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  1. Retail Paid Search Competition Heats Up with New Entrants

    Retailers spent more than $2.3 billion on paid search advertising with Google AdWords and the Yahoo Bing Network in 2012, according to AdGooroo data (disclosure: I work there) making retail the most robust category for paid search in terms of ad...

  2. Social Media ROI: 14 Formulas to Measure Social Media Benefits

    GOAL: Grow Awareness, Reduce Ad Costs event-related online brand mentions (e.g.announcement, product release, etc. GOAL: Grow Awareness, Reduce Ad Costs brand/product online social mentions, pins, etc.

  3. Is Super Bowl Advertising Money Well Spent?

    As media companies expand their digital content and ad insertion capabilities, especially in the area of video and mobile, and as advertisers dial in the magic formula between online and offline media spend, it becomes increasingly clear that the...

  4. Black Friday & Cyber Monday PPC: How Did Retailers Prepare?

    The Container Store’s ad growth was gradual, while Godiva had a sprightly and extremely significant upsurge in their ads right around the beginning of last month. Additionally, the number of ads for Sears went down significantly beginning around...

  5. Cyber Monday Traffic, Mobile & Ad Spend All Up on $1.46 Billion Shopping Day

    PLA spend made up 10 percent of the search spend, and advertisers who ran on PLAs last year saw 100 percent YOY growth on those ad placements. In aggregate over the five days, paid search spend by retailers increased 43 percent and cost-per-click...

  6. Smaller-Screen Creative: Why Smartphones & Tablets Aren't Created Equal

    Mobile ad spending is projected to reach $2.61 billion this year. Along with the expected increase in spending, the shift to “sexier” mobile ad creative has its own trajectory, with video and rich media headed toward an increase of more than 50...