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Tag: Search Engine Marketing
The Holy Grail: Having A One-Stop Shop For Online Marketing
Last week I received a great Facebook message from Michael McCarthy and it got me thinking a bit. Essentially he’s starting his own retail business after apparently leaving Nestle USA and asked me for some insights. He was looking for some form of technology that was a “one stop marketing portal that will help manage […]
A New Search Engine Is (Apparently) Born
So if you haven’t heard, the latest news coming from the technology world is that Microsoft is set to unveil its latest attempt at squashing the search engine giants Yahoo and Google. How exactly? By revamping their existing search engine with a totally new method of conducting search queries online. So dubbed “Bing”, it was […]
Search Marketing “In-A-Box” Made Possible By Yield Software
Last month’s SF New Tech event produced some good applications that have some real applicability to businesses. I’ve dabbled in online advertising and have worked with folks at Yahoo Search Marketing and other third-party vendors and also tried my hand at putting together keywords and text ads in Google AdWords, but a couple of issues […]
Turning to the Internet for Success during a Recession – Part 3 – Online Advertising
As with all typical marketing programs, companies feel that they must advertise in every medium to get the word out about their product. With the Internet, this is all done through online advertising. What exactly is online advertising? Well, you have your typical Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), and banner advertising, and […]
Spend More on Crafting Content to Gain More Bang For Your Buck
According to the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO), concerning search engine marketing, nearly $13.5 billion was spent to promote sites and campaigns in 2008. Out of that $13.5 billion, 88% was spent on paid search ads alone and 11% was left to search engine optimization. Now does this seem like a logical thing to […]
The Best & Worst in Online Advertising…
Every once in a while you just have to look back and think about what IS and what ISN’T working in online advertising. Well, if you’re just too lazy, then I have good news…the helpful folks at emarketer.com have compiled a cool chart to show you what the best and worst performing online advertising tactics […]
Worst AdWords Campaign Management Mistakes…
According to an SEO blog and posted today, there are some key mistakes that keep getting made when it comes to Google AdWords and hopefully if you keep these in mind, then you’re campaign will hopefully take off and make your website well known among your target market. Some things to avoid and not to […]