Feb 4, 2008 | google, Google Adwords, internet marketing, Microsoft, Microsoft adCenter, paid search, pay-per-click, PPC, search engine marketing, sem, sponsored search, web marketing, Yahoo, Yahoo Search Marketing
I read over the weekend that Microsoft is trying to buy Yahoo!. They are willing to pay a nice premium over where the stock is at right now (having been beaten down by disappointing earnings), so it would represent a nice profit for Yahoo! stockholders. Will the deal...
Jan 30, 2008 | internet marketing, local search marketing, marketing, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, sem, SEO, web site marketing
Local businesses are losing sales by not taking advantage of the Web as a sales tool. No, this is not based on any kind of poll or data analysis. It’s based purely on my own experiences. It is usually the case that for every one person who experiences a problem,...
Jan 28, 2008 | advertising, Google Adwords, internet marketing, MSN, pay-per-click, PPC, search engine marketing, sem, sponsored search, web site marketing, Yahoo Search Marketing
I’m still working on the specs for our Google AdWords management application. I have to say…even just doing specs for something like this is a laborious task. Trying to get everything out of my head and onto paper that I want the application to do is...
Jan 25, 2008 | internet marketing, paid search, pay-per-click, PPC, search marketing, sem, SEO, web site marketing
Friday afternoon…and we’ve not made a single blog post this week. Not good. I don’t really even have any knowledge to impart today, so I figured I would just use this post to let you know what’s going on around the Work Media offices.We have...
Jan 18, 2008 | internet marketing, link bait, linking, linking campaign, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, SEO, web site marketing
We have been thinking a lot about this whole linking thing that is causing such an uproar in the Internet marketing community. If you haven’t heard, Google is supposedly cracking down on paid links and is de-emphasizing the importance of links to a site’s...
Jan 11, 2008 | internet marketing, keyword research, keywords, Microsoft, Microsoft adCenter, MSN, MSN Labs, paid search, pay-per-click, PPC, search engine marketing, sem, web marketing
Microsoft has released a new tool for use by advertisers on its search engine – adCenter Add-in for Excel 2007. Microsoft describes it as:”…a keyword research and optimization tool that can help you understand keyword popularity and trends, and gain...
Jan 8, 2008 | gadget, google, internet marketing, mashup, online branding, widget
A “widget” is a program that runs inside a browser or on a user’s desktop (such as when running Google Desktop) that provides extra functionality for the user. Widget creation is a hot trend in online marketing these days. They are generally written...
Jan 4, 2008 | ad writing, conversion strategy, copywriting, internet marketing, paid search, pay-per-click, PPC, search engine marketing, search marketing, sem, sponsored search
If you are driving traffic to your web site through paid search, but that traffic is not profitable, then you may need to re-examine how you are targeting your ads. Chances are your targeting is too broad. Remember, you don’t just target with your keywords...
Jan 2, 2008 | advertising, analytics, business advice, business planning, internet marketing, marketing, marketing plan, performance measurement, tracking, web site marketing
Welcome to the first Work Media blog post of 2008. We hope everybody had a terrific New Years!We’ve been finishing up the Work Media 2008 marketing plan and it got me thinking about something very important when it comes to marketing, and that is measurement....
Dec 20, 2007 | Uncategorized
This will be our last blog until after Christmas. Work Media will only be open for part of next week, and I (Jerry) will be in Memphis for several days, so our productivity will definitely take a hit. So before we close shop, we wanted to take this opportunity to wish...
