Archive for November, 2009

Search Strings Get Longer, Success Rate Increases, All Good

November 30, 2009
Search Strings Get Longer, Success Rate Increases, All Good

Experian Hitwise just released one of their frequent reports on search engine usage and 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 or more word search strings increased up to 4% as compared...
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It's Time to Turn Ad Slicks and Brochures into Landing Pages and Dealer Microsites.

November 24, 2009
It's Time to Turn Ad Slicks and Brochures into Landing Pages and Dealer Microsites.

Now we’re seeing studies showing even the smallest of businesses are using digital marketing tools at a greater percentage than traditional methods. Nothing here is really...
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Internet-enabled TVs to Make a Big Difference in Local Advertising?

November 23, 2009
Internet-enabled TVs to Make a Big Difference in Local Advertising?

A recent report from iSuppli Corporation predicts an unbelievable growth in internet-enable televisions (IETVs) and other internet connected devices by 2013. The consumer electronics industry expects these new devices to...
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Twitter Shows Big Decline in Unique Visitors

November 20, 2009
Twitter Shows Big Decline in Unique Visitors

Most marketers have been keeping a close eye on Twitter but not too many have jumped in with both feet.  Partly because it’s still an unknown and partly because even if you wanted...
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Baby Boomers Are As Internet Savvy As Anyone

November 17, 2009
Baby Boomers Are As Internet Savvy As Anyone

I think one of the misconceptions about the online community is that baby boomers aren’t that internet savvy.  Well here’s a study from Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing that tells a...
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Think Beyond Your Brand Site and Deportalize Your Content

November 16, 2009

Here are the slides from a presentation at the recent  Local Social Summit in London. What caught my eye was slide number 11 where Seb Provencher talks about how fragmented the...
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Social Network Ad Leads to Using Search Engines

November 11, 2009
Social Network Ad Leads to Using Search Engines

There is an interesting study out from ROI Research and Performics  about how consumers learn about a product on a social network site and how they react to it. We’ve been big...
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83% Of Marketers Are Using Online Video

November 10, 2009
83% Of Marketers Are Using Online Video

Previously we’ve reported on the number of videos that are being viewed each month online.  Now we’re seeing how brand marketers are currently using videos online from a TurnHere Internet Video survey. It...
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Dealer Site as Important as Brand Site to Car Buyers

November 9, 2009
Dealer Site as Important as Brand Site to Car Buyers

Consumers are expecting  to see more and better local information online every day. Here’s a very recent study that shows how car buyers are as influenced by what they see...
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