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Google’s Big Secret: What Search Engine Marketing Will Look Like Next Year | Biznology

by Tim on May 22, 2013

What is a search engine? While that may seem like a crazy question, the world of search continues to change dramatically.

For instance, I took a look at how changes in search interfaces are changing the landscape for travel marketers (as well as many other verticals) yesterday. And my latest Biznology post looks at how these shifts in the marketplace will change what we know about search marketing. These changes include:

A major decline in the number of organic search results
A big increase in the number of search engines
Marketers entering the era of “peak search”

As these changes come into sharper focus, what you do to market your business will change. As will your definition of a search engine. The whole post, Google’s Big Secret: What Search Engine Marketing Will Look Like Next Year, is over at Biznology. Take a look if you get a chance.

And if you’re interested in even more information about the changes in the marketplace, register to receive a free copy of my new special report, “Digital Hotel Marketing in a Multiscreen World,” produced in conjunction with Vizergy, here. While it’s targeted to the hospitality industry specifically, most of the lessons apply across verticals.

And, if that’s not enough, you might also enjoy some of our past coverage of the social, local, mobile web, including:

Tagged as: Marketing, marketing strategy, Search, search engine, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, search marketing, search strategy, Strategy

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Enhanced Search Campaigns: What You Need to Know

by Tim on February 25, 2013

in Google,Marketing

While I did a quick overview of the Enhanced Search Campaigns in our Thinks Out Loud podcast a few weeks ago, last week was my first chance to spend serious time with the product. Now that I’ve spent some time, I have to say I’m not any more thrilled than I was then. As I note in my latest Biznology blog post:

“…Google giveth and Google taketh away.

Nowhere is this more obvious than Google’s approach to mobile devices. Going forward, all campaigns target all devices by default. This is a major bummer. Even worse, you can’t target specific operating systems (for example, iOS vs. Android). Today many AdWords advertisers improve conversions and drive down cost-of-sale by targeting campaigns to specific devices in a way that will no longer be possible. For instance, if you find that you get more conversions from Android users and fewer from Apple’s devices, you can no longer bid less for the Apple fans or vice versa. (To be fair, managing that level of sophistication was not simple; however, it was possible).”

If you’re interested in using Google AdWords for running campaigns — and you should be — I’d encourage you to check out the whole piece over at Biznology.

Interested in more? Sign up for our free newsletter and get more information on how to build your social, local, mobile marketing strategy. And check out our past paid search coverage here:

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Thinks Out Loud Episode 17: What’s Wrong With Google’s Enhanced AdWords Campaigns

by Tim on February 8, 2013

in E-commerce,Engagement,Facebook,Google,Podcast,Search

Headlines

Good overview of why Google Advertisers are upset over new “Enhanced AdWords Campaigns.”
A look at how to get started with PPC advertising. And why you should even now.
A deeper dive into paid search with a look at 3 key tips to search campaigns that convert.
Good examples of how Twitter is changing to meet customer needs and a look at Twitter’s big search upgrade.
Our past coverage of Facebook’s Graph Search.
A full archive of the Super Bowl 2013 commercials.
A recap of Oreo’s excellent SuperBowl Twitter effort.
Finally, our podcasts looking at addressing customer needs, building your brand story, and treating your customers with respect.

Now stay warm and dry, Big Thinkers. Watch out for Winter Storm Nemo this week.

Contact information for the podcast: podcast@timpeter.com

Technical details: Recorded using a Shure SM57 microphone
through a Mackie Onyx Blackjack USB recording interface into Logic Express 9 for the Mac.

Running time: 12m 47s

You can subscribe to Thinks Out Loud in iTunes [iTunes link], subscribe via our dedicated podcast RSS feed or download/listen to the podcast here on Thinks using the player below: