Volumes and Profits: The Yin & Yang of Marketing 

Filed under: Marketing Theory, Small business on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 by clicksharpmarketing | No Comments

A well-diversified business has different revenue streams with different profitability profiles. Is your marketing department flexible enough to mix and match?

An attorney friend was telling me this morning about how law firms are often presented with two opposing […] Continue Reading…

Metrics That Matter: Bounce Rate 

Filed under: SEM, Web Analytics on Sunday, May 11th, 2008 by clicksharpmarketing | No Comments

This is the first post of a series called “Metrics That Matter” in which we’ll delve into the many facets of your website analytics data, and answer the questions of what’s really going on under the hood of your […] Continue Reading…

Hawaiian-style micromarketing: a case study of jams shorts 

Filed under: Marketing Theory on Friday, May 9th, 2008 by clicksharpmarketing | No Comments

It’s May 2008. Do you know where your jams are? Do they know where you are?

Admit it. One of the unique pleasures enjoyed by you, the seasoned marketing professional, is taking the insights gained during a […] Continue Reading…

Overheard in the marketing department: “It’s good to be the king.” 

Filed under: Marketing Theory, Web Analytics on Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 by clicksharpmarketing | No Comments

What if marketing could become as refined a science as dentistry?

You go to the dentist with a cavity, and unless you’re dealing with an underqualified individual, your chances of having the cavity fixed are at or near 100%. […] Continue Reading…

Cross-sectioning SEO: the fibers of a comprehensive campaign 

Filed under: SEO on Sunday, May 4th, 2008 by clicksharpmarketing | No Comments

Some pictures are worth 1,000 words. But who’s got time to sift through 1,000 words?

To client-side marketers and search engine optimizers (SEOs) alike, two words tend to speak the loudest: “top ranked.” As in, “we are the […] Continue Reading…

Fuel economy, measured in 2008 terms 

Filed under: SEM on Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 by clicksharpmarketing | No Comments

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?

Let’s step outside the cozy business-owner paradigm (does anyone else find it cozy in […] Continue Reading…

Microclickonomics: justifying paid search advertising for low-priced items 

Filed under: Marketing Theory, Pay-per-click advertising, SEM, Small business on Monday, April 28th, 2008 by clicksharpmarketing | No Comments

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.

Someone recently approached me with a very reasonable concern about […] Continue Reading…

What is the cost of non-marketing on the Internet? 

Filed under: Local search, SEO on Friday, April 25th, 2008 by clicksharpmarketing | No Comments

There is a noticeable opportunity cost to not practicing sound online marketing. But how would someone know if they’re leaving money on the table?

It is easy to put up a website describing your company and the products or […] Continue Reading…

Spawning the next transactional query (Part 2) 

Filed under: Local search, Pay-per-click advertising, SEM, SEO, Social media on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 by clicksharpmarketing | No Comments

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

In Part 1 of Spawning the next transactional query, we established that roughly one out of ten […] Continue Reading…

Spawning the next transactional query (Part 1) 

Filed under: SEM on Monday, April 21st, 2008 by clicksharpmarketing | No Comments

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

A recent study out of Penn State University has concluded that roughly 80% of search engine queries are informational […] Continue Reading…

The risks of a home-brewed PPC advertising campaign 

Filed under: Pay-per-click advertising, SEM on Friday, April 18th, 2008 by clicksharpmarketing | No Comments

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

The last time you called your plumber, was it after hours of tinkering with the pipes under your sink? […] Continue Reading…

Keeping your blog’s feet on the ground 

Filed under: Blogging, Copy writing, Marketing Theory on Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 by clicksharpmarketing | No Comments

A successful blog about your business can be profitable — but first needs strong roots tied to your corporate strategy.

After observing various businesses whose search engine presence has effectively maxed out–in accordance with a stagnation in content flow–I am […] Continue Reading…

Terminal Blogging: has it come to this? 

Filed under: Blogging, Copy writing on Thursday, April 10th, 2008 by clicksharpmarketing | No Comments

In an article called “In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop” — the New York Times this week invented a term we might all take notice of: the digital era sweatshop.

It’s true, you can make […] Continue Reading…

Professor Apple’s latest lecture: iTunes and Long Tail economics. 

Filed under: Marketing Theory on Monday, April 7th, 2008 by clicksharpmarketing | No Comments

As the mantra goes, “the customer is always right.” More and more often, “the customer gets their way.”

Is anyone surprised at Wednesday’s announcement that Apple has surpassed Walmart as the #1 music retailer in the US? In […] Continue Reading…

Video: Google Analytics for Business Intelligence 

Filed under: SEM, Video, Web Analytics on Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 by clicksharpmarketing | No Comments

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 […] Continue Reading…