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  <body-uk-formatted>&lt;h2&gt;Overview&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Author:&lt;/strong&gt; Richard Maven and Linus Gregoriadis, Econsultancy&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Pages:&lt;/strong&gt; 300 pages&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Structure:&lt;/strong&gt; Market trends and issues, vendor profiles of 31 UK agencies&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;About this Guide&lt;/h2&gt;
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The guide is primarily focused on &lt;strong&gt;the UK search market&lt;/strong&gt;, with profiles of 31 leading agencies operating in the UK.
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It covers both search engine optimisation (&lt;em&gt;aka SEO, organic or natural search&lt;/em&gt;) and paid search (&lt;em&gt;aka PPC, paid listings, or pay-per-click&lt;/em&gt;). 
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The guide also provides detail on the issues and trends affecting this sector, as well as advice about how to find the right agency.
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&lt;h2&gt;Contents&lt;/h2&gt;
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The report starts with a look at &lt;em&gt;trends in the marketplace&lt;/em&gt;, as well as our &lt;em&gt;analyst forecasts for SEO and PPC spending in 2008&lt;/em&gt;.
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&lt;strong&gt;Trends within this market include:&lt;/strong&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;- Economic worries increase scrutiny on search ad performance.&lt;/em&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;- New patterns of search behaviour challenge search marketers.&lt;/em&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;- Complexity of search marketing increases as sector matures.&lt;/em&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;- Google continues to dominate industry.&lt;/em&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;The 31 suppliers profiled are: &lt;/strong&gt;
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Barracuda Digital, Bigmouthmedia, Browser Media, ClickThrough Marketing, DBD Media, dgmSearchLab, eConversions, Efficient Frontier, Epiphany Solutions, Greenlight, Guava, High Position, iCrossing, I Spy Search, Latitude, Leapfrogg, MediaCo, Net Media Planet, NetBooster, Network Intellect, Optimize, Platform-A, Propellernet, Receptional, Site Visibility, Steak Media, Summit Media, The Search Works, UK Web Media, VCCP Search, WebCertain. 
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You can download the free sample to see the full list of contents.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Who Is This Guide For?&lt;/h2&gt;
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It is aimed at marketers looking to outsource the management of SEO or PPC campaigns, or to review their existing agency relationships.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Related Resources&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;

We recommend that you also read and digest our &lt;a href="http://www.e-consultancy.com/publications/seo-guide"&gt;Search Engine Optimization - Best Practice Guide&lt;/a&gt; and our &lt;a href="http://www.e-consultancy.com/publications/paid-search-marketing-ppc-best-practice-guide"&gt;Paid Search (PPC) - Best Practice Guide&lt;/a&gt; before engaging agencies.  &lt;/p&gt;</body-uk-formatted>
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&lt;Emphasis&gt;Pages:&lt;/Emphasis&gt; 300 pages&lt;LineBreak/&gt;
&lt;Emphasis&gt;Structure:&lt;/Emphasis&gt; Market trends and issues, vendor profiles of 31 UK agencies&lt;LineBreak/&gt;
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&lt;Subhead&gt;About this Guide&lt;/Subhead&gt;
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The guide is primarily focused on &lt;Emphasis&gt;the UK search market&lt;/Emphasis&gt;, with profiles of 31 leading agencies operating in the UK.
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It covers both search engine optimisation (&lt;Quote&gt;aka SEO, organic or natural search&lt;/Quote&gt;) and paid search (&lt;Quote&gt;aka PPC, paid listings, or pay-per-click&lt;/Quote&gt;). 
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The guide also provides detail on the issues and trends affecting this sector, as well as advice about how to find the right agency.
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&lt;Subhead&gt;Contents&lt;/Subhead&gt;
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The report starts with a look at &lt;Quote&gt;trends in the marketplace&lt;/Quote&gt;, as well as our &lt;Quote&gt;analyst forecasts for SEO and PPC spending in 2008&lt;/Quote&gt;.
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&lt;Emphasis&gt;Trends within this market include:&lt;/Emphasis&gt;
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&lt;Quote&gt;- Economic worries increase scrutiny on search ad performance.&lt;/Quote&gt;
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&lt;Quote&gt;- New patterns of search behaviour challenge search marketers.&lt;/Quote&gt;
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&lt;Quote&gt;- Complexity of search marketing increases as sector matures.&lt;/Quote&gt;
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&lt;Quote&gt;- Google continues to dominate industry.&lt;/Quote&gt;
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&lt;Emphasis&gt;The 31 suppliers profiled are: &lt;/Emphasis&gt;
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Barracuda Digital, Bigmouthmedia, Browser Media, ClickThrough Marketing, DBD Media, dgmSearchLab, eConversions, Efficient Frontier, Epiphany Solutions, Greenlight, Guava, High Position, iCrossing, I Spy Search, Latitude, Leapfrogg, MediaCo, Net Media Planet, NetBooster, Network Intellect, Optimize, Platform-A, Propellernet, Receptional, Site Visibility, Steak Media, Summit Media, The Search Works, UK Web Media, VCCP Search, WebCertain. 
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You can download the free sample to see the full list of contents.
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&lt;Subhead&gt;Who Is This Guide For?&lt;/Subhead&gt;
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It is aimed at marketers looking to outsource the management of SEO or PPC campaigns, or to review their existing agency relationships.
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&lt;Subhead&gt;Related Resources&lt;/Subhead&gt;&lt;Paragraph&gt;&lt;/Paragraph&gt;

We recommend that you also read and digest our &lt;Link URL="http://www.e-consultancy.com/publications/seo-guide" Window="Self"&gt;Search Engine Optimization - Best Practice Guide&lt;/Link&gt; and our &lt;Link URL="http://www.e-consultancy.com/publications/paid-search-marketing-ppc-best-practice-guide" Window="Self"&gt;Paid Search (PPC) - Best Practice Guide&lt;/Link&gt; before engaging agencies.  &lt;Paragraph&gt;&lt;/Paragraph&gt;
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