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.

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.

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.

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.

Small Business Tech Tutorial: Increase Your Web Traffic with Google Analytics

July 23rd, 2008

Google Analytics is a free software tool that you can use to track traffic on your site. Find out how to use this valuable — and free — information to turn clicks into leads… and leads into customers.

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!

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.

Click Fraud: Smoking Gun, or Smoke & Mirrors?

May 16th, 2008

There’s a possibility that your competitor may be out there clicking on your ads, ringing up charges on your account and killing your ad campaign’s ROI (return on investment). But is this really a threat to your digital marketing agenda?

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?

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

May 6th, 2008

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

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.”

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?”

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.”

…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.”

Travel and sneakers, together at last.

March 21st, 2008

“It’s a business trip. And probably the kind of trip being taken by an ambitious, competitive, high energy “peak performer.” Much like these same travelers probably felt when lacing up a pair of Air Jordans back in 1985.”