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SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION PLAN

Playbook & Toolkit

Follow this simple step-by-step playbook to develop an SEO plan that increases
your competitive position, reduces advertising expenditures, and implies authority.
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Framework 03

Introduction 04

stage 1 Understand SEO 10

stage 2 Evaluate Readiness 13

stage 3 Research Keywords 18

stage
4 Plan Using Pay-Per-Click 22

stage 5 Implement Strategy 25

stage
6 Measure Results 29

Conclusion 32

About This Playbook 33


SEO
Framework
Click the buttons below to access all related
Leverage the framework below to quickly training, tools, templates, and other resources.
empower your organization’s SEO strategy.

1 UNDERSTAND 2 EVALUATE 3 RESEARCH 4 PLAN 5 IMPLEMENT 6 MEASURE

Adwords Keyword Creating Agile On-Page Optimization


Training Course Maturity Assessment Google Analytics
Planner Tool SEO Campaigns Checklist

Blog Post Google Webmaster


Benchmark Report Vendors Matrix Google Trends Google Adwords
Optimization Checklist Tools

Moz Open Site Mobile Optimization Website Program


Technology Overview Vendor Evaluation Keyword Spy
Explorer Checklist Metrics Dashboard

Demand Gen & Webmaster & SEO App Store


Spyfu
SEO Benchmark Expert Job Desc. Optimization Checklist

Youtube Posting
SEO System RFP Keyword Database
Checklist

Agency Management Keyword Value Content Marketing


Training Course Estimator Framework

Social Media
Marketing Framework

Blogging for
Business Framework
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Introduction

What Is the Purpose of This Playbook? Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Defined
To help you develop a Search Engine Optimization Plan that:

Is aligned with corporate values and vision


Provides a solid foundation for content marketing “The process of affecting the visibility
Supports Corporate Marketing strategy, Content Marketing of a website or a webpage in a search
plans, and Social Media Marketing and Blogging plans engine’s unpaid results - often referred to as
“natural,” “organic,” or “earned” results.”
Corporate Marketing strategy

Content Marketing Social Media


Plan Marketing Plan Bottom line

SEO increases your competitive position, reduces advertising


expenditures, and implies authority.

Marketing Communications Plan

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Introduction

What Are the Top 12 Benefits of SEO? Why Do You Need to Utilize SEO?
1. Increase sales through visitor call-to-action conversions.

2. Acquire new customers and new markets through better web Search is very, very popular. With 20% growth a year, it reaches
presence. nearly every online American (91% of US internet users search
every month) and billions of people around the world and drives an
3. Reduce advertising expenditures. incredible amount of both online and offline economic activity.
4. Increase brand reputation and trust.
Hubspot and MOZ
5. Measure revenue increases from digital channels.

6. Expand global markets. Although SEO is often seen as optimizing your web, 75% of SEO
is influenced by off-page factors, with only 25% of on-page factors
7. Increase competitive position.
influencing rankings.
8. Deepen local presence (online and offline). Hubspot

9. Forecast and prove ROI from SEO and all Digital Marketing.

10. Increase value of content creation and management. Higher rankings in the first few results are critical to visibility.
Being listed at the top of the results not only provides the greatest
11. Maximize company/brand social presence on the web.
amount of traffic, but also instills trust in consumers as to the
12. Market to customers earlier in the buyer’s journey. worthiness and relative importance of the company or website.

MOZ

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Introduction

SEO Marketing Research Results What Our Research Report Has Found:
We’ve conducted our own research on Search Engine Optimization, SEO objectives remain constant with increasing website traffic,
and our SEO Marketing Benchmark Report, highlights the impact increasing lead generation and improving natural search rank-
effective SEO strategies are having on organizations, especially on ings ranked as the top objectives for this year. Ultimately, the
revenue generation. top choices are interrelated since increases in website traffic and
leads generated are often the result of an improvement in natural
search rankings.

It appears Outsourced SEO is more effective for revenue gener-


ation. Companies that are achieving or exceeding revenue goals
are almost two times more likely to outsource all or part of their
VIEW RESOURCE SEO programs. By outsourcing, these companies are gaining
access to the specialized expertise required to execute difficult
tactics, effectively leading to performance improvements.

SEO drives successful outcomes. Overall, 89% of companies


who are attaining or exceeding revenue goals, and 64% of compa-
This report includes the following sections: nies not achieving revenue goals, report some level of success
Executive Summary with SEO, whether significantly or only slightly. No surprise but,
Achieving Revenue Goals companies that achieve or exceed their revenue goals are seven
Current SEO Program Success times more likely to have a “Very Successful” SEO program than
Obstacles to Achieving SEO Objectives are those not achieving their revenue goals.

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Introduction

For SEO, Google Recommends to: Main On-Page Optimizations Include


Title Tag – Have your keyword in here at least once, and as
close as possible to the beginning.

H1 Header Tag – Your header is like your title, but you see it at
the top of your page.

Make pages primarily for users, not for search Body Copy – Use your keyword 2-3 times, including any
engines. Don’t deceive your users or present variations in your page’s text.
different content to search engines than you
display to users, a practice commonly referred to as ALT Image Tag – Include your keyword in at least one photo.
“cloaking.”

Make a site with a clear hierarchy and text links. URL – Use your keyword once in the address URL for your page.
Every page should be reachable from at least one
META Description – These descriptions are ultimately what get
static text link.
someone to click.
Create a useful, information-rich site, and write
Sitemap – This file will tell Google where every page of your
pages that clearly and accurately describe your
site is, and how they link together.
content. Make sure that your <title> elements and
ALT attributes are descriptive and accurate.

Use keywords to create descriptive, human-friendly


URLs. Provide one version of a URL to reach a docu-
ment, using 301 redirects or the rel=”canonical” attri-
bute to address duplicate content.

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Introduction

Other Training Courses that Relate How to Use This Consulting Playbook
This playbook is connected directly to the Content Marketing This playbook consists of six stages, each with a description, steps
Training Course and Social Media Marketing Training Course, and and action items. Action items include using our premium tools &
we highly recommend you also look at those courses for additional templates. Our intention with this playbook is to help you:
best practice resources and advice for your SEO project.

Understand SEO and identify the keywords you


should focus on
S TA R T L E A R N I N G

Evaluate and select the technology that will be the


backbone of your SEO strategy

Plan and craft a strategy to drive traffic using Search


Engine Optimization
S TA R T L E A R N I N G

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Introduction

Outputs from This Playbook


Stage 1 - Understand SEO
Training Course, Benchmark Report, Technology
Overview, Demand Gen & SEO Benchmark

Stage 2 - Evaluate Readiness


Maturity Assessment, Vendors Matrix, Vendor Evaluation,
SEO System RFP, Agency Management Training Course

Stage 3 - Research Keywords


Adwords Keyword, Google Trends, Keyword Spy,
Keyword Database Planner Tool,
Stage 4 - Plan Using Pay-Per-Click
Creating Agile SEO Campaigns, Google Adwords, Moz
Open Site Explorer

Stage 5 - Implement Strategy


On-Page Optimization Checklist, Blog Post
Optimization Checklist, Mobile Optimization Checklist

Stage 6 - Measure Results


Google Analytics, Google Webmaster Tools, Website
Program Metrics Dashboard

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STAGE 1

Understand SEO
It’s important that your organization gets a fundamental understanding of how SEO works,
and the different options available.

In this first Stage you will:

STEP 1: Review SEO Best Practices


STEP 2: Review Data about Successful SEO
STEP 3: Understand SEO Technology
STEP 4: Review Demand Gen and SEO Report
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Understand
SEO

STEP 1 STEP 2
Review SEO Best Practices Review Data about Successful SEO

Action Item Action Item

Watch the Search Engine Optimization Training Course Read the SEO Marketing Benchmark Report to compare
to discover how SEO works and which best practices are the strategies and practices of companies that have
required to get on to the top rankings to get free traffic. succeeded in achieving or exceeding their revenue goals
with those that have not.

S TA R T L E A R N I N G VIEW RESOURCE

Topics covered by this video course include: This report includes the following sections:
6 Myths about SEO you need to understand Executive Summary
Optimization framework for your web pages Achieving Revenue Goals
Mobile and App Store SEO best practices Current SEO Program Success
Reviewing SEO technology solutions Obstacles to Achieving SEO Objectives
SEO Tactics Effectiveness
SEO Performance Metrics

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Understand
SEO

STEP 3 STEP 4
Understand SEO Technology Review Demand Gen and SEO Report

Action Item Action Item

Read the SEO Technology Overview, which highlights the Read the Demand Generation & SEO Benchmark Report
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) technology space at a to learn more about the role of SEO in demand genera-
high-level. tion, as well as gaining a current view of the state of the
demand gen process.

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This report includes the following topics: Topics discussed include:


Executive Summary Paid Search Vs. Organic Search
SEO Marketing Overview Website Experience
SEO Vendor Landscape Demand Generation Metrics
Evolution of the Landscape The ROI of Demand Generation
Analyst Bottom Line Analyst Bottom Line

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STAGE 2

Evaluate Readiness
In this Stage you will evaluate the maturity of your organization when it comes to SEO:

STEP 1: Assessing Your SEO Maturity


STEP 2: Review SEO Technology Vendors
STEP 3: Evaluate SEO Technology Vendors
STEP 4: Determine if You Will Use Outsourcers
STEP 5: Find an SEO Expert for Your Team
STEP 6: Getting Help with SEO Systems
STEP 7: Learn How to Manage an SEO Agency
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Introduction Understand
2 Research Plan Using Implement Measure
SEO Keywords Pay-Per-Click Strategy Results
Evaluate
Readiness

STEP 1 STEP 2
Assessing Your SEO Maturity Review SEO Technology Vendors

Action Item Action Item

Use the SEO Maturity Assessment to help you measure Use our SEO Vendors Matrix to obtain information about
your organization’s search engine optimization maturity. key vendors in the Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
technology space.

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This assessment is intended to address the following areas: This matrix is based on several criteria:
Strategy, Buy-in & Skills Company Key Features
Processes Definition Target Industries Unique Strengths
Automation & Systems Offerings Customers
Keyword Management
Results Reporting
Metrics

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2 Research Plan Using Implement Measure
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Evaluate
Readiness

STEP 3 STEP 4
Evaluate SEO Technology Vendors Determine if You Will Use Outsourcers

Action Item Action Item

Use our SEO Vendor Evaluation to compare SEO plat- Based on your organizational maturity and SEO tech-
forms based on your requirements. nology solution decisions, you will need to decide if your
organization will hire an internal SEO expert, or hire an
SEO agency to get the work done.

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This model is based on several criteria:


General & Technical Requirements
Standard Feature Requirements
Advanced Feature Requirements
Service and Training Requirements

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Evaluate
Readiness

STEP 5 STEP 6
Find an SEO Expert for Your Team Getting Help with SEO Systems

Action Item Action Item

Use our Webmaster and SEO Expert Job Description Use our SEO System RFP Template to help you design a
to quickly document the role and responsibilities for this Request for Proposal (RFP) for a SEO platform.
position.

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This job description includes: This model is based on several criteria:


Position Overview Company Info Scope of Work & Business
Responsibilities Statement of Work Vendor Information
Job Requirements Proposal Procedure Estimated Budget

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Evaluate
Readiness

STEP 7
Learn How to Manage an SEO Agency

Action Item

Watch our Agency Management Training Course to help


you develop a streamlined approach to agency selection,
management and evaluation.

S TA R T L E A R N I N G

This course is based on several stages:


Prepare
Research
Select
Communicate
Manage

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STAGE 3

Research Keywords
This Stage will help you build a keyword list, check them against latest trends, spy on competitors’
keywords and determine each keyword’s financial value, if a first page ranking is achieved.
We will cover how to:

STEP 1: Build a Keyword List


STEP 2: Check the Trends for Keywords
STEP 3: Leverage your Competitors’ Keywords
STEP 4: Share Keywords with your Team
STEP 5: Determine the Value of Keywords
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Introduction Understand Evaluate
3 Plan Using Implement Measure
SEO Readiness Pay-Per-Click Strategy Results
Research
Keywords

STEP 1 STEP 2
Build a Keyword List Check the Trends for Keywords

Action Item Action Item

Use the Adwords Keyword Planner Tool to discover Use Google Trends to compare keywords, based on how
keyword opportunities for your organization based on they are trending historically, to understand which keywords
relevance to the topic, and volume of daily traffic. are a better long-term investment for optimization efforts.

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Utilize this tool to review: This tool allows you to:


Keywords based on a URL Compare Keywords
Related Keywords Explore Trends
Traffic Volume Discover Related Searches
Keyword PPC Cost Compare dates
Keyword Categories Visually chart information

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3 Plan Using Implement Measure
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Research
Keywords

STEP 3 STEP 4
Leverage your Competitors’ Keywords Share Keywords with your Team

Action Item Action Item

Use tools such as Keyword Spy and SpyFu to help you Use the SEO Keyword Database to gather information on
discover and leverage your competitors’ keywords to the keywords that you are targeting, and share them with
save time and money on your research effort. your team.

VIEW WEBSITE VIEW RESOURCE

This template includes:


Keywords
Competition Level
Global Monthly Searches
Local Monthly Searches

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3 Plan Using Implement Measure
SEO Readiness Pay-Per-Click Strategy Results
Research
Keywords

STEP 5
Determine the Value of Keywords

Action Item

Use the SEO Keyword Value Estimator to calculate the


profit opportunities on a target keyword for each of the
10 organic positions on the first page of a search engine.

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This tool includes:


Profit per Day/Month/Year
B2B and E-Commerce Formulas
Value Per Visitor

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STAGE 4

Plan Using Pay-Per-Click


This Stage is all about planning which keywords you will optimize by testing them first using paid
ads to see if that traffic is worth the effort required to achieve a ranking.
In this stage you will:

STEP 1: Discover How to Create Agile Campaigns


STEP 2: Test Keywords using Paid Google Ads
STEP 3: Discover your Competitors’ Link Strategy
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4 Implement Measure
SEO Readiness Keywords Strategy Results
Plan Using
Pay-Per-Click

STEP 1 STEP 2
Discover How to Create Agile Campaigns Test Keywords using Paid Google Ads

Action Item Action Item

Use the Creating Agile SEO Campaigns How-to Guide Use Google Adwords to identify which keywords generate
to help you plan, implement & measure an Agile SEO traffic that converts into leads or transactions by placing
campaign. ads on those search keywords and tracking the results.

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This document includes: Adwords can help you:


What is Agile SEO? Understand which keywords actually work
Reasons to Engage in Agile SEO Campaign Test your landing pages with real traffic
Agile SEO Approach Immediately send traffic to your site for testing
Action Plan Test Titles and Descriptions for maximum Click-Thru (CTR)
Bottom Line

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4 Implement Measure
SEO Readiness Keywords Strategy Results
Plan Using
Pay-Per-Click

STEP 3
Discover your Competitors’ Link Strategy

Action Item

Use the Moz Open Site Explorer to discover which sites


your competitors are linking to, so you can leverage their
approach in your SEO strategy.

VIEW WEBSITE

Open Site Explorer can help you:


See who is linking to your site
See who is linking to your competitors’ site
Find opportunities for linking you would otherwise not know
Understand how your competitor is ranking for keywords

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STAGE 5

Implement Strategy
In this Stage you will be ensuring that your content is fully optimized.
You will discover a best practice approach to optimizing your website,
blog, mobile and social presences.

STEP 1: Optimize your Webpages for SEO


STEP 2: Optimize Blog Posts for SEO
STEP 3: Optimize Website for Mobile SEO
STEP 4: Optimize Mobile Apps for SEO
STEP 5: Optimize YouTube Videos for SEO
STEP 6: Utilize Content, Social Media and Blogging
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5 Measure
SEO Readiness Keywords Pay-Per-Click Results
Implement
Strategy

STEP 1 STEP 2
Optimize your Webpages for SEO Optimize Blog Posts for SEO

Action Item Action Item

Use our SEO On-Page Optimization Checklist to get Use our SEO Blog Post Optimization Checklist to get
your webpages ready for search engine optimization, and your blog post ready for search engine optimization, and
ensure you didn’t miss any critical best practices. ensure you didn’t miss any critical components of your
post according to your blog policy.

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Optimizations include: Optimizations include:


Titles Styling & Format
Body Copy Keyword placement
Images Call to Action
Meta Tags Use of Visuals

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5 Measure
SEO Readiness Keywords Pay-Per-Click Results
Implement
Strategy

STEP 3 STEP 4
Optimize Website for Mobile SEO Optimize Mobile Apps for SEO

Action Item Action Item

Use our SEO Mobile Optimization Checklist to ensure Use our SEO App Store Optimization Checklist to ensure
that you are optimizing your web pages based on mobile that you are optimizing your app listing based on best
SEO best practices. practices.

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Areas of optimization include: A few key success factors include:


Responsive Vs. Dynamic Mobile Sites First 2 sentences of description
Speed of your site Exciting and compelling icon
Short Meta Descriptions and Titles Target keyword in title
Disabling Popups Screenshots that tell a story

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Introduction Understand Evaluate Research Plan Using
5 Measure
SEO Readiness Keywords Pay-Per-Click Results
Implement
Strategy

STEP 5 STEP 6
Optimize YouTube Videos for SEO Utilize Content, Social Media and Blogging

Action Item Action Item

Use our YouTube Posting Checklist to ensure you complete Leverage the Content Marketing Framework, Social
all of the tasks associated with posting your videos on Media Marketing Framework and Blogging for Business
YouTube. Framework to leverage other related and powerful best
practices.
CONTENT MARKETING
Framework
For more information about the linked resources
Leverage the framework below to quickly below, visit the Content Marketing Playbook.
empower your organization’s content marketing strategy.

1 OBJECTIVES 2 UNDERSTAND 3 IDENTIFY 4 BUILD 5 ORGANIZE 6 MEASURE

VIEW RESOURCE Maturity Assessment

Maturity Model
Buyer Personas

Customer Profile
Template
Assets Database

Web Content Audit


Sales Support
Effectiveness Survey

Customer
Marketing Channel
Ranking Tool

Social Media
Marketing Playbook
Budget Template
VIEW RESOURCE
Metrics Dashboard
Tool Satisfaction Survey

Marketing Strategy Buying Process Stage Digital Marketing Message Lead Acquisition Post Project
Playbook Template Roles Matrix Mapping Tool Model Evaluation

Content Monitoring Positioning Mktg Automation


Vendors Matrix
Tool Statement Worksheet Business Case

Web Content Mgmt Content Quality Content Mapping


Strategy Scorecard
System RFP Template Checklist Template

Content Mktg & Distri- SEO Keyword Content Marketing


bution System RFP Database Editorial Calendar

Web Content Mgmt Agile Content


Contributors Database
Vendor Evaluation Marketing Calendar

Content Mktg & Case Study Template


Distribution Vendor

White Paper
Template

Press Release
Template

A few key success factors include:


Upload Standards
Optimize ‘Unlisted’ Videos
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Publish Videos
Engage with commenters

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STAGE 6

Measure Results
Now that your SEO program has been launched, you need to take a moment to reflect on the program,
measure success of the initiative and plan for the natural evolution and maintenance of SEO.
In this Stage you will:

STEP 1: Set Up Google Analytics


STEP 2: Set Up Google Webmaster Tools
STEP 3: Leverage a Metrics Dashboard
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6
SEO Readiness Keywords Pay-Per-Click Strategy
Measure
Results

STEP 1 STEP 2
Set Up Google Analytics Set Up Google Webmaster Tools

Action Item Action Item

Use Google Analytics to collect key metrics, including Use Google Webmaster Tools to communicate about
how long a visitor stays on your landing page and what your website directly to Google, including submitting your
actions they take. sitemap and understanding how your rankings appear.

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Google Analytics can help you: Google Webmaster Tools can help you:
See where your traffic is coming from Submit your XML Sitemap directly
Understand how long people stay on your website Find out what pages have errors
Discover what pages are the most valuable Understand where you can further optimize your site
Compare different seasonal traffic trends Give context for dynamic URLs

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6
SEO Readiness Keywords Pay-Per-Click Strategy
Measure
Results

STEP 3
Leverage a Metrics Dashboard

Action Item

Use our Website Program Metrics Dashboard to collect


key metrics and show visually with charts how the SEO
program is doing.

VIEW RESOURCE

Following are some key metrics you want to analyze:


Traffic Sources
Top Pages & Total Page Views
Unique Visitors
Pages/Visit

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Conclusion
At the end of any project, it’s always a good idea to review it and identify
areas for improvement.

Demand Metric has the tools and expertise to help you build an effective
SEO program:
Creating or auditing your existing SEO Strategy
Assisting with using any of the tools referenced in this playbook
Providing hands-on marketing assistance to accelerate achieving
your marketing department’s goals.
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Founded in 1910, the ANA provides leadership that advances marketing


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Further enriching the ecosystem is the work of the nonprofit ANA


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the understanding of advertising and marketing within the academic
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