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The Must Have Big Data Tools

June 29, 2012

Big Data Marketing, conversion rate, Optimization, Personalization, PPC, Search Marketing, Tools

In the column, “Claiming your Unfair Advantage, I describe four types of “Big Data” tools. Before I elaborate on these tools, I want to share a lesson from my friend Mark Huffman of P&G. When Mark joined the world’s largest advertiser in 1984, it was all about data analysis. “In God we trust,” one P&G marketer told him, “all others bring data!” Today, Mark is executive production manager at Procter & Gamble and is responsible for all integrated marketing. At…

Online Advertising in the Age of Agility

April 20, 2012

Bryan Eisenberg

Advertising, Continuous Improvement, Customer Experience, Optimization, PPC, Testing

Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising is not at all like a Ronco Grill! If you just set it and forget it you can also kiss your money goodbye. We have been telling clients this for the last several years. So I was fascinated by the research my friend Larry Kim, founder of WordStream, shared with me from the data his free AdWords Performance Grader had accumulated. The key findings that WordStream is seeing through thousands of accounts grading profiles are very low…

Who Contributed the Most to Google’s Earnings in 2011?

January 23, 2012

Bryan Eisenberg

Advertising, PPC, Search Marketing, Trends

The Conversion Trinity: The 3 Step Magic Formula to Increase Click Throughs & Conversions

June 17, 2011

Bryan Eisenberg

Continuous Improvement, conversion rate, Optimization, PPC, Testing

Being able to share a great success you have is a nice thing, but it is even better when you have the opportunity to share your students’ successes. Over the last couple of years I have seen my students shine writing for publications such as ClickZ, speaking at conferences, generating and publishing interesting research about personas, and of course getting remarkable results for themselves or for clients. I am sure you would love to know the secret to their success? I went back…

Does Your Search Strategy Depend On Customers’ Memory?

December 17, 2010

Bryan Eisenberg

PPC, Search Marketing, Strategy

Men dread these moments: my wife’s errand was to go to the drugstore and pick up…diapers. My little guy was on his last one. I was ready to get him his Pampers when I was stymied by the store selection. The sale was nearly lost! As I stood looking at the row of diapers, all I could see was Pampers Cruisers with Dry Max. My mission was to return with Pampers Baby Dry. No husband ever wants to return with…

Google, User Experience & Thinking Beyond Conversion

August 25, 2010

Jeffrey Eisenberg

PPC, Search Marketing, usability, Web Design, Webinar

Google is a money making machine; that is why it has tremendous influence in the online ecology. Google has a lot to teach the world about relevance, credibility, value & user experience. However, Google isn’t a training company; it derives more than 90% of its revenues from advertising. It’s fascinating that Google makes most of its money from advertisers (sellers) but is forced, like every media company, to think primarily about the experience of its audience (buyers). When buyers “buy…

The Biggest Lie of Pay-Per-Click Marketing

August 10, 2010

Bryan Eisenberg

PPC, Search Marketing, Uncategorized

[standing up] My name is Bryan and I am a screenshot addict. When I fall off the wagon, it happens every so often, I pick a keyphrase and start clicking through PPC ads and their landing pages taking screenshots of the entire experience. It’s hard to imagine how often the experience from keyword to ad to landing page is broken. I fight the urge to call them, yell at them, and beg them to stop throwing away money. I don’t…

Simplicity: Google’s Secret Pay-Per-Click Tax

July 16, 2010

Bryan Eisenberg

Optimization, PPC, Search Marketing

We want it simple! Given a choice, human beings choose simple over complicated virtually every time. Searching with Google is simple. You type in a few words and Google delivers the most relevant results. So, what could be simpler than Google pay-per-click advertisements? People search for stuff, you craft a 95-character advertisement with a URL based on that search, you make a bid telling Google how much that searcher is worth to you, searchers click on your ad and go…