In 2019, the global industry faces a multitude of challenges, whether it is an international oil and gas company or big tech Inc, the prevailing need to continually improve its […]
Members of the Pole Position Marketing pit crew answer your web marketing questions from their unique perspectives, with a “bonus lap” by a guest industry pro. Have a question you’d […]
I was talking to a prospect the other day who got it. He understands that web marketing never ends.[inlinetweet prefix=”” tweeter=”” suffix=””] You can’t just “SEO” your website and be […]
Many small businesses shy away from SEO because of the cost. They don’t have large budgets, and when they see a price tag of $1-5K per month, they often balk […]
Designing a great looking website is good. Putting it on a strong information architecture is better. Rolling out a newly optimized website is good. Checking it first is better. Investing […]
Cost is not important. Let me repeat that: Cost is not important. What is important is ROI (Return on Investment). When spending any money on a marketing campaign, you should […]
Wow, mobile is evolving fast. AT&T introduced location-based “ShopAlerts” in NY, SF, Chicago and LA. People can opt-in to receive offers and promotions via SMS or MMS when they physically enter a designated area defined by the advertiser (e.g. a mile from their store). This can help drive in-store traffic and reach mobile users in very specific markets. This is even more targeted than web-based and app-based advertising, but it is opt-in.
Last week, we talked about PPC trick #1 to building your online business for the long-term – using keywords correctly. This week, let’s talk about another “trick of the trade” that will also help on the way to this goal.
As the number of targeting options for PPC increases, so do the creative ways in which you can organize your campaigns to get the maximum effectiveness out of them. As I mentioned last week, for example, you can create a “fishing” campaign and a “bucket” campaign in order to separately control budgeting, bidding and other targeting options to focus your efforts on dominating the locations (search queries) that really put food on the table.
One of the questions that I keep hearing from small business owners every year is this: How can a small business like me afford SEO/SEM? It’s a fair question coming […]