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Mobile Local Search: A Perfect Storm

Mobile Local search has arrived. Search will never be the same again.

By Michael Boland · 25 Jan 2008

Industry

PPC 101 Writing Successful Creatives

PPC (Pay Per Click) ad copy for paid search beginners. Here's your call to action.

By Frank Watson · 25 Jan 2008

Industry

Win the Right Search Marketing Clients – Part 2

How to build your search marketing business by winning large clients and targeting medium-sized prospects.

By Fionn Downhill · 25 Jan 2008

Industry

SEW Experts: Mobile Local Search: A Perfect Storm

Last week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) showcased the first few devices that run Google’s much anticipated Android operating system. In today’s Vertical Challenge column,…

By Kevin Newcomb · 25 Jan 2008

Industry

SEW Experts: PPC 101 Writing Successful Creatives

Writing ads for search engine advertising is almost like writing headlines. It requires an ability to distill information into attention-grabbing, character-restricted words. In today’s…

By Kevin Newcomb · 25 Jan 2008

Industry

SEW Experts: Win the Right Search Marketing Clients – Part 2

For a search marketing agency, especially one just starting out, choosing the right clients can make or break your business. In today’s Business of…

By Kevin Newcomb · 25 Jan 2008

Industry

Search Marketing Predictions for 2008, Part 2

We've collected the 2008 predictions of several search engine marketers, sharing their best guesses about the direction of the industry in the coming year.

By Kevin Newcomb · 24 Jan 2008

Industry

Search Headlines & Links: January 24, 2008

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…

By Kevin Newcomb · 24 Jan 2008

Mobile

Google Takes Gold and Silver in Japan: NTT DoCoMo and KDDI

Soon 80 percent of the mobile phones in Japan will feature the Google search engine. That doesn’t necessarily mean Google will have an 80…

By Kevin Heisler · 24 Jan 2008

Industry

What search engine marketers should know about event marketing

Yes, yes, I know we’re search engine marketers. So, event marketing isn’t our department. But, Don E. Schultz, Professor (Emeritus-in-Service) of integrated marketing communication…

By Greg Jarboe · 24 Jan 2008

Industry

Ghoulish Gawker Post: Heath Ledger Tom Cruise Translation

My colleague, ClickZ Executive Editor, AnnaMaria Virzi, tipped me off to a Gawker.com post online that’s only received a little more than a thousand…

By Kevin Heisler · 24 Jan 2008

Industry

Why Search Is Still Prehistoric

Search is evolving as universal search or blended search results crawl into the SERPs. New opportunities for SEOs and CMOs.

By Erik Qualman · 24 Jan 2008

Industry

Google AdWords Beta Testing Demographic Bidding

Seems Google is taking advantage of some of the DoubleClick features already. Demographic bidding is now being beta tested, according to the latest entry…

By Frank Watson · 24 Jan 2008

Industry

SEW Experts: Why Search Is Still Prehistoric

Search is evolving as universal search or blended search results crawl into the SERPs, but it’s still primitive. In today’s Brand Equity column, “Why…

By Kevin Newcomb · 24 Jan 2008

Industry

SEW Experts: Link Building Case Study for Luxury Hotels

Opportunities for creative link building solutions are plentiful. Just solve a user problem, like a concierge at a luxury hotel. In today’s Link Love…

By Kevin Newcomb · 24 Jan 2008

Industry

Search Marketing Predictions for 2008

We've collected the 2008 predictions of several search engine marketers, sharing their best guesses about the direction of the industry in the coming year.

By Kevin Newcomb · 23 Jan 2008

Industry

Search Headlines & Links: January 23, 2008

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…

By Kevin Newcomb · 23 Jan 2008

Industry

Search Engine Stocks Taking A Beating

Across the board, the search engines are being hit just as bad as every other stock on the international exchanges. Guess the ability to…

By Frank Watson · 23 Jan 2008

Industry

AdSense Adds Help in Hebrew

Just received this from the AdSense crew so no doubt it is in the official blog. “We’re all about numbers and international launches this…

By Frank Watson · 23 Jan 2008

SEO

Interview: Craig Newmark on Online Real Estate Part 2

Craig Newmark is famous for more than Craigslist. I first heard him speak at Brad Inman’s real estate conference in New York the year…

By Kevin Heisler · 23 Jan 2008