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MarketingSherpa Releases 2008 Search Marketing Benchmark Guide

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Click fraud remains a significant problem, but is very difficult to measure (duh! Like you needed a research study to learn that.). Nearly a third of corporate respondents said that finding talented SEO specialists is "very difficult" (which is probably why KCA's business is expanding in this area).

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Best of 2008 (So Far) - Search Engine Marketing, Part 2

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Challenges of Paid Search Marketing in 2008 by PPC Blog PPC guru Gordon Choi outlines the challenges that pay-per-click advertisers will face as this space becomes more competitive, and provides strategies for addressing these challenges, including how to structure and retain PPC staff, monitor click fraud and write more effective ads.

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Best of 2007: Articles and Blog Posts on SEM

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RIP, PPC by ClickZ Author Gary Stein argues that click fraud, the rise of alternative online media, and CPA models will cause pay-per-click (PPC) advertising models, "the bright star of the online advertising universe.to fade a bit."

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