by jjohnson | Feb 14, 2013 | Marketing
I’m not a big fan of standalone links pages – pages with long lists of outbound links to third parties that may or may not be relevant to your website or business. They’re really just an artifact from the early days of the web when folks had no idea what to put on...
by jjohnson | Dec 20, 2012 | Marketing
I know. “Holiday downtime?” Yeah right. Nonetheless, all the travel (and its inevitable delays) along with the occasional need to retreat from the holiday circus provides a few opportunities to catch up on a little reading. Here are three exceptional reads for the...
by jjohnson | Nov 2, 2012 | Marketing
Last week, we talked about the DOs of PPC advertising, but the DON’Ts are just as important to maximize the likelihood of success in the world of sponsored search. DON’T . . . set it and forget it. A campaign that performs well one week can completely tank the next....
by jjohnson | Oct 26, 2012 | Marketing
Sponsored search, or PPC (pay-per-click) advertising as an agency marketing tool offers a number of attractive benefits: performance-based spend, low barriers to entry, and substantial targeting opportunities. Here are a few essentials to keep in mind whether you’re...
by jjohnson | Sep 14, 2012 | Marketing
While nearly as old as the Web itself, online display – or banner – advertising has fallen out of favor in recent years, particularly among advertisers with limited budgets (and who among us doesn’t have a limited budget?). Low click rates, confusing placement...
