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InternetNews
November 9, 2010 |
Google Equips Instant Search With Previews In the push toward faster, more relevant search results, Web giant Google has added image previews to its Instant search feature to give users a better sense what's waiting for them after the click.   |
The Motley Fool
September 9, 2010
Balasubramanyam Seshan |
Google Challenges Microsoft, Yahoo With Instant Search Google's Instant Search may be an instant boost to its market share.. |
Search Engine Watch
January 24, 2007
Patricia Hursh |
Don't Click Here! Should You Pre-Qualify Clickers? B-to-B advertisers often pay high click costs to reach a very small and very specific group of potential buyers. More than anyone, they need to be sure the right people are clicking on their ads. |
Search Engine Watch
August 27, 2010
Duncan Parry |
Research into Search and Branding: A Recap If your brand isn't prominent in search results, you're missing out on impressions, traffic, and sales. Here's how paid search can help improve brand awareness. |
Search Engine Watch
April 13, 2010
Herndon Hasty |
Optimizing for Personalized Search SEO fundamentals, keyword targeting, and click-throughs are more important than ever to rank in Google's personalized search results. Is your site ready? |
Search Engine Watch
April 15, 2011
Joseph Kerschbaum |
Inside the adCenter Quality Score -- Or Should We Call It Competitive Score? Exploring the attributes of the adCenter Quality Score, how these scores affect your performance, and how you can optimize your account for better rankings. |
Search Engine Watch
December 29, 2010
Horst Joepen |
2010 to 2011; What SEO's Have Seen, Learned And Can Look Forward To A summary of new SEO factors which came into play in 2010 and how they might play out in 2011. |
Search Engine Watch
February 10, 2011
Guillaume Bouchard |
Intentional Targeting: Search vs. Facebook Facebook marketing offers a very different value proposition from search marketing. Results driven marketers can still get a much better return out of search than social. |
Search Engine Watch
May 24, 2006
Chris Sherman |
The Value of Branded vs. Non-Branded Search Terms New research suggests that while branded search terms offer the highest conversion rates, non-branded terms can significantly impact the outcome of a paid search marketing campaign. |
Search Engine Watch
October 6, 2008
David Szetela |
Judging PPC Performance: Focus on Conversions, Part 2 Should you delete or pause under-performing keywords - or simply adjust their bid prices? The answer will vary by advertiser, but one thing is constant: decisions about keyword and ad performance should mainly depend on conversion performance. |
Search Engine Watch
May 8, 2009
Chris Boggs |
Customer Segmentation and SEO -- A Beautiful Couple Search engine optimization on its own can be a very useful tactic to bring leads to your site. But developing a deeper understanding of your primary markets and using customer segmentation in your content become important SEO considerations that can lead to a higher probability of conversion. |
InternetNews
October 2, 2009 |
Study: Hate the Metric, Not the Display Ad The number of online people who click on display ads is down 50 percent in what could signal the end of the click-through metric. |
CRM
January 2011
Augie Ray |
Consumers Depend on Us Being friended or followed is desirable; fostering trust is more important |
Search Engine Watch
December 14, 2010
Eric Enge |
SEO Planning for 2011 Highlights of the year that was in SEO, plus a look at what big changes we should expect in the new year. |
Search Engine Watch
October 19, 2010
Thi Thumasathit |
Wag the Dog: The Tail of Bid Management Search marketers need to focus on maximizing relevance and conversion before bid management. Relying exclusively on bid management solutions to drive the success of a search campaign is letting the tail wag the dog. |
CRM
December 2010
Juan Martinez |
Google's Instant Ingratification What Google Instant means for the future of search engine optimization. |
Search Engine Watch
October 11, 2010
Eli Goodman |
Universal Search: Not All Blends are Created Equal Searchers are more inclined to interact and engage with blended results than text-based results. Here's how blended results can impact your search marketing and optimization efforts on Google, Bing, and Yahoo. |
Search Engine Watch
October 13, 2010
Joseph Kerschbaum |
Using Conversion Funnels to Improve Your Conversion Rate, Part 1 How you can apply data from Search Funnel reports in AdWords to improve your conversion rate and overall PPC performance. |
Search Engine Watch
February 24, 2005
Heather Lloyd-Martin |
Forecasting Paid Search Traffic Despite the hype, being #1 in paid search results may not provide your company the desired bang for your marketing buck. Intelligently optimizing a paid search budget involves far more than setting random bid prices and guessing at returns. |
CRM
July 1, 2007
Colin Beasty |
Business Problem: A Company's Marketing Department Cannot Effectively Track and Manage Campaigns Across Multiple Search Engines. Tech Solution: Search engine marketing tools. |
Search Engine Watch
September 9, 2010
John Lynch |
How Google Instant Search Will Impact Advertisers Google Instant search won't necessarily be the same boon for advertisers as it is for mobile users. |
Search Engine Watch
July 16, 2010
Frank Watson |
Paid Search Success Needs Great E-mail Marketing When developing your PPC strategy, don't forget about e-mail. Use your keyword, ad, and landing page data to improve conversions. |
Search Engine Watch
May 2, 2011
Eli Goodman |
6 Keys to Mobile Search Marketing Success Your paid mobile strategy requires separate targeting. Avoid costly mistakes by not lumping desktop and mobile search together without taking the time to analyze the differences. |
Search Engine Watch
October 27, 2010
Jonathan Allen |
Can Microsoft adCenter Pose a Threat to Google AdWords? Industry experts from enterprise search marketing agencies offer insight into what advertisers can expect to squeeze out of adCenter. |
Search Engine Watch
September 21, 2010
Eric Enge |
Google Instant, SEO, and the Future of Search Eight ways Google Instant could impact search, search engine optimization, and PPC. |
The Motley Fool
September 11, 2010
Wade Roush |
Google Instant Is Anything but a Time-Saver Search engine optimizers have some interesting thoughts about the probable repercussions of Google Instant. |
Search Engine Watch
October 12, 2004
Heather Lloyd-Martin |
Connecting with Customers through Search Market Research Want to learn to improve your customers' experience, pinpoint buyers' exact interests and reach prospects at every phase of the buying cycle? Look to your search logs to mine this crucial market research data. |
Search Engine Watch
January 12, 2011
Greg Habermann |
Google Product Listing Ads vs. Text Ads The results of Product Listing Ad tests. How did they stack up against the common Google text ads? An e-commerce case study. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
March 1, 2007
Alex Porter |
Alternative Media: Search-Engine Marketing: Click, Click ... Are You There? Pharma marketers turn to pay-per-click advertising to boost their product's reach. |
Search Engine Watch
January 5, 2009
Ron Jones |
Search Ad Quality Score 101, Part 1 Increasing your quality score for paid search campaigns will help you save money on your bid and increase your rank position. |
The Motley Fool
October 6, 2010
Kurt Bakke |
Google Evolves Instant Search, Teases Cloud Printing Continued improvements from Google. |
Search Engine Watch
October 15, 2010
John Lee |
It's True: Optimizing PPC Campaigns for Quality Score is Still Important Some simple tips for optimizing your campaigns to improve quality score. |
Search Engine Watch
July 25, 2008
Frank Watson |
Trademarked Terms: Guaranteed Conversions, Guaranteed Controversy To buy or not to buy trademarked competitor keywords. That's the question search marketers face when tempted with high-converting competitor brand terms. |
Search Engine Watch
March 10, 2011
Paul Burani |
7 Ways to Counter Rising CPCs Low-tech solutions to stave off hyperinflation within the paid search economy. |
Search Engine Watch
February 8, 2005
Greg Jarboe |
Report: Most Search Marketers are Unsophisticated The majority of search marketers are unsophisticated, despite having worked in the field for two or more years, according to a study by JupiterResearch. |
Search Engine Watch
November 2, 2010
Roger Barnette |
After the Transition: How to Get the Most Out of Bing/Yahoo The paid search transition between Bing and Yahoo is complete in the U.S. and Canada. Here's what search marketers should look out for as we get into the busiest time of the year. |
Search Engine Watch
September 22, 2008
David Szetela |
PPC Bidding Strategies: Prudence vs. Aggressiveness When it comes to PPC bids, should you start low and build up? Or start high and come down? As with many things, the right strategy for your company depends on your situation and objectives. |
Search Engine Watch
February 14, 2007
John Tawadros |
Data Mining: The Heart of Analysis What do you do when the needle won't move anymore - when you can't invest another dollar in your paid search program without diminishing your returns? The answer lies in the data. |
Search Engine Watch
June 22, 2009
Ron Jones |
Effective PPC Ad Copy 101, Part 2 We've covered the searcher behavior funnel and tips for writing headlines and descriptions. Now we'll venture beyond the ad copy to discuss methods for testing and fine-tuning your ads to increase performance. |
CRM
October 5, 2012
Kyle Lacy |
The Future of Marketing Strategy Embracing the cross-channel approach is the only option. |
Search Engine Watch
February 22, 2011
Erez Barak |
Search + Social: A Growing Relationship Make sure you're tracking, measuring, and analyzing three key indicators in real time: SEO, social, and business. |
Search Engine Watch
June 2, 2010
Kevin Gibbons |
How Is Your SEO Strategy Really Performing? Rankings, traffic, and CTR can be misleading. Here's how to avoid placing too much confidence in the wrong measurements. |
Search Engine Watch
April 14, 2011
P.J. Fusco |
Google's Panda Update + Social = New Enterprise SEM Opportunities The elimination of link farms and content scrapers, along with the introduction of signals from authoritative social media networks, have combined to create new opportunities for enterprise-level search marketers. |
Search Engine Watch
March 13, 2011
Roger Barnette |
Facebook Ads & Search: When Worlds Collide Who should advertise on Facebook? Is Facebook more like search or display management? And how can you judge Facebook performance relative to other media channels? |
Search Engine Watch
January 30, 2007
Bryan Eisenberg |
Make ROI Your New Year's Resolution Blaming Google for your traffic woes is like a brick and mortar store blaming the city for its traffic. Once they walk through the door of your store, it is your responsibility to convert them. |
Search Engine Watch
March 7, 2011
Adam Audette |
Maximizing Your CTR for SEO in Organic Results Be mindful of the way your organic listings appear in the search results. Listings designed to maximize CTR will have a ranking advantage. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
November 1, 2005
Peter H. Nalen |
Alternative Media: Targeting Audiences on the Web The most important web page to communicate with doctors and patients is the page of results that your potential customers see when they use search engines, such as Google, Yahoo!, or MSN. |
Search Engine Watch
April 7, 2011
Paul Burani |
Google +1: What Does it Mean for Search Marketing? It might be the biggest announcement in the digital world in a very long time - but both Google and the search marketing community have more work to do to make the most of Google +1. |
Search Engine Watch
January 6, 2011
Thom Craver |
The Year in Search: A Recap of the Biggest Changes and A Look Ahead After an extremely busy year in the search world, where are we headed in 2011? |
Search Engine Watch
March 8, 2011
Jason Tabeling |
Keyword Phrase Value: Click-Throughs vs. Conversions Even with a worse search experience and less targeted ads, the consumer mindset is so much closer to conversion that long tail terms are worth the effort. |
