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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Search Marketing Measurement
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Search Marketing Measurement

16y Julie Batten

Search Marketing Measurement

Basic SEM analytics tools that will ensure you have a strong analytics framework in place for your search campaigns. Read More...

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

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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Google Will Dominate Search in Japan Through Yahoo Deal
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Google Will Dominate Search in Japan Through Yahoo Deal

16y Jack Marshall

Google Will Dominate Search in Japan Through Yahoo...

The decision will come as a blow to Microsoft as it continues attempts to scale its Bing engine worldwide. Read More...

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AOL in Talks With Multiple Providers for Search Deal
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AOL in Talks With Multiple Providers for Search Deal

16y Jack Marshall

AOL in Talks With Multiple Providers for Search De...

The firm's exclusive multi-year deal with Google is almost up, so what's next? Read More...

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5 Lessons You Haven't Learned From Search Engines
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5 Lessons You Haven't Learned From Search Engines

16y Noran El-Shinnawy

5 Lessons You Haven't Learned From Search Engines

If you're like most sites, you're failing significantly at meeting your visitor's expectations from search engines. Here are five ways to rectify that...

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Paid Search Prices for Auto Advertisers Up in June
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Paid Search Prices for Auto Advertisers Up in June

16y Jack Marshall

Paid Search Prices for Auto Advertisers Up in June

Automotive advertisers increased their spending on paid search ads by 13 percent in May. Read More...

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Search Clicks, Once Removed
Paid Search

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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Foursquare: No Search Data Partnerships Planned
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Foursquare: No Search Data Partnerships Planned

16y Christopher Heine

Foursquare: No Search Data Partnerships Planned

A spokesperson for the geo-social platform refutes a report stating Foursquare was negotiating with Google, Yahoo, and Bing. Read More...

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Turning News Stories Into Search Traffic
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Turning News Stories Into Search Traffic

16y Julie Batten

Turning News Stories Into Search Traffic

How can you benefit from spikes in search volume due to the latest popular topic? Read More...

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Google Loses Search Share to Yahoo, Microsoft in June
Media

Google Loses Search Share to Yahoo, Microsoft in June

16y Jack Marshall

Google Loses Search Share to Yahoo, Microsoft in J...

ComScore says gains are result of contextual search links placed on Microsoft and Yahoo properties, rather than user migration from Google. Read More...

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Retail Sector Drives Search Spend Growth in Q2
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Retail Sector Drives Search Spend Growth in Q2

16y Jack Marshall

Retail Sector Drives Search Spend Growth in Q2

Microsoft's Bing engine continues to grow its share of spend and improve ROI, but at Yahoo's expense rather than Google's. Read More...

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Google China Approval Could Restore Confidence Among Search Marketers
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Google China Approval Could Restore Confidence Among Search Marketers

16y Adaline Lau

Google China Approval Could Restore Confidence Amo...

But the search advertising company awaits approval from another government agency in a decision that affects local and mobile ads. Read More...

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Benefits of Attending a Search Marketing Conference
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Benefits of Attending a Search Marketing Conference

16y Mark Jackson

Benefits of Attending a Search Marketing Conferenc...

At conferences like SES and PubCon, it's not just what you can learn during the sessions. It's also who you meet and build relationships with. Read Mo...

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Top 10 U.S. Search Terms by Category, May 2010
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Top 10 U.S. Search Terms by Category, May 2010

16y Jack Marshall

Top 10 U.S. Search Terms by Category, May 2010

The top search terms by search volume, according to data by Hitwise. Read More...

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Universal Search: Are Your Marketing Efforts Evolving With the Times?
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Universal Search: Are Your Marketing Efforts Evolving With the Times?

16y Crispin Sheridan

Universal Search: Are Your Marketing Efforts Evolv...

Multiple rankings and cross-linking are just two of the reasons why your company should be optimizing for universal search. Read More...

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What Does Crowdsourcing Have to Do With Search Marketing?
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What Does Crowdsourcing Have to Do With Search Marketing?

16y Sage Lewis

What Does Crowdsourcing Have to Do With Search Mar...

Why is it that over 50 people in other places in the world are eager to work for me for $3.71? But I can't find one person to apply for a full-time jo...

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Local Search Visibility 101
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Local Search Visibility 101

16y Ron Jones

Local Search Visibility 101

More and more consumers are searching for small businesses on their smartphones. Be sure you show up in the local listing. Read More...

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Integrating Search and Display for Data-Driven User Experiences
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Integrating Search and Display for Data-Driven User Experiences

16y Joshua Palau

Integrating Search and Display for Data-Driven Use...

Agencies must learn how to match their user engagement strategy with their data-driven search efforts. Read More...

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

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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With Bing, Microsoft Grows Share of U.S. Searches by 50 Percent
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With Bing, Microsoft Grows Share of U.S. Searches by 50 Percent

16y Jack Marshall

With Bing, Microsoft Grows Share of U.S. Searches ...

A year after the launch of the Bing brand, Microsoft's share of U.S. searches has grown by 50 percent. Read More...

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Visits to Social Sites Surpass Those to Search Engines in U.K.
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Visits to Social Sites Surpass Those to Search Engines in U.K.

16y Jack Marshall

Visits to Social Sites Surpass Those to Search Eng...

U.K. users visited social networking sites more than they did search engines during May, according to Hitwise. Read More...

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Apple and Google Face Off in Mobile Search and Beyond
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Apple and Google Face Off in Mobile Search and Beyond

16y Julie Batten

Apple and Google Face Off in Mobile Search and Bey...

Apple's emphasis on interactive, dynamic advertising within apps contrasts to the mainly text versions that are a mainstay of Google's offerings. Read...

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Finance and Retail Paid Search Spend Higher in May
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Finance and Retail Paid Search Spend Higher in May

16y Jack Marshall

Finance and Retail Paid Search Spend Higher in May

Retail advertisers paid 25 percent more for search ads in May than they did during the same period last year. Read More...

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The Yahoo and Microsoft Search Alliance
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The Yahoo and Microsoft Search Alliance

16y Julie Batten

The Yahoo and Microsoft Search Alliance

A look at the what the Yahoo-Microsoft alliance means for search marketing advertisers. Read More...

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Leveraging Internal Search for SEO Success
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Leveraging Internal Search for SEO Success

16y Crispin Sheridan

Leveraging Internal Search for SEO Success

Your customers are trying to tell you something. Are you listening? Read More...

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How to Use Search to Calculate the ROI of Awareness Advertising
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How to Use Search to Calculate the ROI of Awareness Advertising

16y Augustine Fou

How to Use Search to Calculate the ROI of Awarenes...

Planning an awareness campaign in TV or other media? Advertisers can now correlate money spent on that campaign to a lift in search - and estimate the...

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Search Storytelling
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Search Storytelling

16y Joshua Palau

Search Storytelling

Even search marketers can be good storytellers. Here's how. Read More

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