Search For Insights
Friday, 17 November 2006
From time to time I’ve alluded to a little known, little used, concept by which marketers use search activity and trends to study customer behavior and marketing effectiveness. Consider that with the majority of U.S. adults online and studies suggesting 80-90% of those online use search, you have a tremendous, real time focus group of
- Published in Analytics, Brand Marketing, Display Advertising, Insights / Research, Natural Search / SEO, Paid Search, Search, Vertical Search
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Sitemap consistency between Yahoo!, Google, and MSN
Friday, 17 November 2006
In case you haven’t heard yet, Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft recently announced that they will recognize the same Sitemap settings and structure.Sitemaps are an easy way for webmasters to inform search engines about the pages on their sites that are available for crawling. Simply put, a Sitemap is an XML file that lists URLs of
- Published in Google, Natural Search / SEO, Search, Yahoo!
Let Offline Experiences be your Guide
Monday, 06 November 2006
This weekend I had the good fortune to spend some time with Elliot Sloan, lead singer of Blessid Union of Souls at a Train concert. I often feel so focused on the day-to-day opportunities and challenges of online marketing that I fear losing perspective on traditional marketing; this experience was a refreshing view of event
- Published in Brand Marketing, Fun, Natural Search / SEO, Search
Great Articles and Blogs
Thursday, 02 November 2006
Not much time to post today so here’s a quick update on some great sites I’ve been meaning to share. One is a blog, the other two merely articles but all great additions to your RSS Feed ReaderLee Odden runs Online Marketing Blog, a wonderful summary of news, great articles, and blog reviews. His marketing
- Published in Blogs & Blogging, Natural Search / SEO, Paid Search, Search
Search Engine Optimization : Part 2 : Popularity (Page Rank or PageRank)
Thursday, 26 October 2006
Last week I brought you part one, “Accessibility” of our detailed SEO strategy. Without question, I’d argue your second focus should be on a Google concept called Page Rank.Simply put, Page Rank is popularity. Yes, it is sad but true, websites play the same game for visibility that we played in high school; popularity is
- Published in Google, Natural Search / SEO, Search
Search Engine Optimization : Part 1 : Accessibility
Monday, 16 October 2006
Too often, web designers view search engine optimization (SEO) as an after thought; they pass it off to Marketing or IT responsibilities leaving their role to user experience, aesthetic design, and navigation. In some cases, they have good reason as search engine optimizers often pollute search engine results with spam, making it harder to find
- Published in Natural Search / SEO, Search
The Kitchen Sink : Part 3 : Manage YOUR feed
Tuesday, 03 October 2006
So here it is, part three of Comparison Shopping optimization… The Kitchen Sink Last Monday, I started at a high level for which most of you have to do some research about your own store before moving forward; that is, Comparison Shopping is not about direct demand gen, users don’t buy immediately after clicking from
- Published in Affiliate Marketing, Comparison Shopping, Natural Search / SEO, Paid Search