Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

In essence Muhammad thinks the “growth hacking” is a charlatan term for online marketing that consists of a bunch of everyday tasks that all online businesses should be doing: SEO, SEM, Content Marketing, Social Media, Referral Marketing, etc. “How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg?

Technical Review 384

Technical Review SEM SEO Marketing 384

socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2010

Anametrix is headed by Blasie Barrelet, and says it is developing software to correlate web analytics, social media, search engine marketing (SEM), video & audio, e-mail campaigns, market research and other data for businesses. Schreiber is at ProQuest Investments, and Asscher is President of Airtek Capital Group. READ MORE>>.

SEM 174

SEM Funding San Diego SaaS 174

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Anametrix is headed by Blaise Barrelet, and develops software used to correlate web analytics, social media, search engine marketing (SEM), video & audio, e-mail campaigns, and market research. Anametrix had announced the funding on August 18th, but had not released the amount of funding received.

Funding 154

Funding SEM Social Media San Diego 154

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2013

What you really want to know is which campaigns drove “bottom of funnel activities” such as: Purchases, newsletter signups, subscribers, comments and so forth in the same way you’d be tracking this on Google Analytics for your SEO / SEM campaigns, direct referrals, etc.

Marketing 307

Marketing Technical Review Startup Tool 307

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2010

Let’s say you have a marketing department with an incredibly talented leader who knows SEO, SEM, social media and how to hit the ball off the cover on press coverage. But this leads to organizational drift because staff will continue to produce “work.&#. Let me give you an example.

Startup 323

Startup Press Development Team Review SEM 323

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 27, 2012

Attendees include online advertising experts, domain publishers, domain monetization experts, SEO and SEM specialists, website developers, online marketers, ad or affiliate network suppliers, search advertising providers, venture capitalists, bankers and trademark/legal advisors.

SEM 113

SEM SEO Web Development Advertising 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 26, 2012

Attendees include online advertising experts, domain publishers, domain monetization experts, SEO and SEM specialists, website developers, online marketers, ad or affiliate network suppliers, search advertising providers, venture capitalists, bankers and trademark/legal advisors.

SEM 113

SEM SEO Web Development Advertising 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 25, 2012

Attendees include online advertising experts, domain publishers, domain monetization experts, SEO and SEM specialists, website developers, online marketers, ad or affiliate network suppliers, search advertising providers, venture capitalists, bankers and trademark/legal advisors.

SEM 113

SEM SEO Web Development Advertising 113

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

Almost every online business I know (eCommerce, online software, mobile games) invests heavily in “customer acquisition” This includes investments often not properly measured (SEO, PR, Social) as well as costs that people measure more precisely (advertising, SEM, FB CPA/CPI ads). But you don’t need to spend money on SEM.

SEM 150

SEM Content Platform Acquisition 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Fantastic post by Christian Gammill - Startup Delta Force… From a competitive perspective (e.g. all the other folks out there that will try to enter the same market) the barriers have been dropping over the last few years.

Startup 150

Startup SEM IP SEO 150

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

How many through SEM? per click on an SEM basis this is NOT your cost to acquire a customer – you need to add conversion rate. If you can break this down by channel that you’ve acquired them from this is obviously better. How many adds came through organic SEO? How many through affiliate deals? Do you have a customer referral program?

Metrics 346

Metrics Startup SEO Custom 346

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Schoemaker (widely known by his nickname of ShoeMoney) is an important player in the search engine marketing world, and his knowledge and expertise make him one of the top go-to guys for PPC, arbitrage, SEM, branding, and online income optimization. See [link] (more)

PPC 100

PPC Marketing SEM Startup 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Probably every one of you who has a business and a website have been approached through email or personal contact, and asked to spend money on Search Engine Marketing (SEM). SEM is sometimes called “buying your way into search results.” For most, it sounds like a magical process or a scam, with the experts spewing so many acronyms.

SEM 90

SEM Marketing Startup Search Engine Optimization 90

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

” When merchants sign up MyTime then helps them with marketing activities through marketing automation tools they’ve build across SEM, social, and email. Ethan took great inspiration in this from Alex Rampell of TrialPay (an advisor to the company) who had written about this concept of “ Service as a SKU.”

CTO Coach 359

CTO Coach Google CTO Hire Yammer 359

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Search Engine Management (SEM) – Search marketing can be performed by anyone with a rudimentary understanding of Google AdWords. The key to effective SEM is diligent and vigilant review of the keywords and their respective effectiveness. .

Web 2.0 222

Web 2.0 Web Sales Outsource Development 222

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2020

For new product startups, search engine marketing (SEM) is still one of the most cost-effective and scalable lead-generation approaches. You can start an SEM campaign with as little as $50 today and get results very quickly. It’s also one of the most accountable, with in-depth data provided by search engines about performance.

Custom 146

Custom Customer Marketing Startup 146

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Only after you’ve done all this can you consider whether or not it makes sense to pay for any marketing such as SEM, PR, trade show expenditure, etc. You can appeal to your audience directly and build support. Bieber Tweeted constantly when he would be at a radio station. Girls started appearing to get his autograph.

Entrepreneur 398

Entrepreneur Startup Writing Blogging 398

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

I know that advertising is important to inform consumers of offers – the same reason many tech companies use SEM. But I also accept and appreciate the ads in Hulu because I know that I’m watching shows for free. This debate is awfully familiar - This debate is so familiar to me.

Advertising 277

Advertising Technical Review GRP Partners Google 277

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Tags: Advertising & PR Events Pubcon Social Media Video Advertising affiliate marketing analytics Branding Link building PR pubcon Search SEM SEO.

SEM 61

SEM SEO Social Media Advertising 61

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2023

For new product startups, search engine marketing (SEM) is still one of the most cost-effective and scalable lead-generation approaches. You can start an SEM campaign with as little as $50 today and get results very quickly. It’s also one of the most accountable, with in-depth data provided by search engines about performance.

Marketing 114

Marketing Invest Social Media SEM 114

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2015

Your plan should include a well-designed web site, events, press releases, and search engine marketing (SEM). SEM is the most common form of online marketing, which increases your website visibility on search engine results pages through optimization and advertising. Prepare your staff to deliver on social media requirements.

Social Media 108

Social Media Media Startup Tips 108

InfoChachkie

JULY 23, 2012

In particular, Brad was impressed that, “Trada…educated people on how SEM works…and they were incredibly inclusive. The optimizers buy keywords and create ads on behalf of Trada’s clients and then share the incremental revenue generated by such ads.

Marketing 233

Marketing Blogging Startup Venture Capital 233

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Not because they didn’t want to do Pay-per-click (they are huge buyers of SEM) but because they didn’t want other people to know what they paid for clicks! Google was clear that they WOULD NOT go into this business. Amazon was planning on working with GoTo.com but actually pulled out just before launch.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

Because market is such a broad topic, I’m restricting these lessons to PR marketing (as opposed SEO, SEM, product marketing, etc.). The following are some lessons I learned about early-stage startup marketing.

Marketing 380

Marketing Startup Press Technical Advisors 380

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Search engine marketing (SEM). No SEM plan means you are missing a huge marketing opportunity. Facebook alone has 800 million active members. Do you have a business presence there? This popular form of Internet marketing seeks to increase website ranking in search engine results. Viral marketing.

SEM 95

SEM Search Engine Optimization Blogging PPC 95

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2014

For new product startups, search engine marketing (SEM) is still one of the most cost-effective and scalable lead-generation approaches. You can start an SEM campaign with as little as $50 today and get results very quickly. It’s also one of the most accountable, with in-depth data provided by search engines about performance.

Startup 99

Startup Social Media SEM Advertising 99

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2021

This means spending more money on search marketing (SEM) to make it look like the buzz is working. It’s harder than it looks to exploit people’s propensity to share humorous, enjoyable or useful information - jokes, special offers, and games. Seed viral activity. People are more demanding and have more choices than ever before.

Marketing 139

Marketing Startup SEM Blogging 139

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

However, Search Engine Management (SEM) is not a “set and forget” exercise. You must apply dedicated resources to your SEM efforts, either in-house or via a trusted third-party partner, in order to maximize customers acquired from this channel.

Custom 164

Custom Customer Advertising SEM 164

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

WordStream – Provides software and services that help businesses manage SEM and SEO campaigns. . $7mm in Series C; last round was in 2008; total $24mm raised – Investor: Bessemer (Byron Deeter)(lead); previous investor included Index Ventures, did not participate – Read more: TechCrunch , peHUB.

Venture Capital 285

Venture Capital Startup Advertising Redpoint 285

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2010

Search engine marketing (SEM). No SEM plan means you are missing a huge marketing opportunity. Facebook alone has 500 million members. Do you have a business presence there? This popular form of Internet marketing seeks to increase website ranking in search engine results. Streaming video.

Entrepreneur 89

Entrepreneur SEM Search Engine Optimization Blogging 89

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

By now we all know that the largest part of the online spend has been SEM (search engine marketing) where people buy CPC (cost per click) links to display alongside the “organic&# search results in the search engine.

Advertising 284

Advertising Invest RSS CPC 284

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2011

Another alternative is to buy your way out of the zone with Search Engine Marketing (SEM). You can contract an SEO specialist at this level for a couple of thousand dollars, or you can do the work in-house, if someone on your team has some basic tools and web maintenance skills. SEO does not have to be a major expense.

Google 93

Google SEO Search Engine Optimization SEM 93

socalTECH

AUGUST 16, 2013

We grew our SEM and improved our ROI. When I first came on board, we were not very sophisticated with our search engine marketing. We partnered with a big management platform, integrated in our back end, and scaled out our keywords exponentially. Most importantly, we had only been marketing our international hotel inventory to the U.S.

Pricing 256

Pricing Sites Marketing SEM 256

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

As your business starts up, you need marketing programs, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), a modern “pull” strategy based on social networks, and lead generation. I propose we standardize on the “specialist” title, which is much more meaningful and focused, and can be applied to almost any role.

Entrepreneur 106

Entrepreneur Services Search Engine Optimization Startup 106

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2009

The sixth is marketing analytics, including SEM/SEO, collecting customer names, emails -- we use ExactTarget for emails, and Omniture for Analytics. The fifth is product photography--we actually have an in-house photo studio, including doing things like Photoshop and color correction.

Venture Capital 113

Venture Capital SEM Commerce SEO 113

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

This means spending more money on search marketing (SEM) to make it look like the buzz is working. It’s harder than it looks to exploit people’s propensity to share humorous, enjoyable or useful information - jokes, special offers, and games. Seed viral activity. People are more demanding and have more choices than ever before.

Marketing 107

Marketing Invest SEM Startup 107

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2013

Use social media and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to start. There are multiple low-cost website tools available, like Adobe Dreamweaver, which allow you to do your own work and save thousands of dollars, but a budget of $10,000 is a good starting point. A blog is critical, and essentially free (your cost is creating content).

Marketing 106

Marketing Startup Social Media SEM 106