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Search Engine Watch
July 1, 2002
Danny Sullivan |
Overture Says Forget CPC, What's Your ROI? The company rolled out a new bidding system that will force many advertisers to think more about how much they can afford to pay to gain leads rather than how cheaply they can get those leads.   |
Search Engine Watch
June 23, 2004
Dana Todd |
Use Caution when Going Broad with Overture and Google Running a pay-per-click (PPC) campaign on Google and Overture can get complicated, especially now that both networks offer different types of keyword matching options when placing bids. Here's how to avoid trouble and maximize your campaign's effectiveness. |
Search Engine Watch
June 28, 2004
Danny Sullivan |
Overture Launches Local Match Listings Program Overture launched a new Local Match program today to allow its advertisers in the United States to more easily target listings toward those with a local interest. |
Search Engine Watch
March 4, 2002
Danny Sullivan |
Google Takes On Overture With Pay Per Click Ads Google introduced a new pay-per-click payment option for its "AdWords" program that will make Google more attractive to some advertisers -- as well as establishing the company as serious competitor with Overture... |
InternetNews
January 7, 2004
Janis Mara |
Overture Breaks Up Contextual, Search Listings Overture will offer the option to bid on each of its products individually. |
Search Engine Watch
March 4, 2002
Danny Sullivan |
Up Close With Google AdWords Forget the hype about what the new cost-per-click AdWords program means for Google, in terms of competing with Overture. What's in the program for advertisers, and how does the cost per click pricing fit in with the existing cost per impression ads? Let's take a look... |
Search Engine Watch
November 16, 2010
Thi Thumasathit |
Broad Match: Desperately Seeking Cinderella Solely utilizing broad match can return the equivalent of a long line of ugly stepsisters -- and channel the real Cinderellas to other marketers-in-waiting. Here's how broad match can improve your search campaigns. |
Search Engine Watch
May 19, 2004
Patricia Hursh |
Search Engines Turning Trademark Law Upside Down Search engines, most notably Google, are pushing the limits of trademark law, allowing anyone to use these protected marks in advertising. Some trademark owners are fighting back. |
Search Engine Watch
December 20, 2010
Alex Cohen |
A 10 Day Plan to Overhaul Your PPC Campaigns, Part 2 There have been many changes to paid search this year. Here are some tips on how to get started with targeting display ads above the fold, migrating to modified broad match, and testing click-to-call. |
Search Engine Watch
November 1, 2010
Ryan Woolley |
Secrets to Paid Search Success Revealed, Part 2 Want to save thousands of dollars on your paid search advertising campaigns? Use these tips on running exact, phrase, and broad match. |
InternetNews
March 4, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Yahoo's Little Ad Gap Yahoo opened its advertising APIs, but they'll only benefit large advertisers. Is it missing out on the long tail? |
Search Engine Watch
January 24, 2006
Patricia Hursh |
Marketing in the Search Tail: Is the Pain Worth the Gain? Popular search terms tend to dominate the headlines, but there are literally millions of unique searches conducted every day, and savvy search marketers are taking advantage of the opportunities in the 'search tail.' |
Search Engine Watch
August 5, 2002
Danny Sullivan |
Compare & Contrast: Ad Guidelines At Overture & Google Those new to paid placement listings might assume that it's anything goes. If you pay enough, you can come up tops for the terms you wish to target and with ads that say exactly what you want. |
Search Engine Watch
October 14, 2003
Danny Sullivan |
New Developments In Local Search: Part 1, Moves By Overture Local searching on web-wide search engines can be disappointing. New moves by some major players may improve this. This first of a three-part series looks at local search listings that Overture is testing. |
InternetNews
May 13, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
Overture Eyes Canadian Market Expanding its reach, Yahoo!'s paid search division partners with pay-per-click network NetWorldMedia. |
Search Engine Watch
February 4, 2002
Danny Sullivan |
Google Ousts Overture At Earthlink, Begins Ad Distribution Google has begun serving up search results to users of the Earthlink web site, taking over a partnership previously held by Overture and marking the first move to distribute its paid AdWords listings outside the Google web site... |
Search Engine Watch
September 25, 2006
Catherine Seda |
Compare & Contrast: Search Ad Program Strategies Google, Microsoft and Yahoo's pay-per-click (PPC) programs are similar, but each have unique features that require different campaign tactics to use effectively. How do you get the maximum advantage from each program? |
Search Engine Watch
May 1, 2002
Danny Sullivan |
Overture & Inktomi Out, Google In At AOL Google has been selected by AOL to provide editorial search results and paid listings to AOL's various search properties in the United States, including AOL Search, Netscape Search and CompuServe Search.... |
InternetNews
June 21, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Google Expands Pay-Per-Action Beta Google today expanded its pay-per-action (PPA) advertising beta to include all advertisers with more than 500 conversions from their pay- per-click and pay-per-impression based campaigns in the past 30 days. |
InternetNews
May 13, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
Yahoo! We're Not Google! At its Analyst Day, the Internet media company explains why it thinks it can beat Google in the booming paid search market. |
InternetNews
May 4, 2006
David Miller |
Thanks to Microsoft, This Ad's For You Targeting ads to match users' needs and wants has long been a benefit of online advertising, but now Microsoft says that it's taking that concept a step further with its just-out-of-beta adCenter. |
Search Engine Watch
November 24, 2003
Chris Sherman |
Overture & Google Unveil New Advertiser Tools Overture's new Marketing Console is a performance marketing tool, while Google's Auto-Optimization feature automatically optimizes advertiser campaigns. |
Search Engine Watch
August 5, 2010
Melissa Mackey |
Modified Broad Match -- Broad Match as it Should Be You should be making extensive use of modified broad match in your PPC campaigns. And here's why. |
Search Engine Watch
February 8, 2011
Kyle Costello |
3 Key Differences Between adCenter & AdWords Whether you're new to adCenter or just looking to more effectively manage your search campaigns following the Search Alliance, keep these three key differences in mind when managing paid search campaigns in the new, consolidated marketplace. |
Search Engine Watch
October 7, 2004
Catherine Seda |
Contextual Ads: Vital to a Search Marketing Campaign? Are you bidding on keywords through Overture's Precision Match, Google's AdWords or another pay-for-placement service? If so, you're eligible to participate in their contextual advertising programs. |
Inc.
January 2004
Rod Kurtz |
Google Update Draws Criticism from Small Biz Google changes the way it sells keyword ads. |
Search Engine Watch
May 6, 2002
Danny Sullivan |
Overture Files Patent Lawsuit Against Google Overture filed a lawsuit against Google last month, claiming that Google has infringed on its patents that apply to bid-for-placement search ranking and for account management tools... |
Search Engine Watch
January 16, 2011
Frank Watson |
Session-Based Ads: Smarter Than the Average Ad or a Boo-Boo? Session-based broad match can't be controlled by AdWords advertisers, and some users aren't happy about the wasted ad spend. Is Google losing its focus on its core products? |
Search Engine Watch
October 28, 2003
Danny Sullivan |
Local Search Part 3: Google Gets Local With AdWords Google's new regional targeting feature for its AdWords keyword-based text advertising program lets advertisers target their ads to any of 210 specific local regions in the US. |
Search Engine Watch
October 2, 2003
Danny Sullivan |
LookSmart Sponsored Listings To Take On Google & Overture LookSmart has relaunched its Sponsored Listings program using a new bid-for-placement model, a move it hopes will let the company win distribution partners from rivals Overture and Google, as well as increase its advertising revenues. |
Search Engine Watch
October 24, 2003
Danny Sullivan |
Google Launches Local Search Targeting & Search Forum Spotlight Google has rolled out a new Regional Targeting feature that lets advertisers have their AdWords ads appear in front of those searching from specific local areas in the United States. Also, a roundup of topics discussed at various search forums this week. |
Entrepreneur
June 2004
Catherine Seda |
Taken Out of Context? You might be part of a contextual ad program without even knowing it. Visit the search engines' sites to learn more about contextual advertising and how to manage it. |
InternetNews
December 18, 2003
Zachary Rodgers |
Ah-ha.com Adopts New Moniker The paid search listings provider changed its name to Enhance Interactive. The name change was motivated foremost by a gradual change in ah-ha.com's business model. |
Search Engine Watch
July 1, 2002
Danny Sullivan |
Letter From Australia I was in Sydney last month for the Search Engine Strategies conference, and in this article, I thought I'd share a few things that stood out in my mind as I listened to the various local speakers discuss search engine marketing. |
Search Engine Watch
September 3, 2002
Danny Sullivan |
Terra Lycos To Launch Paid Placement Network Terra Lycos is set to enter the paid placement game alongside players such as Overture and Google, when the company opens its "InSite AdBuyer" program to advertisers in the coming weeks. |
Search Engine Watch
July 29, 2004
Jessie Stricchiola |
Lost Per Click: Search Advertising & Click Fraud Click fraud, the practice of clicking on a text advertisement served by a search engine for the sole purpose of forcing the advertiser to pay for the click, is emerging as an important concern for search engine marketers. |
InternetNews
February 5, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
SuperPages.com's PPC Play Verizon's revamp of the Internet yellow pages site adds a cleaner interface and a new advertising model, utilizing pay-per-click ads with technology from FindWhat.com. |
Search Engine Watch
August 22, 2008
Gregg Stewart |
6 Tips for Aligning Your National, Local SEM Efforts The volume of local searches continues growing, which means national-level search advertisers must develop strategic plans for incorporating local search into their national search programs. The benefit: lower cost leads with higher conversation rates. |
Search Engine Watch
February 14, 2005
Shari Thurow |
Local Search Marketing Tactics It's tempting to think of local search as merely a subset of a broader search marketing campaign, but best results come with tactics specifically tailored to the uniquely nuanced needs of searchers looking for local information and services. |
InternetNews
August 2, 2006
Nicholas Carlson |
Google's AdWords Headed For The Air Google announced a partnership with XM Satellite Radio today, saying it would sell radio ads for the network's talk shows over its dMarc platform, an automated system that allows advertisers to place, schedule and track radio advertising. |
Search Engine Watch
January 14, 2004
Christine Churchill |
Day of Reckoning in Search Engine Advertising Overture's announcement that it plans to separate contextual advertising from regular keyword-based search results and ads has garnered kudos from the search engine marketing community. Will Google follow suit? |
Search Engine Watch
May 13, 2004
Danny Sullivan |
Google Offers Banners & Image Ads -- But Not On Google Itself Google has debuted a new graphical ad option for its advertisers -- the ability to run banners, skyscrapers and other image-based ad units. However, these ads won't run on Google itself. |
Search Engine Watch
May 10, 2005
Grant Crowell |
Click Fraud: A Legal Look Click fraud is a growing concern among search engine marketers, but who ultimately is to blame? Perhaps more importantly, what's being done to address this increasingly contentious issue? |
Search Engine Watch
April 24, 2008
David Szetela |
The Google Content Ad Fraud Lawsuit: Just the Facts, Ma'am Google's being sued for tricking advertisers into advertising on its content network - but the truth may be more damning than the lawsuit claims. Or is there a fatal mistake in the lawsuit filing? |
Search Engine Watch
September 17, 2010
John Lee |
Unleash Your Full PPC Potential by Leveraging Google AdWords' Match Types Exact match, phrase match, and broad match working together: build a winning PPC team. |
The Motley Fool
June 5, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Yahoo! Follows Google, Again The sluggish YPN program gets a Google-esque makeover. In short, it's the same "smart pricing" technique that Google has been using in its Google AdSense program for three years now. |
Entrepreneur
February 2005
Catherine Seda |
Close to Home Geographic-targeting features get your online message to customers right around the corner. examples: Community websites, Internet Yellow Pages, and search engine advertising. |
InternetNews
July 28, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
Google's Ad Technology Tussle Marching headlong into the public arena, Google is wrangling over ad technology -- and words -- in a patent suit with Overture. |
Search Engine Watch
July 15, 2005
Chris Sherman |
Google Simplifies & Loosens Requirements for AdWords Google is making changes to its AdWords program intended to provide advertisers with more control over campaigns while potentially improving relevance for users. |
Information Today
March 3, 2003
Barbara Quint |
Overture Acquires Two Major Web Search Engines On Feb. 18, Overture, which claims to be the "world's leading provider of Pay-For-Performance search to Web sites," announced that it had acquired AltaVista, a pioneer Web search engine. A week later, Overture announced that it had acquired all the Web search assets of Norwegian-owned FAST. |
