Search engine optimization (SEO) requires time and money. Are you putting your efforts into the right places? This column will examine tactics for improving the effectiveness of SEO initiatives, such as Web site structure, link building, and social media marketing, as well as business issues such as selection of an SEO provider, managing your reputation management, and the process that goes into a proper SEO initiative. This column will ultimately help you to determine where you may want to spend your time and/or money so that you are successful in gaining traction in this very dynamic medium.
Aug 10, 2011 - Five SEO tactics that have a chance of getting through the various legal and regulatory reviews in the pharmaceutical space. Comments
Jul 27, 2011 - A sure-fire way to map out the competitive landscape for your industry. Comments
Jul 13, 2011 - A quick primer on how to include competitive analysis into every SEO effort to identify opportunities and set priorities. Comments
Jul 7, 2011 - Pact between Microsoft and China's largest search player could further erode Google's share in the country. Comments
Jun 29, 2011 - The alliance between the three big search engines and what it means for your search marketing. Comments
Jun 15, 2011 - Eight site changes that don't appear to matter. But we're getting closer. Comments
Jun 1, 2011 - Social media and blogging are about connecting with audiences on a more personal level. But first you must start speaking their language. Comments
May 18, 2011 - Why aren't pharmaceutical companies meeting their potential to perform in organic search? Comments
May 4, 2011 - Bridging the gap of online and offline marketing with QR codes. Comments
Apr 20, 2011 - Start with a simple projection model, refine it, add upper and lower bounds, and incorporate feedback. Comments
Apr 6, 2011 - Dismissing Facebook and Twitter? Personal communication, rankings, reputation management, and social media sells/converts are four reasons not to. Comments
Mar 9, 2011 - Use a centralized dashboard and consolidate your social clutter to get better control of your social landscape and get direct assistance from your community in creating buzz. Comments
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Quality inventory may be easier to come by as sites monetizing low value content are punished.
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Feb 9, 2011 - With Google Instant now available in Google Product Search, consider these points. Comments
Jan 19, 2011 - Why does social media matter to search marketers? Comments
Jan 12, 2011 - Pull together two search marketing disciplines that have more in common than you might think with these five tips. Comments
Dec 22, 2010 - Stop trying to be everything to everybody in the social space. Comments
Dec 15, 2010 - Catch up with the mobile consumer by carving out more digital and social "real estate." Comments
Dec 8, 2010 - Here's a look at common mistakes that can happen when you're redesigning your website. Comments
Nov 30, 2010 - European regulators launch a formal investigation in Google's search ad practices. Comments
Nov 24, 2010 - Let there be no mistake: if you're going to do SEO properly, you're going to need some folks on your team to chip in. Comments
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