
Has The Attribution Pendulum Swung Too Far Away From Search?
What’s good for the goose… Though I am a search engine marketer (SEM) at heart, I’m willing to admit that last-click attribution gives...

Target Goes All Out On Social Media With #MoreMusic For Imagine Dragons Live Ad Concert During Gramm
Last night during the Grammys, Target aired a 4 minute commercial but it did things a bit differently. First, the ad was live. Second,...

The Challenge Of Searching For (& Marketing) Marketing Technology
I used to consider myself a pretty good Googler. No, I never worked at Google — I mean that I was good at using Google to find things....

The Modern Face Of Display Ads
When I began in search, display advertising had been oversaturated with the most infamous of elements — pop up ads, flashing banners and...

Microsoft’s Bing Ads To Test Native Advertising On MSN.com
Microsoft’s Bing Ads has plans to test native ads on MSN.com later in the year, extending beyond the search ads it delivers across the...

Candy Brands Gain Share Of Voice On Super Bowl Searches
BrandVerity, which has been monitoring terms for us since the beginning of last week. Skittles has started promoting its teaser ad on...

6 Inbound Marketing Techniques Every Business Should Use
Every business needs to do some kind of marketing. But what kind of marketing is the most effective? Most of the conventional marketing...

Zombies Dead Ahead! (It’s Cool, Though — You WANT These Zombies.)
Let me set the scene for you. I’m in a bar, having a drink. I spot a lovely woman across the bar. I walk up to her and whisper, “You...

Foster Better Campaign Performance Through Superior Client Relations
The best performing accounts are defined by two elements: top notch management and stellar client relations. Both are integral to...

The Big List: 80 Of The Hottest SEO, Social Media & Digital Analytics Tools For Marketers
In online marketing, having the right analytics tools and software can make a major difference. A good program can save you time and help...

Doritos Takes The Lead On Search With “Crash The Super Bowl” Campaign
At $4 million for a 30 second ad spot, Super Bowl advertisers have been getting savvier at extending their campaigns to the weeks leading...

Google Making Moves Into US Auto Insurance
Liang Zou / Shutterstock.com More indications that Google is set to enter the US auto insurance market are popping up. Google launched...

Marc Poirier Appointed Acquisio CEO & President
Digital marketing software provider Acquisio has named Marc Poirier CEO and President. Formerly serving as the company’s co-founder and...

Getting More Out Of AdWords Scripts: A Three-Part Series
AdWords Scripts. The mere mention of them may cause glassy eyes, chest flutters or shoulder shrug. Scripts can be powerful tools for...

How To Make User-Friendly (And Search-Engine Friendly) Scannable Content
Back in 1997, I created my 5 Fundamental Rules of Web Design. These website design rules are very simple, but critical, for a positive...

10 Things That SEOs & Developers Need To Know In Order To Work Successfully Together
In order to have a successful website, you need a lot of things. For purposes of this article, I’m only going to discuss two of these:...

The Death Of The Keyword (As We Know It)
Google is changing the way it thinks about keywords. Search is no longer about the phrase you type into a box; it’s about creating a...

The 8 Most Common Content Optimization Mistakes We Saw In 2014
As content marketing involves influencing customer purchase decisions through content creation and distribution, most marketers...

Are App Graphs The Next Big Thing In Search?
This week, Twitter announced that it will be tracking which mobile apps users download in order to improve its ad targeting capabilities....
























