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A New Day

February 18, 2010 Comments Off

Although I discussed my job very little on this blog, I have spent the last 4 years as a Senior Online Marketing Manager in the travel industry. As of today, I am phasing out of this position. The position taught me a lot and I am very grateful for the friends I have made during [...]

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No Bid Management For Me

February 5, 2010 Comments Off

I am asked often, as pay-per-click “professional”, why do I not use bid management software. Arguing against PPC automation is often futile in the search marketing community. We are often bombarded with software vendors that seem to dominate the conversation. Our voice, from an in-house perspective, is often shunned. First, let me clear up one [...]

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In-House Search Engine Marketing – SES Chicago 09

December 4, 2009 1 Comment

On Monday, December 7, I will be speaking at Search Engine Strategies Chicago. My session is Point/Counterpoint: DIY SEM – The Pros & Cons, where we will discuss when and if you should bring PPC in-house. Joining me on this panel are two other great minds: Maia Benson with LexisNexis and Ryan Gibson of The [...]

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In-House Search Engine Marketing – Job Qualifications

August 19, 2009 Comments Off

The life of an in-house search engine marketer is much different than that of agency work. The politics and red-tape involved with corporations can be complex and require strong personalities. Within larger corporations search marketing, or any type of online marketing, is sometimes not given the credibility that it needs. A specific skill set is [...]

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You need a Search Engine Marketer, not an SEO

July 19, 2007 4 Comments

If you are looking for someone to manage search engine operations for your company, you do not want an SEO. SEO is the title used by novices. SEO is what they call themselves when they know how to change Meta tags. SEO’s will tell you they have doubled your visitors in 2 months. Marketers will [...]

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Why I do not use a bid management tool, but you should?

June 28, 2007 4 Comments

Pay-per-click bid management software is a great solution. A bid management tool is a software application that allows advertisers to manage pay-per-click keyword bidding. These tools are a great way to manage large campaigns. Bid management software helps advertisers control spending and get maximum value from the lowest budget bidding. By alerting advertisers of errors [...]

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