Around half of the online marketing clients that I work with at GPMD are ecommerce, so we spend a lot of time thinking of new ways that they can generate more traffic / sales. I believe that the following five areas represent significant opportunities for online retailers as, in the vast majority of industries, there Follow SEJ on Twitter @sejournal

Microsoft Advertising Intelligence (MAI) is one of the SEM tools most Advertisers don’t even know they wish they had.

Google has officially brought back the traffic data to Google Maps driving and transit directions. Back in July 2011…

We’ve dug deep into our bag of marketing tactics from over the years to pulled together 63 free (or almost free) marketing tips and tactics that any business on the planet can use big or small to generate publicity, buzz and awareness on the cheap.

Note from Lee: Please welcome this guest post from Sara Duane-Gladden, of TopRank Online Marketing’s copywriting team.  Facebook is changing again. That never happens, right? For regular users like me, it seems as if there is something new happening at the social network every day

In this video Matt explains a feature in GWT that you may not have heard about and explains how when using fetch as Googlebot you can also use it to request to submit a page to the index. Matt explains how this option could be helpful for you. Follow SEJ on Twitter @sejournal Follow SEJ on Twitter @sejournal

An article in BusinessWeek suggests that Facebook is planning a deeper push into search. Will that be limited to improving search for the site — or will it be something more comprehensive

Mobile local ad revenues will grow to $5.01 billion in 2016. Meanwhile, mobile local search volume will intersect desktop local searches in 2015.

Small Businesses Increase Online Marketing Efforts This video from AT&T Business provides great insight into online marketing trends for small businesses.  What you’ll learn: User preferences Network Growth Online Marketing Tactics News You Can Use “Don’t Dread Tomorrow’s Mandatory Switch to Timeline, Study Shows It’s Good for 95% of Facebook Pages”   March 30 marks the official rollout of Timeline for Facebook business Pages

The online giant is spending enormous amounts of money on TV, magazine, and newspaper ads to promote Google+, Chrome, and other products. Google is now spending around the same percentage of revenue as companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Yahoo