Digital Marketing and Web Strategy by Bob Hazlett | One Half Amazing!

How to create the perfect landing page via the folks at Formstack. Click image for larger view.

I apologize for being away for a while, lots of new and exciting things going on in my personal life including an upcoming wedding as well as a new job.  I’ll do my best to get new and fresh content on the site in the coming weeks, but it could be pretty sparse.  In the meantime, why not check out my shared article feed or find me on twitter?

Here are a few article that have caught my eye recently.

• Do Mobile Coupons Matter? – Forrester breaks down which consumers are using mobile coupons, what technologies are on the forefront and if your company should begin to support mobile coupons.
• Rapportive – a simple CRM tool built right into GMail (Firefox add-on)
• How to Create a Text Marketing Campaign – Straight-forward advice for small businesses along with some great tools to help you get started with your first SMS campaign.
• Landing Page Makeover Clinic from CopyBlogger
• Best Keyword Ranking Tools for SEO (video) – paid and free versions
• Keep your website up to date with these SEO Health Checks
• AlertRank is like Google Alerts on Steroids -  each site in your alert will be rated based on an algorithm that takes into account the overall value and influence of the source

Facebook let it all hang out to a select group of members to test their new search interface.  The system would allow members to search their news feed for recent updates, photos, links, videos and notes being shared on friends’ profiles and fan Pages. Users who have made their profile and content available to anyone will also be searchable.

SEOMoz yammers it up during Whiteboard Friday to talk about visualization.  I think visualization is one of those new and sexy fields that you’ll hear more and more about in the near future.

SEOmoz Whiteboard Friday – Visualization from Scott Willoughby on Vimeo.

12seconds is updating their iPhone app to take advantage of the new OS 3.0.  The app, which should be available soon, will allow you to send short video messages directly to your friends via twitter.

Back ‘dat thing up and pick up some great tips about landing page design through CopyBlogger’s Landing Page Makeover.  Their most recent tutorial covers CarsHelpingAmerica.org.

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