Metrics to Analyze and Optimize Mobile Paid Search Campaigns
June 28, 2012 |
Web Design and Promotion
It is important to make sure that while doing mobile paid search campaigns, hoteliers target the ads towards the right audience, right devices as well as have the right...
Semantic Search and User Sentiment in Pay-Per-Click Ads
June 28, 2012 |
Web Design and Promotion
With the evolution of search algorithm to semantic algorithm, it is important to consider and incorporate user sentiment within pay-per-click ads to establish relevancy and create...
Optimizing for Local Search – Interview with Mike...
June 8, 2012 |
Speaking Our Minds, Web Design and Promotion
At SMX Advanced Seattle 2012, Benu Aggarwal caught up with Mike Blumenthal to get the scoop on the latest tactics for optimizing websites for local search. Watch for the latest...
How to Leverage Summer Events to Generate Traffic and Revenue...
Summer events are approaching and those attending big events, festivals, and concerts are usually looking for a place to stay. We want to make it easy for them to find your hotel...
How Hoteliers Can Benefit from the Rise of QR Codes
May 24, 2012 |
Hotel, Web Design and Promotion
QR Codes for Hotels - Due to the rapid growth of smart phone usage, QR Codes or Quick Response Codes have also grown in usage. QR Codes are the square bar code blocks that are...
Learn How Your PPC Keywords Compare to Your Competitors
May 24, 2012 |
Web Design and Promotion
It’s known that quality scores are the primary measure of a keywords relevancy and an indicator of future performance. As such, we havegone into great detail as to how quality...
5 Tips for Better Facebook Ad Performance
May 24, 2012 |
Web Design and Promotion
Advertisers no longer question, should I run Facebook ads but instead how can I run successful Facebook ads? As advertisers experiment with Facebook ads here are some proven...
How To Maximize Your PPC Budget: Use Negative Keywords
April 24, 2012 |
Web Design and Promotion
While many businesses may be engaged in Pay Per Click advertising, there may be a few who are not taking advantage of using negative keywords. In this article, we will outline the...
How to Maximize Your PPC ROI
April 23, 2012 |
Web Design and Promotion
Whether you are working with a smaller budget or simply looking to cut down on costs, spending your PPC budget wisely is more important than ever. Instead of simply pausing your...
Top 5 Reasons for Using a Multi-Channel Marketing Funnel
April 23, 2012 |
Web Design and Promotion
Knowing your basic web analytics will allow you to gauge the performance of your website fairly accurately; however, it can be misleading to rely only on basic analytics as they...
Enhanced Pay-Per-Click Sitelink Extensions
March 26, 2012 |
Web Design and Promotion
Enhanced pay-per-click sitelink extensions offer advertisers additional exposure by incorporating expanded copy on sitelinks and aim to prompt higher click-through-rates by...
How Personas Help Understand Search Intent
At SMX West 2012, Michael King with Publicis Modem discussed how important it is to bring search and social together to maximize reach and ROI....
Industrial Strength SEO & Analytics Power Tools
March 2, 2012 |
Speaking Our Minds, Web Design and Promotion
There are a wide variety of strong SEO tools currently available on the market, and while it is impossible to test them all, attached are four easy to use tools that could be a...
WiFi and Operating System Targeting Gives a Boost to Mobile PPC
February 27, 2012 |
Web Design and Promotion
Adwords mobile PPC has become more targeted with new WiFi and operating system selection, offering mobile advertisers more options in reaching their target audience within range...
Why You Should Bid on Your Brand Name
February 24, 2012 |
Web Design and Promotion
Article explores why it is important to bid on your own brand name for PPC campaigns in 2012. It is important that you not only stay ahead of trends but also remain...
2012 Resolutions To Improve Your PPC’s Bottom Line
January 26, 2012 |
Web Design and Promotion
Is your PPC campaign growing its bottom line? Look beyond clicks and CTR to consider how your paid search campaigns can become more profitable. Two hotels provide case studies...
Top 5 Dos and Don’ts for Local Business Listings
December 20, 2011 |
Digital Marketing Ideas, Web Design and Promotion
Local Business Listing Tips – local marketing optimization has become a very important factor for Search Engine Optimization. Milestone compiled this list of top 5 dos and...
How To Effectively Market PPC Ads For The Holidays
December 20, 2011 |
Digital Marketing Ideas, Web Design and Promotion
Research shows that there is a strong correlation between the US unemployment rate and search queries related to “deals” and “coupons”. With this in mind, it is important...
Making the Most of Your PPC Budget
November 29, 2011 |
Digital Marketing Ideas, Web Design and Promotion
Given the number of online channels that are now offering paid search, it’s hard to know exactly where to start when it comes to PPC. To help bring some peace of mind to the end...
What Every Webmaster Should Know About Code Installation
November 10, 2011 |
Web Design and Promotion
This PubCon 2011 session focused on security issues that most sites are prone to and what can web developers and web masters do to protect their site against these security...
SEO and Information Architecture
November 10, 2011 |
Web Design and Promotion
This session talked about different elements you need to keep in mind when architecting your web site so that your site is search and user friendly. Architecting a web site that...
Building a social media strategy
November 9, 2011 |
Web Design and Promotion
A walkthrough of big and micro goal development, strategies, tactics before launching a social campaign. What are some of the major metrics we need to measure to performance....
Smart Organic Keyword Research and Selection
November 9, 2011 |
Web Design and Promotion
Keywords remain an integral part of any SEO campaign. Without the correct keyword focus, even the best optimized content and links may not lead to success. Improve your rankings...
Google Places & Hotpot Optimization
November 9, 2011 |
Digital Marketing Ideas, Web Design and Promotion
Dive deep into targeted tactics for Local Search optimization on Google. One in five search queries have a local intent. Make sure your website shows when they...
Event Promotion through Paid Search
October 24, 2011 |
Web Design and Promotion
Events and Holiday PPC Campaigns – capitalize on what’s happening in your local market to drive traffic to your website and increase online revenue. This article identifies...
Top 5 Best Practices for Google Display Advertising
October 24, 2011 |
Web Design and Promotion
Display ads lead the way in driving aided brand awareness and purchase intent. Display ads allow marketers and agencies to bring their ideas and brands to life through greater...
Top 10 Best Practices for Optimizing PPC Campaigns
October 24, 2011 |
Web Design and Promotion
Advertisers on Google Adwords, Facebook Ads, and Microsoft AdCenter (Bing) can probably attest to the fact that competition has been growing in the pay-per-click (PPC) arena....
360-Degree Competitor Analysis – Top 5 Areas and 5 Tools
September 21, 2011 |
Web Design and Promotion
The traditional competitive analysis for SEO has always been focused on keywords and backlinks; however, as Search Engines, such as Google and Bing, evolve to focus on universal...
4 Ways To Do Competitive Analysis for Paid Search
September 21, 2011 |
Web Design and Promotion
Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of your competitors is essential to any paid search marketing strategy. There are plenty of useful tools online that can help gain...
5 Ways to Optimize for Image Search
September 21, 2011 |
Web Design and Promotion
View tips on how to best optimize your images for search. Optimizing your websites images for search has become an important element of search engine optimization as more users...