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Will Apple’s iAd Be the Mobile Marketing Game Changer?

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Mobile marketing is still a largely untapped advertising field, simply because of the rapid rise of mobile devices in the past five years. Major companies like Google and Microsoft have already begun their forays into mobile marketing in order to capitalize on the open market.

The iAd

However, such attempts have been largely pedestrian, with Google using techniques, models and aesthetics similar to their online advertising program, and Microsoft utilizing a more direct-marketing approach to connect businesses with customers through their proprietary mobile platform, “Toast.” The iAd is by far the most innovative mobile marketing strategy, and only time will tell if it pans out for Apple.

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Could online search video advertising be next?

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

moneyshotThe online video advertising industry is yet to build momentum. With so much activity online, marketers are naturally exploring ways of productively making an impact online through video platforms.

The accessibility to content, whether it’s via mobile device, PC, or internet, continues to grow at an unprecedented rate. With no end to the growth in sight, and more ways to consume, interact, and engage with both user-generated content and that created by companies, there’s no question advertising platforms are also transforming to accompany the change.
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Four tips to get your PPC campaign started

Monday, January 25th, 2010

keywordPreparing a PPC campaign in Adwords can be a daunting process. With various factors to assess, investment can be seriously wasted if the campaign is not designed well.

Therefore we have decided to invest our time into revealing four of the essential elements that can help your campaign achieve a high ROI.
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Can social media replace PPC?

Monday, January 11th, 2010

social media or ppcWhat is the main influence towards social networking? Is it the opportunity to pry on competitors’ activities, a chance to advertise your own brand or simply the need and desire to have presence within a growing market? One thing is for sure, the social media world provides a use for anyone.

With a large and varied audience for advertisers to target, companies are discovering an alterative method, or for some, a combined method, for pay-per-click (PPC) campaigns.

PPC requires time and investment. Though social media demands time, it is free. A PPC campaign can take months to trigger and discover what works well towards budget and keywords. Social media provides flexibility and the opportunity to direct messages straight to your followers. However, that is not to say that a social strategy is not required, it definitely is.
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Word research is the key to successful PPC

Monday, December 14th, 2009

word jumblePPC campaigns demand a healthy level of research to ensure the best keywords are used and maximum ROI is achieved.

The essential factor of any campaign is successfully completing keyword research. By targeting the right keywords, an advert significantly increases the prospects of appearing in results.

Choosing the right keywords is more complex than most people think. In order to pick the best words, an understanding of the niche is essential, in terms of what people search and how they speak. How professionals talk is extremely important in being able to discover keywords that still represent value for driving traffic but for less money.
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How to use brand bidding

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

G AdwordsBrand bidding is an effective way to control company reputation and avoid a great loss in traffic.

Anyone can bid on your brand name, there is nothing stopping it anymore. If you don’t bid on your brand name, there is a decent chance that one of your competitors will appear at the top of the search results when someone is looking for you. It’s like driving past Sainsburys to get to Tesco; it’s inevitable that you’ll lose some customers, it’s just a question of how many.

Depending on brand objectives, playing ignorant to bidding on your own brand presents an opportunity for resellers and affiliates to use your brand name to encourage your traffic towards to their desired destination.
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