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 17, 2007 | copywriting, internet marketing, local search marketing, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, search marketing
An experience I had this weekend got me thinking about the importance of local Internet marketing.Saturday, I wanted to take my car somewhere to have a new stereo put in. Work Media is based in Nashville, but I live in a little town called Dickson. There is no big...