©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. PRSA Teleseminar – 05/15/08 Reputation Management in a Google World Lee Odden, CEO TopRank Kami Watson Huyse, APR myPRPro
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. SEO – Search Engine Optimization SERP – Search Engine Results Page Title Tags – Description seen on top bar of a browser for each Web page Meta Description – Description of the page which a search engine may consider or display Categories – Used inside a blog to group like content Tags – Used by Technorati and other services to index pages A New Vocabulary
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Dec 2006 – 6.7 billion searches (comScore) Dec 2006 – 6.7 billion searches (comScore) Dec 2007 – 10 billion searches (comScore) Dec 2007 – 10 billion searches (comScore) March 2008 – 6.4 billion searches Google (comScore) March 2008 – 6.4 billion searches Google (comScore)
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. 59.8% Google 21.6% Yahoo 9.6% Microsoft 4.9% AOL 4.6% Ask Search Market Share comScore March 2008
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. ? Reputation Engine
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. New Corporate Homepage
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©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. An Interconnected footprint of relevant Content Photos Video Audio Actively managing the reputation of the brand, issue or company Public Relations and Search
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. SERPs can give PR visibility Crisis Management Proactive search engine reputation management Importance of link building Ranking report software Relevant content that also gets search results Search engine optimized press releases and Unique and URLs for measurement Impact of SEO for PR
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. A Reputation Tarnished
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©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. SEO Considerations Content Links
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Identify your brand keywords Inventory your digital assets Match with channels of promotion Ensure site is spiderable Keywords in titles, navigation, content & links Promote content & attract links Always look for links Monitor with web and social media analytics SEO Tips
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Keywords to Monitor Products Company Executives Include modifiers: “sucks” “scam” “kudos”
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©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Universal Search Heat Maps
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Your Company Sucks
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©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Seodigger.com KeywordDiscovery.com Web analytics Site search logs WordTracker Keyword Research Tools
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Keyword Research Tools
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Keyword Research Tools
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Create keyword glossary Map keywords to content Keyword Research Tools
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Press releases Online op-eds Online newsrooms Corporate blogs Reports / white papers newsletters Webinars Podcasts / Internet radio shows Interviews (coach interviewee on keywords) News Content to Optimize
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. On Site Press Releases Online News Room Blog News Content to Optimize Off Site Social media profiles (Twitter, Stumbleupon, Delicious) Social networking profiles (LinkedIn, Facebook) Blog
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Blog Based Newsroom Template optimized Title tags Categories Meta description Keyword optimized Post title Body copy Links Image alt text
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Release Optimization
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Release Optimization Think upward and to the left Optimize for people first, search engines next Use keyword(s) in Title, Subheads, body Don’t obsess over keyword density A 500 word release – keyword 2-4 times Use keywords in links to company web site Add media: images, podcast, video, pdf/word docs
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Earn links with great content Promote content on social networks Embed links in press releases Link up with partners Cross link internally Social bookmark pickups Linking Building
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Never stop acquiring inbound links Keywords Key Word Word Key Key Word WordKey Key Word WordKey Key Word Word Back link analysis Directory submissions Article marketing Press releases Blogs & RSS Social bookmarks Viral marketing Bottom line: Create high quality content Linking Building
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Marketleap.com siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com Free Linking Tools
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Marketleap Tool
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©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Yahoo Site Explorer
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Analyze the current link environment Develop a link building plan Assess competitor link activity for opportunities Sources linking to high ranking sites may link to you as well Analysis of what is working for others can work for you Linking Tips
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Holistic SEO Promotion Match News to Channel Announcements Press Releases Images Video Blog/RSS Media Coverage Social News/Bookmark Optimize & Promote
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Channels Respond Announcements Press Releases Images Video Blog/RSS Media Coverage Social News/Bookmark Traffic - Links Holistic SEO Promotion
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Keyword Ranking Tools Monitoring Tools
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Monitoring Tools
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Monitoring Tools
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Monitoring Tools
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Identify brand keywords Setup monitoring Proactively optimize content Proactively acquire links Optimize off-site content Takeaways
©2008 TopRank® Online Marketing. All rights reserved. Toprankblog.com Communication Overtones “Radically Transparent” by Andy Beal & Judy Strauss Searchengineland.com Searchenginewatch.com Google.com/webmasters Find all links at: Resources
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