Paid Search Drives Store Revenue… But How Much?

RKG has long been interested in the question of online to offline spillover. We’ve also long been critical of the sloppy, ill-conceived tests that have misled many advertisers on this spillover in the past. We’ve recently participated with a few of our retail-chain clients on more…

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The End Of One-Size-Fits-All SEO Reporting

If your organization is like most, the process of establishing KPIs to track natural search probably looks something like this: “Put together high-level KPIs such as X and Y, and run it by a few key stakeholders.” At first glance, that process likely seems to have worked pretty well…

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Attend sessions on internet and search engine marketing presented by Google, Covario, Quantcast, and Page One Power. Be inspired by two keynotes. Meet over 40 leading solution providers. Participate in SMX Theater presentations and attend invaluable networking events. All for FREE – as long…

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MPAA: 82 Percent Of Searches Leading To Pirated Content Come From Google

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) today accused Google and other search engines of playing “a significant role” in directing consumers to pirated movies and TV shows, with a special callout for the amount of Google searches that lead to infringing material. It’s the…

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With iOS 7, Siri Drops Google For Bing, Also Gains Twitter Search

Apple’s new iOS 7 mobile operating system officially rolled out today, and with it, the Siri assistant is finally out of beta. The most significant change to Siri is arguably that it no longer taps into Google for searches. As expected, a deal with Microsoft now makes Bing the default in…

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What Makes You A Best In Class SEO? Survey Says…

Today, at Conductor’s annual client summit, #C3NY, Director of Research and Search Engine Land contributor Nathan Safran unveiled research from a pool of over 380 enterprise search marketers and SEO professionals, analyzing common behaviors which lead to success. Three key areas where the…

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