Forrester recently released their ‘US Interactive marketing Forecast, 2009 to 2014’ and it has some very interesting numbers. Most notably is that Interactive Marketing will represent 21% of all marketing spend in 2014 up from 12% in 2009. This will represent nearly $55 Billion in market spend. They also predict that traditional media will take […]
Archives for 2009
Twitter – Why Automatic Twitter Accounts Fail
If you are on Twitter I’m sure you’ve encountered that surreal moment when a company/organization/individual starts following you after you tweet about them. Sometimes it is great and sometimes it is creepy and then sometimes it is downright funny. Case in point: Yesterday, in my personal Twitter account I tweeted about Hockey being ‘the sport […]
Microsoft begins revealing New Decision Engine – Bing
I suspect Microsoft has long felt the burr under their saddle when talking about Google. Looks like their competitive nature has them back in the headlines. They are unveiling the newest updates to their Search Engine technology called Bing. The biggest question is, can it be a competitor to Google? We do recognize that Search […]
Twitter is Changing – Search, Rank and Indexing
Most people on Twitter have found their way over to the Twitter search tool at https://search.twitter.com. It will show a reverse timeline of all tweets containing keywords you are interested in seeing. This is extremely helpful in looking up brands, trends, and finding other people who have similar interests to follow. Twitter Search is about […]
Adwords Tactics for Competitive Revenue and Traffic
When revenue dollars dip or seem to slow, it is natural to review tactics with a closer eye. One way to stay competitive is target specific and trending keywords. Everyone is looking for a good value and the best way to stretch their dollars, but this is especially true in the last twelve months. Here […]
Analytics for Twitter – Twitalyzer Review
There is hardly an hour much less a day that goes by without a mention of Twitter and it’s growing influence. Eric T. Petersen has watched the growth of Twitter and built a new set of terms to measure users against benchmarks. Twitter analytics is fairly new, so it makes sense new ways to define […]
Google AdSense Ad (Self)Serving – Now You Are in Control
If you aren’t too familiar with Google AdSense let me first explain what that is then we’ll get into how you are now in control – somewhat. Google AdSense Explained Google AdSense is a partnership between Google and website/blog owners that allows site owner/admin’s to place Google’s pay-per-click(PPC) ads alongside their site’s content. Site owners […]
Paid Blogging – The Dirty Little Internet Secret
If you are a blogger or you are thinking about getting into blogging to increase your revenue from your site please take heed over recent blog posts concerning paying someone to blog for you or your company A recent report from Forrester, as reported by Adage, states that marketers should pay bloggers to write about […]
Have You Photosynthed Yourself? Pushing the Social Media Boundaries
Back in August Microsoft released their Photosynth app out into the wild. Since then they have had the following photosynths created; Auto Parts Store, Idaho Capital Renovation, Great Pyramids of Giza, Obama’s inauguration, and now Schipul is getting into the mix! First, lets explain what Photosynth is. From the Photosynth site ‘Photosynth examines images for […]
WordPress SEO Plug-ins from Tools Sessions at SMX West 2009
Search Engine Marketing Expo at SMX West included tactical sessions in addition to strategy. One of the tools presentations included a focus on WordPress plug-ins available to help manage Search Engine Optimization of blogs. There are lots of tools, these are some of the most important in getting started. All in One SEO Pack – […]