Chris Horton
Digital Strategist, Synecore | @chrshortonChris Horton is a content creator and digital strategist for Minneapolis-based integrated digital marketing agency, Synecore. An avid tech enthusiast, Chris has written hundreds of blogs and numerous ebooks on various topics related to digital marketing, including SEO, inbound, content, social, mobile, apps, digital branding and PR, Internet trends, and digital integration & transformation. His work has been widely syndicated on leading marketing & technology and business management blog directories, including Social Media Today, Business2Community, Yahoo! Small Business, and The European Financial Review; in 2013, Chris' work on SoLoMo was featured in Forbes. Chris is an ongoing speaker and instructor at the Online Marketing Institute (OMI). Chris co-authored Digital Marketing: Integrating Strategy and Tactics with Values, published by Routledge in October 2014.
Chris' digital marketing tips can be found on Synecore's Marketing Technology for Growth blog. In his (limited) spare time, Chris enjoys playing with his three children and reading little-read and long-forgotten history books.
158 articles by Chris Horton
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3 Inbound Marketing Insights from the State of Inbound 2016 Report
Sept. 22, 2016 -
Is it Time to Ditch the Term "Social"?
June 10, 2016 -
Note to the Nearly Half of US Small Businesses Still Not Mobile Optimized: Get Crackin'
April 18, 2016 -
Forget Millennials: Time to Prepare for Generation Z
March 25, 2016 -
A Simple Formula for Success in Content Marketing
March 20, 2016 -
Hey Retailers: Want to Boost Sales Conversion? Build a Mobile App
Feb. 22, 2016 -
Insight into the Growing Impact of Mobile Video Marketing
Feb. 11, 2016 -
What is Proximity Based Marketing?
Feb. 5, 2016 -
Note to Businesses: We're All in eCommerce Now
Jan. 29, 2016 -
Digital Marketers: We Have a Lot to Be Thankful For
Nov. 25, 2015 -
Paid Advertising 101: Understanding the Basics of Advertising on Social Media
Nov. 6, 2015 -
Paid Advertising 101: Understanding Search and Display Advertising
Nov. 4, 2015 -
Will Ad-Blocking Software Destroy Mobile Advertising?
Sept. 25, 2015 -
Are Instant Messaging Apps the Future of the (Mobile) Internet?
Aug. 28, 2015 -
Forget Link Building: Time to Embrace the Google Knowledge Vault
July 3, 2015 -
Facebook Goes Mainstream, Which Isn't Such A Bad Place To Be
June 2, 2015 -
Google Buy Button: Retailer's Boon or Devil's Bargain?
May 21, 2015 -
Facebook Uses Mobile Video to Take Over the World
May 15, 2015 -
Revenge of the YouTubers: The Growing Power of Social Influence Marketing
May 9, 2015 -
Why Your Brand Should Invest in Mobile Video Advertising
May 7, 2015 -
Is Social Advertising Subverting Social Media Marketing?
May 4, 2015 -
The Importance of Brand Integrity in the Digital Age
April 20, 2015 -
Facebook Uses Ad Tech to Dominate the Social Advertising Ecosystem
April 13, 2015 -
Meerkat Brings Live Video Streaming to Twitter (and Beyond)
March 24, 2015 -
Google to Businesses: You Have Until April 21st to Get Mobile Friendly
March 8, 2015