Practical Simple Marketing in the News - 4/13/12

Here follows a double dose of Practical Simple Marketing in the News, filled with delicious articles. These are all links and resources shared on Twitter and tagged #practicalmktr grouped here together in Practical Simple Marketing In The News for the week ending 4/13/12.

Simple & Practical Marketing Data

• From Pinterest to Purchase: data on how consumers use it ow.ly/a4598 #practicalmktr
• Being socially irresponsible in business: ow.ly/a972g Good data, insights re: big biz and SMBs #practicalmktr
• RT @TomPick RT @markusrach What’s driving social media? 12 must-know facts bit.ly/HBtn1v Brilliant #practicalmktr

Practical Marketing Advice

• Thinking Outside the Inbox - 10 point checklist for your current email campaigns: ht.ly/a0mLj via Marketo #practicalmktr
• 50 ~free social media tools for brands: ow.ly/a0SNI #practicalmktr
• Fascinating: social media may ease negative word-of-mouth impact! ow.ly/a5Cbe #practicalmktr
• Good reminders in Just Say No to Bad SEO ow.ly/a5CEC #practicalmktr
• Mari Smith's 21 key Facebook Timeline for Pages points to know ow.ly/a97y5 #practicalmktr
• 4 keyword research mistakes to avoid fr @MarketingProfs ow.ly/a97N8 #practicalmktr
• Local Search 5 must dos fr @MarketingProfs http://ow.ly/a97Uf #practicalmktr

Simple Marketing Inspiration

• 7 entrepreneurial + #practicalmktr lessons from 'shark tank' ow.ly/a0Smt NB: be nice!
• This reads to me like intense Zmot activity: mobile complicating path to conversion ow.ly/a455R #practicalmktr
• Love the 'gray area' Etch-a-Sketch Attitude! Bravo ow.ly/a45EC #practicalmktr
• Urgent! Start scheduling boredom time each day! ow.ly/a96ED #practicalmktr
• 21 counter-intuitive #practicalmktr break ideas to boost productivity, creativity ow.ly/a96QB
• Which do you prefer? SEO or PPC? ow.ly/a96FV #practicalmktr
• Here R 3 antisocial brands: ow.ly/a96UU Do U know otherss? #practicalmktr
• Can marketing learn from movements, uprisings? ow.ly/a9775 Love these insights@ #practicalmktr
• Don't push product on Pinterest! Cr8 Boards re: culture, lifestyle based trends, behind-scenes stuff http://ow.ly/a98sR #practicalmktr

Brands Being Practical With Social Media

• How Twitter is fighting crime in Kenya. Wow! http://ow.ly/a5CNy #practicalmktr
• Inside the marketing playbook of the New York Giants http://ow.ly/a5CTX #practicalmktr
• Delicious #practicalmktr examples: Peugeot Pinterest competition, law + social media, Intuit Pinterest infographic ow.ly/a0Sau
• Love this! #practicalmktr insights from US Army's social media industrial complex! ow.ly/a2xVl
• RT @emmaemail: Email wins again @jaybaer Research: Americans Hate Social Media Promos (#s overwhelming myem.ma/B9 #practicalmktr

Here's a link to previous editions of Practical Simple Marketing In the News.

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