Articles by Ian Lurie
Ian Lurie // 27 Dec, 2012
LinkedIn Search May Need Some Help
I love LinkedIn, but either someone’s playing a joke on me, or my kids are getting to have a say in their rankings, or something’s really wrong. I currently rank number one for the word ‘pest’: For ‘internet marketing,’ on the other hand, I’m not even in the top 10. My daughter just said, when… Read More
Ian Lurie // 12 Dec, 2012
Cartoons outperform stock photos 2:1
I curse whoever first wrote “Have an image at the top of your blog post.” Ever since then it’s been a barrage of crappy stock photos slapped at the top of every half-assed blog post across the internet. Take this example. Am I supposed to believe there’s an company in the world that has this… Read More
Ian Lurie // 6 Dec, 2012
Internet marketing for startups: The presentation
This is the somewhat annotated version of a talk I gave at this fantastic incubator here in Seattle called SURF. My main point: Marketing isn’t about interruption, trickery, SEO spam, etc. Marketing is about communicating true value and significance to your audience. Period. Anything else is just annoying. A brief expository interlude In 1992, I… Read More
Ian Lurie // 29 Nov, 2012
Time management for internet marketers
You can learn to manage your time, or you can end each day curled up in a ball under your desk. At least, those were my choices. I never found a pre-conceived time management system that worked for me as an internet marketer. GTD, Pomodoro, etc. all have great elements but couldn’t quite fit the… Read More
Ian Lurie // 14 Nov, 2012
38 Holiday e-commerce tips: The slides (annotated)
I’m prepping for my Vocus webinar (can’t wait!) today at 11 Pacific. These are the slides I put together, with annotations: I’ll be going into more detail, though, so make it to the webinar if you can!
Ian Lurie // 7 Nov, 2012
The social candidacy: The elections Facebook influenced
Or, if you’re a Republican: “What the hell just happened?!” The election was supposed to be close. Regardless of your party affiliation, you heard that for months: Maybe an electoral tie. Certainly with one candidate winning the electoral college and the other the popular vote. We wouldn’t know for days after November 6th… Oops. The… Read More
Ian Lurie // 6 Nov, 2012
How to write universe-conquering proposals
AKA: ‘Because I said so’ doesn’t work This is a really long post. But before you TL;DR it, give it a quick skim. The first half is hand-waving stuff about answering ‘Why?’ The second half is specific tips on doing proposals that build imputed value. Writing a great proposal is hard. The question you’re trying… Read More
Ian Lurie // 28 Oct, 2012
SMB SEO Tips – Webinar video
Here’s the video from Josh Patrice’s excellent SEO for small business webinar last week. Enjoy:
Ian Lurie // 11 Oct, 2012
Facebook political update: Debates, spam and a polling slam
This post is part of a series on social media, Facebook data and the 2012 Presidential election. It updates Portent’s initial research. You can read the original report here. This year’s presidential race continues to be a great marketing study: The niche brand with a universe problem versus the hesitant big brand. After the debate… Read More
Ian Lurie // 9 Oct, 2012
Let go of the link building wire: My presentation
I presented at Distilled’s Seattle SEO Meetup in September. My topic: Why link building is a lousy strategy, ‘content marketing’ as most marketers define it is just a way to sell more marketing books, and some reasonable alternatives. Here’s the annotated slide deck:
Ian Lurie // 5 Oct, 2012
Social media politics: Portent goes primetime on KOMO 4 News
For folks who wanted to see a video of my KOMO 4 Primetime appearance: You can’t even tell that, as the camera came on, I was whispering “don’t say um or like don’t say um or like don’t say um or like.” You can see our report on the topic in this blog post. And… Read More
Ian Lurie // 3 Oct, 2012
Social media and the presidential election: Our report
Update: Here’s the latest numbers and my take on them: Facebook political update: Debates, spam and a polling slam. Update: You can watch the video of my interview, now, in this blog post. My KOMO TV appearance 10/3 was a bit of surprise, and our research wasn’t written up as prettily as I’d like. Still,… Read More
Ian Lurie // 3 Oct, 2012
I’m on KOMO 4 News Primetime
Update: You can watch the video of my interview, now, in this blog post. I’m going to be on KOMO 4 News Primetime tonight, speaking in a 3-minute segment about social media’s growth and influence in this year’s Presidential race. We’ve been researching Facebook/Twitter interactions and the election for about 5 months—I’ll be talking about… Read More
Ian Lurie // 1 Oct, 2012
Happy dances and spleen-eating – the state of search marketing 2012
I just finished reading the 2012 SEMPO/Econsultancy State of Search Marketing report. Lots of great data in there, but a few things leapt out at me. Some leapt out all smiles and happiness. Others leapt out and tried to bite out my spleen. Whenever I read a report like this, I ask myself three basic… Read More
Ian Lurie // 13 Sep, 2012
6 reasons to ignore Facebook search (for now)
I’m ready to party like it’s 1999! The bubble is back. Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook may build a search engine. We all hyperventilate and swoon. Facebook shares go up 7.7% so fast the line chart breaks: Batten down the hatches, Google! The big bad Facebook has set its sights on you! Or not. Take a… Read More