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Maria Rutkin

Maria Rutkin

Maria Rutkin is Founder and President of Rutkin Marketing, a marketing consulting firm based in South Florida. She is an experienced executive with a background in strategic marketing planning, management and execution. She helps small and medium-sized businesses to build stronger brands through content marketing and online lead generation strategies to get results.

Recent Posts

Bots vs. Personalized Messages on LinkedIn: Which Comes Out On Top?

Since its founding over twenty years ago, LinkedIn has transformed from a simple professional networking platform to a lively marketplace full of opportunities, connections, and growth. However, amidst all these opportunities and the possibility of connecting with genuine interactions, a slightly more nefarious trend has emerged—the invasion of bots.

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StoryBrand Framework: Transform Your Marketing Strategy and ROI

In today’s crowded marketplace, cutting through the noise with clear and compelling marketing messaging is crucial for any business. The StoryBrand framework, developed by Donald Miller, provides a powerful approach to creating customer-centric narratives that resonate deeply with your audience.

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How We Perform a Website SEO Analysis for Mid-Sized Businesses

The significance of SEO cannot be overstated, especially for mid-sized businesses aiming to carve their niche in competitive markets. A well-executed SEO strategy can significantly enhance online visibility, drive targeted traffic, and ultimately bolster business growth. 

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LinkedIn Prospecting Strategies to Combat Sales Ghosting and Boost Prospect Engagement

You feel confident: You have just delivered a great sales meeting that has gone well, leaving the prospect visibly impressed by your product or service. Better yet, they promised to get back to you after talking things over with their team… only to drop off the face of the Earth and never get back to you. 

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Top 5 Customer Retention Strategies for Small to Midsize Businesses

With the increase in competition, small to midsize businesses face the mighty challenge of finding the right balance between attracting new customers and keeping the ones they already have. Though the importance of customer retention is well known, many companies lean heavily toward prioritizing customer acquisition. 

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Vanity Metrics vs Revenue Metrics: Unlocking the Value of LinkedIn Engagement

LinkedIn is widely regarded as the quintessential platform for conducting business online. 

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The Power of Entity-Based SEO in Modern Digital Marketing

In the past, search engine optimization (SEO) centered around the quantity and strategic placement of keywords—whether they were long-tail or short-tail—across website content or thoughtfully incorporated into blog posts.

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Understanding the Modern Buyer's Journey with Personalization and Entity-Based SEO

Recently, I had the exciting opportunity to attend a webinar hosted by Ryan Brock, Chief Solution Officer at DemandJump, in which he introduced a concept that caught my attention - the "Spiderweb approach to Buyer Search Behaviors."

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What Are Google and Yahoo's Email Sender Requirements for 2024?

As we step into a new year filled with opportunities and challenges, it's important to be aware of some significant email marketing developments.

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5 Strategies for SEO Success

If you have ever dipped your toes into digital marketing, chances are you have come across the term SEO, or Search Engine Optimization. However, you may not fully grasp what SEO involves and why it holds so much significance in the modern digital landscape.

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