Searchmetrics has been publishing Google Panda updates on winners and losers across Europe for the past week. On the its Web site marketers can find information on companies in Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Austria, France, and Germany. ...Read the whole story
While Google+ is still dwarfed by Facebook in the U.S. in terms of usage, at least one agency -- Omnicom's Resolution Media -- is telling clients that the new site could be a powerhouse marketing vehicle, given some of the ways it is differentiating itself from the pack of social-media sites. ...Read the whole story
Tying search data into display ad retargeting, mediaFORGE launched a search retargeting ad platform that relies on search keywords to serve up display ads across a network of publisher sites. The offering will compete with Magnetic. ...Read the whole story
Stipple launched an ad platform that turns still images into ecommerce storefronts. The platform lets consumers mouse over any product in a tagged photograph in online magazines or publisher Web sites to reveal brand name, pricing and links to save or make purchases. ...Read the whole story
Ziff Davis, the publisher of PC Magazine, sealed a deal Tuesday to acquire Focus Research, allowing the publisher to offer lead-generation to brands wanting to advertise across its network of publications. ...Read the whole story
Two weeks ago, I shared the first half of a "Do-Not-Do" list for SEM neophytes that I crowd-sourced from fellow SEM geeks on Facebook, Google+, and Twitter. And now, the rest of the story... ...More
If you represent a nonprofit organization, I hope by now you've applied for a Google Grant for Google AdWords. Started in 2003, the Google Grant provides nonprofits with $10,000 or more of free clicks in the Google AdWords advertising platform. That equates to $120,000 or more of free advertising for each nonprofit organization each year! And for current Google Grant participants, there is another grant level, Grantspro, which awards even more grant money for advertising each month -- up to $480,000 per year! ...More
New research shows the potential value of Facebook and Twitter for network marketers in reaching millennials to promote shows for the new season. Some of it is intuitive, but validation doesn't hurt. ...More