Dec 13

Focusing Your Message from National to Local, Part 1
How to develop a strategic plan that includes Web site management, paid, organic and mobile search, display ads, Internet yellow pages, local listing feeds, and user-generated content. …

That’s so 2004: Everything Old Is New Again
Taking care of the fundamentals will ensure that your business can withstand the biggest changes. It will also give you the time and resources necessary to pursue the newest and most aggressive strategies to layer on top of a firm foundation. …

Google AdWords: Keywords, Ad Writing and Landing Pages
In the last article we covered the basics of Google AdWords. In this one we ll touch on keyword research writing ads ad elements and landing pages. This is the second part of a four-part series….
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Local Small Businesses and Social Media Marketing
It’s more important than ever for small businesses to become active in social media communities in some aspect. …

How to Lead Your Customers to Conversion
Visitors are only as valuable as the Web site that converts them. If the Web site doesn’t convert, the visitors are worthless. …

Usability and SEM 101, Part 1
To bridge the gap between setting the right SEM promise and delivering the expected Web site experience, we need to better understand users needs and desires and incorporate them into our Web design processes. …

The Demise of SEO Won’t Be Caused by Personalization
Search engine optimization is evolving, not dead. Let’s forget about rankings and focus on traffic and its quality, and improve the user experience. …

It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas: Changes At Google to Increase Ad Spends
With a decrease in overall advertising, Google looks to help offset some lost ad revenue by increasing the amount they get from existing advertisers. …

Dec 12

Local Small Businesses and Social Media Marketing
It’s more important than ever for small businesses to become active in social media communities in some aspect. …

Four New Signals in Search
Search engines are trying to improve search quality by looking at signals such as load time, click data, Web references, and social media. …

How to Lead Your Customers to Conversion
Visitors are only as valuable as the Web site that converts them. If the Web site doesn’t convert, the visitors are worthless. …

International Search Marketing Guide to the Holidays
Planning and succeeding with your holiday international search marketing strategy can seem daunting, but there are opportunities with this highly elusive global crowd. …

Focusing Your Message from National to Local, Part 1
How to develop a strategic plan that includes Web site management, paid, organic and mobile search, display ads, Internet yellow pages, local listing feeds, and user-generated content. …

Ivan`s SEO Tips
Here s a collection of SEO tips covering some frequently-asked questions about Google buying and building new websites and building links. You ll almost certainly find something in this grab bag you didn t know before that you can use in your next SEO campaign….
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The Demise of SEO Won’t Be Caused by Personalization
Search engine optimization is evolving, not dead. Let’s forget about rankings and focus on traffic and its quality, and improve the user experience. …

Search is Search: Paid and Organic Search Synergies
You don’t have paid search goals and organic search goals; you have search goals. There are opportunities for synergies and savings once you understand how the two can work together. …

It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas: Changes At Google to Increase Ad Spends
With a decrease in overall advertising, Google looks to help offset some lost ad revenue by increasing the amount they get from existing advertisers. …

Dec 03

Measuring Success 101, Part 1
Defining a goals and objectives, identifying the right tools and data to analyze, and defining the staff and time needed to track the success metrics are crucial elements for measuring success. …

Tickets and Pies
Push the conversion rates of your promotions into the stratosphere using these tips. …

The Promotion Recipe
Are your social media contacts numb to your promotions? Spice them up using these tips. …

Case Study: Six Sigma Methodology for SEO
In the previous article in this three-part series you learned the details involved in forming a Six Sigma team and were introduced to the various tools and guidelines involved in going through the DMAIC Six Sigma methods. In this last part you will see everything in action through a complete case study….
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Frugal Is the New Black
The economic climate has changed consumer behavior. Embrace that change. The basic tenets of marketing still apply in a down economy. …