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Sandy Cosser

Sandy is a small town girl who grew up in Welkom, Free State. She has a degree in psychological counselling but decided that writing for a living had more allure. She stumbled into online marketing when she discovered it allowed her to write about almost anything and has been into it ever since. Sandy is an avid reader (anything from Stephen King to Charles Dickens and China Mieville to Iris Murdoch) and movie-goer (the bigger the explosions the better). She’s also a bunny-hugger (she has actual bunnies) with a keen interest in animal rights.

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Posts by Sandy

Will or Won’t Tumblr Make it as an Online Marketing Tool?

Posted 10 April 2013 by
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How seriously do you take Tumblr as an online marketing tool? It seems that Tumblr has divided the online marketing world into three categories: 1)     Those who believe in its marketing power. 2)     Those who don’t believe in its marketing power. 3)     Those who believe in its future marketing power. Building a power-base Towards the [...]

When Last Did You Assess Your Email Marketing Strategy?

Posted 10 April 2013 by
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Email marketing is one of the most cost-effective forms of digital marketing around, and it delivers spectacular ROI. Yet, it’s still underestimated by many businesses, especially small businesses. Or, perhaps many businesses have tried it, bombed and given up. It’s easy to bomb because if it’s done incorrectly it looks very much like spam. In [...]

LinkedIn Tweaks its Services to Become More User-Friendly

Posted 9 April 2013 by
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LinkedIn had a bit of a slow start when compared to other social media networks. You certainly couldn’t call its rise meteoric. Like the tortoise in his race against the speedy hare, it has kept plodding along and is now starting to catch up to the big boys. Its unique selling point has always been [...]

Should Businesses Just Let Their Employees Be on Social Media?

Posted 9 April 2013 by
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Pick a subject, any subject, any controversial subject. Once you’ve got past religion, politics, and gay marriage you might find your way to social media at the workplace. Ok, so it’s not the most controversial subject in the world, but it causes heated debate in some circles. That’s because no one really knows what to [...]

Online Marketing is a Game of Patience

Posted 8 April 2013 by
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You need the patience of Job to work in online marketing. Why is that, you ask? For two reasons, I answer. 1)     Clients. SEO would be a perfect industry if not for clients. Think of the fun to be had tweaking a URL here, re-titling an image there, revising keywords, and editing content without having [...]

Would You Trust an Outsource Blogger?

Posted 8 April 2013 by
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You know that blogging is essential to your business, right? Right? It regularly adds fresh content to your website, it attracts an interested audience, it increases your credibility as an industry expert, and it helps you engage directly with the blog reading public. But, it’s time consuming, and it takes time to attract a crowd [...]

When Images are Worth More than a Thousand Words

Posted 5 April 2013 by
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A picture is worth a thousand words, yeah? But, how much are a thousand words worth? If you’re in online marketing, and if you’re reading this then you probably are, you know the value of words. You know the value of keywords, the value of punchy words in calls to action, and the value of [...]

Adwords Enhanced Campaigns: More Work, More Planning, More ROI

Posted 8 February 2013 by
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By now we should be getting used to Google’s constant updates and changes. Recently, a lot of those changes have had to do with search, and they’ve left a lot of SEOs panicking. Now, it’s turned its attention to ads, specifically the growing market for display ads on mobile devices. It’s called Adwords Enhanced Campaigns [...]

Make the Most of Social Media Data

Posted 1 February 2013 by
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There have been a couple of interesting articles on social media lately. Patricio Robles (Econsultancy) suggests that brands overvalue social data. Michelle Stinson Ross (Search Engine Journal) looks at graph representing the size of social networks – Twitter is down to fourth. Greg Finn (Marketing Land) cites a report that says Twitter is the fastest [...]

Could You Wait Two Days for Someone to Review Your Tweet?

Posted 7 December 2012 by
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If you’re at all concerned with online censorship then you should definitely be concerned about this: Apparently, the US State Department wants to change its staff communications policy in a way that will severely restrict social media interaction, blogging and other writing, including speeches (Washington Post). The changes will also apply to all public speaking [...]