Archive for the 'SEM' Category

How to avoid online customers who are Just Browsing

July 3rd, 2008

Google will now start tracking several search queries in a row, to compare the ultimate commercial behavior of the user. Attention business owners: warming all your leads en masse is cause for a celebration!

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Metrics That Matter: Organic Keywords - Part 3

June 15th, 2008

You know your business very well — sometimes too well. Beware the pitfalls of choosing the most obvious keywords to target for SEO and SEM campaigns.

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Metrics That Matter: Organic Keywords - Part 2

June 10th, 2008

Organic keyword research provides a variety of insights essential to your marketing campaigns. Often times, it’s the best way to qualify marketing ROI in a low-risk environment, before you’re ready for the main stage.

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Circumstantial Profit: Playing Superhero to the Customer in Distress

May 27th, 2008

By solving a problem in addition to the sale of a product, the storeowner has an opportunity to create a truly profitable solution.

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Metrics That Matter: Bounce Rate

May 11th, 2008

Bounce rate will help you answer: Is my home page scaring people away? Am I attracting qualified traffic to my site? Do any of my marketing campaigns have a poor ROI?

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Fuel economy, measured in 2008 terms

April 30th, 2008

“With gas prices high, and showing no sign of returning to the levels we know and love, can we find some solace in the digital world?”

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Microclickonomics: justifying paid search advertising for low-priced items

April 28th, 2008

“For low-priced consumer goods, the pay-per-click bid system seems to work against small advertisers. While everyone else is watching from the sidelines, here’s what you can do to compete.”

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Spawning the next transactional query (Part 2)

April 23rd, 2008

“The number of people “just browsing” in search engines vastly outnumbers those walking up to the cash register. Therein lies your opportunity.”

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Spawning the next transactional query (Part 1)

April 21st, 2008

“If only 10% of search engine queries are transactional in nature, what is the big deal with search engine marketing (SEM)?”

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The risks of a home-brewed PPC advertising campaign

April 18th, 2008

“There are certain people you call to do the jobs you won’t touch. What about those that could bankrupt you?”

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Video: Google Analytics for Business Intelligence

April 3rd, 2008

Answering every question you ever wanted to know about your website is easier than you think. You might also find out one more reason why advertising online is such a smart idea.

Please visit Clicksharp’s YouTube channel for other instructional videos about internet marketing strategy.

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Spring break and smart bidding: two ways to steer clear of all the noise.

April 1st, 2008

“In the digital space, as in all marketing walks of life, the winners are often the ones who see value where everyone else overlooked.”

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…Just don’t drop your budget to zero.

March 31st, 2008

“You may cut spending here and there, but if you’re about to cross out marketing programs, look before you leap. You may be throwing gasoline on the fire.”

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Pictures, worth (almost) 1,000 keywords (Part 1)

March 11th, 2008

Image search, still largely untapped as a target for good SEO, represents an opportunity for small businesses to leap right past larger competitors.

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Usability: from caviar to sliced bread in just a few years?

March 5th, 2008

“Assuming a continued dedication by Yahoo to seeing its patent through (and similar inroads by its competition), usability experts will be a very well-fed group in 3-5 years’ time.”

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