Category: Comparison Shopping

It isn’t SEO, it’s Performance Architecture

Thursday, 18 December 2008 by SEO'Brien

On the radio today, I heard some laughter over the Jesse Jackson Jr. / Rod Blagojevich “scandal” (?); primarily, that Jackson’s handlers have taken offense at CNN’s labeling Jackson an ‘informant.’ The amusement stems from, with few exceptions, the fact that for all intents and purposes, that’s exactly what he is. Spokesman Kenneth Edmonds described

Published in Blogs & Blogging, Comparison Shopping, Display Advertising, Fun, Natural Search / SEO, Paid Search, Search, Social Media

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What Recession?

Friday, 05 December 2008 by SEO'Brien

So what of the holiday shopping season? Sure, I’m late to the game with my assessment of Black Friday and Cyber Monday; what can I say? I wanted to do my due diligence and add some perspective to what’s going on. Key take away is that the season seems to off to a steady start;

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Published in Comparison Shopping, Insights / Research

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The 4 Fundamental Web Technologies for User Retention

Friday, 24 October 2008 by SEO'Brien

Standing in the shower this morning I had one of those epiphanies (yes, I know, perhaps TMI but I like to paint a picture in your mind so you can follow along with my logic 🙂 ). This was an epiphany while contemplating why people stay with a website. As I considered all of the

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Published in Comparison Shopping, Google, Insights / Research, Natural Search / SEO, Search, Social Media

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Online Shopping Expectations This Holiday

Friday, 26 September 2008 by SEO'Brien

eMarketer has a great jump on the holiday shopping season (it isn’t even Halloween yet!) with brilliant perspective on the increasing demands made by online consumers. They expect retail Websites to provide powerful search and navigation, quality product information, simple checkout and cross-channel shopping options at a minimum. Surprisingly, according to a survey by Retail

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Published in Analytics, Brand Marketing, Comparison Shopping, Display Advertising, Insights / Research, Local, Paid Search, Search, Social Media, Web 2.0

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One Conference To Note

Wednesday, 17 September 2008 by SEO'Brien

Monday’s post about the best online marketing conferences brought to my inbox a few questions about which of those are really worth attending. While, unfortunately, there is no short answer, there is one upon us worth your attention. “Etailers of all sizes are trying to eliminate risk, improve sales volumes, and increase profitability. Online Market

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Published in Comparison Shopping, Conferences / Events

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The Definitive Online Marketing Conferences List

Monday, 15 September 2008 by SEO'Brien

One of the advantages of working for a local search engine that uses event listings to promote the business listings, is that I have, at my finger tips, a rich index of seminars, summits, and conferences all rank ordered by demand (popularity), based on the search query volume for each. It is amazing what a

Published in Affiliate Marketing, Analytics, Blogs & Blogging, Brand Marketing, Comparison Shopping, Conferences / Events, Display Advertising, Insights / Research, Local, Natural Search / SEO, Paid Search, Search, Social Media, Vendors / Agencies, Vertical Search, Web 2.0

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Chat with Online Marketing Heroes Author Michael Miller

Monday, 08 September 2008 by SEO'Brien

Book your calendar, next Wednesday morning (11 CST) to, effectively, hear from 25 of the most successful online marketing gurus in the business. Put this link on your calendar. No, we won’t all be on the air but Online Marketing Heroes author Michael Miller will be and it is a unique opportunity to talk with

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