Archive for August, 2008

SES San Jose: Search Advertising 101

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

When performing a search on Google, there are two different types of results that show up: the organic listings and the paid, or sponsored, listings. Organically ranked sites are those which Google finds most relevant for that search query. The paid listings show up because an advertiser is paying money to be ranked that highly […]

SES San Jose: 7 Proven Ways to Get Your Website on Page 1 Organically & Then Convert

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

This sponsored session was an entry level overview of what websites should be doing on their website to get visibility and rankings in search engines.
Here are the 7 Proven Ways to get Your Website on Page 1 Organically & then Convert as stated by the presenter Shawn Moore.

Content is King
What your content says, what your […]

SES San Jose: Landing Page Testing & Tuning

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

If pay-per-click ads are the welcome mat to the house of your business, landing pages are the entryway. The welcome mat may get people in the door, but the entryway convinces them to stay. The look and feel of your ‘entryway’ needs to be inviting and interesting to get your visitors to move forward in […]

SES San Jose: Keynote with Microsoft’s Satya Nadella

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Satya Nadella is the SVP of the Search, Portal & Advertising Platform Group for Microsoft. In this session, Satya discussed the evolution of search and outlined strategies to help prepare for success. Specifically, he brings light to how we think about the evolution of search and the unique assets that will take it to the […]

SES San Jose Expo Hall Photos

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Today the Expo Hall at SES San Jose opened. Time to collect astronomical amounts of swag and drop your business card to win a free iPhone! The expo hall every year is full of some of the best products and services available for any online marketing team, and this year was absolutely no different.

This year […]

SES San Jose: Measuring Success in a 2.0 World

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

So, you’ve launched a search marketing campaign. You spent time and energy putting it all together and now it is live. So how do you track results of the campaign? The panel this morning at SES San Jose shares their knowledge on measurement and tracking in the communicative world of Web 2.0.
Avinash Kaushik kicked us […]

Internet Marketing Conference Tips: Danny Sullivan Third Door Media

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

What better follow up to our impressive list of internet marketing conference tipsters during SES San Jose than sage advice from one of the most visible people in the search marketing industry, Danny Sullivan. As co-founder of Third Door Media, parent to Search Engine Land, Search Marketing Today and the Search Marketing Expo series […]

SES San Jose Day One Roundup

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Online Marketing Blog published a record breaking 14 blog posts on the first day of Search Engine Strategies in San Jose. Congratulations to Thomas, Ashley, Dana and Jessica on a great job on what was a very busy day.

SES San Jose: Search Industry Update - Jessica
SES San Jose: Video Search Engine Optimization (VSEO) - Ashley
SES […]

Internet Marketing Conference Tips: Robert Scoble FastCompany.TV

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

We’re really picking up steam with our tips on Iternet Marketing Conferences, appropriately enough, during SES San Jose. Our next tip comes from Robert Scoble, Managing Director of FastCompany.TV and blogger extraordinaire.

I caught up with Robert at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco and he agreed to play along and answer a few conference […]

SES San Jose Session: Search Industry Update

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Paid search not only accounts for nearly 45% of the global online ad spend, but it is also one of the fastest growing online ad formats.
I’m currently enrolled in the Advanced Search Advertising course through the SEMPO Institute and am excited to learn about the new trends in search marketing, shared by industry experts like […]