article thumbnail

Why At-Scale SEM Programs Need Bid Optimization Technology

QuanticMind

Businesses today use a variety of approaches to SEM that each come with their own benefits and pains, but they all have one priority in common: to create the most effective SEM strategy while minimizing the effort and resources needed to achieve it. Many PPC managers today prefer to use manual bidding because it’s highly customizable.

SEM 40
article thumbnail

How to conduct an effective competitive analysis in 7 steps

Tomorrow People

According to organisational theorist Kenichi Ohmae, companies can only excel if they hone in on three areas of strategic focus: the customer , the company , and the competitor. Direct interviews: You may interview customers who currently use (or no longer use) a competitor’s product or service. This is product development.

Analysis 156
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

On the limits of personalization

Biznology

If you can manage to guide prospects through their particular buyer journeys to an ultimate sale, Marketing becomes a less intrusive sales organization that does not require actual sales people until deals need to be closed. This is how I would structure a risk management practice around personalization.

article thumbnail

What is Paid Search? How SEO and SEM Work for You

ConvertKit

What is SEM (search engine marketing)? By optimizing your SEM (search engine marketing) strategy, you’re able to capture the attention of people who already are interested in what you offer. Instead of asking yourself if you should use SEO or PPC marketing tactics, you can utilize both in your strategy.

article thumbnail

What to Do After a Website Launch to Boost Traffic and Lead Generation

Launch Marketing

Testing after the launch is a great tactic for double-checking in the live environment. Useful tools such as Moz, Ahrefs and SEM Rush can help you track search engine optimization (SEO) efforts. Put Together a Process for Updates and Monitoring Your website is not a one-and-done. It should be consistently monitored and updated.

article thumbnail

Best Marketing Books You Need To Read

Brightedge

While there are many classic marketing books that could make a best-books list, the recommended reading list below focuses only on marketing books published within the last 5 years. Unleash Possible: A Marketing Playbook that Drives Sales by Samantha Stone. Download the content funnel mapping checklist.

article thumbnail

10 Inbound Marketing Tools to Improve Your Brand’s Image

SmartBug Media

Originally published July 20, 2015. Although Netflix’s brand doesn’t have a clever slogan or flashy logo, the company has managed to bring its brand image into the daily lives of over 139 million people (actually, it’s probably triple that if you consider how many homes have multiple users on one subscription). Social media.