NathanLinnell

An entry in the Marketing Pilgrim scholarship contest by Nathan Linnell, this is a great analogy for PPC, SEO and their sometimes forgotten friend Analytics. I will use this analogy (slightly shortened) to explain the different parts of SEM to clien read more »
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Creating a successful marketing campaign is not done on a whim, but instead requires extensive research and planning. To be successful you have to put in the time and effort into the creation of the campaign and not just reacting to what you learn read more »
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Nathan Linnell posts of the parallels between the benefits of web analytics and the principals of the Red Sox organization. read more »
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Nan Dawkins put together a great post talking about thinking beyond the SERPs when planning your Reputation Management Strategy.

"Having a say in how your brand is defined in the world of Web 2.0 requires more than a search engine strategy. It i read more »
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Successful fundraising bites the organization.

"..how many charities want to see search results with the words 'name and shame' and 'blackmail' coming up for their name?" read more »
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Over on SearchMarketingGurus.com Liana asks: Is outing unethical SEO/SEM practices ethical or just fodder for linkbait? You decide... read more »
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Jacob Wolfsheimer has put together the definitive guide for the application process for Google Grants for nonprofits and agencies representing nonprofits. read more »
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In the head of a searcher looking for an engagement ring. My exploration of the role of geotargeted PPC ads from the search engine user's perspective with takeaways from the search marketing side of me. read more »
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Every organization should be testing emails to increase overall response or conversion rates. read more »
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Up until recently, while Google had said that their Grants program would cap out at $10k of clicks for free, and $40k of clicks for pennies on the dollar, they hadn't enforced it. Now they apparently are... read more »
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"What to Read and Why" covers how to cut through the clutter of best practices and white paper (propaganda) in online marketing. read more »
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A nice overview of the eligibility requirements, benefits and drawbacks of the Google Grants program for 501(c)(3) non-profit corporations. read more »
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While bidding on competitor brands is not against Google policies, this guy buries a phone number in the display URL. read more »
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Building off of a post by Avinash Kausik, this goes into the metrics that should be tracked on a content site. This is part one in a series of three and deals with tracking of visitors. read more »
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People using Dell co-branded Google search don't get Universal search, yet people using Firefox co-branded Google search do. So the Dell users don't get to see the bikini clad Lindsay Lohan images that the everyone else does... read more »
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Word of mouth marketing is growing conversations by listening, understanding, and engaging both fans and detractors through interesting, relevant, and authentic stories to create influencers out of regular people. read more »
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Is a CEO blog the right move for every company? The answer is no! So what makes it the right choice for yours? read more »
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