A national chain of hotels came to us asking for advice on how to improve their PPC program. When we took a look, we almost immediately discovered a serious flaw: they had poured a significant amount of money into their PPC campaign without ever stopping to seriously consider where most of their visitors were coming from. Had they been utilizing Advanced Segments, a tool that was added to Google Analytics within the last several years, they would have found this information extremely easy to obtain and could have targeted their advertising to the areas with the highest chance of success. (more…)

We have analyzed some of the top E-Commerce Platforms, and created this matrix to easily see which platforms can be optimized for Search. Their ability to integrate with Google Analytics and Omniture is addressed as well. Take a look before you choose one for your online storefront to ensure you are giving yourself the best opportunity for SEO.

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To expand upon a previous blog post about the different benefits Omniture’s SiteCatalyst and Google Analytics offer, we have developed the below table that compares all of the important features in a matrix to make it easier for you to determine which is best for you:

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Apple recently unveiled iAd, which is its new mobile advertising platform. Here are a few of iAd’s features and specs:

- Designed for Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, & iPod)

- Built into Apple’s OS

- An ad let’s you stay in the application while it’s still running

- Implements rich media

- Apple sells and hosts the ads

- 60% of Ad Revenues go to developers

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I would consider that question analogous to “Why is a ruler so important to a carpenter?” You might be able to eyeball four chair legs to within a centimeter without measuring them, and the chair will function. It may even temporarily hold you while it wobbles a little. However, after repeated use one of the legs is sure to come loose (Don’t you wish you took the extra time to measure what you were doing in the first place?). (more…)

For years, MSN adCenter tracking has been a bane to my existence. A large portion of that has been due to the gross inaccuracy of the numbers (somewhat improved with their spring update).  And a larger portion has been due to the fact that, even when we ignore the inaccuracy, we still have to deal with the fact that a very key metric is missing. Really MSN, you want us to run an eComm campaign without being able to report revenue? (more…)

A London-based new media marketing agency, has recently announced the launch of proprietary technology that enables marketers to track conversions and manage their advertising campaigns on Facebook. After receiving access to Facebook’s advertising platform, 77Agency worked alongside the social media giant to provide the new offering which adds another layer of value to one of the leading social networking sites. (more…)

Knowing the paths your Web site visitors are following on your site is invaluable. One can identify visitor navigational trends, what content is attracting the most attention and areas within your site that are lacking in visitor interest/traffic. Google Analytic’s site overlay feature tells you just this, giving you the power to understand how users are navigating your site. (more…)

5/7/2010 – Update see a side-by-side comparison  of Omniture SiteCatalyst and Google Analytics features in a matrix created to facilitate the comparison.

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Part of what makes Web sites so powerful is that they enable companies to track visitor usability. Thanks to analytics software, companies have the ability to determine popular pages and navigational paths within their site, which keywords are drawing the most traffic, which links receive the most click-throughs—and therefore which content is most relevant to users—and the point at which most visitors drop out of the conversion funnel. This knowledge provides incredible power to organizations. As an example, the ability to identify where users are dropping out of the conversion process (bouncing), react quickly and patch the leak can have huge impacts on the bottom line. (more…)