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Are Your B2B Paid Search ...*

Posted by Todd Miechiels on Sep 17, 2008
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One of the best pieces of advice I ever got from a seasoned Google AdWords mentor was to "not try and serve two masters within a single campaign." If your campaigns are like most, they have a fixed budget and are ROI driven. In this situation, we are constantly trying to ratchet down the cost per lead while still using up the budget to get as many leads as possible. But beware! At some point you can almost be guaranteed that you'll be requested ...

The Importance of (KPIs) Key ...*

Posted by Jeffrey Smith on Sep 16, 2008
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When it’s time to determine how effective an SEO, advertising or marketing campaign is, the need to establish KPIs (key performance indicators) as benchmarks to measure goal conversion, time lines and tactical objectives. Performance benchmarks exist for a very specific purpose, to measure conversion and marketing objectives, but KPIs also allow us to extend beyond one-dimensional thinking and truly develop long-term strategic and pivotal ...

Link Building for Big Old ...*

Posted by Eric Ward on Sep 16, 2008
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I love big sites. They are like sprawling mansions in a state of renewal and dilapidation at the same time. New kitchen, old bath. Sub-zero inside, rotten wood outside. The longer a site has been around, and the bigger that site is, the more likely it is that site will have already attracted hundreds if not thousands of links. Many of these existing links will have come about without anyone actively pursuing them. For ...

Search Advertising with the ...*

Posted by Akshay Sura on Sep 15, 2008
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With the launch of the popular web service AdWords from Google Inc, it seemed that Google had monopolized the online advertisement management scenario on the internet. However, arch rival Microsoft was not the one to be left behind. Microsoft has recently launched the adCenter service, with similar features to those of Google AdWords and have bounced right back into competition. The Microsoft adCenter service allows business organizations to ...

You Reap What You Sow with ...*

Posted by Jeffrey Smith on Sep 14, 2008
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Since you never know which keywords will gain traction first (at which rate, how often they will spike or fluctuate based on factors like supply / demand, seasonal trends or alternate broad match variations) you need to separate keywords that perform from keywords that do not. It is important to look at patterns as they emerge as well as compare them with historical data mined from your websites previous traffic patterns via site ...

Stop the Confusion! Use SEO ...*

Posted by Jill Whalen on Sep 11, 2008
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We have a problem in the search marketing industry, and it's getting big enough to potentially threaten our livelihoods. The problem is especially dangerous in that customers seeking out SEO services are more confused than ever, which is unfortunate since SEO is no longer a new industry. A big reason for the confusion is the misuse of industry terms. This wouldn't be so bad if it was just the general public using incorrect definitions. What ...

Website Optimization Tips for ...*

Posted by Jeffrey Smith on Sep 09, 2008
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Since link building is one of the most important aspects of SEO, let’s take a minute to revisit some very important link building and website optimization tactics. Trust, timing and authority are three metrics that impact the target site for building links. Sites that rank at the helm of search engines (above the fold on the first page) do so because of fundamental characteristics shared across multiple industries, websites and topics. Sites ...