WebMarketCentral

MARCH 5, 2008

From advertising to white paper syndication to voicemail, here are a few of the best marketing-related newsletter articles and blog posts from 2007 that simply didn't fit into any other category. Check out these stories from the penultimate entry in WebMarketCentral's Best of 2007 series. No flashing whack-a-mole banners.

Best Practices 20

Best Practices Web 2.0 Paper SEM 20

WebMarketCentral

JANUARY 30, 2008

Following up on my last post, there were just too many excellent newsletter articles and blog posts on SEO last year to fit them all into one post, so here are more of the best bits of SEO guidance from 2007. The Alternative Search Engine of the Year, 2007! video, audio files and PDFs) and encouraging mashups.

SEO 20

SEO SEM Work Management Thought Leadership 20

WebMarketCentral

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

And the most surprising point: 16% of respondents said they didn't share SEM results with their agencies. My question is: why isn't their agency managing their SEM program in the first place? It's one of the best pieces I've seen providing clear, concise and practical advice on maximizing content network results.

SEM 20

SEM Landing Pages Webcast Marketing Budget Creation 20

WebMarketCentral

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Search and the Pareto Principle by Search Engine People Blogger Jeff Quipp demonstrates how the 80/20 rule applies to planning and execution for SEO and SEM, for example, "20% of content is responsible for 80% of site traffic and/or links." Organic SEO vs. PPC?

Brand Identity 20

Brand Identity Branding Marketing & Strategy Best Practices 20

WebMarketCentral

JANUARY 28, 2008

It has certainly evolved; SEO is no longer about using clever "tricks" to manipulate search engine results, but rather about crafting relevant and compelling content, writing for searchers, and using best-practice techniques in content emphasis and meta tagging to help search engines find your content.

SEO 20

SEO Wiki Best Practices Allocation 20

Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 15, 2009

Home About Resources Archives Subscribe Consulting Contact How NOT to pitch a blog 29 Comments | Posted by Lee Odden on Aug 29th, 2007 in Blog Marketing , Blogging , Online Marketing , Online PR In the past I’ve written about blogger relations offering tips on how marketers or PR professionals ought to present their story ideas to bloggers.

Online Marketing 40

Online Marketing Blogger PR Digital Asset Management 40

WebMarketCentral

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

9: Best of 2007: Articles and Blog Posts on SEO (Part 1) , January 28, 2008 Summaries of and links to a dozen outstanding articles on SEO from some of the top pros like Lee Odden , Jon Rognerud and Danny Sullivan. tags: top 10 posts, B2B web marketing plan, online direct response tactics, SEO, Lee Odden, Jon Rognerud, Danny Sullivan, Web 2.0,

Web 2.0 20

Web 2.0 SEM CTR Adwords 20

WebMarketCentral

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

Among the key findings: Search marketing continues to grow at an incredible pace, with spending up 39% globally in 2007. A third of respondents anticipate double-digit spending increases on both SEO and Google PPC programs in 2008. Thinking of bringing SEM and SEO in-house?

Cost Per Click 20

Cost Per Click Advertising Benchmark Search Marketing CPC 20

WebMarketCentral

JULY 23, 2009

paid click volume (is) up 18% from January 2007 to March 2009.In First, it should be noted that Google search, Google content and Yahoo search are still the top three PPC vehicles. Tags: Web Marketing. Some of the key findings and observations from the report. Despite the economic downturn, paid clicks are increasing.

Paid Content 20

Paid Content Search Engine Marketing Advertising Benchmark Search Marketing 20

Single Grain

JUNE 26, 2020

Google’s getting smarter and more powerful all the time — not only at analyzing and understanding web pages, but also at how effective it is at keeping people within its framework. The better Google is at answering queries within the SERPs, or directing users to ads instead of organic listings, the more money it makes. Google Optimize.

Traffic 145

Traffic Paid Content SEO Organization 145

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 27, 2008

and StumbeUpon for B2B marketing in early 2007. I've had some success with Wikipedia, although the editors there are so hostile to anything remotely commercial that it's tough; I think Google's Knol may offer greater possibilities. I started experimenting with social bookmarking sites like Digg, del.icio.us

B2B Thought Leadership 48

B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership Enterprise Management Work Management 48

WebMarketCentral

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Get the answers to these questions and more from this collection of some of the best articles and blog posts from 2007 on marketing research. What do marketing professionals need to know about online video? The good news is that we all have more creativity within us than we probably give ourselves credit for.

Research 20

Research Planning Best Practices Buying Cycle 20

Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

The metrics available on Facebook are in many ways better than you can get from Google Analytics. But if your saying Twitter isn't a tool as in a hammer, that you can use to build your SEM, SEO, or PR then I am not following your logic. Otherwise, let's jump back into the TARDIS and re-live 2007 til we get it right.

Social Media 134

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Video Marketing 134

WebMarketCentral

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Everything else—h1 and h2 tags, emphasizing key phrases through bolding, meta tag optimization, SEO-friendly URLs, etc.—is With that in mind, here are a few of the best articles and blog posts from 2007 on optimizing website copy for SEO. The most crucial single element of SEO is the content on a website.

Copywriting 20

Copywriting SEO Best Practices SEM 20

WebMarketCentral

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

10: Best of 2007: Website Design , February 4, 2008 Reviews of articles and tools on website design, including a couple of pieces from the brilliant and frequently cited Stoney deGeyter. Social Tagging Sites, Part 4: B2B Traffic Building , May 15, 2007 Original research on the quantitative impact of social bookmarking on b2b site traffic.

Banner Ads 20

Banner Ads Web 2.0 Eloqua CTR 20

Webbiquity

JANUARY 17, 2011

Well, about two-thirds (64%) of the traffic from third-party sites to video sources currently comes from Google, followed by Yahoo (11.9%), Facebook (4.3%), Bing (2.6%), and Twitter at 1.2%. Email open rates continue to decline from 14% in the second half of 2007 to just 11.2% B2B Marketing: Red-Headed Step-Child of SEM World?

Paid Content 100

Paid Content Stats Social Media Marketing Budget 100

WebMarketCentral

MARCH 11, 2008

It's the final—and best—installment of WebMarketCentral's Best of 2007 series. Here are some of the most humorous, creative, and just plain odd, yet strangely relevant to interactive marketing, blog posts and articles from 2007. A rap about link building. What's going on here? Smashing Magazine provides an extended collection.

Creativity 20

Creativity Marketing Analytics Tools Adwords Best Practices 20

WebMarketCentral

JANUARY 22, 2008

Search engine marketing (SEM) is one of the fastest-growing categories in all of advertising, because it is both measurable and logical: present your ads when people are searching for what you're selling. seems somewhat odd; you should NEVER outsource SEM without ongoing reporting and analysis as part of the service offering.

SEM 20

SEM Paid Content Paid Search Agency Adsense 20