SMX West announces ‘Biggest Search Geek’
During the kickoff to this year’s SMX West conference in California, Kerri Morgret was named "Biggest Search Geek in America," beating out some 1,700 contestants for the top spot.
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Small businesses not taking advantage of SEO
Although search engine optimization (SEO) can help level the playing field for small to medium sized companies, most just don’t pay attention to it at all.
That’s according to search engine o
Sports franchises sign up to SEO
In an attempt to increase their web presence at a time when more people are holding onto their discretionary income, NHL and NBA teams are turning to search engine optimization (SEO) to increase busin
Video’s growing importance in SEO
Just as many companies are becoming aware that they must use search engine optimization (SEO) in order to compete in the global marketplace, the entire industry is changing and video becoming more imp
Email marketing on the rise in 2009
It appears that tough economic times are causing more marketers to turn to email marketing as a low cost and targeted alternative to reaching customers. In fact, 60 percent of companies say they inten
Search marketing industry to grow in 2009
All signs point to search engine optimization becoming more important for companies as more people harness the power of the internet and use search more frequently. New research from JP Morgan predicts that worldwide search will grow in 2009, with internet queries increasing by 24 percent. As the economic crisis causes more people to become… Read more »
Affiliate Summit West is sold out, kind of
Affiliate Summit announced earlier this week that its forthcoming Affiliate Summit West Conference was a sell-out, but apparently that doesn’t mean tickets aren’t still available. As of noon Friday there were five passes for sale on eBay for next week’s event – all around $200. On its AffiliateTip website, Affiliate Summit says it supports the… Read more »
Google dominates search engine market
It should be no surprise that a new study from Nielson Online finds that the search engine market is dominated by Google with well over half of the market and the largest gain since 2007. In the U.S., more than eight billion searches were conducted from November 2007 to November 2008 and according to Nielson… Read more »
Ads more effective on original content sites
Websites with original content have better advertising effectiveness than sites without, according to new research from the Online Publishers Association. In addition, the research shows that the coveted 18-34 demographic are twice as likely to have favorable opinions of about advertised brands on sites with original content. The same holds true of affluent viewers who… Read more »
Real estate companies not taking advantage of SEO
A new study finds that real estate companies are not using search engine optimization (SEO), causing them to miss out on a cost effective way to gather leads during a tough housing market.
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