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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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Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Best Practices

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Search engine marketing (SEM) can be a powerful lead generation source, or a complete waste of money. B2B marketers often get less from their SEM programs than possible by overlooking basic but critical steps. Here are some best practices to optimize your results from SEM campaigns: 1.

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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 Search Engine Marketing Tips of 2009, Part 1

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What’s the real optimal cost per lead for your SEM program? 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. Share this on del.icio.us.

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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. B2B Marketing: Red-Headed Step-Child of SEM World? Furthermore, average cost-per-click rates have declined by 3%. .