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Meet Anthony Ferrara Title: SEO Director Hometown: Stamford, Conn.Best Live Show He’s Ever Seen: “I’ve seen a lot of great sports, concert and theater events, but my favorite was Adele at STAPLES Center, because I was fortunate enough to get front row seats through a lottery on her website. I had never seen a concert from such a good vantage point, so it was a very unique experience.”SO: What is a third small SEO tweak that can help increase traffic and...

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Here are the top Broadway shows last week, ranked by Revenue Per Seat – the one and only metric marketers should use to determine the success of their efforts. Why? Average Ticket Price doesn’t tell the whole story when empty seats are NOT factored into the equation.To determine RPS, we divided the grosses by venue capacities. Highlighting RPS demonstrates a different and more interesting story about which shows can bring in value per seat versus simply being big, because...

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Looking for a little #MondayMotivation? We’re pulling out past stories that are still just as relevant today. Here’s a pearl from Jim: Don’t Tell Me You’re Not Doing This for an Audience.Because if that were true, you’d do it at home or in a closed studio.Dan Visconti, whom I’ve never met, has written a piece that, if I were an expert in classical music, I might have written. It’s called The Audience Is the Most Important Instrument, and you should...

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We're always on the lookout for helpful marketing tips to boost our business. Get ready to take notes because HubSpot asked 14 experts in their field for their very best marketing tips -- and then compiled an “ultimate list.”We've shared two of these tips below: "On the value of customer trust … 'I define sales as a meaningful transaction between two human beings, so before asking for anything, a customer’s trust must be earned. Brands need to build narratives that align...

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It's time to put your holiday marketing strategy in high gear.According to the infographic below, by Collective Bias, consumers do most of their planning beginning just 10 days prior to Thanksgiving Day."Begin releasing fall-related content in early November," MarketingProfs advises, "the two weeks prior to Thanksgiving are a good time to capitalize on purchases ... that consumers are planning."Check out more tips on when and how to market for this time of year.Read More:Pro Tip: Customer Service...

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