Archive for the 'SEM' Category

A little goodwill goes a long way in search engines

September 8th, 2008

Too often in search engines, we don’t find what we’re looking for, and waste time in the process. Search is still far from perfect, and it’s up to advertisers to smooth the process.

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Don’t pay for bad clicks! - Part 5: Spammers

August 31st, 2008

We work hard to use the right keywords that will attract the qualified visitors to our websites. We should also be using them to keep unqualified visitors at bay.

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Don’t pay for bad clicks! - Part 4: Job Seekers

August 27th, 2008

Job seekers, or anyone seeking employment opportunities, are very active in search engines. With a little care, you can ensure they don’t use up part of your advertising budget.

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Don’t pay for bad clicks! - Part 3: Researchers

August 22nd, 2008

There are a lot of people out there looking to research your business, market or industry. It’s a fact of life, but don’t let them empty your bank account in the process.

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Video: 10 Myths About SEO, Part 10: SEO is not a Marketing Strategy

August 20th, 2008

The internet marketing industry often separates SEO and SEM, implying that SEO itself is not a marketing strategy. But this is not the case — we’ll show a few examples of how SEO criteria dictate nuances of buying cycles and customer engagement.

This is Part 10 of a 10-part series entitled “10 Myths About SEO.” [...]

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Don’t pay for bad clicks! - Part 2: Comparison Shoppers

August 20th, 2008

If you’re paying several dollars per click to your website, make sure you’re not mistaken for another comparison shopping website.

Would you rather pay to get in front of overwhelmed comparison shoppers — or someone already reaching for their wallet?
(Photo by ralphjbiker)

In Part 1 of this post, we got our arms around the concept that not [...]

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Don’t pay for bad clicks! - Part 1: Introduction

August 14th, 2008

A variety of scenarios can drive bad clicks to your site. With a little attention to detail, you can nip these in the bud before they chew up your pay-per-click (PPC) marketing budget.

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Integrated Marketing: a silver spoon turning to plastic

August 14th, 2008

The lines between big-budget and small-budget marketing are starting to blur. The notion that integrated marketing is just for the rich and famous is being turned on its head.

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Speaker Series: Interactive Marketing and Legal Support

July 9th, 2008

The New York Marketing Meetup will be conducting a speaker series on Interactive Marketing and Legal Support, with Clicksharp Marketing among the featured presenters.

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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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