If you haven’t noticed the latest beta to arrive into Google AdWords recently, it’s called the New Keyword Tool (beta) and it’s better than ever…
September 2009
Yahoo Has A New Ad Campaign, Google Releases A Chrome Plug-In, Facebook Partners With Nielsen, And More
» September 28th, 2009 at 9:45 am
This week, we’re discussing Yahoo’s new ad campaign, Google’s release of the Chrome plug-in, Facebook’s new partnership with Nielsen, and more up-to-the-minute market musings.
LinkedIn Is Good For Business
» September 25th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
LinkedIn is possibly the best Social Media Network for businesses, because it provides a great place for professionals to interact, share ideas, and increase business intelligence and development…
5 Counter-Intuitive Pricing Strategies
» September 24th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
I hear a LOT of mindlessly parroted advice on how to price your products — A LOT. I also get a LOT of pricing questions from ultra-confused students spanning the spectrum from newbie to ultra advanced asking “What’s the best price for my market entry? Back end product? etc.”
Well, the BAD news is (don’t shoot the messenger) …for YOUR market and YOUR product or service… really, nobody knows! There ARE, however, some very important PRINCIPLES which should guide you. Oddly no one talks about them. (I’m going to fix that in a moment.)…
The New DoubleClick Google Ad Exchange, Bing Is Growing, Yahoo’s Huge Marketing Campaign, And More
» September 21st, 2009 at 1:21 pm
This week’s industry update features the new DoubleClick ad exchange from Google, Yahoo! positioning itself, Bing continually growing, and more.
10 Basic Pay Per Click Money Saving Tips
» September 17th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
If you want to be cost efficient in your pay per click advertising, make sure you’ve got a handle on the basics. Here are ten tips that highlight necessary places you should focus on if you’re running PPC advertising campaigns.
Hal Varian’s New Bid Management Tutorial For AdWords
» September 16th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Hal Varian, the chief economist at Google, released another fascinating video tutorial on AdWords, and this time his subject is setting bids in AdWords. Important New Metrics: Incremental Cost Per Click And Value Per Click At the core of his well-reasoned bidding tutorial is Google’s new bid simulator, and two metrics that aren’t everyday terms [...]
How To Leverage Managed Placements Using the Google AdWords Placement Tool
» September 15th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Managing a content network campaign with AdWords can be tricky, especially if you’re still unsure about some of the settings and tools available to maximize your traffic. Today I’m going to help explain the benefits of using a “managed placements” campaign on the content network and how to use Google’s Placement Tool to improve an [...]
Fun With Market Research: Using AdWords To Name Characters
» September 15th, 2009 at 8:42 am
Isn’t Sherlock Holmes a great, iconic name for a character? Author Robin Sloan thinks so. To name the main character in his next novel and to find a name that resonated with people, he decided to use Google AdWords to do his market research. Now there’s a cool idea. Here were his steps, as outlined [...]
Bing & Ping, Web TV Audience Measurements, Display Ads Populate Social Networks, And More
» September 14th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
This week’s industry update features Microsoft’s Bing & Ping, measuring web TV audiences, social networks’ cornering the display ad market, and more.
