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The world of SEO moves pretty fast, and in the words of Ferris Bueller, if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. That's why we put together a weekly roundup for you.

Up this week? The top SEO news we think is the most share-worthy. Read on for everything (important) that happened this week in the mysterious, wonderful world of SEO.

These days, if you aren’t marketing your brand, you’re going nowhere, fast.

There’s a saying: if you fail to plan, you plan to fail, and we think nowhere is this more applicable than in marketing.

So what’s the latest in the world of digital marketing? Don’t worry if you haven’t had time to keep up on your marketing news this week (we get it, holiday week and all…).

We’ve got you covered with our weekly roundup of the top news in digital marketing. 

Can your brand benefit from influencer marketing? (Forbes)

Wondering if all the influencer-hype is worth your time? All signs point to yes, according to this Forbes recap. Check out what SocialPublic CEO and co-founder Ismael El-Qudsi thinks about this latest trend in marketing your brand. (Hint: he’s into it).

Conferences are great for many things: learning, networking, growing your knowledge base to get closer to your goals...but how do you know which to attend? Each month, we let you know our faves, so you can book your tickets and show up, ready to learn without the fear or anxiety of not knowing what you're getting yourself in to. 

What? HubSpot's Inbound
When? September 4-7, 2018
Where? Boston, MA
The holy grail of all-things-marketing. Join the more-than-20,000 attendees for what's sure to be one of the top conferences of the year, put on by the industry leaders at HubSpot. Oh and did we mention DEEPAK CHOPRA will be there? #BowDown.

It is no longer enough to satisfy your customers. You must delight them.- Philip Kotler

I mean. Philip Kotler. Really I could just stop there...but I won't. Because if you're a marketer in any facet, and you don't know the "Father of Modern Marketing Philip Kotler," then I owe it to you to introduce you to him.

There are a number of reasons I love and follow Kotler, so many, in fact, that it's probably just easier to bullet point some of my top highlights for you:

• he was born, lives, got his Master's at and teaches (at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern) in my beloved Chicago-land (best place in the U.S.)
• he has a PhD from MIT and did post-doctoral at Harvard and University of Chicago (so smart)
• he has written more than SIXTY books (again. so. smart.)
• he's bridged the concepts of economics and marketing (two things I am wildly fascinated with)
• he won American Marketing Association's (AMA's) Marketing for a Better World award (love it)
• I have a secret-almost-crush on him (like in a grandfatherly way...he's smart, funny, charismatic, and totally adorbs)

So often, as content marketers and online digital strategists, we see the same thing in our clients. Fear.

Despite what they may say the reason is for not biting the proverbial bullet and taking the reins on their digital presence, more often than not, it’s the result of one little thing: fear of charging the unknown.