Search Headlines & Links: September 21, 2007

Want a snapshot of the day’s search marketing news? Here we’ve collected today’s top news stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with search-related headlines from around the Web:

From the SEW Blog:

  • Women Execs Have Better Online Presence
    An online career survey indicates female executives at the VP and C-levels have a considerably better career presence online than male executives at the same level.
  • Google Offers Print Ad Creation Tool
    Google Print Ads just became more accessible to small advertisers with the addition of a Print Ad creation tool.
  • Google: Search Key to Auto-Buying Cycle
    The buying cycle for autos has condensed from up to six months to one month, with 65 percent of buyers making a decision in one month or less.
  • Getting Vertical Key to Google’s Ad Success
    Google hosted an Industry Press Day at its New York offices, inviting mainstream and trade press to learn more about its efforts in five verticals.
  • SEW Experts: Think Local, Act Social
    Michael Boland asks what bars, lawyers, restaurants and dog washers have in common? Answer: They all meet at the intersection of local and social search.

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