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With last year’s introduction of universal (blended) search results followed by the $1.65 billion purchase of YouTube, we knew that video ads were next to appear on Google search result pages. Google has begun testing last Thursday according to a NYT article.
It looks as though these ads will operate on a cost-per-click basis and be [...]

Pay per click advertising has become a staple in most online advertising strategies over the past few years, with the growing use of search engines for looking up just about anything. All the while, banner advertising has been cast aside and deemed ineffective simply because no one clicks on them anymore. Unfortunately, the purpose of [...]

As many of us have come to realize, the seeds of search engine optimization can take months before bearing fruit. Pay-per-click advertising is a much quicker means in acquiring search engine traffic, although it’s usually more expensive as well. In this post we will discuss how to make pay-per-click advertising cheaper and ultimately improve your [...]

This next story is quite an eye-opener. Wal-mart’s Sam’s Club offers search marketing services including search engine optimization and pay-for-performance (paid listings). Here’s a link to their website.
Now I understand that Wal-mart has grown from household supplies to electronics and even groceries, but search engine marketing is way beyond their core competencies. Although, with as [...]

Microsoft has presented search marketers and advertisers with an early Christmas present this year, with plans for a more extensive array of tools in adCenter. Some advertisers have been critical of Microsoft’s search engine Live.com, as it only commands about 7.4% of search traffic in the United States, placing it well behind Google and Yahoo, [...]