TopRank Polls Archive

What is the best subscription based SEM community?

Total Voters: 220

Start Date: October 27, 2009 @ 11:18 am
End Date: No Expiry

What 3 things most influence you to follow someone on Twitter?

Their Tweets (81%, 225 Votes)
Bio (47%, 130 Votes)
Industry Reputation (31%, 87 Votes)
Connected Elsewhere Online or Offline (30%, 83 Votes)
Follower Count or Follower/Following Ratio (21%, 59 Votes)
Web site Link (18%, 49 Votes)
Others that @reply the person (18%, 49 Votes)
Photo or Avatar (11%, 31 Votes)
Location (10%, 27 Votes)
Other - please explain in comments (3%, 9 Votes)
Background Design (2%, 5 Votes)
Gender (1%, 4 Votes)

Total Voters: 278

Start Date: September 30, 2009 @ 8:53 am
End Date: No Expiry

What are your top 3 methods of staying current in Search Marketing?

SEM Blogs (See the BIGLIST) (63%, 169 Votes)
Testing tactics on your own web sites (34%, 90 Votes)
Forums (WebmasterWorld, Search Engine Watch, High Rankings)) (22%, 58 Votes)
Observations & analysis of implemented SEM programs (21%, 57 Votes)
Community subscription (SEOmoz, SEOBook, etc) (20%, 53 Votes)
White papers, research, special reports (17%, 46 Votes)
Online groups (Facebook, LinkedIn) (17%, 45 Votes)
Webinars (16%, 44 Votes)
Email newsletter(s) (16%, 43 Votes)
The big conferences (16%, 43 Votes)
Personal network (15%, 41 Votes)
SEM Consultant/Agency Advice (7%, 20 Votes)
Books on SEM (4%, 12 Votes)
Print magazines (SES, Search Marketing Standard, Website Magazine, etc) (4%, 12 Votes)
Offline networking groups or meetups (4%, 11 Votes)
Industry specific (vertical) publications (3%, 7 Votes)
Niche or regional workshops (2%, 5 Votes)

Total Voters: 268

Start Date: August 19, 2009 @ 7:39 am
End Date: No Expiry

Please select the social media marketing tactics below that you consider "black hat".

Total Voters: 30

Start Date: August 5, 2009 @ 6:00 am
End Date: No Expiry

At what level is your company engaging in social media?

We've been integrating social media with other marketing channels for some time (18%, 48 Votes)
Different departments are testing social tactics: blog, Twitter, Facebook, etc (15%, 42 Votes)
We're implementing programs at both corporate and product levels (14%, 38 Votes)
Some staff have started their own social accounts, but nothing "official" (8%, 23 Votes)
Developing a corporate wide social media strategy (8%, 22 Votes)
We're not engaging in social media (8%, 21 Votes)
Now implementing a corporate wide social media program (7%, 19 Votes)
Now implementing a social media program at product/service level (6%, 17 Votes)
Developing a strategy at the product level (5%, 13 Votes)
Just listening/monitoring our brand at the moment (5%, 13 Votes)
We're developing strategies at both corporate and product levels (4%, 10 Votes)
Listening and engaging 1-1 but not publishing (2%, 7 Votes)