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Google Content Network Ads Pay Off for Murad (Case Study)


Often the red-headed stepchild of pay-per-click advertising, AdWord placement in Google’s content network is often frowned upon and shied away from. Not so for skincare distributor Murad. This article from Internet Retailer details how Murad was able to increase sales by 15% via ads on Google’s content network.
The campaign’s success had lead Murad to restructure [...]

Google News Not So Newsworthy?


I just googled ‘news,’ expecting Google News to be the first link on the page. It wasn’t. CNN.com takes the cake.
What does that tell ya about Google? Mixed reaction?

Why Businesses Have to Leverage Web 2.0


I stumbled upon this great post at Decker Marketing.
Sam moderated a Web 2.0 panel recently and was kind enough to pass along his notes. Every one of them deserves your attention, but here are the quotes that really stick out to me:

25% of Google search results is user generated content. If googling your company is [...]

AOL Keyword?


I found myself shocked today as I looked on the back of a book and noticed a call to action for an AOL Keyword.
AOL Keywords used to be pretty dang important. But is it even relevant now? In a world where Google dominates and Yahoo, Ask.com, AOL and many others continue to nip at [...]