In fact, recent WordStream research highlighted on eStrategy Trends reveals that, for keyword phrases with “high commercial intent,” almost two-thirds of all clicks are now on paid ads. Digging a bit deeper, it usually turns out it wasn’t the tactic that was ineffective, but rather the execution of the AdWords or other search engine marketing (SEM) program. SEM can be a productive channel for selling virtually anything more expensive than a candy bar and less costly than a commercial jet. Using both search and Google’s content network right away. MORE >>

About | Advertise | Submissions | Write for Us CrowdsourcedFRD Home Advertising Branding Content Marketing Lead Gen SEO-SEM Social Media More Strategy Design PR eBooks Educational Facebook Guest Posts Twitter 7 Hot Trends In B2B Marketing Analytics October 7th, 2010 | By Maria Pergolino No matter what area of the B2B market you’re involved with, change is a constant. In order to stay up to date with frequent changes and plan your marketing strategy accordingly, you should utilize B2B marketing analytics. It also has powerful analytics as well. Social media? MORE >>

Once you've optimized the list of keywords in your search engine marketing campaign, tweaked the bids and crafted stellar ad text to bring visitors to your site, landing page design is critical to converting those visitors into sales or leads. Here are a few of the best posts about SEM landing page design from last year. Lead Generation Form Optimization Tips and Tricks - Google Analytics by VKI Studios Darcy Foster explains how to use Google Analytics and Omniture for conversion rate measurement, then provides tips for testing different approaches to improving conversions. MORE >>

All search engines have approximately the same approach: they rank based on relevant content and page popularity. Relevant content means that the keywords from the search query appear frequently on the page, and in the right places (Title, URL, Headings). Popularity means that many other sites link to this page, ideally using the same keywords in the link text. Steps to Improve your Search Engine Ranking: (1) Choose your keywords wisely. 2) Create exactly 1 page for each keyword or keyword group. 1) Choose the Right Keywords. 3) Get links. MORE >>

In previous blogs, I’ve explored the importance of content generation for attracting site visitors and encouraging repeat visits (see Keep your content rich, engaging, and fresh to help SEO and ensure repeat visits ). Today, I’d like to talk a bit about content creation’s cousin, curation. Content curation has become, arguably, one of the most popular activities on the social web. ” Not to mention creating hundreds of keyword-rich back links as their curated blogs are syndicated and reposted. According to Google Analytics Scoop.it MORE >>