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Notes by edwords915: Alexander is a Calgary based internet marketing consultant offering a range of internet marketing services including SEO and social media marketing.
Last night I presented at Calgary SEO and Online Marketing Meetup hosted by Jimmy of Foundpages and Kath of Lunchbox Theatre. It was a cozy room full of good people looking to learn more about my Barb Higgins campaign story. For those of you who missed it here’s the deck I used to present:
The presentation itself went ok, but the questions that followed were amazing! Thanks to organizers and participants! Wishing all of you a very happy holiday season and plenty of success in 2011!
As some of you may know earlier this year (August 2010) I got on Barb Higgins' team as a digital communications guy. The next 2.5 months were months full of interesting and unforgettable experiences. It was my first political campaigning experience. It was tough but I learned a lot. The elections took place on October 18th, 2010 and Barb came in 3rd with a little over 90k votes.
As you probably know, I like sharing things and I'd love to share what I learned through this campaign with you both here and and at events across Calgary. This week appears to be the most active one since the election to discuss social media and politics at public events. There's 2 events I'm speaking at this week: Election Dissection by Third Tuesday Calgary and Online Marketing in Politics by Calgary SEO and Online Marketing Meetup groups.
There's no question social media came to life for the first time in a Calgary civic election this fall. The question is, what role did it play in the final outcome? Did tweets and posts elect our new mayor as many claim? Or was it a case of a good mix of strategy and all forms of media?
Four of Calgary's finest politicos, pundits, and digerati will come together in what is sure to be a lively panel discussion "Election Dissection". Troy Wason will moderate, joined by panelists Stephen Carter , DJ Kelly , and Alexander Zagoumenov .
In case you slept through October, there was a landmark election that was more exciting than any municipal election I can remember. Regardless of who won, the exciting part for many of us marketing geeks was how much of the race was run using social media and online marketing techniques.
Alexander Zagoumenov will be giving his insight on Online Marketing in the political arena. He was hired to handle Barb Higgins' social media campaign, and can now share with the Meetup Group his experience.
I really hope you have a chance to come and support me and my colleagues as we discuss what the future holds for the use of social technologies in political campaigning.
As some of you might have noticed Google has recently introduced a new search feature – Instant Preview. You can see a preview of the site without clicking on the search results listing. All you need to do is roll over the magnifying glass icon to the right of listing’s title. Feel free to read more about the change and implications at SiteProNews.
Often when we speak SEO, we talk about the importance of keyword research, link building, sitemaps, etc. We all agree that these are important SEO things that change over time. Rarely we talk about changes in user behaviour. However, the fact is that users / searchers change over time too. As searchers we refer to the same thing in different terms, we change our search process and how we filter and select the results.
In the case with instant preview, which was actually done by Bing earlier this year:
… we don’t have to click on the results to understand if this is what we’re looking for, we can roll over and see what this site is about. Google went a bit further and instead of just presenting searchers with a summary of the site, they show a picture of how it looks.
Although this change to behaviour seems significant, it only touches on one step of our decision making process – evaluation of alternatives:
Instant preview helps to evaluate alternatives faster and open only the most relevant websites. Which, in turn, minimizes search time significantly.
So, what are the lessons for marketers, web designers and businesses?
So, as technologies change, behaviours do too. The bottom line is that along with keyword research and link building let’s keep in mind that search behaviours of our customers change.
It’s cold in Calgary and I could not start my car this morning, and missed a great event with Social Media Breakfast Calgary as a result :( . On the other hand, I got a chance to share something with you. Stay positive, stay warm and let me know if you have questions.
I’m proud to say that I took part in SEOmoz survey earlier this year. 10,000 other industry professionals took this survey. So, why am I proud to be part of it? The two main reasons are:
Anyways, I’m super glad to see this report out and want to share it with you in hopes that it will help you make your online marketing decisions in 2011. Here’s the actual report at SEOmoz. And here’s a few other resources you may find interesting:
Thank you SEOmoz and all the participants!
Digital Alberta would love to have you join us as we let loose and celebrate the upcoming holiday season on November 30th. We are proud to partner with CMA Calgary to bring you Calgary's one and only pre-screening of the Cannes Reel.
The Globe and Mail, Canada’s Official Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival Representative, is hosting this national screening for marketing industry professionals of the 2010 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival Film winners Reel.
We have a private booking with Flames Central where we will be combining our Christmas shindig and the screening of the Cannes Reel. The net proceeds of the screening will be donated to Friends of NABS.
Tickets include a stupendous dinner and a private screening of the Cannes Reel and lets not forget the great networking opportunities. The doors open to this private function at 5pm with food being served from 6pm – 7pm (included). The screening will commence at 7pm with continuous networking from 9pm onwards.
Visit Christmas@Cannes to secure your ticket or contact Jo-Anne Douthwaite , Executive Administrator for more information.
There's no question social media came to life for the first time in a Calgary civic election this fall. The question is, what role did it play in the final outcome? Did tweets and posts elect our new mayor as many claim? Or was it a case of a good mix of strategy and all forms of media?
Four of Calgary's finest politicos, pundits, and digerati will come together in what is sure to be a lively panel discussion "Election Dissection". Troy Wason will moderate, joined by panelists Stephen Carter, DJ Kelly, and Alexander Zagoumenov.
Don't miss this lively discussion on a recent election that, in some ways, may represent a turning point in Canadian politics.
Alexander Zagoumenov
Alexander Zagoumenov is a digital marketing and communications professional living in Calgary. He started as a front-end web developer in 2001, fell in love with SEO in 2002 and, as an intern at Critical Mass, got married to the concept of digital marketing in 2006.
Over the years Alex had opportunities to work on great projects varying from luxury brands like Mercedes-Benz and Rolex to starting cultural blog networks like RussianHerald.com, to working with local start-ups defining the next steps in digital communications practices. Alex’s strength is in identifying the most suitable combination of digital marketing tactics (SEO, paid search and display, viral marketing, email marketing, etc) to achieve overall business and communications objectives.
Alex is a CSIA Level III ski instructor, performing musician (just released an album) and a strong believer in creating value by sharing his experiences with others. Follow Alex on Twitter @zagoumenov and learn more at zagoumenov.com.
Stephen Carter
Stephen Carter, campaign strategist for The Nenshi for Mayor campaign and president of BBOLD public relations. Follow Stephen on Twitter @carter_bbold.
DJ Kelly
DJ Kelly is a Calgary-based marketing and communications professional. He is a political blogger and a columnist with CBC Radio One and Metro Calgary. Follow DJ on Twitter @djkelly.
Troy Wason
Troy Wason has over 15 years experience developing and driving integrated strategic planning processes that deliver on long-term business objectives, including social media strategies, community engagement and marketing.
Most recently working with Alberta Government Caucus, Troy was responsible for using social media and computing tools to reach, connect, and build communities around their brand. He holds a masters of arts degree in intellectual history from the University of Calgary.
Troy is a founding partner of WMS Communication Inc., specializing in social media strategies & digital communications. Follow Troy on Twitter @imparo.
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