Google has launched Insights for Search, a new product designed with the advertiser in mind. It provides more flexibility and functionality for advertisers and marketers to understand search behavior, and adds some cool new features like a world heat map to graphically display search volume and regional interest.
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Local search is a term that describes more than just Internet Yellow Pages (IYP) and local search engine searches. It also includes offline searches for local businesses. The type of local search consumers use depends on their degree of need. When comparing the top 10 IYP and print Yellow Pages headings as we did in [...]

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Search engine marketing firm iProspect today published the iProspect Search Engine Marketing Integration Study. Sponsored by iProspect and conducted by JupiterResearch, the study reveals that 45% of search engine marketers do not integrate their search marketing efforts with offline channels. In addition, it also uncovers a big disconnect between search engine marketer strategy and search [...]

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The summer sales are now in full swing and UK Internet users are continuing to look for a bargain. Searches for both the singular and plural terms (’sale’ and ’sales’) shot up to their highest level during June 2008 since the Christmas/New Year sales period.
Given this obvious online appetite for sales, it is perhaps surprising [...]

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Social media and online communities are significantly changing the way companies do business. From corporate intranets to the websites of leading brands, pervasive social media is helping organizations bring conversations online in the workplace, marketplace and throughout the enterprise—leading to increased innovation, greater brand visibility and improved workplace and customer satisfaction.
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