Five online marketing tips for organic stores

Leon Bailey Green gives organic stores five online marketing tips...

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Posted 27 May 2008 13:51pm by Guest Author with 1 comment

The Analytics Gap - how free tools affect the industry and company strategy

The trend towards free analytics technology, accelerated by Yahoo's acquisition of IndexTools and plan to make it a free service , raises interesting questions both for vendors and for organisational planning, writes Lynchpin's Andrew Hood . 

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Posted 12 May 2008 16:43pm by Guest Author with 1 comment

What will the end of BPF mean for advertisers?

Believe it or not, there once was a time when Google still had to convince large advertisers that online marketing (and more specifically search engine marketing) was a very cost-effective channel to acquire customers.  

Initially Google provided discount to advertising agencies to encourage the adoption of its Adwords platform but in 2006, since this model wasn’t really fair towards other advertisers, Google replaced it with the Best Practice Funding (BPF) Programme.

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Posted 12 May 2008 13:22pm by Guest Author with 0 comments

The Google Trademark change – will it level the playing field?

Probably one of the most material and controversial changes for the UK and Irish paid search markets is almost upon us – the relaxation of the trademark protection Google currently affords to brands will cease on 5 May 2008.

As Ivan Izikowitz writes, some analysts and industry experts have taken the cynical view that this is merely a way for Google to stimulate volume and/or increased prices at a time when its revenue growth is slowing.

There is another perspective, however…

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Posted 29 April 2008 08:58am by Guest Author with 5 comments

Five tips for online fashion stores

Leon Bailey Green gives fashion retailers five tips to think about for increasing revenue and sales.

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Posted 21 April 2008 10:00am by Guest Author with 2 comments

Putting customers in charge of your communications

Many companies are still losing customers because they don’t know what they want, writes Marc Morris.

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Posted 21 April 2008 08:45am by Guest Author with 0 comments

5 ways campaign websites can enhance their online presence

Leon Bailey and Jonathan Hirshler look at how five of the UK’s most popular campaign groups can enhance their online visibility and presence. 

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Posted 25 March 2008 13:47pm by Guest Author with 0 comments

Achieving an ROI from marketing

Marketing departments need to come out of their comfort zones and start demonstrating their impact on the bottom line, writes James Harrison.

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Posted 19 March 2008 12:32pm by Guest Author with 2 comments

Has Converse marketed its Century milestone online?

Last week I attended the Converse Century party to celebrate the brand’s hundredth birthday. 

Is Converse making full use of online PR, and which SEO techniques should such a big brand be using?

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Posted 10 March 2008 13:30pm by Guest Author with 2 comments

Victoria Beckham's SEO - fashion or music?

According to rumours Victoria Beckham wanted the Spice Girls tour to finish early so she could concentrate on her fashion career.

Does her online PR suggest she’s a WAG, musician or fashion icon? What can she do to turn it her way?

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Posted 07 March 2008 13:56pm by Guest Author with 2 comments