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Faceoff: Social Media versus Paid Search Marketing

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Wednesday, March 17, 2010 -- Faceoff: Social Media versus Paid Search Marketing. Social media advocates tell you that you need to be active on LinkedIn and become a Blogger. They tell you that your company must have a Facebook fan page and a Twitter following. Techbizconnection.

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The Search Agency Launches Award Program

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The Search Agency , the Los Angeles-based search marketing agency and online marketing firm, said today that it has launched its own, annual awards program called the Stars of Search Award. The company said the awards will be given as part of the Direct Marketing Association''s annual conference. READ MORE>>.

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imFORZA Spins Out of The Design People

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El Segundo-based imFORZA , an online Internet marketing agency, said today that it has been acquired and spun off from parent company The Design People. imFORZA provides search engine optimization, paid search advertising, social media marketing, and other related services.

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Convertro Launches New Product

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The firm said its product provides "attribution credit" to those assets--which it calls owned media assets--even though those third party sites do not support first party analytics tags. Convertro is trying to better track conversions and visitors, and attribute those to different online advertising and outreach. READ MORE>>.

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Sustainable Strategies for Internet Startup Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Social media activities require professional effort and time, so beware the hidden costs. If you web site is not optimized for search engines (SEO), all your online content and marketing efforts are wasted. Paid search” will mitigate this to some extent, but is not a sustainable strategy.

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7 Strategies For Beating The Failure Odds Online

Startup Professionals Musings

Social media activities require professional effort and time, so beware the hidden costs. If your web site is not optimized for search engines (SEO), all your online content and marketing efforts are wasted. Paid search” will mitigate this to some extent, but is not a sustainable strategy.

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Social Search – What Entrepreneur Needs To Know

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In order to drill down on how entrepreneurs can leverage social commerce sites without alienating their potential customers, I spoke with industry expert Albert Wilson, who heads up Affiliate and Marketplaces for Deckers Outdoor Corporation. Social Media has been traditionally seen as branding medium, but that seems to be shifting this year.