Sign of the economic times? Google Lets Brands Run More Than One Search Campaign on a Keyword
Did I fall asleep? I turn my attention from Search for a few weeks (okay, so it’s really been a bit longer) and I return to find major companies running more than one campaign in paid search! To many of you this may not be news; like I said, I’m playing catch up. Just the
- Published in Google, Paid Search
In SF next week? Come Chat with Lorna Li and myself
I am very excited about the Unintentional Entrepreneur meetup next Wednesday! If in the Bay Area, I’d love to see you there! We’ll have pizza, drinks… the event is FREE! We’re going to talk about some the fundamentals of a new business; managing income, expenses, and taxes; establishing and maintaining your brand online; and quick,
- Published in Conferences / Events, Natural Search / SEO, Paid Search, Search, Social Media
Omniture Aquires Mercado – End to End Demand Engine in the Works
Last week, web site analytics engine Omniture agreed to acquire Mercado’s multi-channel retailer site search and merchandising businesses. Macy’s, Overstock.com, Williams-Sonoma Inc., Sears Holdings Corp., and OfficeMax, are just a few of the major retailers who use leverage Mercado consulting and technology services to vastly improve the effectiveness of their store’s navigation, search experience, and
- Published in Analytics, Insights / Research, Paid Search, Search, Vendors / Agencies
Paid Search Drives Organic Search Traffic – A 48 Hour Case Study
What struck me so directly, was how readily available and easily developed this insight was, once it occurred to me to try. 48 hours ago, I shut off a paid search campaign of over 10,000 keywords. The exact amount isn’t as applicable to you as knowing that this was the entire SEM campaign for a
- Published in Analytics, Insights / Research, Natural Search / SEO, Paid Search, Search
Can I Get an S? Can I Get an M? Can I Get an X?
Is that grammatically correct? If S is a consonant, should it be “Can I Get a S?” an S? Who’s going? I couldn’t be more excited; the conference is expecting over 2,000 search marketing professionals, agencies, and marketers and I haven’t been to NYC in some time. Monday through Wednesday next week, the industry converges
- Published in Conferences / Events, Google, Insights / Research, Local, Natural Search / SEO, Paid Search, Search, Vendors / Agencies, Vertical Search, Yahoo!
Integrate Search Marketing with Offline! (for cryin’ out loud!)
My heart bleeds with tears of sorrow at the discovery by iProspect and JupiterResearch that nearly half (45%) of search engine marketers do NOT integrate their search marketing efforts with offline channels. diable pensez-vous?!? (pardon my french) How can we be doing this when evidence consistently shows that a majority of searchers are driven to
- Published in Brand Marketing, Display Advertising, Paid Search, Search
Pop Labs Conversion Closing Rap
Poetic Prophet, Chuck, a Pop Labs super star and viral marketing genius (though they deal in SEO and search marketing) is turning interactive marketing concepts into original music. Here, a rap about making the right choices in your online marketing campaigns to increase not only traffic but the conversions you get. I’m looking forward to
- Published in Fun, Paid Search, Vendors / Agencies