@thatrobguy: "Many SEO experts believe that links from .edu domains are very influential. Their value comes in part because they're tough to get--most educational institutions carefully manage the content that gets posted to their sites. However, there's one easy way to get a link on an edu site - alumni directories. I set up profiles on my undergraduate and graduate school alumni directories and was able to put a link up to my company's awesome baby gifts, That Baby DVD and CD."
2008 POSTSEASON SPORTS NATIONAL TV AD SPENDING > Pro football: $748 million > NCAA men's basketball: $643 million > Pro basketball: $330 million > Pro baseball: $326 million > College football bowls: $250 million
Obama did a bracket how about your CEO?
Estimated $600 Million in illegal gambling last year on tournament
Viewership on demand up 60% (5.6 million unique visitors)
6.5 million total hours of video and audio consumed thus far, a 71% increase over 2008 figures.
Marketing Takeaway: Looks for excuses to make creative content when the whole country is watching.
Marketing Tip of The Week: Create some interesting, relevant content around the NCAA basketball tournament and leverage the 5.6 million unique viewers.
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James Lee from TeleGlass National: "Does replying to blogs enhance your SEO? Is the reason to leave comments link building?"
Why Leaving Blog Comments is Not a Link Building Strategy
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