The 'Chaos Scenario': Will You Be Ashes, or Green Shoots?
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The 'Chaos Scenario': Will You Be Ashes, or Green Shoots?

16y Andrew Goodman

The 'Chaos Scenario': Will You Be Ashes, or Green ...

Part 3 of a series on building marketing information assets. Read More...

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Becoming a PPC Search Superhero
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Becoming a PPC Search Superhero

16y Kevin Lee

Becoming a PPC Search Superhero

The best ways to present campaign results to upper management, get additional budget allocated to your campaigns, and get promoted by being seen as i...

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Maximizing Your Paid Search Asset
Paid Search

Maximizing Your Paid Search Asset

16y Andrew Goodman

Maximizing Your Paid Search Asset

Are companies doing what they can to identify, nurture, and maximize the paid search asset? Here are some things they should be doing. Read More...

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PPC Lead Gen: Focusing on Quality
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PPC Lead Gen: Focusing on Quality

16y Kevin Lee

PPC Lead Gen: Focusing on Quality

All leads have different value profiles and predicted profitability. Here are eight variables you can control. Read More...

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Search Agencies Gain Momentum in Display Ad Market
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Search Agencies Gain Momentum in Display Ad Market

16y Zachary Rodgers

Search Agencies Gain Momentum in Display Ad Market

SEMs are buying more display media through data-driven platforms. Read More...

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Microsoft to Contest Google/Yahoo Search Deal to Japanese FTC
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Microsoft to Contest Google/Yahoo Search Deal to Japanese FTC

16y Jack Marshall

Microsoft to Contest Google/Yahoo Search Deal to J...

Company says alliance is more harmful to competition than proposed 2008 deal. Read More...

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Your Paid Search Campaign: It's an Asset (Literally)
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Your Paid Search Campaign: It's an Asset (Literally)

16y Andrew Goodman

Your Paid Search Campaign: It's an Asset (Literall...

The biggest sin in the marketplace isn't asking questions and digging up data from people; it's not asking, not digging, and getting it wrong. Read M...

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Search Clicks, Once Removed
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Search Clicks, Once Removed

16y Kevin Lee

Search Clicks, Once Removed

Paid search is expensive traffic, so sometimes you have to look to Web properties a click or two away from the original SERP. Read More...

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The Google AdWords 'Tourist Tax'
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The Google AdWords 'Tourist Tax'

16y Andrew Goodman

The Google AdWords 'Tourist Tax'

The difference between the newbies in AdWords Nation and the veterans. Read More...

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Preparing For 'MicroHoo'
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Preparing For 'MicroHoo'

16y Kevin Lee

Preparing For 'MicroHoo'

Search marketers should start preparing now for the Yahoo/Microsoft merger. Ensure that your transition plan has these important elements. Read More...

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Five Edgy Paid Search Techniques That Aren't Black Hat
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Five Edgy Paid Search Techniques That Aren't Black Hat

16y Andrew Goodman

Five Edgy Paid Search Techniques That Aren't Black...

You won't necessarily find these techniques in a Google AdWords certification course. Second in a two-part series. Read More...

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Keywords and Quality Score: Tales From the Trenches
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Keywords and Quality Score: Tales From the Trenches

16y Kevin Lee

Keywords and Quality Score: Tales From the Trenche...

It's time to take off your SEO hat when thinking about landing pages for PPC search. Read More...

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Black Hat PPC: Really? (Part 1)
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Black Hat PPC: Really? (Part 1)

16y Andrew Goodman

Black Hat PPC: Really? (Part 1)

Search marketers who use black hat techniques in paid search advertising are misjudging the guvernment of Google. Here’s how. Read More...

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SEM Is Dead - Long Live ’Find’ and ’Influence’ Marketing
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SEM Is Dead - Long Live ’Find’ and ’Influence’ Marketing

16y Kevin Lee

SEM Is Dead - Long Live ’Find’ and ’Influence’ Mar...

With real-time, video, social network, and shopping searches now part of the mix, marketers must expand their strategies to encompass the broader ecos...

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Three Effective Tactics for Content Targeting
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Three Effective Tactics for Content Targeting

16y Andrew Goodman

Three Effective Tactics for Content Targeting

In today's paid search environment, there's a myth that content targeting doesn't convert measurably for advertisers. Let's dispel that myth. Read Mor...

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Retargeting: A Scam or ROI Harvester?
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Retargeting: A Scam or ROI Harvester?

16y Kevin Lee

Retargeting: A Scam or ROI Harvester?

Marketers can end up overpaying for retargeted inventory, all the while thinking they're getting a great deal. Here's how to avoid that trap. Read Mor...

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Ad Position: Do You Need to Rethink Your Assumptions?
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Ad Position: Do You Need to Rethink Your Assumptions?

16y Andrew Goodman

Ad Position: Do You Need to Rethink Your Assumptio...

A look at the results of a bid increase test to see if a slightly higher ad position justifies an aggressive bid. Read More...

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Google's SEM Agency Epiphany
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Google's SEM Agency Epiphany

16y Kevin Lee

Google's SEM Agency Epiphany

Google's new certification program and changes in API fees are good for advertisers, but Google's partner directory is in need of additional work. Rea...

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Paid Search Ad Copywriting: 7 Heavenly Virtues
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Paid Search Ad Copywriting: 7 Heavenly Virtues

16y Andrew Goodman

Paid Search Ad Copywriting: 7 Heavenly Virtues

If you want to reach your potential in the landing page optimization world, follow these seven steps. Read More...

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Attribution or Media Mix Models for Search Marketing?
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Attribution or Media Mix Models for Search Marketing?

16y Kevin Lee

Attribution or Media Mix Models for Search Marketi...

Should we forget attribution modeling and embrace econometric media mix models? Here's a look at which you should start focusing on. Read More...

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Paid Search Interfaces: Smoother Sailing, But at What Cost?
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Paid Search Interfaces: Smoother Sailing, But at What Cost?

16y Andrew Goodman

Paid Search Interfaces: Smoother Sailing, But at W...

Should marketers be grateful for better PPC interfaces or worry about the lack of transparency? Read More...

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Search Engine Marketing vs. Search Marketing
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Search Engine Marketing vs. Search Marketing

16y Kevin Lee

Search Engine Marketing vs. Search Marketing

Shouldn't we broaden the definition of search marketing to include all forms of marketing, media, and advertising that capture consumers who have expr...

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Paid Search Ad Copy: Five Things Newbies Don't Know
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Paid Search Ad Copy: Five Things Newbies Don't Know

16y Andrew Goodman

Paid Search Ad Copy: Five Things Newbies Don't Kno...

Experienced search marketers even forget to test ads properly. Consider these factors. Read More...

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For Small Businesses, Yahoo and Bing Ad CTR Rose in '09
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For Small Businesses, Yahoo and Bing Ad CTR Rose in '09

16y Kate Kaye

For Small Businesses, Yahoo and Bing Ad CTR Rose i...

Small businesses spent 111 percent more on SEM during Q4 compared to '08, according to a new report from WebVisible. Read More...

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Alice in the Land of Missed PPC Advertising Opportunity
Paid Search

Alice in the Land of Missed PPC Advertising Opportunity

16y Kevin Lee

Alice in the Land of Missed PPC Advertising Opport...

The Internet is not a fantasy world where the rules of marketing don't apply. Online marketing and paid search play a far greater role in sales than y...

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Ballmer on Search: The Vision vs. Reality
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Ballmer on Search: The Vision vs. Reality

16y Kevin Lee

Ballmer on Search: The Vision vs. Reality

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's view on the future of Bing and getting into the search game. Read More...

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Stumped for Strategy? Acquire 100,000 New Customers
Paid Search

Stumped for Strategy? Acquire 100,000 New Customers

16y Andrew Goodman

Stumped for Strategy? Acquire 100,000 New Customer...

Do performance marketing, focus on growing the top and bottom lines, and then strategize in your spare time. Read More...

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