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Can Search Marketers Own ‘Programmatic Marketing’ & ‘Big Data’?

Published on 2012/11/28 By admin

Let’s keep this BS free.

The Simple Truths About Why Retargeting Is Broken

Published on 2012/09/05 By admin

As a parental co-founder (or dad) of 3 girls, I often have to teach them hard truths for their own good – ‘no, your science experiment can’t be asking your sister to stick a fork in an outlet’, ‘no, you can’t marry your 8 year old boyfriend’ and ‘you are absolutely not going out… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

View-Through Attribution For The Search Marketer

Published on 2012/08/08 By admin

Ah view-through! Rarely does a topic in our industry solicit as much debate as this seemingly innocent metric. Display planners rely on it, search marketers don’t trust it (but would secretly love to get credit for it from PPC), and the clients are confused and uncertain

A Different Type Of Industry Confession – Or A Rant?

Published on 2012/07/12 By admin

There has been a fascinating and brilliant series of secret confessions taking place over on Digiday, and everyone from a ‘startup CEO’ to a ‘junior copywriter’ has had their turn. Some have criticized what seems to be mostly negative commentary that paints a picture of everyone being unhappy,… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

How To Sell Search Retargeting To The CMO

Published on 2012/06/13 By admin

Whether you are a search marketer or a display planner, chances are you now know what search retargeting is and are contemplating a test (for those of you not familiar, search retargeting is a display media buy that focuses on just those individuals who have searched for something that matters to… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Do Search & Display Really Belong Together?

Published on 2012/05/16 By admin

The premise is simple – PPC and display are both media buys trying to achieve similar outcomes; both are forms of ‘bought media’ and now with display moving to a biddable environment both now require quantitative skill sets to manage them. It’s not a tough sell to convince a budget holder that a…

Four Things You Need To Know About Search Retargeting

Published on 2012/04/18 By admin

In two very short years, search retargeting has been created, tweaked and matured to the point where most serious marketers already have it on their media plans or are considering it for a 2012 test. In short, search retargeting finds those individuals who have searched for a term that matters to… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

4 New Year’s Resolutions Every Digital Marketer Can’t Live Without

Published on 2011/12/07 By admin

Over the last 6 months in this column we have looked at all aspects of the overlap between search and display, from why search marketers could take over the world media budgets of the future, to advanced methods for retargeting and simple alternatives to attribution modeling. So to round out the… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.