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	<title>Internet Marketing Chicago: Search Engine Optimization, SEM, Lead Generation</title>
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		<title>Customer Lead Generation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know that the more leads equals more customers.
Down to Earth has a proven customer lead acquisition process that goes like this:

Create a strategy to drive targeted to traffic your site
Build a streamlined destination/landing page to acquire the lead (one that is both engaging and effective)
Develop a post acquisition process to convert leads into [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We all know that the more leads equals more customers.</p>
<p>Down to Earth has a proven customer lead acquisition process that goes like this:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.chicagomarketingconsulting.com/search-engine-optimization/">Create a strategy</a> to drive targeted to traffic your site</li>
<li>Build a streamlined destination/landing page to acquire the lead (one that is both engaging and effective)</li>
<li>Develop a post acquisition process to convert leads into customers</li>
<li>Track the process and optimize</li>
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		<title>Website Optimization</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Site Optimization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We always say that 50% of the challenge is getting visitors to your site&#8230;the other 50% is converting your visitors into customers - it is a fine science.
Down to Earth has worked with hundreds of clients to optimize their sites so that they can effectively convert their visitors into sales, page views, subscribers or leads.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We always say that 50% of the challenge is getting visitors to your site&#8230;the other 50% is converting your visitors into customers - it is a fine science.</p>
<p>Down to Earth has worked with hundreds of clients to optimize their sites so that they can effectively convert their visitors into sales, page views, subscribers or leads.</p>
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		<title>Seach Engine Optimization</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[chicago internet marketing consulting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Seach Engine Optimization is a tactic not a strategy.

Everyone thinks they want SEO. What they really want is to connect with their target market.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">81 percent of internet users find the websites they&#8217;re looking for through search engines..</span></p>
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<div class="O1" style="mso-line-spacing: '80 20 0'; mso-margin-left-alt: 468; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">&#8230;more than 70% of search engine traffic comes from natural search</span></div>
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<div class="O1" style="mso-line-spacing: '80 20 0'; mso-margin-left-alt: 468; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"></p>
<div class="O" style="mso-line-spacing: '80 0 0'; mso-margin-left-alt: 216; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">- Jupiter Communications: Consumer Survey Data</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><strong> </strong></span></div>
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<p>Good SEO requires a creative holistic strategy that includes:</p>
<ul>
<li>Solid Technical Architecture</li>
<li>Inbound/outbound linking</li>
<li>Content/Media creation and distribution</li>
<li>Social Networking (Twitter/Facebook, etc)</li>
<li>Blogging</li>
<li>Strategic Partnerships</li>
</ul>
<p>When done properly, each component supports SEO while delivering incremental traffic through its own channel.</p>
<p>When it comes to running <strong>Pay-per-click</strong> campaigns, we are also <strong>highly skilled</strong> (Google Adwords, Facebook, LinkedIN and more)</p>
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		<title>Clients and Testimonials</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagomarketingconsulting.com/clients-testimonials/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Client & Testimonials]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our clients are big and small, new and old, local and international. 
In 10 years we have had the honor of building over 100 websites and working on over 250 campaigns.  Here&#8217;s a snapshot of some of our clients (along with a few testimonials)

&#8220;Down to Earth Marketing has been a driving force behind our [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Our clients are big and small, new and old, local and international. </strong></p>
<p>In 10 years we have had the honor of building over 100 websites and working on over 250 campaigns.  Here&#8217;s a snapshot of some of our clients (along with a few testimonials)<a title="CondeNet" href="http://www.condenet.com/index.html" target="_blank"><br />
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<div><em>&#8220;Down to Earth Marketing has been a driving force behind our   significant rise in website traffic.  We went from being virtually   unfindable online for anything other than our resort name, to now being   on the first page for many keywords for which we have strong   competition.  We&#8217;ve now moved on to broader keywords and are expecting   the same wonderful results to continue!&#8221;</em></div>
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<div><strong><em>-Randi Bond, VP Marketing, Stonewater Cove Resort and Spa, LLC</em></strong></div>
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<blockquote><p>“In 12 years, I have rarely met anyone I esteem and recommend as highly as Kenny Mazursky. His abilities in advertising and marketing are unsurpassed and I trust him entirely on any campaign. Kenny always stands for quality and setting reasonable expectations. He is able to manage conflicting manners to a mutually beneficial outcome. If a person could be guaranteed, I&#8217;d say Kenny is a sure win on any project and team.”</p></blockquote>
<p class="author"><strong>Shea Park, Founder Ad-Spark.com</strong></p>
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<p><div id="attachment_122" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 810px"><img class="size-full wp-image-122" title="internet-marketing-consulting" src="http://www.chicagomarketingconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/internet-marketing-consulting.jpg" alt="internet marketing consulting" width="800" height="600" /><p class="wp-caption-text">internet marketing consulting</p></div></p>
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<blockquote><p>“Kenny is a unique blend of smarts and humor, common sense and unbounded creativity. He understands how to make work feel like play, even as you&#8217;re achieving more than you ever have. To say &#8216;I love this guy&#8217; would not be an exaggeration.”</p></blockquote>
<p class="author">Scott Hess - Vice President, Teenage Research Unlimited</p>
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<blockquote><p>“Kenny&#8217;s energy, passion, intelligence and of sense of humor make it fun to work with him!”</p></blockquote>
<p class="author">Jo Ellyn King<br />
Director - North America<br />
Creata - Chicago</p>
<blockquote><p>“I am the principal owner of Om Realty Group, Om Development, Om Homes, and Om Pro Building Supply in Chicago IL, and I am taking the time to write this testimonial about Down to Earth Marketing because of all the service providers that I have worked with over the past 5 years, DTE has been by far the best experience in service we have experienced.</p>
<p>Basically I would not hire anyone else for this role, and only wish I didn&#8217;t have to share them with others. I truly attribute much of our success to DTE&#8217;s efforts, and I rarely have the opportunity to say that hiring them is a decision in which I have the highest level of confidence in doing so.”</p></blockquote>
<p class="author">Sincerely,<br />
Martin Bhatia<br />
President and Founder, Om Realty Group, Om Development, Om Homes, and Om Pro Building Supply - Chicago IL</p>
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<p class="author">This is one of my ecommerce site&#8217;s, Gabriella United. We named it after my daughter. We sell things like: <a href="http://gabriellaunited.com">ice skating dresses </a></p>
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		<title>Increasing Website Traffic</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Increasing Website Traffic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you&#8217;re an eCommerce site trying to increase sales, a local business trying to gain customers or a media site trying to build your .COM score, increased site traffic means increased business.
Whether it&#8217;s Social Networking, Search Engine Optimization, Pay-Per-Click, Buying Media or Partnership Marketing, there are lots of ways to drive traffic to your site. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whether you&#8217;re an eCommerce site trying to increase sales, a local business trying to gain customers or a media site trying to build your .COM score, increased site traffic means increased business.</p>
<p>Whether it&#8217;s Social Networking, <a href="http://www.chicagomarketingconsulting.com/search-engine-optimization/">Search Engine Optimization</a>, Pay-Per-Click, Buying Media or Partnership Marketing, there are lots of ways to drive traffic to your site. Here&#8217;s how we do it:</p>
<ol>
<li>First, we help you to identify and prioritize the opportunities</li>
<li>Then we build a plan and allocate a budget</li>
<li>Next we implement</li>
<li>Lastly we track it so that we can optimize our efforts</li>
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		<title>Marketing Plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marketing Plans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Down to Earth&#8217;s marketing plans are short and to the point. What&#8217;s the point? We think it&#8217;s to generate business. The plan itself should detail and organize:

What you&#8217;re going to sell or provide
How are you going to communicate your message (a.k.a. what are you going to say)
How and where you&#8217;re going to get your customers
And [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Down to Earth&#8217;s marketing plans are short and to the point. What&#8217;s the point? We think it&#8217;s to generate business. The plan itself should detail and organize:</p>
<ul>
<li>What you&#8217;re going to sell or provide</li>
<li>How are you going to communicate your message (a.k.a. what are you going to say)</li>
<li>How and where you&#8217;re going to get your customers</li>
<li>And of course a budget with some profit and loss numbers</li>
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<p>Basically a little planning at the beginning will save you lots of time and money in the long run. It will also help you sleep a lot better too!</p>
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