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SEM Mystery: The Case of the Missing Leads

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Government stuff, on AdWords. Door-busting CTRs, conversion rates as respectable as that lady always sitting in the front row at church, nice ROI. Two months down the road, the AdWords campaign was in trouble. Sure, the CTRs were decent, but the conversion rate was uglier than the business end of a sharpee.

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Best Search Engine Marketing Tips of 2009, Part 2

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While more than 80% of companies now use paid search in some form (primarily AdWords), many of these programs are under-optimized and not delivering the results they could be. What are the best ways to reduce the bounce rate from landing pages? These ads are separate from your traditional campaign-level geo-targeting in AdWords.&#.

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Best Web Analytics Tools and Tips of 2009

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Learn more about creating custom reports in Google Analytics, improving site conversion rates, interesting tools that extend the capabilities of Analytics and more here in some of the best articles and blog posts on web analytics from the past year. Web Analytics and Segmentation for Better Conversion Optimization by SEOmoz.

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Best Search Engine Marketing Tips of 2009, Part 1

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How can you improve conversion rates? 5 ways to boost your lead conversion rate by iMedia Connection. 9 things you MUST know before you start any conversion rate optimization by Search Engine People. Finding Google AdWords Super Converter Keywords by MediaPost Online Media Daily. Post this on Diigo.

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Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Best Practices

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Those that are big ticket, involve multiple decision makers, and are strategic (B2B) or infrequently purchased (B2C) generally see somewhat lower conversion rates from SEM campaigns, but can still be valuable for lead generation, using an incentive for response such as a thought leadership white paper or research report.

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Best AdWords Tips and Tactics of 2009, Part 2

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Optimization—the greatest results for the lowest cost—is the goal of every AdWords campaign manager. What are two of the simplest ways to optimize AdWords campaigns? Google is constantly changing and upgrading its AdWords tools; which recent enhancements are most important to understand and take advantage of?

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Best Social Media Stats, Facts and Marketing Research of 2010

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According to MarketingSherpa research, marketers working in social media report an average 27% conversion rate for organic search traffic, while those not using social media reported a 17% rate. Furthermore, average cost-per-click rates have declined by 3%. . How Google Instant Changes Behavior by MediaPost Search Blog.