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MarketingSherpa Releases 2008 Search Marketing Benchmark Guide

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Among the key findings: Search marketing continues to grow at an incredible pace, with spending up 39% globally in 2007. Click fraud remains a significant problem, but is very difficult to measure (duh! A third of respondents anticipate double-digit spending increases on both SEO and Google PPC programs in 2008.

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Best of 2007: Articles and Blog Posts on SEM

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In addition to best practices in search engine marketing , the following articles and blog posts were among the best of 2007 at providing helpful guidance for creating and managing effective search marketing programs. As with any other type of advertising, however, a poorly-designed campaign will be a disappointing waste of money. fade a bit."

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