I speak at many events each year, but the Internet Strategy Forum Summit is something special. I spoke at this event last year and found myself sticking around to hear…
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Free paid search for non-profits
Jim Evans contacted me a while back hoping I could help him with his master’s thesis on search marketing for non-profit organizations. I helped him a little bit, and he…
Read MoreSkinflint keyword demand estimating
If you’re still lamenting the demise of the Overture Keyword Tool, you’ll like the newest Skinflint Guide—it’s a procedure to help estimate keyword demand from the free Google keyword tool….
Read MoreIn-house vs. outsourced search marketing
Dave Pasternack of MediaPost’s SearchInsider column wrote today about the debate between in-house and outsourced search marketing campaigns. He correctly termed this debate as ridiculous. but I don’t think it…
Read MoreAre you courting dealaholics?
On Wednesday, I asked whether your marketing was about transactions or relationships, and got some good reaction from readers interested in exploring this idea further. Coincidentally, JupiterResearch recently came out…
Read MoreSocial media requires having something to say
In my latest post at Small Business Answers, I help small business people to think about their motivation for looking at social media marketing. Just like good old-fashioned public relations,…
Read MoreIs your marketing about transactions or relationship?
I had a very interesting time working with a company the last couple days about how they need to improve their Web site. They are a well-known catalog company with…
Read MoreI’m not trying to win a popularity contest
I once worked for a high-level executive who prided himself in being tough. He worked his people hard and he expected a lot of them. More often than not, he…
Read MoreWeb marketing is not a video game
Over the years, pundits have talked about how the generations coming up that have been raised on video games have a different take on digital marketing than us oldsters. Younger…
Read MoreMichael Lee of Doubleclick Performics on digital marketing
Performics, launched in 1998, is a longtime search marketing agency that was first acquired by Doubleclick and then swallowed whole when Google acquired Doubleclick itself. Many in the industry have…
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