Exploring Marketing 2.0 Techniques Other Than SEO in February’s Issue of African Business Review

Carlsbad, CA, February 05, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Increasingly it seems businesses are relying solely on search engine optimisation techniques to market their products or services. Although this is an effective tool in making potential customers aware of a product, it neglects other online marketing methods. African Business Review calculates the cost of simply relying on SEO and discovers the techniques a top African marketing guru uses to stay ahead of the competition.

Web 2.0 enables businesses to actively engage with customers and collaborate with them on product development, service enhancement and promotion. In terms of marketing, this drive towards user-created content means forming a direct link with the consumer and providing them with product news and information.

As an internet marketing technique, SEO takes advantage of Web 2.0, improving website visibility through understanding how search engines work and what the user is looking for. SEO techniques look to modify HTML code and website content in order to improve results.

Having said that, the fact is that whilst increasing website visibility, SEO does not create a strong brand image or product reputation.

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