Conversion and Click-Sharing
October 27, 2010 by Daron Babin
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Gregg Poulin, general manager at Compete.com tells Virginia about their findings regarding users paid search and natural search preferences as well as holiday predictions.
Scott Fowles, an SEO analyst at Bruce Clay, Inc. and an evangelist for conversion rate optimization, talks to Virginia about some tips he has learned that may help a site optimize its conversions.
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SEO Training and Education
February 10, 2010 by Daron Babin
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Search engine optimization has entered the mainstream marketing consciousness. With increased awareness comes an increased desire to learn about and take advantage of SEO potential. Bruce, Susan and Virginia consider both of the above means of SEO education.review Bruces recommendations for SEO research and testing.
Chris Sherman then joins the program to share insight into the direction and offerings of the Search Marketing Expo Conference Series this year.
Finally, Susan, Virginia and Michael consider the criteria for deciding whether or not a training or education event is right for you.
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Long Tail Queries and Potential Strategies
October 21, 2009 by Daron Babin
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Bruce Clay, Susan Esparza and Virginia Nussey discuss the implications of increasing long-tail queries and potential strategies of Yahoo! due to the discontinuation of its paid inclusion program, Search Submit, at the end of the year Gregg Poulin, general manager at Compete.com, then talks to Virginia about data coming out of the online research company.
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Online Ad Growth Research
July 1, 2009 by Daron Babin
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Bruce, Susan and Virginia discuss online ad growth and how they agree that ad budgets are still in flux, however, they’re not convinced that online ad spend will drop any time soon.
Colby Atwood, president of the media research company Borrell Associates, talks to Virginia about the independent research his firm has conducted on the subject.
Finally, SEM analyst at Bruce Clay, Inc., Jim Stratton makes his premiere on the show. Jim, Susan and Virginia talk about analyzing the lifetime value of pay per click customers.
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