Pam Aungst Cronin

Recently named one of the “Top 10 Best Women in SEO,” Pam Aungst Cronin, M.B.A. is widely recognized as an expert in SEO, PPC, Google Analytics, and WordPress. A self-proclaimed “geek”, Pam began studying computer programming at 6 years old, started creating websites in 1997 and has been working professionally in the field of e-commerce since 2005. Referred to by Sprout Social as a “Twitter Success Story,” she harnessed the power of social media to launch her own agency in 2011. Pam travels all over the country speaking at conferences and guest lecturing at universities. Click here to read her full bio.

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Pam Aungst, Founder of Pam Ann Marketing, Honored With Changemakers and Champions Award

Pam Aungst, President and Founder of Pam Ann Marketing, was recently honored with a “Changemakers and Champions Award” for her contributions to mental health organization Newbridge Services, Inc. “As a strong advocate for mental health services, it has brought me great joy to provide pro-bono internet marketing services to Newbridge for the past two years,” […]

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Google to Issue Penalties on April 1st for Use of Oxford Comma

The debate about whether or not it’s proper to use an Oxford comma in one’s writing has been quelled today by Google, who has deemed the additional punctuation redundant. An oxford comma, otherwise known as a serial comma, is the final comma that’s used while writing out a listing of items. For example, you could say the team

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Implementing Google Analytics for WordPress

As a website owner, the final component you should have in place before your WordPress site goes live is Google Analytics. It couldn’t be easier to install, the benefits are too plentiful to ignore, and best of all — it’s free! In this post, I will go over why Google Analytics is essential for a

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Pam Aungst Named Small Business Leader by Morris County Chamber of Commerce

Pam Aungst, President of Pam Ann Marketing, a New Jersey-based search marketing agency, was the recipient of the 2015 Morris County Chamber of Commerce Leaders in Business Award in the category of Small Business. The award was presented during the Annual Economic Outlook Luncheon, and recognizes the accomplishments of the agency since its establishment in 2011.

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Anything Boys Can Rank, Girls Can Rank Better: Why Women Should Consider A Career in SEO or SEM

Any technical industry is bound to be at least somewhat male-dominated. Our society has unfortunately not yet fully embraced the fact that men and women can be equally talented when it comes to technical careers. SEO (search engine optimization) and SEM (search engine marketing, a.k.a. pay-per-click advertising on search engines) are certainly no exception. In

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Authorship is not “Dead”: Recently-Granted Google Patent Provides Evidence of Author Influence

If you try to stay on top of internet marketing news, you may have seen some headlines recently proclaiming that Google Authorship is dead. I understand how this would raise some concerns, especially since Authorship and Author Rank are things that we’ve recommended focusing on for quite some time, and are providing services to our

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Local Business SEO: Everything You Need to Know

So you are officially an entrepreneur looking to get your newly created business found on the interwebs –  especially on Google.  Or perhaps you’re an established local business who just happened to notice that your company’s name is not coming up when potential customers search for your products and services. Either way, if you need

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The Role of the Client in Local SEO: Morristown, NJ Local SEO Case Study

Here at Pam Ann Marketing, we recently did a “local SEO” project for Morristown, NJ-based IT firm Sterling Rose LLC. We did some maps optimization, Schema markup, and citation building for owner Norman Rosenthal to give him a “boost” in regionally-based searches. The Agency Only Lays the Foundation By implementing these tactics, we laid the

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