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Thanks to everyone who participated in the Palin PPC contest (see post below). It was difficult to select 4 ads to test live on Google, but ultimately I choose these: Sarah Palin’s Secrets What the GOP doesn’t want you to know about McCain’s running mate from James Archer (@jamesarcher) I like this one because it’s
My friend Michael Gass, who writes the excellent Fueling Ad Agency New Business blog, has launched a survey of small and mid-sized ad agencies and the current state of their business development program. With the economy getting as ugly as pre-surgery Joan Rivers, figuring out how to keep your agency in front of key prospects
Agency Advantage Tools – #3 In a Series Since it’s invention by Todd Defren at Shift Communications in 2006, the social media press release has taken root. Combining short paragraphs and bullet points with Web-friendly links, tags, and multi-media content, the SM release aims to give reporters and bloggers the key ingredients for a story
In a sign that major advertising agencies are continuing to recognize the long-term profitability of search marketing, Publicis Groupe bought Performics from Google today. One of the largest search marketing agencies, Performics will join Digitas and other Publicis entities as part of VivaKi Nerve Center (no, I am not making this up) the new strategic
Welcome to Agency Advantage Tools, a regular blog series at Convince & Convert that spotlights inexpensive or free digital marketing tools. There are literally thousands of different Web sites, applications, plug-ins, widgets and more devoted to helping digital marketers do their jobs better or faster. Most advertising agencies and PR firms are too busy doing
UPDATE: Well, the .me registration was a complete and utter fiasco. Speaking from personal experience, and reporting from Mashable (soon to be joined by a lot of other reporting, I predict) – this was one of the worst examples of customer experience in my 15 years online. It took one full hour to check out.
In a shocking (and embarassing) revelation today, AdWeek uncovered that of the 56 world-class digital marketing agencies featured in their Annual Report Card, just 5 are purchasing their own brand names in PPC. In fairness to the firms, most of them appear at or near the top of organic search results for their own brand
