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Thursday, November 09, 2006
Google Changes Landing Page Scoring
Online marketers need to bring their landing pages up to speed – quickly – or face paying more in advertising costs. Back in July, Google said they would begin factoring in landing page quality to their search ad bidding algorithm. Now they are expanding the change to contextually targeted ads. >>
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Local Search Revenue To Reach $31 billion?
That is the forecast from The Kelsey Group, a research and analysis firm. In their annual forecast, analysts indicate that both global local search and online classified advertising revenue will grow to $31.1 billion in 2010. >>
Monday, November 06, 2006
AdBrite Opens Auction Model
Online advertising network AdBrite is introducing a new advertising auction model they say will let advertisers bid on a per-impression basis. Ads can be targeted by keyword, geographic location, demographic and more. >>
Monday, November 06, 2006
“Lifecycle” Manages Conversions
Rather than focusing on driving a small amount of traffic to boost online revenue, a new ad managing system from SmartSearch is focusing on managing the lifecycle of a campaign by increasing conversions. >>
Friday, November 03, 2006
Online Marketing in Second Place
If you aren’t already marketing on the web you should be. According to a new whitepaper from Omniture, online marketing ranks second as the preferential advertising medium behind only in-person advertising efforts for B2B campaigns. >>
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Ask.com Replacing MSN and Google
Search portal Lycos has asked Ask.com to replace MSN and Google as the organic search and paid listings provider on the portal’s sites. MSN Windows Live had provided all of the natural results while Google provided the paid search results. >>
Friday, October 27, 2006
Marketers Must Convert Researchers to Buyers
New studies out covering the mobile phone and consumer electronics fields indicate that more and more consumers are researching purchases online before they buy in a brick-and-mortar store. Is there a way to convert these researchers into online buyers? >>
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Online Research Boosts Electronics Sales
Want to sell more electronics? Joining in the search marketing craze could help your businesses sales according to new research from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). >>
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Today’s Mom Going Online
Only 20% of moms say advertisers do a good job of reaching them. Instead, they turn to other moms for the bulk of their brand buying decisions and other information. But, the demographic has a huge potential to grow, especially for online advertisers. >>
Monday, October 23, 2006
GM To Boost Digital Spending
Analysts are saying an advertising change is coming for General Motors. The auto company will begin shifting more advertising dollars into digital in the future, some are saying. >>
Monday, October 23, 2006
Blogs: Next PR Opportunity?
It looks that way as more and more public relations firms see the benefits of getting new products in to the hands of bloggers and await the buzz that begins building through word of mouth. >>
Monday, October 16, 2006
For Conversions Show Ads Out Of Context
A new study indicates that ads seen in the same context as behavior have a higher click through rate, but ads viewed in a different context had a higher action through rate. >>
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Security Worries High, Trust Low
A study is throwing cold water on the belief that customer satisfaction with purchases is all marketers need to be concerned with. Worries about the security of user information are at an all time high, and consumer trust is low enough to affect customer loyalty. >>
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Search Marketing: More Than Keywords
Search marketers want customers so they drive, drive, drive customers to targeted landing pages. Customers want service and many are leaving those landing pages without spending money, according to a new survey. >>
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Generation Gap Can Harm Integrated Campaigns
If you want to get the most from your integrated ad campaigns you have to know who your target market is – and how to best reach them. That is the verdict of a new study from Forrester Research. >>
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