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Friday, August 17, 2007

British IAB, DMA to create "best practices" for search marketers

Two professional marketing associations in Britain want help creating the first ever best practices charter for search marketers. The British Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and Direct Marketers Association (DMA), neither of which is associated with the US associations of the same names, expect to have a thorough list by the end of the year. >>

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Yahoo takes top spot from Google in customer satisfaction survey

It’s all change at the top of the University of Michigan’s American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) and, for the first time, Google isn’t out in front. >>

Monday, August 13, 2007

Content more popular than search or commerce

Internet users are spending more time on content than communication and commerce, according to the latest findings by the Online Publishers Association. >>

Friday, August 10, 2007

Google alters top ad placement formula

In the coming weeks, Google will be changing the algorithm that determines which ads will feature in the top placement spots, above the organic search results. >>

Monday, August 06, 2007

Google Dance hits Google-reliant websites

The most recent Google Dance has already affected many websites, with some online businesses seeing a radical change in their search engine positions. For websites that rely heavily on search engine traffic, this has had a significant effect. >>

Thursday, August 02, 2007

Online local searches backed up with printed directory research

Local search grew 40 percent faster than general search this year, according to a new study by comScore, yet print directories still remain a valuable source of local businesses. >>

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Google puts different slant on behavioral targeting

Google believes that search patterns, identified at the time of a user’s search, are more relevant to search advertising than a deeper user profile built up over time. >>

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Combine search, display for best results

A recent study from comScore and Yahoo reads a bit like a recipe: combine search ads and display ads in an online environment, add online shoppers and watch revenue rise. >>

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Magazines buying existing web brands

As well as building their own Internet destinations, magazines have turned to buying existing web brands as a way of increasing their online content and audiences. >>

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

AdWords clients given Campaign Optimizer tool

Google has released a new tool for their AdWords clients that will analyze advertising campaign settings and report back on what has, and what hasn’t, been working. >>

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Yahoo refines pre-search query function

Back in 2004, Google launched its pre-search query function, Google Suggest. In June this year Ask3D was launched, offering a similar query refinement feature and more recently Yahoo has jumped on the pre-search query bandwagon with Search Suggest. >>

Monday, July 30, 2007

Microsoft forms group to research ad and search technologies

Microsoft is on a mission to ensure can they develop effective and creative ways of delivering value for advertisers. To this end they have created a new group to be headed up by the former chief scientist for Microsoft's Search & Advertising Platform Group. >>

Friday, July 27, 2007

Microsoft acquires Internet ad exchange

Microsoft is “hellbent and determined” to become a “powerhouse” in the advertising business, according to CEO Steve Ballmer. As if to underline the point, Microsoft has just signed a deal to acquire an internet ad exchange. >>

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Real estate professionals favor search marketing

A survey of around 770 U.S. real estate professionals has concluded that search marketing is the most popular type of online advertising. >>

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

AOL adds another ad firm to its arsenal

In the same week as Microsoft announced it will allow its users to opt out of its behavioral targeting system, AOL has announced its purchase of behavioral targeting firm, Tacoda. >>

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