Rebecca Lieb is a noted SEO expert who’s capable of explaining the requirements for effective optimization without resorting to cryptic balderdash or obfuscation. This week, my colleague Kevin Lee interviews her for his ongoing Internet talk show, Marketing Obsessions, and it’s definitely worth a view.
This week, my colleague Kevin Lee sits down with comScore’s Gian Fulgoni to discuss trends in online ad metrics. There’s some interesting back-and-forth in this onine video interview, especially in regards to whether Paid Search gets too much credit for the proverbial last click. You can watch these videos here or on KevinLee.Net; Kevin’s site also includes prior interview with HARO’s Peter Shankman and Yahoo’s Joanne Bradford.
Article by my colleague Kevin Lee on the fact that while keywords and traffic source both impact a search marketing campaign’s success, most marketers and agencies focus almost exclusively on the keywords.
Good blog post from Didit’s Mark Simon on why big agencies rarely do search correctly. My favorite quote: “would you ever get on a plane if you knew that air traffic controllers checked the flight status of all their planes “twelve times a day?” I sure wouldn’t.”
I strongly suggest that you read Search Engine Advertising, the new book by my business partner, Kevin Lee. It’s quite a remarkable text that provides a truly comprehensive view of the strategies and tactics required for success in Paid Search
Didit’s Steve Baldwin poses the question: “Is the interactive advertising business on the brink of the same kind of meltdown that Wall Street just went through?”