

• SES YouTube Channel – (Video) Lee Odden discusses the integration of social media and SEO at SES San Jose 2009 with Greg Jarboe. Video interview with TopRank’s CEO during the Search Engine Strategies conference in San Jose.
• BtoB Magazine – SES SJ: Charlene Li Keynote – Preparing For The Future Of Search. TopRank’s Blog coverage of a Search Engine Strategies conference keynote is cited.

TopRank CEO To Help Award These To Top Search Engine Marketers

“Are you the next generation search engine marketing expert”

Do you contribute “excellence, as well as inspire innovation and encourage new ideas in search marketing?”

Have you helped develop “the world’s best direct marketing campaigns – campaigns that have raised the bar in terms of strategy, creativity and results?”

Perhaps the most important question of all is, how do you know?

That would be where the Marketing Pilgrim SEM Scholarship, Search Engine Watch Awards and Echo Awards come in.

Where was TopRank® Online Marketing talked about on the web this week?  The following roundup of news links will answer exactly that:

• The Deets - Yet Another Take on Minnesota’s Social Media Innovators. TopRank CEO listed amongst a list of top social media innovators in Minnesota.
• everything PR - Top 50 PR Professionals You Should Be Following On Twitter. TopRank CEO @LeeOdden listed as a top 50 PR professional on Twitter.
• SmartBlog on Social Media – Today’s Bonus Tracks: Rethinking the Rules. A TopRank Blog post by Adam Singer was featured in a post about the longevity of social media optimization rules.