{"id":432,"date":"2023-03-14T16:19:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T16:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bursucretleri.com\/blog\/?p=432"},"modified":"2023-03-22T18:37:05","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T18:37:05","slug":"4-ridiculous-digital-marketing-topics-that-wont-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bursucretleri.com\/blog\/4-ridiculous-digital-marketing-topics-that-wont-die\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Ridiculous Digital Marketing Topics That Won\u2019t Die"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are no shortage of absurd conversations that keep coming up in technology and marketing blogs. But there are a few\u00a0especially<\/em>\u00a0ridiculous\u00a0topics that simply won\u2019t die.<\/p>\n

So in an attempt to move the conversation forward, I\u2019m going to list out the topics in the hope the next time they come up you won\u2019t share or react to them. Let\u2019s stop the linkbait that just exists for the sake of pageviews but lacks any sort of substance.<\/p>\n

1. The topic:\u00a0<\/strong>RSS is dead<\/h3>\n

The argument:\u00a0<\/strong>real-time streams kill RSS because they\u2019re faster.<\/p>\n

The reality:\u00a0<\/strong>despite what the early adopters say,\u00a0most web content is\u00a0not<\/em>\u00a0necessary to get in real-time. In fact, RSS is more powerful for the person who values their time and actually has better things to do than surf the edge of the real-time web. Which in reality is a great way to waste your time and be unproductive. The cost of now is extremely high, as\u00a0Seth Godin explains:<\/p>\n

The closer you get to the source and moment of information, the more it costs.<\/p>\n

More than ever, there\u2019s a clear relationship between how new something is and how much it costs to discover that news.<\/p>\n

You can check your email twice a day pretty easily. Once every fifteen minutes has a disruption cost. Pinging it with your pocketphone every sixty seconds is an extremely expensive lifestyle\/productivity choice.<\/p>\n

Sure, go ahead, stay hyper-current, but realize it\u2019s not free.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, in our quest for the new, we overpay. Most of the time, moving down the curve will decrease your costs dramatically, without hurting your ability to make smart decisions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Besides, the way people consume information is distributed. New platforms, networks or ways of consuming information do not necessarily kill others. The web is more frequently \u201cand\u201d not \u201cor.\u201d<\/p>\n

2. The topic:\u00a0<\/strong>social media \/ email \/ internet marketing \u201cexpert\u201d discussions<\/h3>\n

The argument:\u00a0<\/strong>various ranting about -insert digital marketing specialization here- pseudo-consultants\/experts and how they need to go away.<\/p>\n

The reality:\u00a0<\/strong>these posts are just silly, what\u2019s the point? If a brand is too ignorant to conduct thorough research before hiring\u00a0any<\/em>\u00a0type of consultant they deserve to lose money. Who cares that snake oil consultants exist. They do in every field. And the people who hire them probably aren\u2019t the type of clients you want to work with either. They\u2019re more likely the type that will\u00a0make you insane.<\/p>\n

3. The topic:<\/strong>\u00a0you should give up your self-hosted blog \/ website for Facebook<\/h3>\n

The argument<\/strong>: a lot of people use Facebook (seriously, that is the crux of it!)<\/p>\n

The reality:<\/strong>\u00a0W\u2026T\u2026F. Sure, a lot of people use Facebook. But the web is\u00a0far<\/em>\u00a0more than Facebook and Twitter. Giving up your web presence for a single platform is extremely shortsighted and makes a lot of assumptions (not backed in data) about how people discover and share information. If you at all care about your company having the ability to actually be heard long term, you would never\u00a0yield your presence\u00a0to the stream. A\u00a0scorched earth approach\u00a0to the web makes zero sense on any level.<\/p>\n

4. The topic: SEO is spam \/ witchcraft \/ manipulation<\/h3>\n

The argument:\u00a0<\/strong>people clueless about SEO ranting about why it isn\u2019t \u201cfair\u201d or simply misunderstanding what SEO is, so they think it\u2019s witchcraft.<\/p>\n

The reality:\u00a0<\/strong>really people? It\u2019s 2011, every marketing and PR pro should at the very least understand SEO basics. Proper SEO is simply good web usability. Further, all the major search engines offer tools for webmasters to help create a website that performs well in search engines as well as open source their data to help marketers create more\u00a0find-able\u00a0content. SEO should be \u2018baked in\u2018 to all online marketing initiatives: that is, if you want to be found organically by users seeking content in your category. Either answer search demand or your competitors will. It\u2019s up to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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