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MarketingSherpa Releases 2008 Search Marketing Benchmark Guide

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MarketingSherpa recently published its Search Marketing Benchmark Guide for 2008 , providing data on cost per click (CPC), conversion rates, SEO and other key online marketing metrics. A third of respondents anticipate double-digit spending increases on both SEO and Google PPC programs in 2008.

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The 8 Layers of a B2B Web Marketing Plan

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Since Google is the dominant search engine , it's AdWords search program is the place to start. Level 5: Banner Advertising Unlike search marketing and targeted network ads, which are priced on a cost-per-click (CPC) basis, banner advertising is sold on a cost-per-thousand impressions (CPM) basis.

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Best of 2007: Articles and Blog Posts on SEM

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In the words of the author, "You need to set three key metrics on the way to managing by revenue: required margin per sale; close and conversion rates; and affordable CPC. s AOL and then searches for the brand on Google before making a purchase, only Google gets paid for the sale."

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