SEO
4 ways to improve your value as a strategic SEO partner
Sometimes retaining clients is about more than doing great SEO work. Columnist Derek Edmond explains how to increase your value through improved...
Derek Edmond
Derek Edmond is a Managing Partner for KoMarketing, a B2B online marketing agency specializing in search, social media, and content marketing. With over 10 years experience, Derek has worked with a range of organizations from the Fortune 500 to venture-backed startups and small businesses.
SEO
How to maintain content marketing focus in long-running SEO programs
Columnist Derek Edmond describes his company's method for keeping SEO and content marketing teams performing at a high level for the duration of an...
SEO
How to map keyword strategy to B2B buyer intent
To ensure that you're providing content that aligns with business objectives, columnist Derek Edmond recommends basing your keyword strategy on...
Analytics & Conversion
How To Uncover SEO Content Marketing Ideas With Google Search Analytics
Columnist Derek Edmond explains how to use data from Google Search Console to inform ongoing content marketing initiatives for greater search engine...
Content
How To Tie SEO With 3 Popular B2B Demand Generation Initiatives
Although organic search can be very effective at supporting demand generation efforts within B2B organizations, columnist Derek Edmond notes that SEO...
SEO
What To Do When Content Marketing Fails To Improve SEO Performance
You had big dreams for your content marketing initiatives — but unfortunately they've fallen flat. Columnist Derek Edmond shows how to assess why...
Content
How Search Result Analysis Leads To A Better SEO Program
Columnist Derek Edmond reminds us that sometimes we get so busy with the execution of ongoing SEO tactics that we forget to step back and review the...
Content
How Competitive Analysis Leads To A Better B2B SEO Program
A key element in shaping your SEO program is understanding your competition. To illustrate this, columnist Derek Edmond takes us through a recent...
Content
The B2B SEO Opportunity In Organizational Mergers & Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions present unique opportunities and challenges for B2B search marketers. Columnist Derek Edmond explains how to plan and...
20 Ways B2B SEOs Can Leverage Schema.org Markup
Structured data markup can improve search visibility, yet few websites use it. Columnist Derek Edmond provides tips for B2B marketers on how to get...
The Underlying B2B Marketing Value Of 4 (Previously Successful) SEO Tactics
Though SEO tactics may come and go, the underlying principles behind them often remain...
Content
How To Use LinkedIn As A B2B Link Prospect Development Tool
It’s no secret that LinkedIn is widely considered one of the top social media platforms for B2B marketers. As illustrated in the fourth...
Content
18 Lessons Learned In Leveraging Event Marketing For B2B SEO
Here’s a painful truth: for B2B marketing success in fast-growth environments, inbound marketing only plays a small role in the process....
Content
How Much Content Do You Need For B2B SEO Success?
While B2B SEOs understand the value in content marketing initiatives, we sometimes fail to understand the level of content commitment required to...
Content
How 3 B2B Companies Integrate SEO In Their Online Marketing Strategies
Even though B2B marketing goals and objectives remain relatively consistent year to year, what’s changing are buyer expectations of marketing...
Content
5 Increasingly Commodified SEO Solutions That Confuse B2B Marketers
While discussing the changes in the search industry with a B2B marketing colleague earlier this month, he mentioned that many marketing professionals...
Content
20 Ways To Get Your Content In Front Of Early-Stage B2B Buyers
A recent article in BtoB Magazine highlights how marketing to the electronics engineering vertical is changing due to technological innovation and...
Content
4 LinkedIn Recommendations For The B2B SEO Professional
LinkedIn’s recent announcement about the redesign of LinkedIn Group pages has had me thinking much more about why B2B search marketers need to...
Content
What B2B SEO Professionals Need To Know About Marketing Automation
A few weeks ago, Marketing Land covered the release of an update to the Digital Marketing Depot 2013 B2B Marketing Automation Tools Buyer’s Guide....
Analytics & Conversion
Five Reports For Measuring B2B Marketing Effectiveness
Like many online marketing professionals, B2B marketers are obsessed with data. Technological innovation creates phenomenal opportunities for...