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Entries from February 2008

How to Avoid Signing Your Own Corporate Blog’s Death Warrant

March 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Not long ago, seemingly every company rushed into the blogosphere with its home grown corporate blog. The thinking was the company could use this platform as a marketing megaphone to amplify the buzz around its latest products, events, and more. Companies soon realized that the excitement of hosting a blog soon died off […]

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Tags: Social Media

Evolution of Paid Search Campaigns: Launch Phase, Pt. 2

March 13th, 2008 · No Comments

A typical marketer’s gut reaction when asked about its marketing objectives is to scream emphatically “MORE SALES”. As we saw in my previous post, driving sales is only one aspect of well run paid search campaigns. Paid search campaigns can also build awareness, drive traffic, and generate leads. After all, no one is going […]

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Tags: Paid Search

Evolution of Paid Search Campaigns: Launch Phase, Pt. 1

March 8th, 2008 · No Comments

I suspect that many marketers sweat the “Launch” phase more than any other. They’ve seen other marketing efforts tank after tons of planning and want to get it just right. The bad news is that like with a book, the opening chapter of a paid search campaign sets the stage for what’s to […]

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Tags: Paid Search