SMX East Agenda Posted – Register Now To Save With Super Early Bird Rates!
Join the most accomplished search marketers in the world at SMX East, October 1-3 in NYC. Check out the agenda, featuring three days of tactic packed sessions, keynotes and the highest-level networking anywhere. Six in-depth workshops offered on Septem…
Global PPC Spending Up 23%, Mobile PPC Jumped 132% YOY In Q2 [Covario Report]
Covario reports overall pay-per-click (PPC) spend accelerated, rising 22 percent from Q1 and 23 percent year-over-year. Mobile PPC spending outpaced overall growth, increasing 39 percent from Q1 and 132 percent year-over-year. Mobile accounted for 16 p…
Enhanced Campaigns Barely Impact CPCs, But Bing Ads Gains Share In Q2 [RKG Report]
Google AdWords enhanced campaigns have had negligible influence on general Google trends so far, according to RKG’s Q2 Digital Marketing Report. However, Bing Ads continues to draw market share in clicks and ad spend. According to RKG’s tracking, Google AdWords has lost spend share for…
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Register for SMX East Today! Save with Super Early Bird Rates
Join us for Search Marketing Expo – SMX East and immerse yourself in three days filled with game changing SEO and paid search tactics that drive traffic and sales. Don’t miss the event 100% devoted to the search marketing community, October 1-3 in New York City. Register for SMX East now and you’ll…
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SMX Social Media Marketing Registration Open – Best Rates Available Now
Do you live and breath social media marketing? Everyday 24/7? Or manage a team that does? Join us for SMX Social Media Marketing, the only conference for social media marketing professionals that deliver cutting edge paid, earned and owned social media…
Google No Longer Powering Russian Internet Company Searches As Mail.ru Takes All Queries In-House
Russian Internet company Mail.ru Group released an official announcement that they will be handling all queries made by Search Mail.ru users from here on out. According to TheNextWeb.com, Google previously powered 60 percent of the searches performed o…
SPONSOR MESSAGE: The Future of Digital Marketing Services
In a recent survey, almost 60% of marketers said they expect to increase their relationship with digital agencies in the next twelve months. As an agency, is your business positioned to build the capabilities and services to capture this increasing dem…
2013 Search Awards Comes To The US With Nominations Open Through July 19
The 2013 US Search Awards are now accepting nominations from organizations, agencies and individuals for search campaigns conducted in the US. The awards include 22 different categories, along with a Grand Prix prize which will be awarded to the best e…
The SEO Industry Mourns The Lost Of Ted Ulle, Tedster
Warren “Ted” Ulle, also known in the SEO community for his handle “Tedster,” has passed away with his family at his side Thursday night, June 27, 2013. Many of us in the SEO industry has learned an incredible amount of knowledge from Ted over the years. In all honesty, his…
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Google’s PR Problem Is Bing’s Opportunity
Google has a PR problem. No, I don’t mean PageRank. I’m talking about the original definition of PR – Public Relations. And, it’s maybe less Public Relations than it is Webmaster Relations. You see, Google hasn’t done a good job of balancing content about problems with content about successes…
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Share the Experience: Send Your Team to SMX East… and Save Up to 20%
Shared knowledge, experiences, vocabulary… they’re all part of building an effective internet marketing team. And Search Marketing Expo – SMX East is an exceptional opportunity for teams to learn and network. Choose from more than 50 sessions on the SMX East agenda covering topics including search…
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Yahoo To Shutter AltaVista, Axis & Several More Products
Out with the old. Out with the new. Yahoo’s latest round of spring cleaning includes the shut down of one of the web’s oldest search services (AltaVista) and one of the newest (Yahoo Axis), along with 10 other Yahoo products and services. Goodbye AltaVista AltaVista launched way back in…
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IgnitionOne: Mobile PPC Spend Sees Triple-Digit Growth, Retailer Spend Jumps 18% In Q2
Paid search spend in the US increased 7 percent year-over-year in Q2 2013, according to IgnitionOne’s latest Digital Marketing Report. That’s up from a 2 percent YoY increase seen in Q1, though IgnitionOne found that total search spend fell quarter-over-quarter. Clicks and impressions…
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Check Out the SMX East Agenda – Over 50 Sessions on SEO, SEM & Social Media Marketing
The Search Marketing Expo – SMX East agenda is now posted! Check out the agenda and register for the lowest-offered Super Early Bird rates. The SMX East agenda features over 50 sessions on paid search, SEO, social media marketing, local and mobile search. More than 80% of sessions offered are…
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Google To State AG’s: We’ve Blocked Over 3 Million Bad Ads From “Rogue Online Pharmacies”
As part of its response to a potential subpoena by the Mississippi attorney general and accusations from The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) earlier this month that Google facilitates the sale of drugs without a prescription, among other illegal transactions, Google legal…
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Mississippi Attorney General To Subpoena Google For Illegal Sale Of Prescription Drugs
Mississippi attorney general Jim Hood will subpoena Google records and emails to determine if Google facilitated the sale of drugs without a prescription and other illegal products, including counterfeit copies of movies, games and music. “Google is aiding and abetting criminal activity and…
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Why You Can’t Miss SMX East – Straight from Your Peers
Attend SMX East for essential SEO, paid search and social media tactics that drive traffic and sales. Join us October 1-3 in New York City. How do you know if SMX East is for you? Don’t just take our word for it – read what past attendees have said (full testimonials here)… SMX East in […]
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Advanced Authorship: The Deep Dive
Up Close Coverage From SMX Advanced 2013 I just attended the SMX Advanced session, “Authorship: The Deep Dive” this morning, moderated by Elisabeth Osmeloski, and featuring speakers: John Carcutt, Advance Digital, Janet Driscoll Miller, Search Mojo, Mitul Gandhi, seoClarity, and Mark…
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SMX Advanced 2013 Live Blog Recap
Our Search Marketing Expo Advanced show out in Seattle is now complete. The two-day advanced search marketing conference had tons of wonderful content, speakers and tips. Below you can find some of the live blogging of the conference, just in case you …
Market Share: Bing Continues Gains, Yahoo “Stabilized,” Google Flat
Financial analysts are releasing May comScore search market share data to their clients, which means we’re getting an early look at what the metrics firm will be generally exposing in the next 24 hours. Here are the numbers — comparing April and May of 2013 as well as May 2012: Google:…
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