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Instagram Marketing – Let Your Customers Do the Talking

by on Jul 23rd, 2014 · No Comments
Nothing builds trust or brand loyalty quite as effectively as letting your customers do the talking. Word of mouth advertising has always been one of the most effective forms of marketing, and the Internet has not changed that dynamic. In fact, the Internet has provided companies with many new and creative ways to harness the power of word of mouth ...
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Yoast vs. All-In-One: 8 Reasons Why Yoast Wins the SEO Plugin War

by on Jul 18th, 2014 · No Comments
If you run a WordPress website, you probably use either Yoast or All-in-One SEO plugins. Both of these applications are popular plugins used on WordPress sites to automate SEO scripting and to give users a full package of SEO components made to optimize a website for search engines. Yoast and All-in-One (AIO) have a dedicated fan base, but AIO is slowly ...
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Announcement: New Client Win – Souq Al Mal

by on Jul 3rd, 2014 · No Comments
I’m excited to announce our latest new client win, Souq Al Mal. Sandstorm Digital was awarded the contract to manage the SEO and content marketing activities of Souq Al Mal, the leading financial products comparison website in the Middle East. We’re proud to be associated with Souq Al Mal whose vision is to create a highly transparent ...
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The Art of Data Visualisation

by on Jun 29th, 2014 · No Comments
The art or science – and, really, it’s both – of data visualisation is big business. Five years ago nobody knew what an infographic was, and now companies of all sizes rely on them to make palatable presentations out of blocks of facts. Word clouds, pointillist pie charts and all the other colourful trappings of new media are everywhere ...
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8 Influencer Marketing Platforms To Amplify Your Content

by on Jun 22nd, 2014 · 1 Comment
According to the 2014 report, “Digital Trends Briefing”, 36% of B2C and B2B marketers listed content marketing as one of their top five priorities. With 31% of the same poll group listing conversion rate optimization as a top five priority, the pressure is on to make the most of content marketing spending.  Organisations are turning to ...
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TRA Workshop Presentation Slides: Social Media Marketing

by on Jun 5th, 2014 · 1 Comment
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of running an eBiz Connect social media marketing workshop in Dubai. The event was organized and hosted by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) at their premises in Al Waheeda street. Attendance was high and I was thoroughly impressed with the Dubai Government’s ongoing initiatives to encourage ...
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My Next Social Media Strategy Speaking Engagement – TRA, June 4th

by on May 20th, 2014 · 3 Comments
If you’re around on the 4th of June… I’ve been invited by the Dubai Telecommunications Regulatory Authority “TRA” to present on the topic of “integrating social media marketing into your current strategy”. It’s at the TRA premises in Al Waheeda , Dubai – my slot: 12:00 pm – 12:30. According to the ...
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Internal Links & SEO. Why You Should Care

by on May 6th, 2014 · No Comments
At Sandstorm we take SEO very seriously, it’s the cornerstone of effective content marketing campaigns. One of the areas we cover quite extensively during the early stages of an SEO engagement is internal linking and information architecture. In fact, many of the huge quick wins we achieve for clients are directly related to improving this area ...
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Sandstorm Signs Customer Satisfaction Solutions Client

by on Apr 14th, 2014 · 1 Comment
We’re pleased to annonce that Sandstorm Digital was recently appointed by Ratings Plus, to help them develop and implement a full-fledged global B2B content marketing strategy for the launch of their new customer satisfaction feedback and ratings products. RatingsPlus, who are based out of the UK, offer high­end, low­cost customer satisfaction ...
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Infographic Marketing: Concept, Design, Dissemination

by on Apr 7th, 2014 · No Comments
What makes an infographic successful? The process of creating an infographic consists of three important parts: concept, design, and dissemination. All three components are equally important. Just think about it. The infographic will receive little attention if your story or message doesn’t connect with your target market. If the design doesn’t ...
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