Search expert Tao Zhang joined Covario from Baidu in February to support North American companies that want to expand paid search campaigns internationally. The account director for the digital marketing agencies based on Beijing said he aims to help U.S. companies understand the cultural differences that can hinder success in the country. ...Read the whole story
One could argue that Google, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook now control the fate of online commerce, per a new Forrester report. Online retailers' success rests largely on the skill with which they can navigate this new reality. ...Read the whole story
Key performance indicators will become far more proprietary as calculations and analytics continue to integrate into everything from search engine marketing to baseball, according to Billy Beane, general manager for the Oakland Athletics Major League baseball team. ...Read the whole story
In the immortal words of Whitesnake, here I go again. It's time for another column distilling search marketing lessons from unlikely sources. Last week it was Israel, today it's Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland As and subject of the best-selling book and Oscar-nominated flick "Moneyball." ...More